After a long time, even Ruben believed that Umberto had forgotten Albina.
But he found that the gentleman looked to one place and was dazed from time to time and he became leaner and more taciturn. He often worked overtime until very late and preferred to sleep in the office rather than rest at home.
Only then did Reuben realize that his master had not forgotten Albina but had hidden her in his heart.
***
A year later, the cold wind howled outside but the room was warm.
Several people gathered around a bed, holding their breath, watching Michael remove the bandages draped over the woman’s eyes and nervously holding hands, not daring to say a word.
-Albina, now you can open your eyes.
Miguel’s soft voice sounded and the woman on the bed slowly opened her eyes.
At first, her vision was blurry. She covered her eyes with her hands, blinked to adjust to the light step by step and finally opened her eyes fully.
In front of her was the long lost light, clear vision and beautiful colors. She had a feeling both familiar and unfamiliar with it all.
Albina covered her mouth because the sheer surprise left her speechless for a while.
Seeing her like this, Miguel knew that she had regained her vision and reminded her smiling:
-Albina, don’t cry, please. Your eyes are just recovered. Crying can easily damage your eyes.
-Well, I’m not crying anymore! -Albina sobbed and forced herself to hold back the tears.
-Dr. Eagle, you look like this.
Albina looked at him, who was dressed in a white robe, he was as elegant and gentle as she imagined.
She winked at him playfully and joked:
-How handsome! No wonder the nurses call you Prince Charming.
Miguel blushed and looked embarrassed, which made Albina burst into laughter.
Through Albina’s tears that had just come out, there was a bright light in her eyes, her skin was white and her features were delicate.
When she smiled, Miguel felt his heart stop beating for a moment.
Albina still did not notice and Dr. Aguila was pushed by the others.
Ariana Andino immediately ran in front of Albina and waved her hand:
-Albina, can you see me? -What number is it?
Albina quickly supported her:
-Be careful, don’t fall.
Four years had passed and Ariana was still as vigorous as when she was in college and had not changed at all.
-You can really see me! -Ariana shouted excitedly when she saw Albina supporting herself.
-It’s been four years. Finally, Albina has regained her sight.
The voice made Albina want to cry too. After being in darkness for four years, she finally regained her sight.
-Albina, can you see me?
-What about me?
Two excited female voices came from the side, Albina looked in that direction, pointed precisely at them and shouted their names:
-You’re Emily!
-You’re Morena!
The three of them were roommates at the university. Since something bad happened to the family and she lost her sight, Albina was afraid of causing them trouble, so she never took the initiative to contact them after graduation.
Emily and Morena came up to hug her. The four girls hugged each other, smiling and crying, which caused the people outside the room to keep looking in.
-Well, don’t cry anymore. Albina has just regained her sight and can’t cry.
Ariana remembered Miguel’s words, with red eyes, asked them both to hold it and looked at Albina asking:
-Albina, what are your next plans?
-I’m going back to Sogen City.
When Albina said this with a smile, they were stunned.
Ariana frowned and said:
-Albina, stay here and don’t go back to Sogen City, what do you think?
Sogen City was a sad place for Albina. If she went back, she would meet the people who harmed her. When Ariana remembered Albina’s appearance a year ago, she couldn’t help but feel worried.
Ariana was a famous painter. A year ago when she was looking for inspiration on the riverbank, she discovered a badly injured woman holding a piece of wood floating in the icy water.
The woman’s black hair was loose and her exposed skin was blue and purple. Her entire body was frozen to the point of unconsciousness and it looked as if there was no trace of life.
Ariana was very frightened and thought she was a corpse.
Later, together with the people surrounded, they saved the woman. When she saw her face clearly, Ariana did not dare to recognize her for a long time.
The woman turned out to be Albina!
Albina remained in the operating room for a day and a night before she was finally rescued. The doctor said that fortunately she was delivered in time and almost died. He also said that although she was rescued, her life could be in danger at any time before she woke up.
Ariana nursed her for a whole month before Albina woke up. She hugged Albina and cried for a full hour.
Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she noticed that Albina was having trouble with her eyes and could only see blurry figures. In front of Ariana, Albina talked about what happened to her family three years ago, as well as her mother’s death and the kidnapping by Yolanda and her escape.
Ariana was surprised to hear her experience.
In the past three years, Albina had not contacted her. Ariana thought that after graduating, they all went their separate ways, so Albina had forgotten about her, Emily and Morena.
But she didn’t know that Albina had such a hard life in a place they didn’t know.
Now Albina had managed to survive and her eyes had healed. When he heard that she wanted to return to Sogen City, they were very worried.
-Ariana, I have to go back to Sogen City. I haven’t found out about my father, and besides, my mother’s death is not clear. For me, it is not possible to live so ruthlessly as if nothing had happened.
Speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the pink scar on his arm, with coldness in his eyes:
-Yolanda has owed me too much. She is so vicious, how can a murderer live outside the law happily and comfortably? She has to pay for her actions.
Hearing this, Ariana and they knew they could persuade him no more. Albina had more things they imagined, and no matter how much they felt sorry for her, they could not stop her.
At that moment, Miguel, who was silent, suddenly spoke up. His voice was clear and soft but what he said made Albina stunned,
-Albina, Umberto is also in Sogen City and is still Yolanda’s fiance. If you want to deal with Yolanda, he must not remain impassive.
Albina had not heard Umberto’s name for a long time.
She lowered her head.
A year ago, she escaped from David finally and put all her hopes in calling Umberto. At that time, he was at a banquet and couldn’t find time to save her. She could understand that, so she only asked him to help her call the police.
However, Umberto did not believe her and said that she was slandering Yolanda.
She called him again and again but what he did was hang up the phone. At that point, she became discouraged and vowed never to set her heart on that man again.
Albina didn’t hate him but she didn’t want to love him either. From that moment on, he was just her ex-husband, like an irrelevant stranger.
-I don’t care if Umberto is going to help Yolanda, but if he steps in and helps Yolanda escape the crime, then he will be my enemy too.
Albina’s words made Miguel breathe a sigh of relief. He smiled,
-Albina, I’m going to Sogen City with you. It’s been a year since I left home. It’s also time to go back for me.
After hearing that, Ariana raised her hand at once to show that she would also follow her. Usually she went everywhere and didn’t stay long in one place. Now her best friend was going to do the revenge, so she had to help her.
Emily and Morena were eager to help her, but because of family and work, they couldn’t leave everything behind and go to Sogen City, so they both felt a little dejected.
Albina comforted them with a smile:
-It’s okay. I know you are always worried about me. When I settle matters well there, Ariana and I will come back to join you.
After making the decision, the next day, the three of them returned to Sogen City by plane.
On the other side, Umberto returned from a business trip with Ruben, got into the car to leave the airport but suddenly, he heard a familiar female voice.
-Ariana, are you hungry? We have to eat.
Umberto was taken aback and then looked out the window whose face was full of shock.
It was Albina’s voice!