Chapter 12: Stepping on bare feet

Book:The Blind Wife Published:2024-6-3

Albina was pale, tears were falling, and her bloody fingers held a broken ring.
She was crying very stoically, like a child, only able to make whimpering noises, unable to get it off her chest.
Everyone in the room froze, only Yolanda’s eyes were filled with pleasure.
That was what she had expected.
-Albina!
Miguel came rushing to see her and his heart ached so much, especially when he looked at her bloody fingers.
Albina heard his voice taking the ring, her eyes looked in his direction, she said with her voice choked with sobs:
-Dr. Eagle, the ring, the ring is broken, what should I do, my ring is broken.
-I can get it back, don’t cry, I will get it back!
Miguel was distressed and quickly squatted down to calm her.
-I’ll take her to clean the wound,” he glanced at the director.
It was he who did not take care of Albina and provoked her harassment, so the director did not dare to disobey.
Yolanda watched as Miguel took her away and thought about leaving, her eyes narrowed for a moment and she hurried to shout at the man who had just bullied Albina:
-What are you doing? Why are you abusing that girl?
The man froze, those were clearly his orders, why did he say that?
Then a tall man came out of one of the boxes, looking indifferent, and a cold sweat ran down the backs of everyone present.
Umberto was in his compartment, talking business, when he heard the noise outside, he didn’t take it seriously, but when he heard someone shout Albina’s name, he opened the door.
He saw Albina’s bloody hand holding the ring crying.
At that moment, he wanted to kill them.
-How did you just bully her? -He spoke coldly and emotionlessly, “I want to know the truth!
The man looked at Yolanda, not daring to say the woman’s order, and just told her how he had bullied Albina.
Umberto’s eyes grew colder and colder as his right hand kept turning the ring on his left ring finger.
Emma saw this and her heart leapt, the ring, the exact same ring from the blind woman a moment ago!
Could the woman and Umberto be sweethearts?
She felt afraid and looked at Yolanda, watching her pretend innocence as she knew nothing, and suddenly she felt really horrible for that woman.
As Umberto listened to her words, just the thought of Albina lying on the floor looking for the ring made his heart ache like being stuck with a needle.
-Ruben, bring some bottles of white wine,” he shouted.
Ruben Escribano, the assistant, immediately brought out a few bottles of brandy.
No one in the room knew what he was up to, and Yolanda was very nervous, forcing herself to contain herself, not letting any emotion show on her face.
-Tear them up!
Umberto ordered, and Ruben immediately slammed several bottles of white wine on the floor. The strong smell of alcohol spread and splashed the glass everywhere.
-Take off your shoes and step on them with bare feet.
After smashing the wine bottles, Umberto looked at the guys with a stern look.
When he said that, they all fell silent.
When stepping on glass cullet, at most he would cut his foot, but these were not just glass cullet, but glass cullet soaked in schnapps, if the wound on the sole of his foot was soaked in schnapps….
It was unbearably painful.
-Umberto, we were wrong, we shouldn’t have bothered you,” the guys breathed in and their bodies continued to tremble.
They had no idea what a mistake they had made, thinking they were just interrupting Umberto’s business talk.
-Stop this nonsense, my time is valuable, either step on them with bare feet or let your families fall to hell -Umberto looked at them impatiently.
Some of the guys did not dare to ask for mercy at once, they obediently took off their shoes and socks and stepped on the remains of glass soaked in schnapps.
Instantly, the hallway was filled with ghostly screams.
-Measure the time. They were here for the time they just bullied her -she watched them sobbing and said indifferently to Ruben.
-Yes!
Ruben answered and looked straight at the watch on his wrist.
-Ten minutes to go, hold on, gentlemen.
Yolanda shuddered as she watched the men’s faces contort, and just as she looked up again, she met Umberto’s cold eyes.
-Hi, Umberto,” she stiffened and smiled.
-What are you doing here and are you involved in this? -Umberto asked.
Yolanda was very scared.