Just as their lips were about to meet, Katarina’s cell phone on the bedside table suddenly rang, the same ringtone set exclusively for Marisa!
The two men instantly lost the urge to kiss and hurriedly turned around to grab their phones and answer.
Does the mother know yet?
She has also just gone live, and although she has had the maids disconnect the internet, there is a chance that her mother will go to a neighbor’s house to play and then watch it live on TV …
Antonio hands the phone to Katarina, who takes a deep breath and picks it up.
-Mom …
There was a series of sobs on the other end of the phone …
Katarina’s heart broke immediately, guessing that her mother already knew everything and quickly got red eyes as well …
-Mom don’t cry, I’m sorry Antonio and I have been hiding it from you, we are not real siblings, we are not related by blood …
Katarina was so incoherent that Antonio was distressed and took her in his arms.
Marisa’s troubled voice rang out.
-Katarina, do you still love mother then?
exclaimed Katarina, sobbing inconsolably.
-Mom, you will always be my mom! Antonio and I will always be there for you, no matter who I was born with, I am your daughter and I always will be!
Mother and daughter hugged their phones and cried for a while while Marisa calmed down a bit.
-Katarina, it was mom who was so useless and made you and your dad carry so much, and Antonio, it’s mom who is sorry for you, don’t worry about mom, mom is fine, everything is coming out now, I want to thank your aunt, twenty years ago, we were pregnant together, and she said the delivery was difficult and the baby was lost, it turned out that you were given to me, and Fabiana, for leaving the lineage to the Carballo family ….
Katarina was particularly touched by her mother’s kindness and, after calming her down, Antonio also chatted with Marisa to make sure she was in good spirits and that her health had not been affected at all, and she could not help but feel a surge of gratitude.
When they hung up the phone, they both couldn’t calm down for long, looking at each other, eager to smile and full of happiness.
A relationship that I once thought would never see the light of day for the rest of my life turned out to be something else entirely. To be able to stand in the sunlight with impunity and receive everyone’s blessings is truly the best thing in the world….
Antonio took her in his arms, reached over and tried to kiss her again when the door was pushed open from outside.
Brother, sister-in-law, I’ve finished with the discharge procedures …
Katarina stepped back hastily, wanting to make a statement:
-Oh, well, I have everything packed, so let’s go.
Once again, Antonio’s face was one of resentment at having his good deed interrupted.
Marcos rubbed his nose, pretended not to know anything and helped unload the luggage.
He drove in front and the couple sat in the back.
-Back to the Garden Tranquilo.
Antonio gave instructions.
Marcos tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
Katarina notices and looks at Antonio with a sincere look.
-Antonio, put, put Ma out.
With a start, Marcos looked in the rearview mirror at the two men in the back seat.
Antonio also looked at Katarina, waiting for her to continue.
-He said, “Having hurt you by mistake, he must have blamed himself and regretted it too. I think he knew that we were not blood relatives and that you were father’s only blood, so he wouldn’t have hated me so much and wouldn’t have hurt me more. Both my mother and I are grateful to her for giving birth to you and sending you to us, and thanks to you dad was able to leave without regrets, and I will try to put aside my hatred and get along with her, so let’s go back to the Franco family villa for a while.
Katarina’s words touched the two brothers and, with gratitude in his eyes, Antonio reached out his hand to take her in his arms and kiss her forehead.
-Katarina, thank you, and I love you.
Katarina smiled slightly.
Looking ahead, life was only sweet, she was convinced.
The car stopped in the front yard of the Franco family villa, where Efrain happened to be. He too had just finished watching the live broadcast and was sighing that, between Antonio and Katarina, they could finally be together without worries.
Antonio hugged Katarina and they both stopped in front of Efrain.
Katarina looked at Ephraim and said sincerely.
-Dad, I’m home.
Ephraim instantly and slightly blushed.
-Hey, well, well, well, it’s good to be back….
