-Why not? -Albina’s hand was grabbed by Umberto, then she leaned against his chest- -I am already sure that you love me very much and I love you, so why don’t I accept your engagement?
Maybe she would have hesitated before, because she was not sure if Umberto really liked her or what happened before would happen again.
But after this adventure, she was certain that he loved her very much, to the point that he would sacrifice his life to save hers, at the moment when the car was falling, his first reaction was to protect her.
Another reason that made him doubt this relationship was because of Mrs. Santangel, who despised her very much and believed that she was not worthy for Umberto, and did everything possible to provoke dissensions between her and Umberto.
So, even though Umberto loved her so much, it would always bring her uncertainty at the thought of marrying him.
Marriage was not a two-person affair, Umberto would never break the blood bond with his mother and Albina did not want him to do so either, because even she herself could not do it if she were in his place.
Fortunately, judging by the situation last night, Mrs. Santangel’s attitude towards her had changed, she didn’t treat her badly as before, moreover, she cared about her.
Everything that made her uneasy had disappeared, so what else was there to worry about?
Umberto was already extremely happy, his face that was always indifferent, but now it showed a big smile.
Albina stared at him for a long time and then leaned against his chest with a blushing face:
-Are you that happy?
-My wish has finally come true, you must know better than anyone how happy I feel now,” Umberto answered with great joy.
Marrying Albina was always the wish he most wanted to fulfill and after so many efforts, he was finally able to get her to agree to the engagement.
Albina listened to the beating of his heart and on his face was a smile of happiness.
Ruben who stood at the door holding the food, didn’t know whether he should go in or not.
“If I go in now, will the boss kill me for interrupting his finest hour?”
He looked at the soup in his hand, he had no way to conserve its heat, if he lingered any longer, the soup would be cold, so after thinking about it, Ruben decided to knock on the door.
As soon as he heard the knock on the door, Umberto’s smile stopped immediately, turning into his usual indifferent appearance. Ruben was surprised by this change in his expression so quickly.
Just as he had imagined, Ruben at once received an aggressive look from Umberto, and quickly lifting the soup from his hand, said very politely:
-Miss Espina, this is your favorite fish soup, the Lord specially asked me to buy it, would you like to try it? It tastes very good.
Albina was really hungry and looked at Umberto in surprise:
-Do you still remember that I like this soup?
It was the soup she drank the most and it was the one she preferred the most when the two of them were married. Since I didn’t know how to cook it well, I always had to buy it outside.
Umberto was worried about her going out alone, and from time to time he brought her this soup that tastes good, it was also that time, he found that when Albina received the soup she was happier than when receiving jewelry, she showed him a big smile and even her empty eyes were filled with loving lights.
In order to see that beautiful smile, he almost always bought her soup when he came home, but without knowing why, that smile never reappeared.
And now, that smile reappeared on Albina’s face, it was even more beautiful than before, her curved eyes shining like the stars in the sky.
Umberto stroked her hair and said softly:
-Of course I will, and I will always remember all your tastes from now on.
Ruben stood there like a fiddle player, coughed slightly to interrupt them gently and whispered:
-The soup is already going to get cold.
Hearing this, Albina looked up at him instantly, got out of bed quickly, took the soup in Ruben’s hand and carried it to the dining room.
She was very hungry, she felt she could eat it in a second.
Umberto saw that she left him easily, looked at Ruben coldly.
Ruben could tell what his boss meant. He smiled bitterly and complained about the complexity of this job, thinking that there would be more of this kind of job in the future, he intended to quit the job to save his life, but thinking about the salary, he kept that idea quietly.
Although Albina was very hungry, but she only ate a little bit and was already satisfied.
Umberto who had noticed that, asked her:
-Didn’t you like the taste?
-Nothing like that, it’s just that my stomach can’t hold any more.
Albina looked with great pity at the soup that was still a lot left over.
The taste of the soup that Ruben bought tasted exactly the same as the first soup that Umberto brought her at that moment, it was very tasty, but unfortunately she couldn’t eat it anymore.
Umberto looked at his pitiful face and smiled slightly:
-I didn’t have much breakfast, so let me taste it.
Albina’s eyes lit up and she immediately approached him happily with the soup:
-You’re sick, I’ll feed you.
Umberto at first didn’t want to disturb her because she only had wounds on her head and legs, but when he saw her lift the spoon, he swallowed the words silently and pretended to be weak:
-After I had a fever last night, I always felt that my arms hurt and I couldn’t lift them.
After she finished speaking, she was beginning to enjoy Albina’s kind service.
The food was quickly finished, Albina had noticed that Ruben seemed to have something to say, so she took the box and said to Umberto with a smile:
-The soup has filled me up, I’ll go out for a walk for a while.
After saying that, he left the room.
-I have some news to tell you,” Ruben quickly changed the subject. His grandfather had gone to the Seco family a moment ago, forcing them to give in because of what happened, he made them declare that they will never again be linked to the Carballal Group, and Jaime will later come to the Santangel family to apologize and this process will be recorded and uploaded to the Internet. Besides all this, I have even better news for you.
Ruben said excitedly:
-The Lord asked the Seco family to fire Jaime, and he cannot return to Sogen City for two years.
Umberto at first had no expression on his face when he heard the first news, but when he heard the last one, his expression changed:
-Really?
-Of course, that news was transmitted by the Santangel family, the owner of the Seco family agreed with all these requests.
Umberto heard the words and laughed:
-Grandfather really kept his words and got justice for us.
The evolution of the commercial world was fickle, Jaime who was going to be away from the center of power for two years, would surely face a very complicated situation when he returned, because unlike Umberto who was the only grandson of the Santangel family, Jaime had many competitors who could be successors of the family and each of them were looking at Jaime’s current position.
Perhaps when Jaime returned, it was already too late, even with the support of his grandfather, he could not change anything by his absence of the two years.
-These punishments would be too little for him.
Thinking about the difficulty he and Albina had yesterday in the forest, his eyes became serious and he approached Ruben telling him a few words in a low voice.
Ruben looked at him dumbfounded:
-Do you really want to do this?
-Why not? -Umberto looked up indifferently: “He tried to kill me, of course I’ll take revenge on him.