Ernesto frowned, how could it not happen?
Carlos’s personalized phones have an unbeatable signal …
I’ve called again, and I still can’t get through.
Alba looks at him with an impatient face …
Ernesto rummaged through his address book, found Diego’s number and dialed it.
It’s Miguel’s fault for kicking his phone in the fountain pool, although he ordered Raul to retrieve it, it’s probably broken …
The phone was quickly picked up and Diego’s voice was heard.
-Mr. Ernesto.
-Diego, where is Carlos, have they found Micaela?
There was a long silence on the other end of the line, and then he said.
-Mr. Carlos and I are ready to go home, everything, when we get back to Teladia, I’m sorry, I’m hanging up now.
Then the call was disconnected.
Ernesto was puzzled, ready to go back to Teladia, how come Carlos was not even talking to him?
He said Diego’s words to Alba, who stood up with uneasiness rising in her heart.
-What do you mean, everything is back in Teladia? Where is Micaela, has she been rescued?
Ernesto also sensed the strangeness in Diego’s tone, which seemed, full of, sadness and helplessness?
Lifting the sheets, Ernesto, sitting on the edge of the bed, was about to get up, his tone a little more serious.
-We’ll be back in Teladia too.
Alba hurried to hold him down.
-The doctor said you need to rest …
Ernesto shook his head, with a serious tone.
-Alba, Carlos is afraid that something has happened.
Alba was startled, something had happened to Carlos, and to Micaela?
She had called Micaela before while waiting for Ernesto to heal her wounds, but she had not gotten an answer, and this time, that vague discomfort was increasing …
Increasingly anxious, she picked up her cell phone to call Eric.
The phone quickly went off the hook.
-Alba, thank goodness you reached me, are you all right? I can’t get through to Mr. Carlos and I can’t get through to Micaela? I’m turning white overnight, I’m so worried! What’s the situation now, have we found Micaela?
Eric’s long and powerful voice made Alba gasp for breath….
Can’t you contact Carlos or Micaela?
Diego also didn’t mention Micaela just now, only that he and Carlos were returning to Teladia immediately, so Micaela was not found….
Not Micaela back to Teladia my ass!
Alba was so anxious to smash her phone that she forced herself to calm down and patiently answered.
-I’m fine. Eric, there’s no work for Micaela in the next few days, is there? Pull her back as much as you can, I have a bit of work to do here, so I’ll leave her for now, you take your assistant back to the field first.
Alba then hung up the phone and looked at Ernesto, he had a bruised face, multiple soft tissue injuries and a splinted arm; even if he wasn’t seriously injured, he was in no condition to catch a plane home in that state!
Instantly, Alba hates Natalia even more and becomes furious and frantic.
-Don’t let me cross Natalia, I’m going to beat her up!
This woman should have been arrested and shot in the first place!
Ernesto remembered something and tried to get out of bed again.
-The Saavedra boy is in the next ward, isn’t he? Being Natalia’s lackey, he should have more or less a clue, I’ll ask first to ….
Alba pushes him back.
-I’ll go.
Ernesto was reluctant.
-You can’t go, I’m going!
Do you want to see him alone when that boy is so desperate for his girlfriend?
-Ernesto, let me talk to you about something.
Ernesto paused and looked at her.
-My face blindness has cleared up, I remember the first time I saw you and slapped you, I remember your proposal, I remember all the moments when we met and fell in love, every word you said, I remember it all and I will never forget you again.
Ernesto, stupefied and somewhat incredulous when Alba finished in a whisper, asked unconsciously.
-When was the first time I asked you to be my girlfriend?
-It was the night of my graduation with Micaela, you came to Teladia University with Carlos, and on the way back you suddenly told me that you wanted me to be your girlfriend, and you asked me if I liked Carlos, and I told you that I liked all the handsome guys in the world, and you pinned me to the car and kissed me, and I called you shameless and you told me that you only wanted me, shameless.
This string of words makes Ernesto simply want to cry with joy and some disbelief….
-Why this sudden thought?
Alba, with a slight gleam of emotion in her eyes, looked at him and said seriously.
-It was just when I saw you being beaten when the image of my mom and dad dying in front of me came to my mind, I was in pain and suffering, you asked me if I wanted to love you, I answered you out loud, just at that moment, suddenly all the fog in my mind cleared, all the memories came back, I never dared to admit that I loved you, and I never admitted that I loved my Mom and Dad, I blame myself, I blame myself, I regret, I deplore the fact that I no longer have the chance to tell you that Manga loves you very much, that’s why I have to tell you that I love you very much, I shouldn’t have run away from not facing, I should have been brave enough to face the darkness inside and face you . ..
Alba said with a mist in her eyes …
Filled with emotion, comfort and joy, Ernesto reached out and clasped her hand in his arms.
Great, finally my baby will never forget me again, you are brave, baby I love you and I will love you with the part of my in-laws, I swear!
Alba was touched and pushed him slightly away.
-So don’t worry I’ll be forced by him, and if he dares to give the slightest hint of trying to hypnotize me, I’ll beat him up unceremoniously, while you rest and save your strength.
Ernesto looked at Alba, whose eyes were full of concern, and repressed his excitement and joy, his desire to embrace her and engage her with a stomach full of words.
-Then take care of yourself.
Alba nodded, which caused him to get up and head for the adjoining room.
As she knocked on the door, Miguel’s voice sounded from inside before she pushed open the door.
His injuries were half as bad as Ernesto’s, and when he saw Alba enter, he sat up with guilty looks in his eyes.
-Alba …
Alba came over and stood at the head of the bed.
-Miguel, if I didn’t see you already lying here covered with bruises, I would give you another unceremonious beating to take it out on my boyfriend and my Micaela.
The guilt in Miguel’s eyes increased.
Alba asked directly.
-Why are you taking orders from Natalia and do you have any way of getting in touch with her?
Instead of answering, Miguel asks.
-How is Ernesto? Did he hurt his hand badly?
Alba clenched her fists and answered patiently.
-Thanks to you, it’s fine, it’s not broken.
Miguel laughed bitterly.
-Today when I was half beaten to death I heard your confession to him and the sound that it was time for me to die to you, Alba, I’m sorry, I do have to pay part of the blame for all this today, as for why I took orders from Natalia…. you must know Javier, right?
Alba was stunned, why was Javier involved again?
Miguel pulls himself together, looks at Alba and says slowly.
-When I first approached you, I received instructions from Ernesto’s father, but, in fact, he was also told by others that he could use me to interfere in your relationship with Ernesto. Since you were the one who approached me, I agreed. But this time it was because of Javier.
Alba is extraordinarily puzzled …
-Actually, Javier and I are illegitimate children of the Lin family, we are identical twins, only Javier left his father and grew up outside, while I stayed with my mother and adopted his last name. Blood is thicker than water, I guess, and although we have seen little of each other since we were young, our bond is strong.
After a pause, he continues.
-Natalia used to get along well with Javier, but who knows, a while ago, she suddenly went crazy and held him mercilessly in some unknown place, threatening me that I had to do her bidding or I wouldn’t give Javier a good time, and I obliged partly because she had Javier in her hands and partly because the bait was you.
At that point, Miguel lowered his voice a bit and continued halfway through.
-In fact, she can see that I have been hesitant and not firm enough in my stance to listen to her, so she doesn’t trust me either, and today, when what she wants has been achieved, she has beaten me mercilessly as well, and I fear that I am, already, a pawn that she has abandoned …
Alba caught his point and asked.
-What is her purpose?
Miguel clenched his fists, exhaled and said.
-Make Micaela unhappy, difficult, even give up Senor Carlos.