Chapter 1153: The golden book in the clouds (2)
Sr. Esequiel plays with a newly acquired oracle bone inscription, a rare piece that was displayed in the British Museum, a treasure looted by the United Nations forces from the Yuanmingyuan in China.
In a roundabout way, one of these oracle pieces, fell into the hands of Sister Esequiel.
But Mr. Esequiel had led a life of cleanliness and purity, and as this was a precious object, he did not intend to take possession of it, even if he wanted it.
Micaela entered the room: “Mr. Esequiel, there is something I want to tell you”.
Mr. Esequiel raised his hand to call Micaela: “Micaela, come here and look at my new acquisition”.
Micaela approached and saw the ancient oracle in Sr. Esequiel’s hand, covered with years, and said, “There are many strange inscriptions on this piece of oracle.”
Sister Esequiel, holding the oracle bone in one hand and studying it carefully with a magnifying glass in the other, replied, “Yes, it is a rare object. But it is something a gentleman would not dispute, so Micaela, take this piece of oracle bone with you on your trip to the East and bring it back to China. ”
Micaela had always known that Sister Esequiel was high on clarity and cleanliness, but she never expected to be able to do the same without coveting or loving such a rare and priceless treasure.
Micaela admires herself, “Yes, I will take this oracle to China with no trouble. ”
Mr. Esequiel placed the oracle in a small silver safe and handed it to Micaela, taking off his glasses. “I heard from Dario that this time you have indeed decided to return to The Holy City…”
“Yes, Mr. Esequiel, I have no words to thank you for taking care of me for about two years now. In the field, there are my loved ones and some old and past ones that I have not yet cut off and have decided to face.”
Sr. Esequiel nodded approvingly and said, “It’s a good idea to go back to your country and put an end to the past that you can’t forget.
“Well, Sr. Esequiel said so.”
Esequiel picked up the kraft paper bag from the desk and handed it to Micaela, smiling warmly, “This is a gift for your homecoming, I’m sure you’ll need it.”
“This is?”
“This is a media company that I asked Darius to register in China, now you are the biggest shareholder of this company, you are also the legal representative of this company, moreover, you are the CEO of this company, and me, I am your angel round investor, now, I give this company to you completely, I want you to help me run this company until it goes public. ”
Micaela was stunned for a moment as she looked at Sister Esequiel’s determined gaze, “Sister Esequiel, you … are you really giving me this company?”
“My own daughter, Jimena, was once as brilliant as you, but God was jealous of her, and she became ill and died at an early age. I think this is what you understand by fate, that God has given me another disciple and a daughter in my old age. You have not let me down, Micaela. Take it. This company has not been given to you for nothing, and if you don’t do well, I will take it back.”
Micaela let out a laugh with slightly reddened eyes and slowly smiled, “Mr. Esequiel, I won’t let you down.”
Micaela took the kraft paper bag with papers.
This return gift is very elegant and meaningful.
Micaela never thought that in her life she could receive something like a father’s love from someone who was not related to her by blood.
Sister Esequiel was her teacher, her righteous father and her family.
Micaela smiled with red-rimmed eyes and said, “It’s just that, once I go home, I’m afraid there’s not going to be anyone left to study Sister Esequiel’s ink. ”
Sr. Esequiel looked over to the desk where Hud was standing curiously studying the ink, and Sr. Esequiel laughed aloud, “Isn’t he a successor?”
Micaela couldn’t help but laugh.
But as she smiled, Micaela stared at Sr. Esequiel again and said, “Sr. Esequiel, when I have settled my affairs at home, I will bring my grandmother to England, and when I do, I will study her ink every day.”
“Micaela, there is no need to worry about separation, people always say goodbye and part in this life. But those who are destined to meet, no matter how big the world may be, can always meet.”Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.
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Amengual Group.
Campoverde walked through the door at a brisk pace and reported, “Mr. Nico, the wife’s autopsy files were secretly destroyed, definitely because someone had secretly sent someone to tamper with them, so they didn’t want us to find out later.”
“And the other thing I asked you to look into?”
“This Darius, who went to Oxford University for graduate school, soon began his internship in the venture capital industry in the City of London and received an angel investment round from a wealthy British Scandinavian entrepreneur who saw his talent and ability. The wealthy businessman, Esequiel, also has strong ties to the local royal family and had a daughter, Jimena, who died young. And Esequiel’s adoption coincided with the timing of his wife’s accident at the time.”
Nico’s deep eyes suddenly lit up, “Keep looking into this Jimena person and let me know immediately if you have any information.”
“Yes.”
Nico looked at the photo of Micaela on the table, his eyes dark all the way down, and asked in a murmured voice, “Jimena, is that really you?”
