Umberto left in the afternoon to do something in his company.
Albina drove to the cemetery with the car borrowed from Macos. Claire stopped in Sogen City to design clothes, so Albina often needed to go to Claire’s hotel. When Macos learned that she had a driver’s license but no car, he lent her the company car to facilitate her work.
Her father’s car accident cast a shadow over her driving during these years.
When she arrived at her parents’ cemetery, Albina placed the flowers she brought in front of the headstone and looked at the photo above with a kind expression.
-Dad, Mom, I’m here to see them. I’m not filial. I’ve been busy with work these days. Are you alone?
-I’m doing fine. I beat the designers of Yolanda’s company in the competition and won the championship. God already punished Yolanda. I heard that she is very bad now. I think that’s good news for you.
Albina’s eyes were slightly red. She hesitated for a moment and continued,
-Mom, Umberto and I are back together.
When she said this sentence, her voice was hard,
-He is very good to me. I am useless, I fell in love with him again.
The wind blew through the trees behind the grave, making a metallic noise, as if it were answering him.
Albina smiled,
-Mom, you liked Umberto very much, and you always thought it was a blessing that I married him. At that time you should have seen that he was really kind to me. We have reconciled and are very happy together. He said he wanted to marry me. Also, we are looking for clues about my father’s previous case and we will find evidence to avenge you.
She took a step forward, lightly dusted the tombstone, looked at her mother’s photo and moistened her eyes,
-Mom, I am very strong now, I have a lover and friends, and I will live well in the future. Don’t worry about me.
After visiting her parents’ grave, Albina returned with a heavy heart.
Going home along a small street where there were many stalls beside the residential building, Albina kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, sweating from nervousness.
But a man riding a bicycle in front of her looked back and suddenly ran toward her car.
Albina braked quickly and the car stopped a short distance from the man.
Fortunately, she did not collide with him.
She quickly unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car to check the situation.
As soon as I got out of the car, I heard the man hugging his legs and screaming miserably.
-My leg hurts so much. Don’t you know how to drive? My leg is hurt. You owe me compensation.
Albina was stunned,
-Are you blackmailing me? I didn’t hit you!
When hearing Albina’s words, the man shouted louder. He crawled over and hugged Albina’s leg,
-Come here! This woman bumped into me and wants to escape. You owe it to me to take your responsibility.
He shouted very loud so that the people next to him gathered around. Everyone was talking about this matter.
Albina was very angry. Seeing him grab her leg tightly, she shouted,
-Let go of me! I will call the police.
-I can’t let you run away,” the man said mischievously.
Albina continued,
-Since there are so many people surrounding my car, I won’t leave. Besides, my car is here, so the police will find me.
The man also felt it made sense, so he slowly let her go.
-It’s okay, but you have to make it up to me. I can’t move my leg now. I’m afraid it’s a fracture. You have to make it up to me… -he thought for a moment and then looked at Albina-, you have to compensate me with 2 thousand euros, which includes the cost of the treatment and the repair of my bicycle.
Hearing this, Albina laughed,
-No way! Don’t be so greedy, did the doctor give you that much money?
The man was not happy when he heard this,
-That’s not blackmail. Didn’t he say I can’t move my leg? 2 thousand euros is nothing for my loss.
-Do you want more? -Albina looked at him coldly, “Since your leg is injured, I’d better take you to the hospital so that your situation doesn’t get worse, so let’s call the police first. After we check everything, we’ll talk about compensation.
He said, looking up and looking around and frowning.
The man smiled smugly,
-There are no cameras here, and even if the police come, it’s not easy to make a decision, but I have a witness.
He pointed to the owner at the fruit stand next to him and asked,
-This woman hit my leg with her car, yes?
The owner did not look like a nice woman. When she heard the man ask her, she immediately answered,
-Yes, I saw it, it was this woman whose car hit you. Despite so many people, she didn’t brake and now she wants to run away.
And then he shouted to Albina,
-If you want to call the police, call directly. We can all testify.
Albina paid attention to the expressions of the two from the moment the man began to question, and when she noticed the interaction of their gestures, she understood immediately that the two knew each other.
She drove very slowly and was sure that her car did not hit anyone. She knew the man’s legs were fine, but she wasn’t sure if the man had any other ailments, and she feared he would blame her.
Thinking about this, Albina called Macos directly and asked,
-Macos, is there a dash cam in the car?
As she said this, she looked at the man and the woman, seeing them freeze for a moment.
Albina scoffed in her heart, certain that the dash cam would tell the truth.
But Macos’ response was negative,
-I’m sorry for forgetting to tell you that the dash cam broke down two days ago and I haven’t had time to repair it. I planned to replace it when I return to the company tomorrow.
Albina froze for a moment.
What a piece of luck! Albina couldn’t defend herself.
The man realized that something was wrong with Albina, so he became even prouder,
-I’ve proven that you hit me in the side, how can you defend yourself? I can’t move, I’m here until you make it up to me.
When he spoke, the flesh on his face trembled, which made him more mischievous.
-Albina, what’s wrong with you? -asked Marcos hurriedly when he noticed the chaos on his side.
Albina told him what happened. Macos said hurriedly,
-First call the police and wait there. I will come there right away.
After speaking, he hung up the phone in a hurry.
Even if Macos didn’t remind her, Albina would call the police seeing this man so satisfied.
When the man saw that she called the police, they froze for a moment, as he did not expect that this weak woman would not give up.
It would be a bit complicated if the police came.
But from the current point of view, it was he who had the upper hand. Since he was in no hurry, he had to stay there for Albina to make up for it.
At this moment, a luxury car drove by.
The driver said to the old man in the last row,
-Sir, there is an accident on the road. Let’s take a detour.
The old man nodded without opening his eyes, turned his head and looked around.
Casually, from the space between the crowd, I saw the girl surrounded by the mass, and she suddenly opened her eyes,
-Wait, stop here.