After carrying the chair back inside, Albina made a rather ugly face because the Espina family’s action really upset her.
Now that her domicile had been exposed, Albina supposed it would be better for her to move somewhere else as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knows what other tricks the Espina’s might use to harass her.
With this in mind, Albina called Ariana directly.
On the other end of the phone was a bit noisy, so Albina couldn’t hear Ariana’s voice clearly, but she could still sense the cheerfulness in her tone.
-Albina, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Is it because I’m not at home and you miss me?
Hearing her friend’s voice, Albina softened her gloomy look and said helplessly:
-Ariana, go to a quieter place, I have something serious to talk to you about.
As soon as the latter heard what Albina said, she stopped smiling immediately and, after saying a few words to Santiago, she got up and left the private room.
-Albina, tell me? -Ariana said to her friend after reaching a corner.
Albina told her in detail what the old woman had done today at the door of her house:
-Ariana, I’m worried that they are thinking of other, dirtier tricks to retaliate against me, that’s why I want to move out. what are your opinions?
Ariana furrowed her eyebrows and looked a little hesitant:
-It’s that Santiago wants me to live together with him?
Although she and Santiago had just established the love relationship, they were very compatible with each other and were even already starting to plan the future together.
Sensing the slightly guilty and embarrassed tone of her friend, and Albina drew a soft smile on her face and said:
-It’s okay. Ariana, you don’t need to think so hard about me. You decided to live with me before because you were worried about me getting hurt again. Now everything is fine with me and you don’t have to worry about me. Feel free to develop your relationship with Santiago, huh?
Ariana felt even more guilty after hearing Albina’s words and said:
-Forget it, I’m going to tell Santiago that I can’t live together with him. I can’t afford to let you live alone. In my heart, you are always the most important one.
Albina laughed softly, feeling very moved inside, and said:
-I am no longer a child without judgment. You really don’t need to worry so much about me. Besides, we already have our own boyfriend now and it’s quite inconvenient if we keep sharing the same apartment together. Every time I bring Umberto back, I have to be very careful not to cause you discomfort, so it would be better if you live with Santiago if possible.
Ariana, knowing that Albina said so to reassure her, answered softly:
-Well, I see. Then I’ll go with you to look for another apartment when you’re free, okay?
The two casually chatted some more before hanging up.
Albina sat in the empty living room, remembering the animated noise she had just heard on the other end of the phone, and smiled slightly with her head down.
He used to look forward to falling sweetly in love when she was at school, but now it seemed he no longer had such an expectation as before. At this thought, Albina was a little dejected and rubbed her face a few times to cheer herself up.
-Now the priority is to deal with the Espina family to get my things back from mom and dad, to get revenge on Yolanda and to find out the truth of all this….
The old woman had already made Albina very angry when she went to make a scandal in the company, and today she even threatened her with the intention of taking advantage of Umberto. What an insatiable family!
Albina sank deep into her own thoughts, her eyes growing a little gloomy.
“I have upset Umberto over the matter of Yolanda. This time I have to settle the Espina family matter on my own.”
The solution Kevin had proposed might fix the Espinas once and for all, but it was too vicious, so Albina had been hesitating.
Albina drummed her fingers against the table, thinking and hesitating, and in the end decided to go find Kevin tomorrow to discuss it at length.
However, the next day, something happened that completely infuriated Albina and made her decide to take revenge on the Espina family at all costs.
This incident also had something to do with Macos.
***
Macos thought that he should play out the drama until the end, since the performance had already started. He feared that it would provoke Yolanda’s suspicion if he did nothing after the confession.
Macos had learned that Yolanda would go to several malls to inspect “Yoli” and prepare to make renovations to her stores’ operation, so he went to the mall she was going to visit in advance to create a chance meeting with her.
In this way, Yolanda bumped into Macos on the way to her store.
Macos waved to her as a greeting and said with a nervous and embarrassed expression:
-What a coincidence. I’m here to inspect my family’s store. I didn’t expect to find you here.
When Yolanda saw him, she felt very satisfied and joyful inside.
“This clumsy man doesn’t even know how to find a good excuse. There are no other stores on this floor other than ‘Yoli’, how could he possibly have come here to inspect his family’s store?”
However, Macos’ nervous expression reassured Yolanda, for such a look was just like one falling in love.
-Macos, our two families don’t get along, so you’d better not follow me. Otherwise, the elders of your family will say I’m seducing you,” said Yolanda, pretending to be haughty and indifferent.
When Lila, who was following Yolanda, passed by Macos, she could not help but clench her own fists, with a hint of coldness and zeal passing through her eyes, she lowered her head without saying anything and continued to follow Yolanda.
Macos, following his plan, did everything possible to flatter Yolanda, but finally left “in disgrace” after the latter’s ruthless rejection.
After getting rid of Yolanda, Macos felt completely relieved, knowing that Yolanda was already convinced that he liked her and assuming that Lila would start taking action soon, because he could already perceive the extreme hatred passing through her eyes.
Macos, who was in a good mood, poured himself a large glass of soda. After a few steps forward, his needs came and he turned in the direction of the men’s restroom.
Just as he was about to push the door to enter, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from inside.
The voice was young, and Macos thought about it for quite a while, and a disgusting look came to his mind.
“It’s the voice of Alex Espina, son of Albina’s oldest uncle.”
He seemed to be talking on the phone to his family and his voice was very impatient.
Macos stopped and hid in the doorway to listen. When he heard Alex mention Albina’s name, he thought for a moment and pulled out his cell phone to activate the recording function.
“Who knows what this Alex will say next. It’s better to record his whole call. In case he speaks ill of Albina, the recording will be favorable evidence in the future.”
Standing by the sink, Alex grumbled impatiently:
-Dad, there’s no way I’m going to beg Albina! My grandmother already went to her house last night to ask for help, but that stubborn bitch not only didn’t budge on anything, she even made her grandmother so angry that she was in bed for a day. I don’t want to suffer such humiliation.
Not knowing what the person on the other end of the phone had said, Macos saw Alex make an increasingly ugly face and said:
-Dad, can you stop talking about my money game?! I’ve already stopped playing it, why do you keep bringing this up? Yes, before I was too foolish and lost all of Juan’s inheritance, but it’s not our family’s property anyway, it’s not a big deal to lose it.
After a pause, he spoke in a louder voice to refute:
-Besides, Dad, the one who has really put our family in trouble is none other than yourself. It was you who took bribes….. Okay, okay, I’m not talking about this anymore. I have to hang up now. I still have other things to do.
Seeing that Alex has not said any useful information, except for some complaints, Macos wanted to deactivate the recording with the intention of leaving. However, the next moment what Alex said stunned Macos on the spot, his eyes wide open in amazement.