The whole courtyard was silent.
Jaime lowered his head, bowed his waist, did these actions, said those words, all these cost him maximum efforts.
He really did something wrong before. He shouldn’t be so eager for quick success, thinking that as long as he killed Umberto, he can defeat the Santangel family. He was wrong.
It was the only part that he felt he was wrong and nothing else.
In order to successfully inherit the Seco Family in the future, so as not to disappoint his grandfather, he had to apologize. Sooner or later, he would get revenge for this humiliation.
Jaime thought, head down, no one saw his expression. The anger in his eyes continued to grow wildly, he was almost mad.
He thought that as long as he apologized and promised to record the video, the Santangel family would give him a chance. But unexpectedly, no one uttered a sound.
They let Jaime bow like that, and no one spoke.
After a long time, Umberto said:
-Mr. Seco, your apology is false.
He did not say a word about what he had done, only explaining that he was so anxious to succeed quickly in business. During this period of time, everyone knew the conflict between the two families, between the two men.
Why did the Seco Family business fail, wasn’t it because of what Umberto did?
Although Jaime was apologizing, it also implied that Umberto forced him to lose his mind and do some bad things.
As for what was done, he didn’t reveal anything. Even if the video was published, netizens would only guess that Jaime used some infamous commercial tricks, they would rarely think about the actions that could threaten Umberto’s life. Moreover, he mentioned that Umberto’s grandfather came to the Seco Family to ask for explanations, which alluded to the fact that Umberto’s grandfather, taking advantage of his status and age, forced him to apologize.
The Santangel family could clearly see his thoughts, although Albina did not know the business, she also felt that Jaime’s apology was wrong.
He set aside his responsibilities for the matter, but blamed the Santangel family word for word. Saying that he was wronged, even if he did something wrong, he was forced by the Santangel family. He was also forced to come and apologize. Everything showed that he was the victim.
This man was too disgusting and hypocritical.
Umberto’s mother also understood the meaning of his words, and her face was full of disgust:
-A delicate apology, did your grandfather teach you like that? No wonder you do such a disgusting and sordid thing at such a young age.
Nor did he say what Jaime had done. This was what the Santangel family promised the Seco Family, but just with the words disgusting and sordid, it already showed that what Jaime did was ignoble.
Jaime’s face blushed a lot after hearing this, it really was what he was thinking.
Apologizing to Umberto, recording the whole process already embarrassed him a lot. He said this way just to save a little bit of his reputation and, by the way, cause some trouble to Umberto.
But he did not expect that the Santangel family got his thoughts right and pointed them out clearly. Umberto also refused to accept their apology and just looked at him like that.
The cameraman’s hands began to tremble, seeing his boss bow with difficulty, he was anxious, but did not know what to say.
-Jaime, an apology must be sincere, don’t play these tricks -Umberto’s voice was low, showing a bit of indifference-. If you are not sincere, you should not come here. I have been very hurt by your disgusting tricks. I don’t want to see your hypocritical appearance anymore, which only serves to worsen my mood.
As soon as these words came out, the whole family laughed. Umberto’s grandfather didn’t speak the whole time, letting Umberto dominate the situation.
His grandson had far more means than he did, and what he needed to do was simply watch the show.
Jaime heard the laughter. Because he kept his head down and his brain was filling with blood, he was a little dizzy and had his fists clenched tightly, trying to control his emotions.
He took a deep breath, straightened up and looked at Umberto, also afraid that Umberto would cause him trouble with intent again, this time he was finally honest.
-Mr. Santangel, it’s my fault. I should not have used unscrupulous means to engage in unfair business competition with you. I caused you harm and brought trouble to the Santangel family. It is my fault, please forgive me.
After speaking, he made an honest bow, still with the standard ninety degrees.
Umberto looked at him and then said:
-I accept your apology, but I do not forgive you.
These words were polite enough, Jaime lifted his body and head, and asked his subordinates to turn off the camera, ready to leave. However, Umberto interrupted before he could speak.
-You have to apologize to one more person.
Jaime looked at him suspiciously, saw Umberto lift his chin and gesture to the side.
He looked in that direction, met Albina’s clear, beautiful eyes and his expression suddenly became tense.
Did Umberto want him to apologize to Albina?
Jaime was annoyed and angry, staring at him, unable to speak.
He could apologize to Umberto and he already accepted. But bowing his head to this woman, Jaime couldn’t accept it.
Albina raised her eyebrows as she saw Jaime’s stubborn, dismissive eyes.
Did Jaime look down on her?
He was about to kill her, but his actions were revealed. Right now, he didn’t even apologize to her and even belittled her.
Albina thought about it, sighed and whispered to Umberto:
-Umberto, forget it, who is Jaime, he is the heir of the Dry Group, the noblest. You want him to apologize to me, it’s too much for him. I don’t deserve his apology. Even if he wants to kill me, I don’t deserve his apology.
After saying the ironic words, Albina got goosebumps.
Umberto smiled and looked at Jaime:
-Jaime, I let you turn off the video to prevent Albina from appearing on camera, but it doesn’t mean you don’t need to apologize to her.
Before he arrived, he instructed the cameraman to only record himself and not let Albina appear on the video.
Given Albina’s current situation, if she were involved with him, it would not be very career friendly. All her efforts in the past would probably be labeled as being with the support of the Santangel Group and people felt that it was the Santangel Group that made her famous in the design circle.
-When you attacked me yesterday, I’m afraid you also knew Albina was in my car and wanted her to die too. We both survived because of our luck. You apologized to me, do you owe her an apology too?
After Umberto finished speaking, seeing Jaime’s tense face and indifferent expression, he stood up:
-Since you don’t want to apologize, I will contact Mr. Seco to explain the situation later. It seems that our agreement cannot be continued.
As soon as these words came out, Jaime took a deep breath and his voice was hoarse:
-I’m sorry.
After Umberto heard this, he smiled and sat down:
-I’m not forcing you. It’s obviously your fault and you owe him an apology.
Jaime clenched his fists tightly, his arms were covered by clothes, no one knew he had blue veins in his hands and wanted to punch someone.
Umberto really had the same temper as his grandfather.
He repeated what he had just said, then repeated the previous bow with an indifferent face. The whole person was like an expressionless, numb machine.
After waiting for him to bow, Albina said:
-Mr. Seco, don’t be like that. It is not necessary. You are a gentleman.
Jaime gritted his teeth, his face became more tense and he felt he was about to vomit blood in anger.
When those present heard Albina’s words, there was only one thought in their minds. She was truly Umberto’s girlfriend, she had the same character as him.
Umberto’s mother looked at Albina’s beautiful and innocent face, swallowed saliva and did her best to remember some of the excessive things she had done to him before. The more she thought about it, the more she felt guilty.
Albina had such a good attitude towards her now, was she also preparing revenge? She was a little scared, what could she do to make up for her previous mistakes?
Umberto’s mother thought and took her husband’s hand next to her. She should have listened to her husband’s words earlier. She didn’t know why she was bewitched by Yolanda and always thought that Carballal’s family could bring a great fortune for the Santangel family, and so she treated Albina very badly.
Seeing her nervous appearance, Umberto’s father whispered in her ear:
-What you want has just arrived.
Olivia’s eyes lit up and an idea occurred to her.