Alex, unaware that someone was eavesdropping outside, didn’t lower his voice one bit and said to his father with some resentment:
-Dad, it’s not that I can’t lower myself to please Albina. The truth is that there is such a deep hatred between us, how could she forgive our family? The others don’t know, but don’t you know how this one’s mother suffered a brain hemorrhage because of us?
Seeing that his father was not silent on the other side, Alex made a satisfied face and continued:
-At the moment, Albina thinks that we happened to go to see her mother that day and that we caused her brain hemorrhage unintentionally. However, with her deep feelings for her mother, she will definitely investigate this incident thoroughly. If she comes to know that we were the ones who colluded with Yolanda to deliberately enrage her mother to death, she will undoubtedly take fierce revenge on us and make us pay dearly.
-Ah, by the way, as for your father’s accident, if Albina knows that the cause of your family’s misery has been because we play tricks in Juan’s car, won’t she let Umberto kill our whole family? I think the best thing we can do now is to try to avoid having contact with Albina and not to appear in front of her. At the same time, we should send a person to keep an eye on her for us and once something wrong is detected, we quickly sell the house and leave town.
Listening to what he was talking about outside the door, Macos gasped.
“It turns out that the truth is like this! If Yolanda is the main culprit in Juan Espina’s death, the Espinas are accomplices. Albina’s father was also a member of the Espina family, how could they be so cruel that they killed her!”
Thinking about this, Macos felt so shocked inside that he could not calm down for a long time.
“I’m afraid Mrs. Thorn had something to do with this too, how could she do something like that to her own son!”
While thinking, Macos heard Alex’s footsteps coming out, hurriedly deactivated the recording and hid in a corner. After Alex disappeared from his sight, Macos came out of hiding and immediately dialed Albina’s number.
Once the call was answered, Macos hesitated about how to speak. It was a matter of great importance about the death of Albina’s parents, and he hesitated whether to reveal a little to her or to tell her everything at once. He was worried that Albina would not be able to bear it if he told her everything at once.
-Mr. Murillo, how can I help? -Albina asked when she saw that he didn’t speak for a long time.
Macos gritted his teeth and decided to tell her everything he knew. After all, it was something Albina had a right to know. Besides, she had been searching for the truth about her parents’ death and this was vital to her.
-Albina, find a place to sit down and I’ll have a serious talk with you.
Sensing Macos’ serious tone, Albina put on a nervous expression, but still did as he had instructed and sat down in a chair before saying:
-I’m ready now. Please tell me.
Only then Macos informed her of all the information she had just heard, and when he finished, she could hear the sound of heavy breathing on the other end of the phone. No doubt Albina became extremely irritated after hearing about all this.
And Macos continued:
-I’ve recorded everything that guy said, I’ll send you the recording later.
After quite a while, Albina answered in a hoarse voice:
-Thank you very much, Mr. Murillo. You have helped me a lot today.
Shortly after hanging up, Macos emailed the recording file to Albina. As soon as she received the recording, she listened to it completely.
Hearing Alex talking about her parents’ death in a nonchalant and nonchalant tone, Albina became so angry that her eyes turned red and she bit her lower lip hard to contain the anger that was invading her inside.
“You bastards, I won’t forgive you easily!”
His heart was now filled with so much hatred for the Thorns that he would like to tear them all to pieces.
The Thorns had not contacted them for three years, but that day they suddenly visited them under the pretext of reclaiming their property. It turned out that they had connived with Yolanda in advance!
For a long time, Albina had been unable to recall the details of her father’s traffic accident. However, after hearing Alex’s words, she remembered that that night Yolanda’s car had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and her father had hit the brakes, but the car, without slowing down even the slightest, crashed directly into Yolanda’s car.
“It turns out it was all a conspiracy of the Espina family!”
With this in mind, Albina gritted her teeth with hatred, and it was at this moment that she decided to retaliate against the Espina’s and make them pay dearly for the death of her parents.
