Looking into Carlos’ deep eyes, Micaela blushes slightly and looks away….
Even after hearing Carlos’ confession countless times, I still can’t stop my heart from racing….
Carlos unbuckled the girl’s seat belt and pulled her closer to him, lifting her chin with one hand as his deep voice rang out:
-Mi Micaela, are you going to give me an answer?
Although he knew her emotions, Carlos wanted to listen to her, and looking at her sweet, reddened face made the heaviness in his heart melt little by little…..
The woman bites her lip and blushes even more….
Big bad, you know it and ask a….
She pushed his hand away, came closer and kissed him on the lips.
-Of course I’ll only love you for the rest of my life and I hate to give you a bunch of kids…..
Carlos put his arms around her and kissed her hard….
No more children, one is enough….
After a while of cuddling, the two went home, Mike woke up just in time, Micaela sat on the sofa to breastfeed him and rested for two hours before receiving a call and leaving for the launch event Nicolas was preparing.
The launch took place in the side foyer of the Assembly Hall and was simple and unpretentious.
Surprisingly, Nicolas’ wife, Evangelina, and their two children were also present.
The sofa is set in a U-shape and Nicolas, Evangelina, Carlos, Micaela, Yerma, Mrs. Echave, Efraim, who is slightly pale, and his brother Efraim are present, seated in their respective places.
The room was crowded with journalists with long guns.
Micaela’s eyes fell on the face of Nicolas’ wife, Evangelina.
Her expression was calm, not hysterical like yesterday, with the aura and bearing of a city lady.
Nicolas got straight to the point and announced that Carlos was his son with Patricia, that he was the eldest son of the Obregon family and that he would change his last name to Obregon and join Patricia in the Obregon family tree.
The story of Nicolas and Patricia was little known then, let alone now, when the Internet was not as developed some thirty years ago, and the journalist could not resist asking:
-Mr. Nicolas, why haven’t we heard about this before?
How can they not be curious when suddenly a son older than Efraim appears?….
Micaela unconsciously squeezed Carlos’ hand tighter and looked at Nicolas who was on the sofa to her left, but Evangelina, sitting next to him, spoke first, without taking her eyes off Carlos and Micaela:
-Carlos, Mr. de Ciudad Echave, would you be interested in hearing a version of what I did, thirty years ago?
Carlos frowned, his thin lips pursed, and Micaela nodded slightly.
Evangelina smiled, reached up to hook the strands of hair in front of her forehead at the nape of her neck, and began to give details about her one-woman romance.
-First of all, I apologize to all of you for the words I used yesterday to insult Patricia and Carlos, I’m sorry.
Both Yerma and Mrs. Echave looked at her with mixed expressions, in fact, the woman was pathetic….
The journalists were aware of yesterday’s altercation outside the room, and those who provided the photos naturally provided first-hand gossip, but simply did not report for Mr. Nicolas’ sake.
-I grew up knowing I had a boyfriend, a Nicolas, and I also grew up knowing he didn’t like me.
After learning that he and Patricia had fallen in love, I had seen, with my own eyes, the atmosphere when Nicolas and Patricia were together, the smile Nicolas had at that moment, the way he looked at Patricia, it was something I had never gotten in my life.
A flash of guilt arises in Nicolas’ eyes….
Evangelina continued calmly:
-At that time I was ready to withdraw from the marriage, but the two families clung to me and I was already in love with him, so I married him as a matter of course after Patricia left, keeping the marriage and the two children, thinking that the person I loved the most was still by my side and thinking that life was complete.
Nicolas looked at his wife with some astonishment, yes he knew that she had never felt sorry for Patricia, they were both parents, but he did not know that she had also wanted Patricia and him to be in harmony at that moment?
-But I am a mortal, and when I knew that Patricia had given him a son and that Nicolas gave him extra attentions, much more than to me and to our children, I could not help feeling jealousy, and my two children had not been receiving enough attentions from their father for a long time, and I was unbalanced, that is why I did what I did yesterday, and I am very sorry for having been an accomplice. .
The guilt and apology in Evangelina’s eyes is real….
Mrs. Echave, Yerma, and Carlos, Micaela, all have some touch in their hearts….
-Nicolas’ decision to ask you to return with Patricia to the Obregon family, after he came back and talked to me after lunch, I agreed and convinced the two children that they should be yours as well.
Evangelina’s words managed to divert the attention of all the journalists and nobody thought at all about who had ruined whose relationship, who was the third party and who was the victim….
Carlos also felt moved and, clenching the small hand in his palm, suddenly opened his mouth:
-I accept Mrs. Evangelina’s apology.
Then his eyes turned to the two stepbrothers.
-I don’t mind the day before yesterday. And thank you for not telling either. I will fulfill Mr. Nicolas’ wishes and enter the Obregon family genealogy with my mother, but that is only to fulfill his wishes and give my mother a home in Salamonsa, and what you fear will not happen.
What Carlos was grateful for was that they did not tell about the shot the girl had fired at Efraim, and he was sure they all understood.
Then he looked at Nicolas, his tone still cold.
-Mr. Nicholas, you can actually go back to see the wife and children around you, who love you and long for your love, and I don’t belong here after all. With my words out of the way, and there should be nothing else to do next, Moya and I will go first.
Then, setting Micaela on her feet, she took two steps, stopped, and turned to look at Nicholas.
-In ten days, for my wedding to Moya, you will be welcome.
Then, turning and striding out, unseen, the faces of the Nicolas family were full of gratitude….
Once outside the side room, Micaela could not resist asking:
-Carlos, is it really okay for us to leave like this?
Carlos opened the passenger door, leaned one hand on the door and held the body with the other, trapping the girl in his arms.
-Well, don’t you think you should leave some time for the family?
Micaela took a long look at Carlos’ handsome face and nodded.
Yes, Carlos has gone as far as he could and has backed off, that’s enough….
On the other hand, the relationship with the Obregon family is becoming warmer by the day as a result of this incident.
Carlos also began to focus on two things, firstly, the preparation of the wedding, from the venue to the details of the process, everything was personally controlled.
Secondly, spending good company with Micaela, er, and Mike for that matter.
After three days of peace and quiet, Micaela finally welcomes her best friends…