Katarina’s hand tightened under the table and her nose soured a little, there was already a surge of reluctance even before she left, how could she end this with the mistake?
So it had to be done quickly.
He forced himself to stifle resentment and sketched a smile to laugh out loud.
-It’s you and Tomas like glue…..
Bianca looked at her blankly.
-Don’t say you’re not as good as glue, everyone can see you’re in love, okay? I admire your husband for being so far away.
Bianca couldn’t even understand Katarina’s decision. It was true that her aunt was not in the best of health, but hadn’t her medication been well controlled for all those years?
She came with Katarina to her brother’s full moon party last time and looked fine. As for maternity checkups, Teladia’s medical facilities are not so far behind that they have to go abroad for checkups….
Seeing that neither Micaela nor Alba said anything, and that they both looked a bit complicated, Bianca suddenly realized that maybe Katarina had some other reason for having to go abroad, and that she didn’t feel at liberty to talk about it with herself, and was sensible enough not to voice her thoughts any further, but to say mischievously.
-Hey Katarina, you are welcome to share your feelings with me when the time comes that you deeply experience lovesickness.
The mischievous tone immediately brightened the somewhat somber atmosphere.
Katarina smiles and changes the subject.
-You won’t have to see me off to board the plane tomorrow, and Micaela is in no condition to go to the airport, so I will contact you when I arrive, and you are welcome to come see me anytime oh.
Both Micaela and Alba nodded with shrugging hearts.
Bianca looked at the men and spoke excitedly.
-Why does it seem so strange to you when you say things like pregnancy? Tomas and I didn’t take action either, and as a result my mother is pregnant, even my brother is full term, and I’m not pregnant yet, and now Katarina is pregnant too, and in two months Micaela and Alba are getting married, so I’m not going to be the last one to have a baby, right?
They all laughed and Alba calmed down.
-Don’t worry Bianca, you can’t stop it when it’s due, you’ll have three in two years!
Bianca also smiled and said.
-Yes, I want to!
she said, looking at Katarina and asking curiously.
-Katarina, what symptoms do you have when you are pregnant? Do you throw up everything you eat and vomit bile like my mother did, and only feel fine after five months? During that time, really, my mother was very ill and my father very distressed.
So serious?
Both Micaela and Alba listened with a pang of fear and also looked seriously at Katarina.
Katarina’s hand unconsciously touched her lower back, with a motherly glow on her face.
-No, no symptoms of discomfort at all, just a lot of eating and sleeping when I touch the pillow. My mother said she was even more exaggerated than I was when she was pregnant with me.
Although the child worried her, it also made her happy, and although she couldn’t accept the blood relationship with Anthony, subtly, instead of regretting it, she was glad she didn’t take him out that day, even with all the things that bothered her, she really loved the child in her womb….
A few women talk about having a baby and Katarina’s heavy heart unconsciously lightens a little….
She would do anything to keep her child healthy….
Outside the box, the elevator doors at the end of the hallway opened and Carlos, slim and dressed in a black suit, stepped out, reaching into his pants pocket and looking at the spot in his hand, quickly identifying the exact spot before the familiar voice sounded first.
-It’s a relief to see Carlos here, we really aren’t the only ones who are so uncompetitive.
It was Ernesto, he said as he stood against the wall with a mocking glance at Carlos, who approached him.
Next to him is Antonio.
Katarina was sent by Antonio, she told him to come back first, he didn’t, he went to eat briefly and waited here.
Katarina was leaving him, and he wanted to be closer to her, even if it was across the hall, on the other side of the wall.
The bodyguards who were guarding the area before retreated to a slightly more distant position so as not to interfere with their conversation.
Carlos stood in front of them.
Rarely home alone, he was uncomfortable with the girl’s absence and waited until 8:30, when he saw no tendency for the girl’s positioning to return, so he moved on his own.
Unexpectedly, Ernesto had already arrived earlier and Carlos’ eyes turned to Antonio, who spoke coldly and straight to the point.
-What’s the situation?
He knew that the girl had been asked out by Katarina, and it was definitely not a simple meeting, and she was not allowed to bring her boyfriend.
Antonio’s back is against the wall, and in his eyes there are a few moments of dejection.
-She’s leaving.
Carlos frowns slightly.
-Should I leave?
The fist in Antonio’s pocket tightened.
-Hmm.
Carlos looked across the room, toward the closed door, and said, half-heartedly.
-It’s good to have the distance to see much more clearly what you want.
The situation of Antonio and Katarina was discussed by Ernesto and Antonio before Carlos arrived, and this time, with a sigh of relief.
-It’s a tough process!
He wouldn’t have been separated from Alba for a single day, and besides, we all knew what Katarina had in mind when she left.
Antony will feel really comfortable letting her go without fear that she will never really come back….
In the private room, the four women were still chatting animatedly as they looked together at their wedding dress designs on the ipads Alba had brought, exclaiming that they were so pretty!
Micaela’s phone is on the table, the screen lights up and she sees that it is Carlos’ and hurries to press it.
-Girl, how long are you going to leave me alone at home to freshen up?
Micaela then realized, to her surprise, that it was nine o’clock at night.
Time to go home…
Micaela looks at Katarina, wanting to say something.
Katarina smiled.
-Come on, let’s go home or I’ll be guilty.
After a pause, she adds.
-We’ll have a chance to get together later.
The three said nothing, repressing the conflicting emotions in their hearts, gathered their things, got up and walked out, yanking open the cabin door, facing a row of men standing against the wall, all very handsome.
Carlos, Ernesto, Antonio.
How similar the scene is, a night last year, only today there is no Tomas.
Micaela looked at Carlos, so she was sending a message from outside?
Carlos reached over and took her hand naturally.
The group headed next to the subway parking lot.
After greeting her, Bianca drove off in her car, her spirits somewhat lost.
Ernesto also took Alba by the arm and headed towards the car.
Only to hear Alba grumble.
-I thought I told you not to come, why did you drive two cars over here?
Despite the grumbling, the tone gave a few jumps of joy, glad in the end that she had come to get up.
Ernesto took her by the arm and explained.
-No, no, I took a cab and came and should have been the driver!
Several people parted and Micaela looked at Katarina as Antonio opened the passenger door for her to get in.
She also looked at Micaela, with a smile plastered on her face, and sat down.
Carlos also pulled the back seat out of the car and escorted the girl to it.
The girl lay still in his arms, and Carlos just hugged her, without disturbing her thoughts.
Back in the Fanslan neighborhood, already washed and sitting on the bed, Micaela looked at Carlos, who had come out of the bathroom, and asked him.
-Carlos, is Antonio really going to let Katarina go?