Chapter 60: He decided to break off the marriage

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

That night Umberto went straight back to the old mansion.
His family was very surprised to see him return on his own initiative, thinking that something was going on.
Indeed, once Umberto entered, the first thing he said was:
-I am going to break off the engagement with Yolanda.
As soon as these words came out, Sergio, Umberto’s grandfather, seemed to be already waiting for him, sipping his tea.
Daniel, his father, said nothing against it. Since his son had taken control of Grupo Santangel, he had rarely bothered with him.
Mrs. Santangel, however, became angry:
-I don’t agree!
-I only came back to inform you as a courtesy,” Umberto glanced at her.
-Umberto! Are you still my son? Did Albina ask you? If I had known…
-It was my idea, and I had it a year ago,” Umberto interrupted her directly, “Stop hurting Albina, otherwise I’ll keep you even busier.
These last few days his mother was dealing with the women around his father. At first, she thought it was because those women were shameless, but Umberto’s words made her realize that things were not so simple.
-It was you… -His mother looked at Umberto with surprise.
For his part, Umberto looked indifferently at his father.
Mrs. Santangel gritted her teeth with hatred. “I can’t imagine that Umberto would dare to do something like that, to look for lovers for his father – only he could have done something so ridiculous!”
-Umberto, think it over. Yolanda is the only daughter of Familia Carballal, who is very useful for your career. In case…
Before the words could come out, Daniel suddenly remembered:
-Olivia, you are not in the company, and many things are not clear. As for the relationship between the two families, Our status is higher.
-In spite of that, Yolanda has saved your life. We should not be ungrateful.
This time it was Sergio who interrupted her, his eyes full of poise and wisdom.
-Speaking of which, I’ve always had a question,” his voice attracted everyone’s attention.
-Dad, what is it? -Olivia asked.
Sergio looked at her and Daniel:
-You were the ones who found the two unconscious children in front of the hotel back then, yes?
-Yes,” Olivia nodded vigorously, “at that time, the two children were powdered and there was no one around. Yolanda woke up first, and only after asking did she tell me that she had saved Umberto.
Then she looked at Umberto and said:
-At that moment, Yolanda went out of her way to save you from the fire, how can you break your marriage with her?
Sergio frowned disapprovingly:
-Enough, now let’s talk about the matter of the fire.
Umberto raised his head and looked at Sergio. They exchanged a glance and Sergio continued:
-Back then, Yolanda woke up first and you asked her if she had saved Umberto, and everyone believed her. But there were no witnesses who could prove it,” he paused and looked at Mrs. Santangel. It’s all just Yolanda’s version.
-Dad, how can this thing be false? -Olivia was incredulous and exclaimed, “Yolanda was only 14 years old at the time, how could a child lie?
-Why not? At 14, she already had an opinion of her own.
Mrs. Santangel was speechless. She still couldn’t believe it, mumbling to herself:
-How can it be? It can’t be.
Umberto paid no attention to Yolanda before he was sixteen and after that, he only went to see Yolanda a few times because she had saved him, but he didn’t have any deep contact with her either.
She only pretended to be nice. The death of Albina’s mother and the fact that she sent people to kill Albina proved that she was not hypocritical and cruel. She would do anything to marry him, so she must have lied.
-Grandfather, I think you make sense -Umberto analyzed-, Back then, although I was unconscious, it seemed that someone carried me on my back and saved me from the fire.
Daniel immediately questioned:
-Yolanda was just a child at the time. Would she have been strong enough to pull you out of the fire?
Mrs. Santangel listened to them and was very doubtful. “Did Yolanda really not do it? So there would be no reason to convince Umberto!
-But we don’t have any proof,” Mrs. Santangel said.
Sergio looked at her with discontent:
-Olivia, why do you keep talking for Yolanda? She is not your daughter.
Mrs. Santangel looked embarrassed:
-I just think she’s a nice girl…..
-You’re wrong,” Sergio ruthlessly interrupted her, “I heard what happened at the banquet. This girl set others up and she is very vicious.
Mrs. Santangel was not convinced, but Sergio just ignored her and came straight to his conclusion.
-Umberto, you are on your own. We will not interfere in your decision,” after saying that, he looked at Mrs. Santangel again, “If someone is not on our side, I will make sure she is punished.
Mrs. Santangel could not say anything, sitting across from Daniel in fear.
Umberto lowered his head and smiled silently. “Haha, Grandpa’s words work well. I’m going to settle it with Familia Carballal.”
At the thought of Familia Carballal and Yolanda, his eyebrows furrowed. Familia Carballal would never dare offend the Santangel family and Yolanda was the core of the problem. There was no evidence to prove that she was not the one who saved his life, so the public would argue about the matter and could harm Albina.
And after the withdrawal, Yolanda would definitely hurt Albina. She had to find a perfect way and minimize all risks.
Instantly, a good idea occurred to Umberto.