Lila froze for a moment, not understanding why Macos was saying such things, but still nodded sincerely:
-Yes, when they got engaged back then, the event was so big that almost everyone in all of Sogen City knew about it. But I heard that they had withdrawn from the marriage long ago.
Albina smiled:
-So you know who Yolanda’s former fiance is?
Lila gave her a look as if she was talking nonsense:
-Of course I know, Umberto, the current president of the Santangel Group. What century do you live in, you don’t even know him?
He saw Lila with a look of superiority.
Albina laughed:
-Luckily, the president of the Santangel Group, Umberto, of whom you speak, is precisely my ex-husband! Do you think a relationship like mine and Yolanda’s can sit together in peace?
Lila’s expression was surprised. Her mouth was wide open, that she couldn’t say a word for a long time. After reacting, she said:
-Are you crazy, Albina? Is Umberto your ex-husband?
Macos shook his head when he saw her like that:
-Lila, then do you know why Alberto was so respectful to Albina on the phone today?
-Why? -Lila asked unconsciously, and then her face turned pale, really feeling that she had asked a very stupid question.
What else could it be? Why would someone as arrogant and unbeatable as Alberto be so respectful to a little designer with no background? What other reason could there be?
Because of Albina and Umberto’s relationship!
Lila gaped, unable to speak for long, and panicked.
Was Albina Umberto’s ex-wife? Had Umberto been married before? How was it that no one had exposed this big story?
Thinking about what she did last night, Lila’s heart was restless.
What could she do? If Umberto knew she was also involved in Albina’s affair last night?
She hastily shook her head, reassuring herself.
She was the ex-wife, so Umberto and she were already divorced. Maybe Umberto was with her before because of her beauty – it was to be no love to defend her!
Her face was pale and she shook her head from time to time. There was no telling what he was thinking about.
Albina had no time to waste on her and said to Macos:
-Mr. Murillo, I know what you said. I will get ready. I’ll go back first.
Macos nodded his head.
Only as soon as Albina turned around to leave, Lila reacted and looked at Macos with a sarcastic expression:
-Mr. Murillo, it was me who misunderstood Albina. I saw her having coffee with Yolanda and I thought she would jeopardize our company. She was too anxious, that’s why…..
She explained herself, but Macos was not stupid and had seen everything clearly. He deleted this photo in front of Lila, and his tone towards her carried a slight warning:
-I don’t want any rumors to appear in the company afterwards, understand?
Lila nodded her head hurriedly:
-Understood, I understand.
Macos handed her the phone this time:
-You go out.
Lila left the office with a sigh of relief, but her hatred for Albina remained.
If she was upset with Albina before because she misunderstood Albina and Macos’ relationship, but after suffering so many losses because of Albina and getting frustrated again and again, with her strong and arrogant personality, of course she would hate Albina more and more.
With anger building up in her heart, Lila hurried to the office and saw Albina packing her things. As she passed by her, she said sarcastically:
-What is she so proud of? She’s just a girl who got kicked out of a rich family. What does she have to be proud of? She doesn’t love her anymore. And she was almost raped for nothing. How pathetic! She still wants to charm men with that slutty look. Disgusting.
The words were so directed that Albina couldn’t help but ask:
-Are you talking about me?
Lila gave her a fake smile and whispered:
-Look, Albina, I’m just talking -Why are you taking it seriously?
Albina put things down. His eyes were incredibly cold, and he took a step closer to her,
-Lila, did I say that, if you dare to speak rudely again, I will smash your mouth?
Looking at his cold face, Lila also raised her head defiantly:
-What, you want to hit me? Go ahead, hit me if you have the guts!
As soon as the words left her mouth, Albina slapped her directly and hard.
Lila gaped, covering her face for a long moment without reacting, until her cheek tingled with pain, only to be reminded that she had actually been hit.
She was hit by the one she hated the most, Albina.
-Albina, how can you hit people at your whim!
She cursed sharply in anger, her face full of slap marks, very ridiculous.
Albina retorted:
-You asked me to hit you, didn’t you?
Lila’s voice stopped for a moment and it took her half a day to react to what she was saying, so furious that she lunged at her and tried to tear her apart.
-You son of a bitch!
She had just raised her hand and Albina was about to dodge it when a large hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Lila’s wrist.
It was like an iron vise, gripping Lila’s wrist tightly.
Lila felt her bones begin to ache, her expression horrible, and she gritted her teeth:
-Let go of me!
That hand let go and Lila’s wrist was instantly covered with a circle of bruises.
She looked up and glared angrily at the man. She saw the man’s face and froze completely.
The face was handsome, with very delicate features, except that his face was grim. The pupils of those clear eyes were filled with cold intent.
Lila stared at him, not even bothering to rub her wrists. She always felt that face was very familiar to her, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
But she couldn’t remember where exactly for a while.
When she saw him looking at himself, those cold eyes looked back at her. Lila’s body stiffened, feeling sweat on her back.
This feeling was like being looked at by a great beast, which was too scary.
Albina also froze, and only after a long while gave a surprised voice:
-Umberto, why did you come here to our office?
Umberto said fondly as he looked at Albina:
-I was waiting for you downstairs. You didn’t come down and Macos told me to come up.
With an innocent expression, he mentioned Macos.
Precisely, Macos came up and, after seeing Umberto, his feet stopped for a moment. Then he looked at him in surprise:
-Mr. Santangel?
-Mr. Murillo, you just asked me to come up. I haven’t disturbed your work, have I?
Hearing this, Macos froze for a moment, and then seeing Umberto wink, he hurried to say:
-Yes. I saw you standing down there alone, so I asked you to come up.
Albina then nodded in understanding:
-In this case, better. I’ve finished packing. Let’s go.
Seeing that she wasn’t angry, Umberto breathed a sigh of relief and went over to help her carry her heavy bag, accompanying her with one hand, as she prepared to leave the office.
Macos looked at him with a complicated expression. He knew before that Umberto loved Albina, but he hadn’t expected him to be so attentive.
-Umberto, you are Umberto!
It was at that moment that Lila came to her senses and screamed loudly.