The policeman listened expressively, and David’s heart was pounding.
What Albina did was unexpected. David was so angry he wanted to jump out of the hospital bed. He had worked in the Carballal family for so many years, they just needed to investigate, he could discover the relationship between him and Yolanda.
David interrupted Albina, looked at the policeman and lowered his head:
-Sir, I plead guilty!
This sentence surprised everyone in the room.
-Of what crime do you plead? -The policeman’s expression was serious.
David frowned:
-You don’t need to look into it, I have worked for the Carballal family for many years before. They treat me very well and I can’t thank them enough. So after learning about the grudge between Albina and Yolanda, I was dissatisfied. So I came up with this idea.
-And your wound?
-I did it on purpose to incriminate Albina.
David endured all the embarrassments, he couldn’t say them. He held the anger in his heart, and could not relieve. The wound hurt him too much.
Albina showed a smile, pretending to be surprised:
-Ah, I didn’t expect you to get it right. You framed me for Yolanda! Did you really do it yourself? If there is someone else who appoints you behind you?
-No, it’s all my idea,” David raised his head and gave Albina a stern look. This has nothing to do with the lady. I’ve been out of the Carballal family for a long time and have been in another city. I heard a news story from the colleague we worked together before and I knew Yolanda was always depressed, so I wanted to avenge her.
Albina frowned and said nothing. David was as loyal to Yolanda as if she were a dog. He would rather take all the blame than involve Yolanda. It hurt that his insistence was in the wrong place.
The policeman severely criticized David and said to Albina:
-Due to the fact that the circumstance is relatively minor and caused no serious consequence, you only need to compensate him for his losses and apologize publicly. Miss Espina, do you think he is all right?
Albina nodded and said casually:
-Yes, but, sir, it is too late now. As for the search, I will bring all the materials and go to the police station tomorrow.
-Do you want to file? -David raised his head in surprise.
Albina looked at him:
-Why not? The Carballal family has a lot of power, I’m just a commoner. If they have bad intentions against me, who will guarantee my safety?
David was speechless.
After the policeman left the room, Albina was also about to leave. But David stopped her in a hoarse voice:
-Albina, you are lucky this time, next time?
-Do you think he’ll get another chance? -Albina turned around and looked at him, “Do you know that Umberto and Yolanda broke off their engagement and he made many concessions to the Carballal family? And one of the conditions is that the Carballal family can’t bother me.
David was very surprised, he had not heard of this.
Albina laughed coldly:
-Yolanda doesn’t give a damn about killing me. She doesn’t know if she can bear the ultimate consequences.
David struggled to sit up from the bed, panting and looking at her:
-No, you can’t…
-I can’t treat Yolanda like this? I can’t say this to Umberto? -Albina finished her words with an indifferent expression: “She wants to kill me, why should I consider for her? She already did everything, she has to bear the consequences, how can life be so easy? Why did she do bad things and can she avoid punishment?
-You’d better worry about yourself! Umberto already knew you wanted to kill me a year ago. Since you know that he treats me very well, you should be able to imagine how he will avenge me. It’s a pity, you’ve been hiding outside for a year, but you dare to return.
After this, she went straight away.
David felt a shiver run through his whole body, he looked fiercely at Albina’s back until it disappeared completely. He lay down on the bed wearily.
David was not the person who was not afraid of death. In fact, he was very loyal to Yolanda, because he had followed her for so many years and had handled many things for her. Already Yolanda had many secrets from David, maybe he could get a lot of benefits from her.
But compared to her life, these things were nothing at all. He knew well Umberto’s cruelty, so after Albina said this, he felt scared. He could not sit there and wait for death. To incriminate Albina, he made his wound worse. But the result backfired, not only did he not frame her, but he got himself in trouble.
He had to leave tomorrow, so Umberto couldn’t find out.
After Albina left, she ran to the house. He had been delayed for almost an hour and he didn’t know if Ariana was in a hurry.
He arrived at the residence. He was walking down that little alley, because of yesterday, he was paying more attention. As she was about to reach home, suddenly a hand grabbed her wrist and hugged her directly.
Albina screamed in fear at the sudden action and wanted to pull the self-defense tool unconsciously out of her bag. Until she heard a hoarse voice in her ear.
-It’s me!
It was Umberto’s voice.
Albina breathed a sigh of relief, clenched her fist and pounded it on her chest:
-Oh, why did you scare me like that, don’t you know how frightening it is to suddenly run off like that at night?
Her voice was trembling, she felt very scared at that moment. After knowing it was Umberto, as if she survived a catastrophe. Tears flowed immediately with aggravation.
Umberto held her wrist, just as she was about to speak, he saw her watery eyes.
Albina’s beautiful eyes were already flushed, with crystal tears in their sockets, which was incredibly beautiful and heartbreaking.
Umberto’s heart suddenly softened and he reached out his thumb to wipe the tears from his face. But as he wiped the tears away, more fell and he couldn’t wipe them away.
-Why are you such a coward and cry so many.
Umberto’s voice was full of helplessness and affection.
Albina drowned in tears and looked at him sideways:
-It’s all your fault, you scare me so much!
-Yes, yes, it’s all my fault. I scared you, so stop crying -Umberto was worried-. It’s cold at night and the wind is strong, don’t cry with such a pretty face….
Albina finally stopped the tears and looked at him with red eyes:
-What are you doing here?
-I wanted to pick you up when you got off work. I went to your company and heard that two policemen took you away. I called you a lot, but no one answered. What happened?
Albina looked at the phone and discovered that it had been turned off.
Of course she wouldn’t hide it for Yolanda’s sake, and she told everything.
Umberto heard everything, his eyes grew colder and colder. It was no wonder Albina was so frightened and cried so much when he grabbed her hand at that moment.
As for Yolanda, this woman did not take what he said seriously and dared to do this thing. It was imperative that she teach him a lesson.
-“Umberto, we have agreed that I help you improve your sleep and you help me deal with Yolanda and the Carballal family,” said Albina. I know this is not a fair exchange, so you remember that first. When I have the ability, I’ll pay you back, okay?
Umberto saw her lower her head and say this, he couldn’t restrain himself from rubbing her long, soft hair.
He didn’t like Albina taking him as a stranger and calculating everything with him. He wanted when something happened to her, the first person she thought of would be him. He wanted Albina to trust him wholeheartedly like the first time they met. It didn’t matter if she took advantage of it.
Albina covered her hair and lifted her head to look at him:
-What are you doing? How childish you are like a child.
Umberto bit his lip hard, looking into her eyes, all the depression in his heart disappeared.
He smiled and fixed her hair with his fingers.
-It’s okay, I promise. You can come to me when you find something that can’t be solved, and then you’ll pay me back.
Albina stared at his smile, her heart skipped a beat, and then she quickly lowered her head.
She knew that now she was like a weak woman who needed the support of man. But her revenge was not over yet. The enemy, Yolanda, had the backing of the Carballal family, and she could not fight her alone. Umberto was willing to give her his hand, of course she would not deny it. She could only do her best to return the favor.
Albina thought about it and made a decision. She should study and cure Umberto’s insomnia completely.
At night, David had his eyes closed and was about to sleep.
Suddenly, the door opened silently. He heard the movement, his eyes opened and he wanted to scream.
However, a handkerchief covered his mouth, the acrid smell came and he fainted.