Umberto and Albina had also been keeping an eye on Yolanda’s affairs after Julio was imprisoned.
When she found out that those boys had gone to Yolanda’s house to break glass and throw garbage, Albina was filled with surprise and looked at Umberto:
-Do rich people also do such vulgar things?
Umberto was also speechless. They were so childish in their revenge tactics, but they were surprisingly quite useful.
They had already received the news that Yolanda and her mother had put the house up for auction on the Internet.
But since those people were often going to cause trouble, the newly renovated windows would break again.
No one dared to stop them, so the house could not be sold.
Yolanda and her mother could not live in the hotel forever, so they used all the money they had left to buy new accommodation.
In fact, the funds were used to pay for Yoli’s goods. Since there was not enough money, the batch of goods she had ordered earlier had not yet been rushed to be delivered, Yolanda contacted the manager there in advance and asked him to use a cheaper fabric.
The factory manager hesitated:
-The quality of the fabric used before was no longer very good, if we continue to use poor quality fabric, I’m afraid… it will tear with a little force, and there may be other problems….
He said a lot, and Yolanda interrupted him impatiently:
-I have my own ideas on this matter, you don’t need to persuade me. Your task is to produce the goods and I will pay for them. Don’t worry about what you don’t owe.
The man in charge could only accept him.
But in his heart he had no hope for Yoli.
Don’t worry about what you don’t owe.
The man in charge could only shake his head in agreement.
But in his heart he had no hope for Yoli.
If there were problems with the quality of a large batch of products, it would be a fatal blow to Yoli.
Yolanda shrugged off her worries.
Once this period was over, she would go back to using good quality fabrics and redeem her previous reputation. In time, who would remember this.
After Umberto learned of Yolanda’s decision, Albina even went to Yoli’s store and bought the last batch of clothes they had for sale.
It was just as she expected.
When Albina pulled with a little force, the clothes were already deformed. Even when her fingernails accidentally got caught, a section of thread could be snagged.
When she and Umberto were in the forest earlier, she couldn’t tear his shirt with much effort.
That T-shirt only cost ten euros, but the tatters they bought from Yoli cost almost fifty euros.
Albina looked at the pile of rotten fabrics on the table and said to Umberto:
-Yolanda is crazy for wanting to make money and sell those clothes.
Umberto also looked at the clothes:
-It looks like she can destroy it herself without us doing anything.
-Then we’ll just watch from the sidelines,” Albina tilted her head to one side and said to Umberto. You’ve done me a lot of good these days, don’t waste your time with her. Sooner or later she will make a fool of herself.
Umberto looked into her eyes and rubbed her cheeks:
-I did it so you’d get married sooner! As long as we get rid of this dirty thing sooner, you can get engaged to me.
When Albina heard these words, she spoke with some hesitation:
-Can we get engaged later?
Umberto froze at her words, and asked with a somewhat lost expression:
-Did I do something wrong?
-No, you haven’t done anything wrong,” Albina hastened to say. I was worried about Miguel.
Umberto tilted his head to look at her.
Albina explained:
-Since Miguel is so sick now, I’m worried that if he finds out, it will stimulate his condition.
Her voice was low, and she continued apologetically:
-I’m sorry I broke my promise, but he helped me a lot before, I don’t want to see him turn into that…..
Albina’s voice was getting lower and lower, a little disconsolate.
She knew that worrying about another man in front of her boyfriend could make him angry.
Albina lowered her head and didn’t dare look at Umberto. He was rather moody, in case he got angry after hearing this, she didn’t know if she could resist.
Only after a long while, Albina heard a sigh coming from his head.
Umberto’s low, helpless voice reached her ears:
-All right. I’ll help you convince my family, and you mustn’t feel pressured.
Albina froze at these words. Tears slid down her face, and her heart felt even guiltier.
“Umberto is so kind and understanding, but I think he has a bad temper.”
She felt really guilty.
When Umberto saw that she kept her head down and her shoulders were shaking slightly, he grabbed her chin, making her lift her face.
As a result, he saw that Albina was full of tears.
He was angry and amused:
-I promised, why do you keep crying?
He should be the one who was sad and crying!
At these words, Albina’s tears flowed harder:
-I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said you had a bad temper, you’re a good person.
Umberto was speechless….
“She even complained about my bad temper.”
-Look, you are very angry, you are gnashing your teeth against me -Albina pointed at his face and said.
The little bit of anger Umberto had just mustered dissipated immediately.
He gently stroked her head and said in a soft voice:
-Yes, I’m the one who was in a bad mood, I was wrong. From now on, you’re the queen, and I’ll do anything you say, ok?
Albina snorted and looked at him with red eyes:
-That’s what you said, I didn’t force you.
-Yes, you didn’t force me.
Albina nodded and wiped away her tears before she realized that Umberto was hugging her, and gently stroking her back.
She blushed, and suddenly remembered that she had started crying because she felt guilty about Umberto and wanted to apologize to him.
But why did it turn into him comforting her afterwards?
-By the way, this is a gift for your mother.
Albina placed what she had brought, on Umberto’s desk.
It was a black box, without any written logo, just some simple lines of flowers.
-What is this? -Umberto asked.
Albina smiled and answered:
-It’s the clothes. The Santangel family lacks nothing, and what they lack I can’t give away. Last time she gave me a set of jewelry and I thanked her very much. So I designed a set of clothes for her.
-No wonder last time you asked me about my mother’s size.
Only then Umberto remembered what Albina had inadvertently asked after returning from her family.
He had deliberately asked the maids about their sizes before telling Albina.
Albina touched her hair somewhat sheepishly:
-It’s not a very expensive gift, I hope she likes it.
Umberto looked at her and said in a warm voice:
-As the winner of the design contest, I’m sure she likes the clothes you designed.
There were many expensive gifts for Familia Santangel. But this was a unique gift.