Nilson had already pointed out that he was reminding Dona Echave that Micaela could not leave Salamonsa and Carlos could not stay in Salamonsa.
Carlos frowned, “Done?
What about this?
Moises and Elsa were also startled.
Without waiting for Carlos to speak, Micaela answered immediately:
-Mr. Nilson also seems to have forgotten that I have declined.
Mrs. Echave’s face showed a little dilemma, and after a long moment, looking at Nilson, she said with a serious face:
-Moya bears the burden of saving Ciudad Echave, she is now pregnant and has many inconveniences, and if Carlos is in a position to help Moya, I am not obliged to force her to marry someone she does not love, and besides, Nilson, by now, you know very well that Moya is not the person you are destined to be with.
While Moises and Micaela were relieved, Elsa and Yerma were still frowning; what was all this talk from Mrs. Echave about?
She knew very well that Carlos could not stay in Salamonsa for more than 3 months, even if he had Salamancan blood, but he had not been raised in Salamonsa since he was a child and he still could not stay in Salamonsa for long?
Could it be that Mrs. Echave is simply squeezing Carlos for his residual value, using his ability to not lean on Pesla City, allowing Echave City to be independently strong and, henceforth, more sustainable….
A dull ache in Nilson’s chest from the wound, from the words “I did not force her to marry someone she did not love”, and from the words “Moya is not the person you were meant to be with”….
He stood up abruptly and looked at Micaela.
-Moya, let’s talk alone.
Carlos also stood up and stood in front of the girl, his icy eyes looked at Nilson, blocking his view of the girl.
-There’s nothing to talk about.
Nilson turned up the volume.
-Moya!
Micaela knew he was threatening her, that he would scream “Micaela’s” name if she didn’t commit, and she reached out, took Carlos’ hand in hers, stood up and whispered reassuringly:
-Carlos, I’m going to talk to him, right here, on the villa lawn.
Carlos is not willing to commit himself…..
The woman’s clear eyes were full of pleading, with some pouting, looking into Carlos’ heart, such a look, she could not refuse….
In the middle of the day, she looked at Nilson.
-I’ll only give you three minutes.
Nilson was even more furious, and thinking of Moya’s death threats, he grunted heavily and walked out.
Carlos stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and raised his hand to check the time before staring at the figures outside.
Moises and Yerma, Elsa and Mrs. Echave also approached.
The tall Nilson looks at Micaela in the sunlight, his look of slight pain….
Moses understands how much Nilson feels for Micaela, when she used to come to see him in Fracimon Nation, she would tell him that he had a girl he liked very, very much and was waiting for her to come back to him, the tender love in her eyes, Moses could really see it, that he knew that the girl already had a heart and would never come back to him….
Carlos looked at the girl who was on the grass, some distance away, and deliberately brushed her head so he couldn’t see her expression, but he could tell that the girl was tensing and upset by what Nilson had said, and a slight pressure of air began to flood his body, regretting having let it out….
-Carlos, tell me about your parents.
Mrs. Echave’s voice suddenly rang out.
Carlos did not move a single glance, calm as if he were talking about someone else’s business.
-My father is alive and well and my mother committed suicide fifteen years ago by taking poison, presumably because my grandfather was deliberately persecuting her.
Mrs. Echave’s eyes rose in surprise that in her conscience, this was really the version…..
Yerma and Elsa sighed somberly, he had known, Patricia had not taken poison to commit suicide, but had taken chronic poison when she left Salamonsa, that was the price she paid for leaving, if she had been willing to come back then, she would not have died, but she had not, Carlos had forgotten it when he was hypnotized….
Yerma is even more worried, not only Patricia, Moya has also taken it, that poison, there is still no antidote….
Mrs. Echave was about to say something else when Carlos came out on foot, straight to the lawn, extended his hand and wrapped the woman in his arms, looking at Nilson with hostility in his eyes.
-It’s time.
Three minutes, not a second too soon.
Nilson’s fists clenched in his pants pockets as he looked at Micaela.
-Moya, think about it, I’ll wait until it gets dark….
Carlos hit the paragraph with his words.
-Nilson, put your mind away and I’ll give you three points for talking to my wife, for once in your life, I promise.
The corners of Shaw Nilson’s lips turned up in a sneer.
-Carlos, don’t talk too much.
Then he turned and headed for his car.
A black-clad bodyguard immediately moved out of the back seat and, halfway there, the car slowly pulled away.
Micaela’s heart knotted and she lowered her head slightly as Nilson’s words came to mind:
-Moya, do you think Salamonsa can come and go as she pleases? He has the power of the heavens, but he cannot take pride in my land for long, it has been three months, 90 days, ten days, and you cannot make him leave Salamonsa without me releasing him and you feel like Lord of the City, are you going to stand by and watch him die in Salamonsa? I am very happy to see it.
Yerma and Elsa, Moises also approached.
Carlos asked her, lowering his eyes.
-Girl, what did he tell you?
Micaela looked at him, wanting to say something.
Both Yerma and Elsa guessed that Nilson would threaten Moya with nothing more than that greater power in his hands, and that, in truth, was a trap, and Yerma, seeing that her daughter was now reluctant to speak, did not ask, but spoke of another matter: the
-Moya, Carlos, will you come with me to the birthday party?
Elsa’s mother, on her 80th birthday, they had been told last night that it was a little far from Elsa’s mother’s house and now they had to go.
Micaela shakes her head.
-I’m going to visit Lluvia in the hospital….
A pause to look at Moises and Elsa.
-Elsa, say hello to Mrs. Echave while I’m here.
Elsa smiles and nods.
Carlos also sensed the girl’s reluctance to speak now and, repressing some impatience, looked at Moises and asked:
-When are you coming back?
Moses had intended to stay in Salamonsa a while longer, it was the thought of bearing the burden of sending a message to Carlos that made him decide to part from his mother and he went ahead.
-The flight is tomorrow morning, don’t worry, I’ll contact Diego when we get to Ode Nation.
Carlos nodded, slightly reassured.
-Carlos, I don’t expect to be back until the day after tomorrow, so I’ll leave the company to you.
Yerma explained and looked at Carlos with the feeling that a weight had been lifted off her shoulders, although she knew it was only temporary.
Carlos agreed and walked them to the car.
The two men got back in and Mrs. Echave looked at Carlos and said in a serious voice:
-Carlos, seeing that you are the father of the baby Moya is carrying in her belly, besides Moya really loves you, I am on your side, don’t fail me.