This news was too shocking.
Umberto frowned and asked seriously:
-Grandfather, tell me, what happened?
During these years, because of that saving grace, Yolanda had gained much from Familia Santangel, and Umberto had also been tolerating her, and had even been threatened by her to divorce Albina.
If all this was false…
Umberto’s fingers were clenched and his face was full of anger, looking very scary.
Sergio patted his hand and sighed:
-According to that employee, the hotel was on fire at the time. You and Yolanda passed out from the smoke. It was a middle-aged man who saved you from the fire. After saving you, he took a phone call and left in a hurry, but because the fire destroyed the surveillance and that man left quickly, the employee didn’t see his face.
-Yolanda probably inhaled less smoke and woke up a little earlier than you, taking credit away from the man.
Umberto’s eyes turned red as he listened.
“Yolanda has been cheating and forced me to divorce.”
-Damn it! -Umberto gritted his teeth as he uttered these words.
Albina saw the veins in his temples throbbing faintly, so it looked like he was really angry. She placed her hand over his fist, giving it a gentle squeeze.
The warm, soft touch snapped Umberto out of his anger. He looked into Albina’s worried eyes, and guilt returned to his mind.
“I’m such a fool! I even broke Albina’s heart!”
Looking into her beautiful eyes, he suddenly thought of the day Albina left, and it was snowing heavily. At that time, her eyes were not yet healed, and she was kicked out of the house by Yolanda and her mother, with no place to go.
-Albina, I’m sorry….
-You’re welcome. You’ve apologized and made up for it before, and I’ve forgiven you. Have you forgotten?
Albina smiled and pulled his hand tighter. Her gaze was full of tenderness, calming his anger and soothing him a little.
When Umberto stroked her hair and was about to take her arm, he caught a glimpse of Sergio looking at them excitedly.
-Grandpa, let me walk you home first.
As the image he wanted to see did not appear, Sergio glanced at Umberto, waved to Albina and followed him.
Albina watched Umberto’s car drive off and returned to her room, frowning.
“Yolanda is a liar. I wonder if Dad’s car accident back then was also a trap designed by Familia Carballal.”
“My vendetta with her is still unresolved.”
Albina vowed to find out everything about her parents’ death and avenge them.
On the way back, Umberto was driving, listening to Sergio tell of what happened this afternoon smugly.
-Umberto, I think you have to learn from me. Look, just for a moment, Albina and I got along very well. I used to think you weren’t as good as me when I was younger, but I don’t even think you were as good as me now.
Sergio touched a small mirror, combing his hair.
Umberto really couldn’t do anything against this naive old man, so he had to smile and say:
-You’re right about everything. And you’ve asked Albina to test me for a while longer,” he pretended to sigh. I’m in a good place with her, and we just need a chance to get married. But when you say that, I’m afraid it’s not going to happen any time soon.
The old man paused with the small mirror in his hand.
Umberto saw Sergio’s frozen expression in the rearview mirror and continued:
-You still want me to marry this young lady first, I’m afraid it will be a long time. By the way, I’m afraid I won’t be able to have children soon, what a pity!
When Sergio heard this, he instantly regretted it.
-Umberto, give me Albina’s phone number, and I’ll keep it. When I get the chance, I’ll be sure to give her the warmth of Familia Santangel, so she can marry you first.
Sergio looked serious and anxious to remedy the situation.
Umberto showed a smile of victory.
He could sense that Albina liked her grandfather very much and treated her very well. It seemed that she also wished to have such a grandfather. So the process of marrying her was one step closer.
In no uncertain terms, he gave her Albina’s phone number:
-Don’t be too abrupt. You also know my mother doesn’t like it. We were married three years before and my mother treated her very badly. If Albina doesn’t marry me because of my mother, it would be bad.
Umberto explained, and Sergio nodded,
-Don’t worry. She won’t dare to do anything bad to Albina if I’m here. And you, you have to protect her too. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must be balanced by you as son and husband.
Umberto said he had learned.
In the previous three years, it was because he had not protected her well, which made his mother think that he did not care about Albina at all, so he had joined forces with Yolanda to bully her. She would definitely consider it more in the future.
Sergio wrote all this down in his notebook, and as he thought about what he had talked about with Albina today, he suddenly looked at Umberto.
Umberto was concentrating on driving when suddenly he felt a strong presence behind him. Without looking back, he knew Sergio was looking at him, so he smiled and asked:
-What’s up, Grandpa?
-Umberto, do you know how to cook?
When Sergio asked this, Umberto said softly:
-Yes, I learned a little.
-Albina praised you for your good cooking,” he said, full of emotion. The spoiled son of Familia Santangel can cook for his girlfriend. I’m afraid they wouldn’t believe it if I told them.
Umberto let out a light laugh and told him:
-If you want to eat, I’ll do it for you too.
Sergio immediately replied:
-Then make me a dish tonight.
If his mother knew that he had learned to cook for Albina, she would probably dislike him even more, so it was better not to let her know.
-I’m afraid I can’t tonight, I have something to do.
Sergio knew what she intended and nodded, without saying anything.
Shortly after arriving at the entrance of Familia Santangel. When Sergio got out of the car, Umberto didn’t enter the door. He said goodbye to Sergio and left.
Both Daniel and Olivia received word that Umberto’s car had arrived at the gate and both ran outside to see Sergio walking slowly inside. Looking behind him, and not seeing Umberto.
-Where is Umberto? -Olivia asked.
-He walked me back and left,” Sergio answered simply and continued walking inside.
Olivia complained in disgust:
-Umberto isn’t home every day now, and he hasn’t been back to stay for the last few years.
-Don’t you know why? -Sergio gave her an indifferent look.
Olivia stopped talking at once. Umberto used to come home quite often, but since she and Yolanda had expelled Albina and burned his things, he hadn’t come home much.
She changed the subject:
-Dad, where did you go? I saw that the chauffeur came back in the afternoon but you didn’t come back. How come Umberto accompanied you back?
Sergio suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and glanced at him:
-I went to see my grandson’s girlfriend.