Ten minutes ago, Albina was still behind the staff, watching them get farther and farther away, even the sound of the music from the stage could not be heard clearly, and she sensed something was wrong.
-Why aren’t we there yet? -Albina asked.
She saw his back stiffen and his fists clench tightly.
-We’re almost there.
The man turned and smiled.
Albina sensed that something was definitely wrong.
As soon as she heard Umberto, she hadn’t thought too much about it.
“Umberto doesn’t even know my number is 40, so it can’t be that someone would call me at that time. What if I happen to be in the middle of the game?”
Albina looked wary and fumbled quietly in her pocket.
However, she had forgotten to take her phone with her.
So now she was isolated.
If she ran away now, it was likely that person would hurt her now.
Sweat broke out on Albina’s forehead as she looked intently at the back of the person in front of her.
-We have arrived.
The staff suddenly stopped.
Albina found the place to be very shabby and dirty.
She was already familiar with this place, but she had no idea such a place existed.
-Where is Mr. Santangel? -Albina asked.
She looked around, trying to find a useful tool.
The staff said with a very strange expression:
-You are really stupid. You have come to this place, and you still think that Mr. Santangel will come.
Albina cried out in fright:
-Why have you deceived me, what do you want?
-Your existence is a threat to the others, so you’ll have to stay here until the end of the game.
“This must be your Yolanda’s trap!”
“To make me lose, she’s used such a blatant tactic.”
Albina pretended to be nervous, pale-faced and red-eyed:
-No, let me go, I have to take part in the match. I have prepared a lot for this one.
The man said in an impatient tone:
-I seem to have to take some special measures.
He took out a rope and approached Albina. Seeing that she was still standing still, he thought she had been frightened.
Just as he was about to tie her up, Albina suddenly moved.
Running two steps to the left, she grabbed the stick leaning against the wall and hit him on the shoulder.
The man did not react and fell straight to the ground.
Albina clutched the stick in her hand, not daring to let out a sigh, her face full of caution.
Luckily, there happened to be a stick here, otherwise she would really be stuck in this place and would not be able to participate in the competition.
Albina was relieved to see that she had not woken up. As she was about to run away, she was suddenly knocked unconscious by a blow.
What came next saw her fall to the ground, she threw down the tools in her hands, approached the staff member and pushed him to wake him up.
As Albina’s strength was relatively low, the man did not pass out too hard, and slowly woke up after a few pats on the cheek.
He jerked up and saw Albina on the floor before he relaxed.
-Idiot, if I hadn’t come, Albina would have run away and our mission would have failed.
What came next scolded.
The fake staff apologized:
-It was my negligence. Good thing you came, otherwise the young lady would have found out….
-Now, lock her up. She can’t leave until the game is over.
The two men joined forces and locked Albina in the abandoned distribution room.
This place was very secretive, as it had been abandoned for years, no one had been through there, and there were no surveillance cameras.
The two had also searched it, and Albina was not carrying any contact tools, so no one would discover that she was hiding here.
Once everything was done, the two took a look at Albina, who was still unconscious, closed the door and left.
***
Umberto had almost found the whole compound. Although someone had seen Albina leave behind a staff member, no one could say exactly in which direction she had gone.
Everyone had their own things to do. Those preparing for the competition, those watching the front stage display. The chaos was so intense that no one was paying attention.
And now that the competition was underway, it wasn’t easy to check the surveillance.
Umberto was very upset, and at that moment, Yolanda had approached.
She ta had received news that Albina had been locked up, and she was very pleased.
Yolanda had not seen Umberto for a long time. So she was very excited to see him. She smoothed her hair, twisted at the waist and approached him happily.
-Umberto, what a coincidence.
“He’s still as handsome as ever. Among all the people, I can still notice him at first glance.”
He was backstage in front of so many people, and there was no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women, but he was the one who made people notice him at first sight.
He was so attractive. Standing alone, solitary and indifferent and unapproachable.
Umberto glanced at him and frowned.
Albina’s disappearance was too coincidental. The only person who had a problem with her here was Yolanda.
In the first round, Albina showed her strength and Yolanda must have feared her. To prevent Albina from advancing again in the second round, she made her ineligible for the competition.
It all made sense.
Yolanda didn’t even notice Umberto’s gaze and was bragging about Liliana and Linda’s performance.
-We’ll definitely get the championship this time, and then we’ll have a banquet. Umberto, although we have retired from marriage, we have known each other for many years, I would like to invite you.
Umberto interrupted her impatiently:
-Yolanda, we no longer have any relationship.
She clenched her fist stoically and smiled stiffly:
-I have to explain to you what happened before. The first time David was sent by me, but the second time, he took the initiative to hurt Albina because he had been hurt by her before….
-That’s enough -Umberto interrupted her coldly and asked- I just want to know, this time, where was Albina?
At these words, Yolanda’s fingers trembled unconsciously.
-What are you talking about? Isn’t she in her own workroom? I just saw her.
Yolanda pretended to be puzzled as she looked at him.
-Stop pretending. The person who pretended to be a staff member and tricked Albina, you ordered her, didn’t you? Using such underhanded tactics, aren’t you afraid of being found out? There’s a lot of media here, and aren’t you afraid of ruining Grupo Carballal’s reputation?