Diego froze slightly.
-Mr. Carlos, would you like a cigarette?
Carlos took a long look at the dissipating smoke before saying.
-You can try.
Diego, with mixed feelings, turned around and went to buy cigarettes as he had been told.
The phone in my pocket rang.
He pulled it out and it was Natalia.
A little annoyed, but picked up anyway.
-Diego, you must know very well what to say and what not to say, right? Carlos might not even go to Salamonsa and they end up killing him anyway.
Natalia’s words clearly meant something else, and Diego went on.
-What do you mean?
-You’ll see, in any case, keep your mouth shut.
Natalia finished mysteriously and hung up the phone.
Diego clenched his fists and was about to put the phone back in his pocket when it rang again and this time it was Ernesto.
He picked up the phone as he continued walking towards the airport mall.
-Mr. Ernesto.
Ernesto was also at the airport, the Yakydiza airport, waiting in the lounge to board his flight, at that moment Alba was sitting next to him, looking at him with puzzled eyes.
-Diego, where is Carlos? Talk to me immediately.
Ernesto had just finished asking when Alba, unable to wait for him to tell her, picked up the phone and put it to her ear, wanting to be the first to know that Micaela was all right….
Diego didn’t know that the person on the other end of the line had changed and didn’t sell himself short; he had prepared himself to deal with what they had to say yesterday along with them, gathered his thoughts and spoke.
-Mr. Ernesto, yesterday the bodyguard told me that you know the whole story, Miss Micaela was indeed sitting in that car, the best time to rescue him was not rescued, I think it has been… I have arranged for the salvage team to continue the recovery. Carlos has already been discharged from the hospital, fearing that Mr. Carlos could not think, Victor and Mr. Carlos’ father agreed that Miss Natalia would hypnotize Mr. Carlos, the cause and effect of the incident, Victor deliberately recorded a pendrive, which I placed in mailbox 16 on the first floor of the floor where I live. The hypnosis was successful, Mr. Carlos no longer remembers Miss Micaela, we are going on a business trip to R. I have finished, if there is anything that is not clear, I will come back and explain it to you. See you soon.
It was also Victor’s intention to say that Miss Micaela was dead, to break everyone’s head that with Alba’s relationship with Miss Micaela, there was no guarantee that he would go to Salamonsa to look for her, and Victor did not want to take the risk that Mr. Carlos would remember something because of the mention made to him by a close friend, and then he would think of going to Salamonsa….
And those who went to so much trouble to make Miss Micaela go unnoticed again will not have another chance to take Miss Micaela out….
Diego put his phone away and remembered what Natalia was saying a moment ago, what she really meant….
Ernesto put his arms around Alba and his ears came closer to hear Diego’s words clearly….
Alba’s brain goes blank when Ernesto drops the new phone he just bought on the floor….
Did Micaela really fall into the sea?
Hasn’t she recovered yet?
And Carlos, already hypnotized by Natalia?
Did the memory substitution work and now the loved one is Natalia?
All this, all this is a dream, isn’t it?
Alba gasped violently as big tears came out of her eyes….
It’s been so long, and last night it rained furiously for a long time, that there’s no chance of survival anymore?
-No, it’s not, how could Micaela be dead…?
But another voice rang in the back of his head, if Micaela wasn’t in that car, how could Carlos have jumped into the sea to save her despite all odds, he loved Micaela so much….
If she really hadn’t died, how could Diego, Victor and Natalia hypnotize him for fear that he couldn’t think clearly, they all knew that without Micaela, Carlos would be worse than dead….
Alba has given herself a night of complacency, which will finally be crushed with a date from Diego….
Ernesto, disconsolate, took Alba in his arms and also could not assimilate the news.
The four of them are scheduled for the wedding in another two weeks, which was planned for this time, and should be ready for the wedding photos….
Alba stood up abruptly.
-I can’t believe it, I can’t believe Micaela left me like this, I’m going to save her!
Ernesto runs after Alba as she leaves the airport lounge and grabs her.
-Alba, listen to me…..
Alba takes her hand off his.
-I’m going to get Micaela, Carlos just gave up and I’m not going to give up!
Ernesto, already wounded, could not hold her with one hand and had to pretend he was screaming in pain.
-Hiss, that hurts!
Alba then paused violently, and Ernesto immediately said.
-Alba, I know you can’t be calm, but if the truth is true, we will have to face it, it’s no use fooling ourselves, we must think about what we are going to do next, Victor probably doesn’t know Natalia’s true nature, we have to unmask her!.
Alba was trying to calm down, her heart full of sadness, she did not dare to hate Natalia now even if she hated her and wanted to kill her with a knife in the face of the fact that Micaela was dead, she did not dare to hate her anymore, she was so sad and upset now, she could do nothing but be sad….
