Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Katarina, it’s not life-threatening, relax and take it easy…..
-That’s right, now you can rest assured that Antonio is young and strong and will be alive and kicking again in no time, so don’t worry.
Micaela and Alba cheerfully reassured her.
Katarina looks gratefully at her good friends who accompany her, with her heart still heavy….
Half an hour later, Antonio was taken out of the operating room on a stretcher and taken to the VIP room. After another ten minutes, the effects of the drugs wore off and he slowly opened his eyes, still barely conscious, but still the first one to look for Katarina…
-Katarina…
The voice is a little hoarse too….
Instantly, Katarina’s eyes filled with tears again and she leaned towards him, taking his hand that was not on the track.
-Antonio, I’m here….
Everyone in the room became emotional as they remembered the moment last year when Carlos was shot and did not want to let go of Micaela’s hand, and Micaela said to him:
-Let go of me first, but Carlos, who at that moment had not regained consciousness, actually said.
-Not letting go…
He touched the hearts of those who were there…..
Micaela took Carlos’ hand between hers, seeing in them the moments of the last year with Carlos, her heart ached every time she saw the marks on Carlos’ back from the bullet wound. …
Suddenly, Marcos pushed open the door and rushed in, ignoring the others around him, and immediately jumped onto the bed, looking at him with anxious eyes.
-Brother, are you all right? Is he badly hurt?
It was only when he received a call from the police that he learned that his mother was suspected of killing someone at the airport, and the person she had killed was actually his older brother!
At the time, he was dumbfounded. Now, seeing Katarina standing in front of the hospital bed and her red-stained dress, he had some idea that it must be Katarina whom his mother wanted to kill and hurt his older brother by mistake?
Katarina explains.
-The doctors say there is no kidney injury, no threat to life….
He still can’t stop shaking when he remembers that horrible image of the blood-stained shirt…
Antonio regains consciousness, his eyes wander over Katarina’s small face, his eyes rest on the blood stains on her body, and he is anxious to sit up….
-Katarina…
Carlos, who was standing at this end of the bed, reached out and held her shoulder.
-Stay still, it’s your blood.
Antonio felt relieved then, his eyes full of lingering love for Katarina, the love in her eyes so obvious that Antonio was overwhelmed with joy….
His Katarina, at last, was back….
Marcos looked at Katarina with a complicated expression, he knew his older brother loved her, but now he was really upset and angry about such a shattered situation, he had a good family, but now there was no family at all, his mother was arrested, his older brother lay in the hospital, he had to marry Adriana in order to protect his older brother and their relationship from being exposed, all because of Katarina….
Marcos looked at the crowd, clenching and unclenching his fists, and spoke slowly.
-Now, will you still support them being together? Support the continuation of such a mistake?
Katarina’s heart clenched, she understood that it was normal for Marcos to oppose, what was not normal was the relationship between her and Antonio….
Antonio was a little anxious because Katarina had opened up to him again and he didn’t want more turns, although he was weak at that moment, he hurried to speak to stop it.
-Marcos, stop!
Everyone was silent for quite a while before Ernesto took the initiative.
-Your brother really loves her, and you both know it’s wrong to have a relationship like that, but what can you do when you’re in love and can’t walk away from her?
Seeing Antonio’s eyes fixed on him, Ernesto said firmly.
-Brother, I’ll back you all the way. Fuck right or wrong, what’s the point of being right if you can’t be with the one you love?
Alba, somewhat moved by Ernesto’s attitude, also nods firmly.
-I’m for it too!
Carlos frowned slightly, squeezed the girl’s hand in his palm tighter, looked across the hospital bed at Marcos, who was on the same side as Katarina, and asked rhetorically.
-Antonio is protecting her with his life and he will persevere even if he is against the world, does it matter if we support him or not?
Marcos looked at Carlos and half looked away, with extraordinarily mixed emotions, he was telling the truth, the older brother has long despised the eyes of the world, without caring if it is right or wrong?
Micaela looked at the love between Antonio and Katarina and whispered.
-Katarina has tried and failed to put an end to this mistake, but it shows how much they love each other. There was nothing stopping them from being together. If there’s a penalty for supporting them together, I’m willing to take it.
Alba nods vigorously.
-Micaela, you are so right! If I have to say I’m going to be punished, I’m willing to do it!
Antonio and Katarina were overwhelmed, and Ernesto put his arms around his girlfriend and said.
-If you really want to punish, just punish me, and I’ll take my share of the bride’s share!
Alba looks at Ernesto without understanding, but the corners of her lips are turned up….
Marcos, alone and angry, turns and looks out the window.
Antonio takes Katarina’s hand and looks at Carlos.
-Carlos, the media side?
Carlos nods his head.
-It’s been ordered to be taken care of, so feel free to recover and don’t worry.
The girl was very resourceful and when she called him, the point was in the matter, mother-in-law killed her daughter-in-law with a knife and it backfired on her son, news like that breaking wouldn’t be good for either of them….
Marcos approaches again with long strides and looks directly at Katarina with an extraordinarily excited tone.
Sister-in-law, because of you the Franco family has been torn apart, is that what you want? It’s not right that my mother set you up to take advantage of you, but your relationship in the end is out of sight, do you want to see my mother inside and locked up for the rest of her half life?
Only Katarina stood up and looked at Marcos with burning eyes.
-It’s not what I wanted, but it happened. If it’s wrong, it’s wrong, I’m sorry, I’m going to be wrong, I’m not going to appeal to your mother, but I’m not going to compromise either.
I’m going to be wrong again…
How similar to what you said in front of your mother….
Antonio was really disconcerted by this, his heart was beating violently….
His Katarina, not only has his person returned, his heart has also returned, no, his heart has always been with him, only that from this moment on, it will be on the same side as her, at last she will not think of pushing him away, drawing a line in the sand and forgetting him….
-You, you!
Filled with frustration and impotence, Marcos looked at his older brother and then at the others present, gritted his teeth helplessly, slammed the door in rage…