Victor’s words immediately confirmed Micaela’s suspicions:
-Nothing, just high blood pressure, this will be in the hospital infusion, it’s my thing, before I was very optimistic with Natalia, I didn’t expect her to be so ambitious and end up in this situation?
Carlos’ voice sounded uneasy, which moved Victor.
Micaela is a little surprised that Natalia took her grandfather to the hospital in a fit of anger.
Carlos was quiet for a moment on his phone, and Micaela thought he would say something to comfort her grandfather, but instead his calm, impassive voice said something exasperating:
-Only Natalia is capable of that. You’ve always held yourself in high esteem, but you didn’t expect to fall so harshly into her hands in your old age, and it’s time you took a good look at your own problems.
Micaela sat up with a start; was Carlos going to make Victor’s blood pressure rise again?
Without meaning to, Victor was very sincere in his confession:
-Yes, Grandpa is too old and dizzy to believe he can keep the big picture under control and he underestimates too much his…
Carlos again clasped the relieved girl in his arms and hugged her, saying faintly into the phone:
-Don’t think so much, Grupo Aguayo she can neither eat nor take away, I didn’t come back, what’s wrong with making her work for Grupo Aguayo.
Victor was extraordinarily resigned, and his tone was exasperated:
-But now she has assumed the position of president of Grupo Aguayo in Teladia!
Carlos mocked.
-If she says she is, is she?
Micaela observed Carlos’ calculating look and had the mental certainty that Tomas and he had already talked about these things, so emboldened that her hanging heart felt relieved and, at the same time, more and more attracted to him….
Victor was also reassured by a few words from Carlos, that he would not say anything of which he was not sure, and since he had said it, he must be absolutely sure, and, relieved, he said:
-Carlos, Micaela, thank you for being willing to forgive me as a father, now I am at peace even if I die?
Carlos affirmed bluntly:
-With your strong personality, I’m afraid Yama won’t dare to accept it.
Victor bursts out laughing and so does Micaela, it’s a rather abstract way to comfort someone….
-I’d better not take it, I’d like a few more grandchildren to be born. By the way, Carlos, Micaela, where are my grandchildren? Can you show me a video? I heard Tomas say that you named the baby ‘Mike’, keep it as a nickname, I have given yours and Tomas’ another name, yours is Cristobal Agueyo and Tomas’ is Rigoberto Agueyo, what do you think?
Seeing the girl’s eyes full of approval, Carlos didn’t object.
-The video is for another day, Mike is sleeping and the name is at your disposal.
Victor was happy and kept talking for a while longer, knowing that it was already dark around here, and said he was going to hang up, but asked anyway:
-Carlos, Micaela, do you hate grandfather?
Carlos looked at the girl and posed the question.
Micaela bites her lip….
Victor’s move had separated her and Carlos for eight months, what a precious time, but it was all irrevocable and grandfather was truly sorry, and Carlos was willing to make the call, naturally willing to part with all that, and now, not wanting the old man’s heart to feel even more guilty, they looked at Carlos and said slowly:
-Grandfather, we are all family, hatred does not exist.
Victor breathed a sigh of relief and was overcome with emotion, knowing that Carlos and Micaela would never have made the call and, perhaps, would never have returned to the Aguayo family if Carlos and Micaela had not finally met again and Micaela had not intervened….
It was a while before they finally hung up the phone.
With the matter settled, Micaela was so relieved that she saw Carlos hang up the phone and immediately went over to him and gave him a kiss.
-Carlos, here is the reward for the bet.
Carlos hugged her and turned around, his deep eyes fixed on her, his voice muffled:
-One kiss is not enough, it takes a million?
The woman was so embarrassed that she turned her head away and coughed dryly, pretending to be serious.
-Carlos, it’s time for French, go get the books!
Carlos was amused again and cooperated by saying:
-Teacher Micaela, today is too late for vacation, isn’t it?
-No! No slacking off!
Carlos liked the girl teaching him French, got up and brought the French book that was on the bedside table and the two of them sat cross-legged on the bed, book and pen in hand, teaching face to face.
Carlos looked at Professor Micaela, heard her voice speaking French and giving him grammar, without realizing it, his burning eyes landed on her red lips….
-Carlos! Please, listen carefully to…. Well!
Carlos pounced on the young teacher who had seduced her and turned off the lights.
-Micaela, I don’t want a lesson, I want a kiss…