The radio urged to board and Ernesto dragged her towards the boarding area. Alba walked numbly, all she could think about was how she and Micaela had gone from knowing each other, to being intimate….
Ernesto was so distraught, it was the first time he had ever seen Alba so sad, and he was sad too. …
At the thought of this, Ernesto’s heart shrank more and more and he had no choice but to hold Alba tightly in his arms….
-Ernesto, Micaela has a unique weight in my heart, I almost forgot even my brother at first, but I never forgot her…. Now that I recovered from my face blindness, I didn’t even get to tell her…. . she would be happier than me if she knew ….
Alba choked several times as she spoke and Ernesto blushed.
-I know, Honey, I know all that, cry if you want to, I’ll be with you…..
On this flight back to Teladia, with just the two of them alone in first class, he called the stewardesses so they wouldn’t have to go in to serve and let Alba frolic…..
Alba had shed all the tears of her life on the plane and, as she was about to disembark, she struggled to compose herself, her eyes red and puffy, and looked up at Ernesto, her voice hoarse.
-Ernesto, Carlos’ father and grandfather don’t want Carlos to grieve too much or even think about it, I can try to understand that, but I can’t see Natalia being so arrogant, she does all the wrong things and gets the last laugh, I feel bad for Micaela, you’re right, we should expose her for what she is!
Ernesto nods his head.
-Okay, let’s go get the flash drive Diego said he wanted.
Alba agreed, and the tears she thought she had dried up fell again.
-And, by all means, save Micaela….
You can’t say it…
When she saw Olivia’s look of fear, Yolanda became distressed, and thinking of the unrelated child who died at her hands made guilt overwhelm her….
Leonardo hugged Olivia, feeling Olivia’s resistance on his feet, but he was still determined to pull her close, his thin lips close to her ear whispering to her.
-Darling, how long do you want me to sit in my ex-husband’s place?
Leonardo’s deliberately teasing tone relieved her tense mood a little?
As he approached, Olivia was surprised to find apology, humility and a hint of fear in Yolanda’s gaze, and the next second, Yolanda suddenly dropped to her knees!
Olivia was startled and unconsciously stepped forward to help her up, she was Leonardo’s mother anyway, her eldest son….
-Olivia, you have me on my knees, and I’m not human until I kneel down and ask for your forgiveness.
Yolanda looked at Olivia and, as the words left her mouth, tears slid down her face.
-I’m sorry Olivia, I shouldn’t have belittled you, it was so obvious that you and Leonardo were so in love and so compatible, but I stepped in, otherwise I wouldn’t have given Natalia the chance to hypnotize me, I’m sorry for you, I’m sorry for your parents, I’m sorry for Leonardo, and I’m sorry for that innocent child, I ruined your wedding….. I’m not worthy to be a mother, I’m sorry for all of you….
The reason Natalia’s hypnosis was so successful in getting her to go out of her way to hit her unborn child was due to her own deep-seated rejection of Olivia….
Yolanda was crying and full of remorse, she had her moments of momentary hesitation and regret, but hypnosis made it impossible to turn back….
Olivia was also crying, remembering all the pain she had gone through and the injustice her parents had suffered because of her….
-Olivia, I know I was wrong, I will never put anyone down again, for the fact that I am Leonardo’s mother and see that Leonardo loves you so much, can you forgive me?
Olivia is struggling internally.
-You, get up first….
Yolanda avoided the hand she held out to help her get up.
-No, I’m not getting up, I deserve to be on my knees, I’m the one who’s sorry for all of you….
Olivia looks at Leonardo with some urgency.
Leonardo also had a slight sadness in his eyes, seeing his mother kneeling at his feet, but he owed it to Olivia.
After a long moment, he looked at Olivia and spoke slowly.
-I won’t beg for her, if you can truly forgive her, I can forgive her, if you can’t, I respect your decision. You have given so much and lost so much to love me, there is only one thing left for me to do, and that is to love you and respect all your decisions.
Olivia felt a strong tug at her heart and was moved beyond words….
Yolanda wiped away her tears and added.
-Olivia, it doesn’t matter if you don’t forgive me, I have done too many things wrong. I have sent a letter of apology to the school where your parents worked, stating that all the false accusations against them before, were false, I will make sure the school restores their reputation, I will also go and apologize to your parents, I just hope, I hope Olivia that you come back to the Pinto family, to be our daughter-in-law of the Pinto family, we Leonardo only want you, his father and me AND you are the only daughter-in-law….
Olivia’s tears welled up with even more fury, her emotions were extraordinarily complicated. At first, she had said how much she would not recognize her as daughter-in-law, how much she had said she would never let her through the Pinto family door even if she died, but now, when she saw her kneeling humbly at her feet, her eyes full of remorse, Olivia knew she had really changed her ways, and at last she could not help but have a soft heart….