After returning home, he told Ariana what happened today.
Listening to him, Ariana was very happy,
-We always have outings. I didn’t expect Yolanda to use such a rude method. I thought with your ability, how could you be rejected by all the companies? It turns out she is behind all this.
-Yes, I should have thought about it before – Albina’s face became gloomy -After that banquet, I made her so embarrassing, how could she be indifferent of this offense? So I took revenge.
Ariana looked worried,
-Even though you have the job opportunity now, you still need to be cautious. If Yolanda can’t stop you with the job, maybe she would use other means. You must be careful.
Albina nodded and at that moment Umberto came to mind, she couldn’t help but smile and her pretty eyes were full of affection.
Ariana, who was talking, turned her head, she was uncovered by his gaze. She felt that something had happened.
“Why does Albina look like a child thinking about her boyfriend, is something else going on today?”
In an instant, suddenly Ariana thought of something and grabbed Albina’s wrist:
-Albina, who told you that the Carballal family did those bad things to you?
Albina was surprised, she didn’t expect Ariana to be so sharp that she caught the key of the matter so fast. She tried to avoid eye contact with her friend.
As soon as Ariana saw her expression, she knew something must have happened and asked:
-What are you hiding from me? -Tell me the truth!
Albina also felt that this matter could not be kept secret for long. She had promised Umberto that she would massage him to treat his insomnia twice a week.
Ariana would soon find out.
So she didn’t hide it and told him all the matters of how Umberto helped her at the party, how he sent her home and what happened today. After speaking, she lowered her head, not daring to look into Ariana’s eyes.
Ariana was very surprised by her words. It took her a long time to come back to herself and her beautiful face was full of pain and pity:
-Albina! You were fooled by that man! He is the wolf in the Little Red Riding Hood!
-What? -Albina’s eyes were full of confusion.
She was well protected by her family since she was a child and devoted herself to studying at school. After she lost her sight in a car accident, she didn’t have much contact with the outside world for three years. In all those years, her only relationship was with Umberto and she didn’t know how to get along with men at all, so she couldn’t understand what that wolf had done.
Looking at his confused appearance, Ariana gritted her teeth:
-That Umberto, since the party, is breaking down the barrier you’ve set up against him step by step. He’s gradually making you accept him. You’ve fallen into his trap.
“This bastard knows that Albina was just an innocent girl. So he plays pathetic and Albina feels sympathy for him. He’s just a ladies’ man. Besides, Albina’s expression obviously says that the man’s tricks worked. When she mentioned Umberto’s name, she couldn’t hide her joy.”
Ariana sighed and felt sorry for Miguel. This Little Red Riding Hood was devoured by that wolf.
After hearing her analysis, Albina felt that her friend was absolutely right. But she didn’t care much and told her:
-Ariana, even if you have exhausted your means, it is useless. The matter of my parents is still unresolved. Yolanda is still so happy. I cannot be immersed in love.
Ariana sighed in her heart when she saw Albina said so confidently.
“Before she attended the banquet, she swore she would feel nothing for Umberto. Now that the facts have overthrown her words, can her oath still be believed? The key is Umberto, Albina is no match for him.”
Ariana remembered the indifferent man she met outside the clinic when she went for Albina.
That man should be Umberto. He looked handsome, he was tall. If he used tricks, how could Albina get away from him?
Albina didn’t understand Ariana’s concerns. She held the business card to verify the company’s address and was going to visit her tomorrow.
***
The next day, when Umberto was working with documents in the office, Ruben suddenly knocked on the door anxiously and entered:
-Mr. Santangel, Mr. Carballal has arrived. He is waiting for you in the conference room.
Umberto put down what he had in his hand and smiled:
-He’s arriving very soon, faster than I thought.
He got up and walked towards the conference room.
Ruben followed him and reminded him:
-Chief, this time Mr. Carballal came with his face full of anger. He just broke a cup in the conference room. I think something is wrong.
-Something is wrong if he is not angry.
Umberto’s expression remained impassive, it seemed that everything was under his control.
Ruben knew that his boss was in control, so he said nothing and was relieved. As long as he didn’t panic, there was nothing to fear. He was like an angel of a protector and his presence would make one feel safe.
After the two arrived at the conference room, as soon as Umberto walked through the door, he saw the broken pieces of porcelain on the floor. He asked Ruben to find a cleaner.
Then he looked at Mr. Carballal and smiled:
-Why are you so angry so early in the morning? It’s not good for your health.
-Umberto, don’t pretend!
Mr. Carballal interrupted him directly. His voice was full of anger and he threw the document he was holding on the table,
-Please explain to me, what is this?
Umberto looked at him and said lightly:
-I have nothing to explain.
Hearing this, Mr. Carballal was so angry:
-It is clear that our family and the Barrios family are already cooperating. Why did your company abruptly intervene in our matter? Our company has prepared half a year for this project and we spent a lot of resources. Now the project has been taken away by your company. Do you know how much you have made us lose?
-Sorry, I don’t agree with what you said -Umberto interrupted him. His eyes were cold and full of strength. The Barrios Group’s project was officially confirmed this morning and it was not clearly stated before that their partner is your company. If you have any doubts, you can go to the Barrios family and ask them. Why did you come to ask me?
-Umberto! -Mr. Carballal’s voice suddenly increased- The whole industry knows that our company started preparations half a year ago. As long as your family doesn’t interfere, everything will be done. Obviously before, the Santangel group was not interested in such a project at all. You are making it very difficult for me.
Umberto smiled and didn’t deny it:
-If you believe in that, then I have nothing to talk about! But there is something I want to ask you.
Umberto looked at him coldly,
-In the last few days, the Carballal Group suddenly ordered so many companies to jointly block Albina. Don’t you think it’s too despicable to use this trick to deal with a woman?
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Carballal suddenly understood that Umberto was here to take revenge for Albina. He said coldly:
-If she is so excellent and can convince companies, what good is my will?
Umberto laughed angrily and his eyes were cold:
-That’s right -If the Carballal group has ability, what does it matter if the Santangel group intervenes in this project? The reason why the Barrios group chooses the Santangel group, which has nothing prepared, I think, is that the Carballal group does not deserve the trust.
-Stop this nonsense!
Mr. Carballal looked at Umberto for a long time and finally said no more. If the project issue was not resolved, it would mean a great disaster for the Carballal group.
-Umberto, the truth is, this is all Yolanda’s idea. You’ve already divorced Albina and you’re still protecting her everywhere. It’s normal for Yolanda to be angry. Why are you so angry?
Umberto looked at him and stood up:
-So the intervention of the Familia Santangel group is also a normal business competition. Why are you so angry?
Mr. Carballal got upset again:
-Umberto, from the way you treat the Carballa Family, I think you don’t want to let the marriage continue.
These words finally got to the point. Umberto suddenly smiled and looked at him with contempt.
-Mr. Carballal, you are right. I just want to break up with Yolanda. I have no fortune to ask for her hand.