Umberto observed Albina’s complicated look, sat down next to her and rubbed her cheeks.
-Albina, you still have me now, and my parents, my grandfather, everyone loves you very much. When you marry me, you will not only have the love of parents, but also that of grandfather and husband, and later you will have children who will love you.
Albina seemed moved at these words and leaned her forehead on his shoulder, whispering:
-Remember what you said today, if you do not keep your words, I will not forgive you again.
Umberto was considering if he had not given Albina enough assurance to make her feel so insecure about himself, what should he do to give her enough assurance?
While he was thinking, Albina suddenly lifted her head from his arms, with her eyes still a little red she looked at him.
-After reading the diary, I want to kill Yolanda even more, when are we going to do it?
Umberto was interrupted in his thoughts and rubbed her hair helplessly:
-Soon, don’t worry, it’s only a few days away.
***
Yolanda and her father remained in the company for a long time waiting for Umberto’s tricks. But after waiting for a long time, they found that the company was running as usual and there was no movement from Umberto.
Yolanda’s father even asked someone to ask for Umberto and discovered that today he had been with Albina and had not even returned to the company, which was strange.
-Yolanda, do you think we are being too nervous? The Seco family is no longer on our side, shouldn’t they act against us immediately?
Yolanda also wondered in her heart, but she did not believe that after what she herself had tried to kill him, Umberto was still acting as if nothing.
This was not in line with his past character. Umberto always retaliated for his interests, and now this concerned her life.
-To be sure, we still have to be vigilant, I think Umberto will definitely take revenge against us, maybe tomorrow.
Julio nodded, he accidentally looked at the bag that was in Yolanda’s hand, he suddenly remembered that she had hit Romina in the street today, and his mind was filled with the image of Romina defending him and looking at him carefully.
He was a little worried about Romina. When he looked at Yolanda again, he groaned unconsciously,
-Yolanda, you need to behave yourself, although our family is not as powerful as before, but you are a lady, how can you do something like hitting someone in the street, if someone from the company sees it, it will affect your reputation.
Hearing that, Yolanda raised her head and looked at him in surprise, then let out a cold laugh with mockery:
-You tell me this? You’re not afraid of having your relationship with a woman discovered, so what am I afraid of!
-How dare you speak to me like that! -The father looked angrily at Yolanda.
Yolanda looked straight at him without fear:
-It’s your fault. Dad, don’t you think you care too much about that woman? You’re not like that. I thought you’d be more restrained in these matters. When Umberto and I were still engaged to be married, didn’t you always say, it’s all right to go out with women, but it’s not wise to do it with all your soul as Umberto did? Look what you’re doing now.
Julio froze for a moment, stunned by her words.
He ran a big company, he had power and money. Of course he wasn’t going to have just one woman, Yolanda’s mother. He had had many women, but each of them bored him within days.
But Romina’s appearance was completely different, she seemed to be tailor-made for him, everything was to his liking and he liked her so much that he became obsessed with her.
Julio also felt a little crazy, but he did not want to give up Romina.
Yolanda watched the emotions on his face change again and again and frowned.
She had only spent a few minutes with that woman today, but she could sense that this person was a smart woman, and she obviously knew men extremely well, especially men like Julio. Actions and words seemed to have been carefully calculated by her when dealing with Julio.
Yolanda thought about it and frowned:
-Dad, even if you think I have other intentions in saying this, have you ever thought, that woman knows you so well and you like her so much and is it possible that someone may have sent her to your side on purpose?
Julio paused for a moment and then shook his head:
-How can it be, I can guarantee it.
He was very sleepy when he left work that day, and if Romina had intended to hit his car, she would have died. It was he who asked her to stay with him and told her he would treat her well. Because of this, she agreed to his request.
When the two first met, Romina and he were strangers, and it took quite a while for them to get to know each other.
All in all, it didn’t seem like she was sent to him on purpose.
When Yolanda saw how determined he was, she said no more. She felt that if she continued, it would definitely anger her father and make him even more biased towards that woman.
At that moment, the call from Yolanda’s mother finally connected, and when Julio saw that Yolanda was there, he did not choose to hang up and picked up the phone directly.
Yolanda’s mother’s voice was irritable and frantic:
-Julio, where have you been these days, you haven’t been to the office, you haven’t been home, tell me, who are you with!
Yolanda’s mother and father had been married for many years, of course she knew he had other women, but she didn’t take them seriously, because she knew they couldn’t create a problem, and as long as they didn’t have a baby, she could ignore them all.
But this time is different from the past, since, except for business trips, Julio had not been home for days, which he had never done before.
Once Julio heard her gruff as a harpy interrogation tone and compared her to Romina over and over again in his head, he felt increasingly annoyed with his wife and said dismissively:
-I’m in the company, something is wrong.
-Lie, I talked to Yolanda on the phone earlier and she told me you weren’t in the office. Every time I called, you hung up on me, and then you turned off the phone. Tell me where you are.
Julio’s ears filled with her loud, frantic voice, and as he listened, the annoyance between his eyebrows grew heavier and heavier:
-Don’t be crazy, you’re Mr. a de Carballal.
Yolanda was simply the same as her mother in temperament, mad and fastidious.
-Now do you remember that I am your wife? When you used to go out with them, do you know you have a wife?
Julio did not want to argue with her and told her directly:
-I am with Yolanda, I am not lying to you, I let Yolanda talk to you.
After saying that, he looked at Yolanda and threw the phone directly at her.
Yolanda met his warning look and scoffed.
He had the guts to do something like that, but he didn’t have the courage to admit it, and he wanted her, his daughter, to help him hide the secret. How shameless!
But the company was in crisis and he didn’t have the energy to take care of his mother, and Yolanda didn’t want to join the mess, otherwise, in her family, they would make a scandal.
She picked up the phone and reassured her mother in a good voice:
-Mom, it’s me, I’m at the company with Dad. We’ve found a problem and we’re watching…. No, there’s no one else, don’t worry.
After saying that, she coldly handed the phone to Julio:
-Mom asks if you’re coming back tonight!
Julio finished talking on the phone, remembering the wound on Romina’s face, and said perfunctorily to the mother:
-I’m not coming back tonight, there is something going on at the company.
After saying that, he hung up.
Yolanda stared at him:
-I’ll have the public relations department work overtime tonight, just in case Umberto suddenly starts acting up at night.
The father looked at her somewhat embarrassed and nodded:
-I see that you are quite skilled in handling things, you can stay at the company for the night, dad I am old and weak, I am not able to stand much.
When Yolanda heard this, her eyes became even colder. And the words that came out of her mouth were in a very annoyed tone:
-You want to go to that woman, don’t you?