As soon as these words came out, it was silent.
David was stunned, he didn’t expect Umberto to let him do such a thing.
How was it possible? If he turned himself in, as an executioner, he would be sentenced. Attempted murder, malicious wounding and other types of crime, all of which would put him in prison for many years.
-No, this won’t work. If I turn myself in, I will have to go to jail…. No… -David muttered to himself, shaking his head.
Ruben scoffed:
-What’s more important, life or freedom? If you don’t, you’ll lose your life tonight. On the contrary, when you get out of jail, you can still live. I think even a fool knows the choice.
David’s eyes were red and he was speechless for a long time.
Ruben saw that he didn’t answer, he showed a cold smile:
-All right, I know your choice.
After he finished, he turned around and was about to leave. The bodyguards surrounded him. David looked at their fierce appearance and felt he could not breathe.
Seeing that Ruben’s figure was about to disappear, he shouted to him:
-I promise you, Reuben, I promise you.
Not long after, David was sent back to the hospital, as silent as when he was taken away.
David opened his eyes in fear, did not sleep all night and was without a shadow. He did not dare to escape.
Ruben told him that the hospital had its monitors and as long as he dared to escape, the end would be more serious.
He could only stay in the hospital, when he recovered, he would go to the police station to turn himself in. There was no other way.
David clenched his fingers, his eyes were grim. He couldn’t just stand by and do nothing and he couldn’t go to jail. He knew that even if he identified Yolanda, it would only make her suffer a little. In support of the Carballal family, he would be safe in the end.
So only he was unlucky.
***
The night passed, Albina didn’t know that Umberto had fixed David for her. After getting ready, she went to work.
As soon as I entered the office, I discovered that the atmosphere was very strange.
The colleague looked at her very strangely. She kept talking with a smile, but when he saw her coming, he looked away and turned away.
Albina was puzzled, sat down at her workstation and greeted the colleague next to her. He only saw her stiff expression and lowered his head to ignore her.
It was only one night, how could their attitudes change so much? Albina frowned, thinking.
Macos arrived at the design department, saw Albina, thought of something and walked to his station.
-Albina, I have something to give you,” he said, pulled out a poster and handed it to Albina. A month later, there will be a contest for young designers. Our company has decided to send you to participate. This competition is organized by the French designer Claire Favre, the prize is 100 thousand dollars. In addition, you can create together with Claire and at the Paris Fashion Week.
As soon as these words came out, Albina’s eyes sparkled, they were crystal clear. This opportunity was really precious.
Not only Albina was excited, so were the people on the side. But when they heard that the company decided to send her to participate, everyone was not convinced.
Because of Macos, everyone didn’t want to say it.
But Lila didn’t have such scruples. She really liked Macos. Seeing him speak in front of Albina and give her such a precious opportunity, she was very jealous and her beautiful face showed anger.
-Mr. Murillo, I don’t agree. Albina has no experience and no known works, why should I give her this opportunity?
She also wanted to participate in this competition in her heart, but she could not show it directly in front of everyone. She pointed to the others in the office and said:
-Everyone here is more qualified than Albina and has published several series of works. More famous than her, why send an unknown rookie like her to the competition?
Macos saw her face full of complaints and anger and his gaze turned cold:
-Why? Although I don’t need to explain, but since you asked, I’ll talk about this.
As he said, he took the poster from Albina’s hands and asked them to read it one by one.
-Our company won a ticket in this competition. Everyone here is very good. If it’s another topic, I’m afraid it won’t be Albina’s turn, but this time the topic is Chinese Style.
As she spoke, she looked around the office and saw that everyone had seen the posters:
-Their advantages are more towards modern fashion. I have seen Albina’s previous design drafts, almost all of them have Chinese style elements, very eye-catching. Her hope is the greatest.
-Also, if I remember correctly, Albina, you started Chinese painting in elementary school, right?
Albina nodded:
-Yes, my teacher is Mr. Athens.
As soon as these words came out, those in the office who knew about Chinese painting said nothing. Lila did not know Mr. Athens and her voice was sharp:
-Even if he learns Chinese painting, so what, we are Chinese, they don’t even know what Chinese Style is!
Macos heard her high-pitched voice and felt very loud. Lila was talented, but she was very impetuous and gave a bad impression.
-As I said, Albina was chosen. She is better at this style. The reason Claire is organizing the competition in China this time is that she wants to make a real Chinese Style. It does not only contain Chinese characteristics can pass the test.
There was a rare anger on his beautiful face and he was very dissatisfied with Lila’s unreasonable questioning.
Lila also noticed it, bit her lower lip and sat down from reluctance. Although others felt it was a pity, in fact it was not to her advantage and she had no other ideas after that.
Albina looked at the poster with a smile, her eyes sparkled with joy and her little face very beautiful.
Lila felt even more annoyed when she saw her. What made her even angrier was that next Macos leaned towards Albina’s ear and said a word, then left with a smile.
Albina was even more excited, holding up the poster with a look full of confidence.
“Bitch, you’re seducing Macos again, dammit!”
Lila cursed angrily in her heart, her complexion changed many times. She wished she could scratch her face.
The company attached great importance to the competition in a month and asked Albina to ignore everything and concentrate on preparing for the competition. The company would provide all the materials and all her requirements.
Albina was quite busy, she went to the bathroom. When she was about to come out, she heard the sound of high heels, two people entered the bathroom and were doing their make-up in front of the mirror.
-Albina…
Hearing her name, her hand that was about to open the door stopped.
A female voice said:
-Albina is very lucky. She had a great opportunity when she joined the company.
-I’m so angry, how could a rookie get such a good opportunity? I think she should seduce Mr. Murillo so that she can get such a valuable opportunity. Our design department has such excellent people.
This voice belonged to Lila. She thought there was no one in the bathroom and wanted to vent her anger.
Another female voice hesitated:
-I don’t think Mr. Murillo is that kind of person. As for Albina… Although she is beautiful, she doesn’t flirt with others. She has been working hard for the past two days. She is very gentle and sincere.
-You can’t know people through appearance. It’s only been two days and her real face still hasn’t been revealed. Hey, I heard that the police took her away yesterday as soon as she left the company. She left in a police car. She looks so beautiful, if at night, is she going to…?
As Lila said, her look was ambiguous and the meaning was obvious.
Another colleague frowned:
-Don’t talk nonsense, maybe it’s something else. I’ve fixed my makeup and I’ll go to work first.
After saying that, she left.
Albina scoffed and opened the door.
Lila heard the movement, she turned around and saw Albina’s pretty and expressionless face, she was stunned.