Julio’s slap had been delivered with such force that Yolanda felt numbness and burning in her cheek.
-Daddy…
Yolanda covered her face and looked at him in disbelief. When she spoke, the corners of her lips tightened painfully enough to make him gasp,
-It’s just a recording! None of those groups are as strong as us, the Carballal Group. We don’t have to worry at all about their reprisals, what are you afraid of!
Yolanda unconsciously thought he was angry about the recording because just as it became known, Julio came back furious and slapped her.
But, to her surprise, Julio froze when he heard it, with a puzzled expression,
-What recording?
Yolanda suddenly felt nervous. If he didn’t know about the recording, why did he get so angry and slap her?
-No… nothing… -Unconsciously, Yolanda tried to hide it.
But Julio saw her uncomfortable look, and looked at Yolanda threateningly:
-You better tell me what the recording is!
Yolanda had no choice but to pull out her phone and play David’s recording. Julio grew angrier and angrier as he listened.
-Who released this recording?
Yolanda, with her head down, muttered:
-Umberto.
David had been under Umberto’s control, so the only person who could force David to say that was Umberto.
Julio’s face paled as he heard these words.
-It’s him… So no wonder he did what he did. It will be all over for us…
Yolanda was stunned when she heard Julio’s voice:
-What is it, daddy? What are you talking about? I don’t understand.
Julio looked at her.
-Umberto took away all our projects, saying only that we, the Carballal Group, had broken our promises. He started attacking us.
-It’s impossible! -Yolanda exclaimed.
She looked stunned and took two steps back, disoriented.
She thought Umberto wouldn’t do anything to the Carballal Group, but he didn’t, he just delayed.
Her original plan was probably to wait for David to accuse her before taking action against the Carballal Group. But then David escaped and was killed by her, so the action was premature.
-I didn’t do anything to Albina, you had to be the one who did it to her.
Julio sat on the sofa with his head down and said with an angry look at Yolanda,
-Did you send David to do something to her? I warned you not to do anything to him before, why didn’t you listen to me? Are you glad we’re broke?
-I… -Yolanda hung her head and was speechless, not knowing how to explain herself.
She didn’t tell her parents that she killed Albina’s mother. Even if she didn’t do anything to Albina, she wouldn’t let her live in peace. So she could only do it first.
-Dad, don’t worry, we won’t go bankrupt. Have you forgotten that I saved Umberto’s life? -Yolanda’s eyes were firm and she took Julio’s arm, saying, “Many people know that I saved him. If he had done bad things with us, people would have thought he was ungrateful. Umberto is smart enough not to do such a thing.
-Yes, he won’t do it openly, but he can do it secretly,” Julio looked at her in annoyance.
Umberto was not serious about rescuing her. If he really cared about saving his life, he would not have backed out of the marriage with Yolanda.
Yolanda’s words were dismissed. He thought for a moment and said:
-Dad, you don’t have to worry. Although the Santangel Group is powerful, it doesn’t rule everything in Sogen City. We can work with someone else.
-Who else would dare to attack the Santangel Group? -Julio asked.
-The Seco family,” Yolanda laughed.
Julio froze.
-The Seco family?
I don’t think so. They’ve always been shrewd and wouldn’t do anything to their detriment. Jaime doesn’t get along with Umberto, but I don’t think he would go against the Santangel Group openly.
Yolanda was confident:
-Dad, don’t worry. I’ll get him to agree.
Jaime was very interested in her recently. He would find a way to bring the two of them together. After what happened, it would have been even more difficult for her to marry Umberto. Her reputation was lost because of this recording.
Seeing her face, Julio also thought about the recording. He reminded her:
-You’d better not go out these days. Although these families are not as powerful as we are, if they deliberately retaliate, they may conspire against you.
Yolanda thought about this too and nodded with a sullen face.
If someone who was crazy and really wanted to hurt her, it was possible that she could not escape and could only stay at home in peace.
She could only wait for this to happen before leaving.
As Julio was about to return to the company after arguing with Yolanda, he suddenly thought of something and said to Yolanda:
-By the way, is the person who will represent “Yoli” in the design contest in a fortnight’s time already prepared? How likely do you think it is that she will win?
At these words, Yolanda smiled confidently,
-Don’t worry, Dad, the person I have arranged for this time is well known in the industry and is very competent. I’m sure she will beat all the contestants.
Hearing this, Julio’s expression improved. He nodded his head in satisfaction,
-Perfect. I’ll leave this one to you. If you win the contest, “Yoli” will be better known and the strength of the Carballal Group will grow. I’m sure she won’t disappoint me. But I heard that Albina Espina is one of the contestants. You should keep an eye on her.
Hearing her father’s advice, Yolanda was dismissive.
Albina had no reputation in the design world, and no published work. She was just an insignificant person with no name. Did she think that if she could seduce Umberto she would get everything?
How did the Murillo Group choose Albina to compete? She probably would have been eliminated in the first round of auditions. What a joke.
-Dad, relax. We don’t need to worry about Albina at all.
After Yolanda said this, Julio left.
As he lay down on the couch, his phone suddenly rang. Yolanda was surprised to find that it was Emma calling her.
Emma had barely let herself be seen with her since she had been set up to take her place and had been detained at the police station for a few days. She was a little sorry that there would be no more such obedient lackeys.
I hadn’t expected her to come to her at this time. She didn’t know what was going on.
Thinking she was bored anyway, she simply answered the phone:
-Emma, how are you? It’s rare that you call me – what are you meeting me for?
Emma paused for a moment and stammered:
-Yolanda, the recording has been broadcast, are you okay?
Yolanda seemed surprised that Emma was still worried about her. She thought Emma had a break with herself and no longer wanted to be her friend.
She thought that was very interesting. She had to take the opportunity to reconnect with Emma when she approached her. Maybe she would need Emma to help her later.
Yolanda sighed softly:
-I heard the recording too. I didn’t think David would do something like that.
Emma was silent for a moment. She didn’t hide her sarcastic expression since they were talking on the phone and Yolanda couldn’t see her.
-How could David say such things? Has he betrayed you?
Yolanda nodded:
-Yes, he resigned from the Carballal Group. But he was greedy and asked me for money. I didn’t agree, so he got angry and deliberately set me up to discredit me.
-How much does he want? -Emma asked.
-A million.
Emma was surprised.
-A million! If I were you, I wouldn’t agree. David has been your man for a long time, but he can’t be so unreasonable. It’s too much for him to set you up. How can this man do this to you when you were so good to him before?
Yolanda originally just wanted to put on a show in front of Emma. But when she heard his words, she got angry.
At that moment in the country villa, she really thought David was very loyal to her. Unexpectedly, he had already betrayed her and revealed so many secrets about her. He had given himself a bad name in the community.
-Yes, but David is dead now. He deserved what happened to him.
Hearing this, Emma was shocked and her face went pale.
David’s death must have had something to do with Yolanda-she was so cruel and heartless!