Of course, Umberto also heard the alertness in her voice:
-Albina, have you forgotten what you promised me? Massage me before bedtime twice a week.
-Good. When you get off work, I’ll come to you-after she finished speaking, she quickly hung up the phone without waiting for Umberto to answer.
When she got home, Ariana was waiting for her. She asked him:
-How’s it going?
-I’m going to work next Monday!
Ariana sighed with relief and was about to speak. At that moment, Albina’s cell phone rang.
After answering the call, she discovered that it was from a company that had applied for a job earlier, but had turned her down because of the Carballal family.
HR’s tone was attentive, which was the complete opposite of the previous attitude. He praised her for her talent and excellence. He said the company appreciated her very much.
Albina frowned, refused and hung up the phone directly.
After that, I received several more calls. All the same, Albina rejected one by one.
Ariana also heard the voice on the phone and raised her eyebrows:
-Didn’t the Carballal family block you? Why do they change their attitude all of a sudden?
When Albina heard her words, her expression changed. She remembered that Umberto had promised earlier that he would help her solve the Carballal family. She hadn’t expected that in less than a day he would have solved everything.
“It seems I really owe him a lot.” Albina sighed, but a warm feeling rose in her heart.
-“Well, Ariana, I may be coming home late tonight,” Albina said with a slight blush on her face.
Ariana was a very smart girl and immediately guessed that it might all be related to Umberto. He looked her up and down and said quietly:
-Remember to wear a condom.
Albina almost spat out a mouthful of water:
-What nonsense are you talking about!
Seeing her reaction, Ariana looked surprised:
-You’re very grateful for Umberto’s help and you decide to pay with your body, don’t you?
-There are a lot of ways to thank him. I don’t need to pay him with this. Umberto has insomnia. I learned massages for him earlier, which can help him sleep.
Ariana lowered her head and smiled, “Umberto is so rich, as long as he wants to relieve his symptoms, lots and lots of people will dispute doing it, but he just wants Albina to help him, this guy has other goals. Now, Albina goes to his home, isn’t it natural if something happens?”
He looked at Albina’s calm and ignorant expression:
-Then remember to keep your phone on. Call me if anything happens to you.
Albina smiled:
-Don’t worry about me, nothing will happen.
She and Umberto had been married for three years and she knew him well. Umberto was not a bad person. If she didn’t want to do something, he wouldn’t force her.
***
In the Carballal family, Yolanda was detained for almost a day.
Her mother was very worried about her daughter’s health.
Her father frowned and sat on the couch. He was also a little worried, but he couldn’t show it:
-Nothing will happen to her. She’s an adult. If she’s really hungry, she’ll say so herself. It’s all your fault for spoiling her, with such a stubborn character, I don’t know who to look at.
-Shut up. -How much she likes Umberto, don’t you know? Why did you agree to break off the engagement without asking for her will? She’s still young and it’s normal to be immersed in her feelings. If the same thing happened to you at her age, you could do more exaggerated things!
After hearing this, the father did not refute her. He ignored his daughter’s feelings because of the Carballal family’s interests, which was true, but he felt he did nothing wrong. Umberto did not like Yolanda, even if they married, he would not treat her very well and there would be problems in the future. He avoided this risk and saved the family. His decision was perfect, what would a man matter? As long as the Carballal family was prosperous, would Yolanda lack an excellent man?
Yolanda’s mother also knew that her husband’s decision was justified, but she was afraid of making her daughter sad. She sighed and went upstairs, knocking on Yolanda’s door.
-Yolanda, are you hungry? Do you want mommy to bring you something to eat?
There was no response from the room, no sound at all.
The mother frowned and knocked again:
-Yolanda, mom I understand your feelings, but your father had no other choice. Umberto used the whole Carballal family as a threat to force him to make this decision. He has no other choice.
-In the whole Santangel family, only Umberto’s mother agrees with the marriage, but, you know she’s a woman only interested in the real stuff. Once our family was ruined, she would be the first to break the marriage. Now Umberto accepts that all the blame is yours, then this matter will not affect your reputation and will also bring benefits to our family.
-As long as The Carballal family is here, there are so many excellent men in the world, you have more chances, for a man, it’s not worth doing that and damaging your body.
The mother tried to persuade Yolanda, she thought that her daughter would not answer her as before. She sighed and prepared to go downstairs, when suddenly she heard a small hoarse voice from the door:
-Mom, I understand.
It was Yolanda’s voice. The mother was excited and quickly called the father. She asked Yolanda to say it again.
This time, Yolanda’s voice was clearer:
-Dad, I understand. Everything I have is given to me by our family. If there is no Carballal family, I have nothing to depend on. I understand everything.
When the father heard this, his face filled with relief. Although his daughter was a bit stubborn, she was actually a good and sensible child.
He quickly opened the door and the two walked in. They saw the whole room full of clutter and debris on the floor, all of which was broken when Yolanda unburdened herself. Many of which were very valuable.
-Yolanda, I’m sorry. It’s daddy’s fault, daddy shouldn’t decide for you without asking his will. I’m sorry.
Yolanda looked at him and shook her head:
-Daddy, I don’t blame you. You don’t need to apologize to me, Dad is not only my father, but also the owner of the Carballal family. You have great responsibility, I understand Dad. If I were in Dad’s place, I would make the same decision.
After she finished speaking, Yolanda’s father’s face was full of pride and he felt that his daughter was really the most considerate girl in the world.
-You’re a good girl. Very good if you know what I mean,” said the father and patted her on the shoulder. Wash your face and then go downstairs and get something to eat. Your mother has prepared your favorite meal.
Her mother’s face was also full of joy, and she quickly asked someone to clean Yolanda’s room.
-Yolanda, I’m going to have her make you some more dessert. You will feel better after eating it.
Said the parents, turning around and walking happily down the stairs.
Yolanda looked at their backs in silence and her eyes shone with an astonishing ferocity. She had liked Umberto for so many years, how could she give up so easily? It was not possible.
-By the way – at this moment, the father suddenly turned around and met her fierce eyes.
Yolanda quickly contained her emotions and smiled obediently at him:
-Daddy, what’s wrong?
The father looked back, there was no cruelty in Yolanda’s eyes but a gentle smile. He was in surprise for a moment. It should be that it was night and the lighting in the room was not good.
-Dad?
-Umberto has brought us many benefits, but there is one condition, you can’t take action against Albina. Yolanda, before you told many companies to block Albina, so Umberto was very angry. Now you have decided to give up Umberto. Then leave this woman alone. Umberto loves this woman very much.
The father looked serious, and there was even a hint of warning in his eyes.
Yolanda squeezed his hand tightly. Her nails pierced into his palm and she felt an almost unbearable pain. She was full of coldness and hatred, but her face was so meek.
-It’s all right, Dad, don’t worry. I won’t do anything to him.