Albina was taken to his office by Umberto, then hurried to ask:
-Has the old woman come or not?
This old woman was especially fond of causing trouble, and just now Mr. Murillo and his colleagues, had told him what had just happened.
He feared that the old woman would also mess with Grupo Santangel and cause problems for Umberto.
Seeing her guilty and anxious look, Umberto smiled and pinched her cheeks:
-Don’t worry, she didn’t dare to do it in my company, instead it was me, I almost made her faint.
Albina looked at him in surprise.
“Umberto has done things like that?”
-You don’t believe me? -Umberto explained to her what the old woman had threatened.
Albina had long known how shameless the old woman and Ramon’s family were, but hearing these words still made her very angry.
-I never thought I had a grandmother, she never cared for me. Our relationship was rustier than a stranger, what a face she has to ask you for favors!
She was very angry but she couldn’t say more curses than that she was shameless.
Umberto looked amused at her angry little face and took her in his arms.
-Don’t be angry, I haven’t given her a single advantage.
-That’s how it should be,” Albina said and kissed him fiercely. You have done well, this is a reward for you. You must not consider my feelings, they are not my family, they are my enemies.
-Don’t worry,” Umberto answered her.
He could always love Albina and take care of his friends and family, but those who had hurt him, not to speak only of his grandmother and uncle, even his parents, he would never let them go.
Reuben walked in at that moment and saw his boss hugging a woman and kissing her.
-I’m sorry, I didn’t see anything…. -He ran out of the room.
“How could I be so unlucky as to see the two kissing?”
Albina hurriedly pulled herself away from Umberto’s arms, straightened her clothes and gave him a white stare. Umberto thought nothing of it.
-I have to go back to the company, the old woman just went there and caused trouble to Mr. Murillo and my colleagues, I have to go and calm them down.
Umberto accompanied her to the entrance of the company and could spot quite a few employees looking at them.
Albina blushed shyly all the way and only breathed a sigh of relief when she walked out of the company’s door:
-The employees are really curious.
A group of them came up to look at her as if she were some kind of exotic animal.
-You are the wife of their future boss, of course they will be curious,” Umberto said.
-Since when did you learn to say those things? Did Santiago teach you that?
-I only tell the truth,” Umberto smiled.
He was very handsome and when he smiled he looked like a shining star and was especially charming.
Albina could feel her heart beating even faster, and even her breathing was a little labored.
She hurriedly averted her gaze and ran off without even saying hello.
If she stayed any longer, she might not be able to resist him.
Umberto smiled at that and headed towards the company sending her a message to be careful.
As a result, he saw an unread message in the workgroup and took a look.
Just now he walked up to the reception desk, Umberto walked over knocking on the receptionist’s desk and said:
-Go to finance and pick up your one month’s salary.
The receptionist had been worried since she sent that message, and now she was listening to her boss say that. She quickly stood up and apologized:
-Mr. Santangel, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have posted some non-work related messages during working hours, I won’t make this mistake again, do what you want but don’t fire me…..
Before he could finish, Umberto coughed slightly:
-You’ve misunderstood, that’s a reward for you.
The receptionist froze immediately and looked at Umberto in confusion.
Umberto finished speaking and left in a good mood.
The receptionist took a long time to sit down, her phone bombarded with messages from colleagues, almost all asking:
-I just saw Mr. Huo looking for you, what did he say?
-Mr. Santangel allows me to receive one month’s salary? -she replied.
After a few seconds, her colleague said:
-Don’t worry, after leaving Santangel Group, we are still good friends.
When the receptionist read this, she knew she had misunderstood as much as she did, and hastened to explain:
-Mr. Santangel did not fire me, but let me receive an extra month’s salary as a bonus.
This time, after much ado, her colleague replied:
-I am jealous, why is Mr. Santangel rewarding you?
The receptionist hesitantly replied:
-Maybe he paid a compliment to his girlfriend?
If that was the truth, then how much Mr. Santangel loved his girlfriend.
What kind of romantic love was this!
***
When Albina returned to the office, she ordered drinks and sent them one by one.
The colleagues were not angry at first and worried about her when they saw her arrive.
-Albina, is she your own grandmother? Why are they treating you like an enemy,” a close colleague asked her.
Albina did not want to broadcast her personal story in the company, and simply said:
-Yes, but she doesn’t like my father, and because of that, she doesn’t like me.
Seeing that she did not want to say more, her colleague also did not ask any more questions.
Albina stood alone in the pantry and sighed as she looked out the window.
She knew the reasons why Mrs. Thorn disliked her father, but she couldn’t understand how a person could be so displeased with her own son.
Even if this boy grows up to be successful, kind and filial, he can’t trade it for his mother’s love.
-Albina, the milk tea is delicious.
A voice came suddenly from the door.
Albina turned around and saw Macos, she smiled:
-It’s good that you like it.
Seeing the look on her face, Macos knew she had something on her mind and went over to ask:
-So the old woman really went to Grupo Santangel?
But in his heart he didn’t quite believe it, with Umberto’s character and ability, how could he give that old woman a chance to cause trouble.
-She didn’t dare to do anything, and she was punished by Umberto -Albina shook her head and said.
Macos let out a sigh of relief:
-That’s good. Besides, Lila is out of jail now, because of stealing the designs before, many companies refused to accept her, but Grupo Carballal accepts her. Then she went to Yolanda’s place, I’m afraid they are trying to turn against you again.