When Umberto said this with a lonely expression and head bowed, Ariana regretted her situation.
When Ariana returned home, she opened the door to Albina’s room and saw that she was huddled under the quilt, her face flushed.
She must have been very tired, and the sound of opening the door did not wake her.
Ariana touched her forehead, and finding that the fever had subsided, went downstairs and told Umberto the situation.
Umberto smiled:
-Great! You don’t know how worried I was. Now that you’re back, I’ll be on my way. Please take care of Albina. She will become more fragile when she is sick.
-Ariana nodded in surprise and sighed as she watched him walk away.
It was not strange that Albina could not resist her love. In fact, no one could give up this kind of man.
Albina slept for a long time. When her phone rang, she slowly opened her eyes in a daze.
-Tell me! -she answered in a nasal voice.
The woman in front of her was stunned for a moment, and spoke in her anxious voice:
-Albina? I’m Silvana from the marketing department. I have something very important.
-Silvana? -Albina was stunned for a while.
In fact, there was a person named Silvana in the marketing department, but Albina had never spoken to her before. Why did she come to her for help?
Since Albina had just woken up, her brain wasn’t working very well:
-What happened?
Silvana answered:
-I was negotiating with a client, but I forgot an important document at the company, so I had to bother you to bring it to me.
Albina frowned and looked at the clock, it was already ten o’clock at night.
-Too late already.
-I’m sorry, I really have no choice. The situation is very urgent. This client is very important to our company. If the business fails, I’m afraid I will bring great loss to the company. He says your house is near the company, so I ask you to help me this time.
Confused, she had no choice but to help her.
After Silvana thanked Albina, she hung up the phone. When getting dressed, Albina had some strange thoughts. How did Silvana know her cell phone number and address?
But Albina already answered yes and had nothing more she could do.
I took the company document and arrived at the address Silvana said. Albina stood at the door and was stunned when she heard the sound of music and saw the dim lights inside.
It would be a bar. But how could one negotiate in the bar? It all sounded strange to her, so she decided not to go in and called Silvana to ask her directly.
-Albina, you’re here,” Silvana’s tone was filled with impatient joy, “don’t you know that this man has a very strange temperament and likes to talk business on such occasions.
Although Albina had doubts, she didn’t think too much, believing that she could leave only a few minutes later.
-Where are you?
Silvana answered:
-On the second floor, room 205 -Come!
Albina entered as she hung up the phone. When she reached the door of the room, she saw that the door was, behind which Silvana appeared.
Albina sighed in relief and handed her the document:
-Here it is. You know I’m sick, I have to go.
-Wait, there’s something else! -said Silvana, grabbing Albina’s arm, and dragged her into the room.
All that happened very fast before Albina could react.
The room was filled with dim lights and cigarette smoke, in which sat a man with a big belly. Behind him were two strong bodyguards. Everyone was looking at Albina.
-Sir, this is Albina from our design department.
Silvana took Albina’s hand and introduced her to Alberto.
But Albina frowned, having a very strange feeling.
Alberto Costa looked up and down Albina, who was wearing a simple black coat, which highlighted her white skin, beautiful eyebrows and beauty.
When Alberto saw Albina’s face clearly, his eyes were full of emotion:
-You are right, she is really beautiful.
This sentence frightened Albina. The way Alberto looked at Albina made her feel very uncomfortable, as if she was looking at a commodity.
-Silvana, I have already given you the document. I have to go now.
As Albina had not yet recovered, her mind was still dizzy. Realizing that everything was not going well, she understood that the best thing to do was to get out of here.
But just after Albina said this, Silvana pushed her towards the center of the room and whispered hurriedly:
-Look, please help me. I’ve had too much to drink, I have to go to the bathroom and I’ll be right back.
He quickly left the box after saying goodbye to Alberto.
Albina had no choice, knowing that she could not leave in this case.
-Sit down! -Alberto kept his eyes on her, patting the seat next to him for Albina to sit down.
She frowned and sat further away.
-Sorry, I’m a new designer at the company. I don’t know much about the marketing department,” she smiled at Alberto.
-It doesn’t matter. We can talk about other things if you want.
Alberto started to ask her some personal questions, such as age, hobbies, etc.
While answering his questions, Albina was anxiously waiting for Silvana to return. But ten minutes later, she still didn’t show up.
-You are so beautiful,” Alberto praised in a hoarse voice.
Albina turned suddenly and saw that he was already sitting next to her, his fingers stretched towards her face. She stood up quickly to distance herself, and said with a serious face:
-Sir, I am a designer, my mission is not to drink with you.
After hearing this, Alberto smiled coldly,
-Albina, you know why Silvana has not returned yet.
Albina’s face was tense.
Alberto continued,
-Silvana was praising you, saying that you would come to accompany me, so now she has deliberately left us alone. Don’t fuck with me!
His earlier assumption proved correct, that this time he fell into Silvana’s trap. But he had no relationship with Silvana, whom he only greeted a few times. Why did he set this trap?
-Sir, I didn’t know anything about this. It’s all Silvana’s idea. You are a person of good reputation. I think you won’t force a woman.
Albina’s body was tense, looking intently at Alberto.
Alberto lowered his head and smiled:
-I didn’t before I met you, but you are such a beautiful girl that all men will be seduced by you.
Stunned and frightened, Albina held her cell phone tightly:
-Sir, don’t do it to me! I’d rather die than be insulted. He’s just here to talk business and he doesn’t want to get you in trouble, does he?
Albina expressed herself firmly.
Alberto frowned. “How can this woman be so stubborn?”
Alberto blinked his eyes, raised his head and said to Albina:
-You’re right. I don’t want to force anyone, but….
While talking, he asked the bodyguards behind him to take out three glasses of wine and put them on the table.
If you drink all of them, I’ll let you go afterwards and sign your company’s contract tonight.
Alberto looked at Albina with great interest:
-Do you agree?
After looking at the wine glasses on the table and the half-closed door of the room, Albina agreed:
-Okay.
In fact, these three glasses of wine were not too many for her, so Albina believed that she would not be drunk. But before taking them, she needed to make sure of one thing. Then, she raised her head and asked Alberto seriously:
-Sir, there is no problem with this wine, is there?