Marcos, who was still in the driver’s seat, rolled down the window and peeked his head out.
-Dad, come on, let’s take mom home together!
Ephraim was even happier and immediately stepped forward. Katarina hesitated and nudged Antonio’s arm.
-Shall we go too?
Ephraim paused and turned, unable to hide the smile on his brow.
-Antonio is coming, Katarina you are pregnant, don’t go to that place, stay home and rest.
Antonio nodded and rubbed her head.
-Go upstairs and rest for a while, we’ll be back soon.
Katarina nodded and watched them set off before turning around and heading straight back to the master bedroom on the second floor.
Looking around, a little excited, I thought I would never get back, but I finally did …
Katarina suddenly felt a little strange, how come neither Micaela nor Alba had contacted her after everything that had happened today?
Hector was back, they should be back too, shouldn’t they?
Katarina took out her cell phone and called Micaela.
Both calls had gone unanswered.
She called Alba again, who still didn’t answer.
Katarina felt more and more strange and, undeterred, typed in another …
Alba, who is far away in Yakydiza, is now in the ward taking care of Ernesto, who has just been examined.
Good thing Ernesto is a tough guy, he looks bruised and swollen, but in reality, apart from his left arm, which was trampled and cracked where the section fell off in the accident, there is no major damage and the doctor has told him to recover.
Alba’s cell phone was in the pocket of the clothes Ernesto had changed into, having left it in the bathroom in the living room, and it was only when it rang for the second time that she heard it and rushed to get it, saw it was Katarina and rushed to get it.
-Katarina …
Katarina sighed in relief.
-There was no answer to Micaela’s call and no answer to yours either, I thought you were going to surprise me again by showing up together!
Alba’s heart shrank and she didn’t answer Micaela’s phone….
When she escaped from the place where she was being held, she guessed that the people Natalia wanted to deal with must be Carlos and Micaela, that this fitting room had something else to offer, and Micaela feared that they had taken her too. Video of the car accident …
Looking at Ernesto, who was also looking at her from the hospital bed, they had just treated her wounds and she had not yet had time to ask him anything, she was anxious to make a long story short.
-Katarina, we are still in Yakydiza, Natalia took me and only now I will be saved, I guess Micaela was also taken, I still don’t know anything, I will contact you later.
Katarina was startled, thinking that she and Antonio had also been shaken by Natalia, and her mind became increasingly suspicious.
Alba sat down on the stool at the head of the bed, looked at Ernesto and asked immediately.
-Did you find Micaela?
Ernesto looked aggrieved.
-Your boyfriend was half beaten to death, shouldn’t you have asked me first if his wound hurt?
Alba remembered how he had just protected himself and how he had asked her if she wanted to love him, and although she was a bit of a mess at the time, he felt so handsome and handsome that her heart softened and she gave in.
-You have suffered, are you in pain?
The tone of voice is deliberately soft and full of love.
Ernesto was so flattered that his eyes sparkled with satisfaction and continued to play along.
-Girlfriend kisses don’t hurt anymore.
Alba cooperated by coming closer and kissing his fine lips, Ernesto reached out and grabbed the back of her neck to deepen the kiss, hindered by the fact that his left hand was splinted again, otherwise he would have wanted to take her in his arms and really feel that the little bastard was really safe and sound in his arms and had not forgotten him …
At the end of the kiss, Alba, thinking of Micaela, tries to ask again, and Ernesto, not satisfied, grabs her arm to prevent her from pulling back, in a muffled voice.
-Be good and kiss again….
Alba clenches her fists and her knuckles crack.
-Ernesto, do you feel like adding to the pain?
Knowing that Alba was worried about Micaela, Ernesto had to give in, thinking with resignation when he would get in front of Micaela.
-Give me the phone, I’ll call Carlos.
Alba handed it to him immediately.
The call went out, nothing happened, and it took a long, long time for the next ones to arrive.
-The number you have called cannot be reached, please call back later…