After thinking it through clearly, Albina saved the recording file well and contacted Kevin by phone.
The call connected, Albina asked directly:
-Kevin, has the man you recommended me to come back from abroad?
The latter was a bit surprised to hear her words and said:
-Are you going to take action against the Espina family? Have you thought it through?
Albina let out a bitter laugh and said sobbing:
-To this day I am aware that the car traffic my father suffered was engineered by those so-called relatives of theirs, and that my mother’s death was also provoked by them in collusion with Yolanda. I hate them to death!
At these words, the man on the other end of the phone fell silent for a good while and then spoke in a firm voice:
-Albina, if you want to do something, do it and I will do what I can to help you for my part. The man is expected back tomorrow night, I’ll take you to see him then.
-Okay,” the girl answered decisively and then hung up the phone.
She gripped the cell phone tightly as in her mind she perfected a plan to confront the Thorns.
“Those cheeky Espina family don’t want to please me in order to profit from Umberto? Then I’ll satisfy them!”
Albina let out a derisive laugh, stood up and headed outside.
***
After finishing his phone call with Alex, Ramon had been hesitant to continue contacting Albina.
He glanced at his old mother, who was lying in bed grunting, and then at the silent house, gritted his teeth and decided to try talking to his niece one more time.
If Albina was still unwilling to ease the relationship between them, then Ramon harbored no more expectations, and if by some chance, she agreed to help them, he could leave in time after making enough profit before she could find out the whole truth.
Ramon knew that his son, Alex, was just a goalless slacker and would not support him in the future, therefore, he had to find a way out for himself, or at least he had to save a sum of money to comfortably spend the rest of his life.
And now Albina was Ramon’s only hope for acquiring a large fortune. As long as there was still a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.
The old woman had already failed, Alex did not want to stoop to pleading with Albina, and his wife, who rarely had contact with Albina, naturally could not persuade her, so Ramon decided to talk to his niece in person.
After thinking it over, Ramon went up to the attic, rummaged around for a long time, and finally went to find Albina with an object in his arms.
***
After finishing a busy day at the company, Albina returned home, physically and mentally exhausted.
When she saw the person standing in front of her front door, she put on a somber look and then sketched a very faint smile on her lips.
The appearance of this person was under her expectation.
Albina withdrew her smile, approached the door and said in an unkind voice:
-What did you come here for? Yesterday grandmother came, today you are here, will Alex come tomorrow? I no longer have any relationship with the Espina family. If you dare to come to my house to bother me again, I will call the police directly.
At these sharp words, Ramon became quite angry inside, but he restrained himself, flashed a flattering smile at his niece and said:
-Albina, I am very sorry for coming to get you without warning. I sincerely apologize. I know you hate us, I promise I will leave immediately after I say a few words to you. I’ve been waiting for you here most of the afternoon and I think you’ll give me a chance to talk, won’t you?
Ramon wore a tired smile on his face sculpted by the years, which gave people some pity.
Albina furrowed her eyebrows and ridiculed inwardly:
“Uncle, if I hadn’t heard those words from Alex, looking at your face, it would never occur to me that you could have killed your own younger brother in collusion with others to appropriate his fortune!”
However much she hated him inside, Albina did not show it so as not to shock his plan, and pretended to say impatiently:
-If I let you speak, you won’t bother me again, will you?
Hearing this, Ramon became very happy and hastened to answer:
-Yes, yes, yes, yes. Not only will I not bother you anymore, but I won’t let your grandmother and Alex come looking for you anymore either.
Albina pretended to think for a moment before speaking:
-Well, then tell me briefly what you want. I’m already very tired today and I don’t want to listen to any more hypocritical words, so spare me the nonsense.
He nodded repeatedly, with an attitude so good that it was even a little humble.
-I understand. I definitely won’t talk nonsense,” looking at Albina, Ramon gave a long sigh and continued, “Indeed, it has been our fault to kick you and your mother out of the family, but it wasn’t my idea and it was your grandmother who made such a decision.