If God was pulling his leg this time, if Jimena wasn’t Micaela, Nico didn’t even know if he could afford the disappointment.
But even though there was maybe a 50/50 chance that he would taste heartbreaking despair and death, Nico didn’t want to pass up the slightest chance of reuniting with Micaela.
Even if the fear of the meager outcome was overwhelming.
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A week later, Micaela returned home with low-key Hud.
Hud’s registration paperwork is still pending and Micaela has brought Hud to the country this time, coincidentally for fun in the countryside, where Hud is new to everything.
People walking along the road often made Hud look away.
When Pastora came out to meet the plane, she half looked out the window of her little white Mercedes and enthusiastically greeted Micaela and Hud on this side of the road, “Micaela! Over here!”
Micaela is standing on this side of the road, wearing a black fisherman’s hat and dressed extremely casually, smiling and raising her hand to greet Pastora.
Pastora opened the car door and ran to her, rushing over and hugging Micaela tightly.
“Micaela, you’re back at last! I’ve missed you so much! How have you been in England for the last two years? Was it cold in England?”
It’s always a tearful experience when old friends are reunited, let alone best friends in this life.
Micaela, her eyes shining with excitement at Pastora, merely curved her lips gently, reached out and took her hand firmly between hers and said, “Yes, I’m fine, let’s get in the car and talk about it.”
“Okay.”
It was only when Pastora picked up Micaela’s suitcase that she noticed the dark-skinned boy, about ten years old, standing next to Micaela, looking at her with wide, dark, curious eyes.
Pastora asked in astonishment, “This can’t be Hud, can it, Dario said you adopted a Kurdish orphan, is this the boy?”
“Yes. Hud, call the aunt.”
Hud greeted Pastora with a big white-toothed smile, “Hello Auntie.”
Pastora said, “What do you call an aunt, make me old, call me sister?”.
The three men burst out laughing on the side of the road.
The three men got into the car.
At the red light, there was an electronic billboard on the side of the road with an Amengual Group ad on the screen.
Micaela looked up.
On the screen was the face of the Amengual Group’s campaign, Agueda.
In the past two years, although Micaela has taken a break from film, she still follows the entertainment and film industry for the movies she makes.
Agueda, had been paying attention.
It must be said that the Amengual Group has always had a good eye for talent, probably because it has seen so many flowers, and the people it has seen have always had a different character.
Agueda is one of them, and in the last two years all the goodness of the Amengual Group has been heaped on her, maybe because Agueda is a good fighter, or maybe it is that the people in charge are very fond of her.
Micaela asked Pastora, “Do you think Agueda is hard to dig?”
Pastora froze and looked at her with an incredulous look of surprise, “Micaela, you mean Agueda, the star of the Amengual Group?” Are you sure?” Are you sure?
Micaela nodded with an expressionless face, “Yes, difficult?”.
“Of course… of course it’s difficult! According to my gossip as a paparazzo, the resources of the entire Amengual Group film industry are now heaped on this woman, and the Amengual Group consortium is such a good tree to hold that Agueda would quit the Amengual Group to go with you…”
Micaela laughed and said lightly, “How do you know it’s not possible if you don’t try, Agueda, this is my first target when I go back to China, take her, my little shitty media company, to quickly make a first name in the industry, and then to steal people, it will be much easier, so this first shot, must be shot.”
Pastora gave her a thumbs up, “But don’t forget, this Agueda, she is from Amengual Group, if you steal the best florist in Amengual Group, Nico will definitely pay attention to you, then when the time comes …. ”
Micaela said calmly, “It’s not a surprise, he already knows that I’m still alive, so this time, when I come back, I have no intention of hiding, let alone avoiding this person. When I come back, I am the one who is going to end it all. Pastora, I have come back to divorce him, and to pay him back for all the pain I have lived through.”
M icaela’s eyes sparkle, resplendent with the gleam of rebirth.
Pastora made a fascinated face and stumbled, “You’re really going up against the Amengual Group, which has so much influence in La Ciudad Santa, I’m afraid you’re going to be at a disadvantage.”
“Pastora, I need your help.”
“Me?”
Micaela said, “I want you to get me an appointment with Agueda, I want to meet her.”
Pastora snapped her fingers, “That’s easy, I don’t have much of anything, but since I’m a paparazzo, I’m the one with the most contacts and cell phone numbers. I don’t think Agueda won’t be impressed if the offer is good enough. ”
Micaela raised her head, her gaze determined, and looked again at Agueda on the sign, and there she was.
This time, even though she was between a rock and a hard place, she would turn around and win beautifully.