-Are you going to have a baby soon? -Sergio suddenly became excited.
-Yes! Albina and I will be together soon,” Umberto smiled shyly.
-You haven’t even kissed yet, let alone had a baby.
***
The next day, Albina went to work with a lot of energy even though she hadn’t slept much.
Last night, she had read the materials late into the night and had a lot of inspiration in her head.
After lunch, as she was about to go upstairs, she was suddenly called by the receptionist.
-Albina, there was a woman looking for you a moment ago, and since you weren’t there, she was waiting for you in the coffee downstairs.
Albina was puzzled. “Who could it be? I don’t have many close friends in Sogen City.”
Looking at her watch, there was still some time left before work, so she headed for the coffee shop.
There weren’t many people in the store at that hour. When she saw the person in the window seat, she was so stunned.
“Is that her?”
Yolanda waved at her, and only then did she confirm that it was indeed Yolanda.
At this point Albina looked tense, and became alert, sensing that she had come for a very bad reason today.
-Yolanda, what are you looking for me for? -Albina sat across from her, revealing a bit of coldness.
Looking at her beautiful features, Yolanda felt a trace of jealousy.
Since Umberto broke off their engagement, she had not eaten or slept well. She had lost a lot of weight and her appearance was gaunt, so that she was no longer a match for Albina.
For every time Yolanda saw her, she felt like destroying her face.
She held back her anger and stared at her:
-Albina, where did David go?
This sentence made Albina freeze for a moment and then she answered coldly:
-How should I know? Ridiculous!
-When the police took him away, he disappeared from the hospital the next day. Tell me why? -Yolanda said in an anxious voice.
-David had disappeared from the hospital?
Albina was very surprised and sent a message to Umberto to ask him.
He didn’t take long to reply:
-To prevent him from contacting Yolanda, I have transferred him.
Albina understood and told Yolanda:
-I don’t know where he went nor have I had any contact with him since then.
Yolanda watched her the whole time and saw her sending the message to Umberto. In a little less than a minute, he responded. He was very sad. In the past, when she sent him messages, he didn’t respond most of the time, and even if he did, it would be two days later.
The difference between the two of them was too obvious. “Is Albina that important to Umberto?”
She glared at Albina with hatred:
-Did you kill him? I can’t find him anywhere.
-Yolanda, you can kill, but I won’t! You’d better not talk nonsense without proof.
-But you have a motive to kill!
David knew too many of her secrets, so she couldn’t lose control over him.
-Then I’d like to hear it, what motive do I have? -Albina stared at her.
Yolanda paused and answered:
-Albina, I know you hate him. But David had no choice. He has worked for Familia Carballal for many years and has treated me like his own sister. When he found out that it was because of you that Umberto and I broke off our engagement, he got angry….
I couldn’t bear to say more and my eyes glistened with tears.
“Yolanda is too good at pretending and soon tears come to her eyes. I’m not a man, it’s no use pretending to be so weak in front of me.”
-Albina, everything he did was my fault. If you killed him, I don’t blame you, but he still has an old mother and you have to apologize to her.
Albina rolled her eyes at him:
-That’s enough, there’s no point pretending in front of me. I didn’t kill him and I don’t know where he went. I guess you’re the most suspicious about his disappearance.
-Why? -Yolanda froze.
-Because you sent him to kill me, but in the end your actions were exposed. You were afraid he would involve you, so you wanted to kill him.
-You… you’re talking nonsense! -Yolanda was so angry that her cheeks turned red.
-Then, on what grounds do you slander me without proof?
Seeing that Yolanda was so angry that she couldn’t say anything, Albina stood up:
-Talking to you is a waste of time. Now I have to work and you pay the bill, goodbye.
-Besides, Yolanda, turn off the tape recorder you have in your hand. Is it a pity that you didn’t manage to record the words you wanted?
Yolanda froze. “How do you know…”
Under the table, she held a small recorder in her hand.
Albina’s eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm.
“Yolanda spoke to me alone and behaved pitifully in front of me, which was already unusual. Normally, she received stern warnings, threats and humiliation.”
“There was no one around, so the only possibility was that she was recording.”
Trying to force himself to say something he wanted to record.
I was too smart not to fall into the trap!
Looking at Yolanda, Albina said hatefully:
-With David gone, you can no longer do bad things with impunity. Now it’s my turn to take revenge. My father drove after drinking and my mother died a tragic death. I’ll make sure you’re punished!
When he finished speaking, he left immediately.
“Albina is too hateful!”
The angrier he got, the more he calmed down instead, and soon he had an idea.
***
On Saturday, Albina and Umberto agreed on a time to meet in the evening.
Umberto was in a hectic mood and was working twice as efficiently as before. At the same time Reuben was busier and complained in his heart.
But he did not dare to delay his work.
In the end, Umberto gave Ruben an explanation and left work on time.
Ruben let out a sigh of relief.
“Albina seems to be his motivation. If she had been like this all along, Grupo Santangel’s assets would have doubled several times over.”
When Umberto started the car and wanted to pick up Albina, he received a message from Yolanda.
-Umberto, I want to talk to you about our engagement, and about Albina’s mother. If you want to know, go to the club and I’ll wait for you.