Albina shook her head disapprovingly:
-You can’t be so indiscreet. Your symptoms have finally subsided a lot and today you have insomnia again, which is not a good sign. You must still continue to be cared for in the future. I will give you head massage every night from now on, let me know if you feel uncomfortable.
Umberto closed his eyes and felt the strength of Albina’s fingers. His heart felt sweet, he couldn’t tell, he just thought it was good to be with her.
After a while, he grabbed Albina’s hand a little tightly, took her whole body in his arms, patted her back and said softly:
-I feel much better, you haven’t slept all night. Let’s go to sleep.
Albina was lying on his chest, he patted her back and she fell asleep after a while.
Umberto saw that her eyes were closed, she was breathing well and her dark circles from her eyes. He kissed her on her eyes with love and also closed her eyes.
***
Lila returned home with tired body and a grumpy expression.
As soon as she entered the house, she thought her parents were still sleeping, but she discovered that the living room was brightly lit. Her parents and her brother were sitting in the living room, looking at her coldly.
What surprised her most was that there were two suitcases by the door.
-Mom, why?
She was so nervous she felt something was out of her control, her heart was racing.
-Lila, these are all your things. Your mother has packed them for you. Take your things and leave the family. We don’t have a daughter like you.
-What! -Lila was stunned for a moment, she exclaimed, looking at them, “Mom, Dad, what do you mean, you don’t have a daughter like me, what happened…?
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by her father, his serious face was full of anger and hatred:
-How dare you ask us what happened, don’t you know what you did yourself? Your former boss has been called to reproach us. In the middle of the night, I answered the phone, and it was incessant interrogation, which embarrassed me very much.
Father had taught and educated people for so many years, he was respected everywhere. This was the first time he found himself in such a situation. He was speechless from the interrogation and could not find a word to refute, so he could only continue to apologize.
-You’re a girl, why do you learn these kinds of rude tricks? We never taught you this. You… -the mother also pointed at her with red eyes, trembling.
Lila was their eldest daughter, she was beautiful and smart. They did everything for this daughter, and even the youngest son was behind.
He worked hard for her to grow up, fulfilled almost all her requirements and also placed high hopes on her.
Even if she was fired from the company and entered prison early, they only believed that she was confused for a while. After educating her, they were all worried about her.
When Lila was at home, they would talk carefully so as not to make her sad. They wouldn’t even let her touch household chores, serving her as a fairy.
I thought that after Lila recovered, she would come around. But I didn’t expect her to be more unrestrained and do such unbearable things.
She chased after her previous boss, made harassing phone calls, even tried to pick the lock and break into his house. She also spiked her drink.
When her parents got the call, they could not believe that Lila would do these things and were extremely disappointed in her. They regretted very much that they had not taught their daughter well before.
-So, because of that phone call, you don’t even recognize their daughter? -Lila asked disdainfully, “You used to say that I am your favorite daughter, but now you think I am embarrassing you and you want to kick me out of the house. I know you don’t love me as you say you do.
As she spoke, looking at her younger brother.
The boy was still small. When he looked at him, he cowered behind his parents in fear.
He had never been close to this sister, he knew his sister didn’t like him. He believed that her birth had robbed her of her parents’ love, but it was obvious that her parents loved her more and she had disappointed her parents time and time again.
The younger brother was aggrieved and frightened, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Her parents saw that she was looking at her brother with hatred, and even believed that Lila was stubborn. Therefore, they protected their son, Lila’s attitude became even colder.
-Our family has always been a decent family, it can’t be ruined by you like this. The assistant boss of your previous company said on the phone that they will pursue this matter to the end. If we protect you, me, your mother and brother, we will never have a good life in the future, worse you.
They could not bet the future of everyone in the family with a daughter who was not well educated and who had repeatedly disappointed them.
Lila listened to them and scoffed coldly:
-You don’t want me and I don’t want the eccentric parents. I’ll leave here now, take good care of your son. Don’t look for me and don’t regret it in the future.
The mother still felt a little pitiful, but after hearing this, her heart cooled.
For so many years, wasn’t it good enough for Lila? All the best in the family was only for her, anyone who knew them knew that between the two children, their favorite was this daughter.
But after so many years of love, she raised a daughter with the heart of a wolf.
-Out, out of the family immediately,” the father pointed to the door and exclaimed angrily.
The mother also said coldly:
-The money from your previous job is in your hands. We have raised you for so many years and do not expect you to be filial with us in the future. If we meet in the future, it will be considered that we do not know each other.
Lila felt anger when she heard the words and immediately went out with two suitcases.
As soon as she stepped out, the door slammed shut behind her and it was silent inside.
Lila looked back, the anger and resentment in her eyes became more intense.
She pursed her lips, picked up her suitcase and left.
After walking down the stairs, she stood in the doorway stunned, she didn’t know where to go.
In the past, whether she went to school or worked, she lived at home and had her parents’ help with everything, so she had no problem with this.
In fact, the wages earned were not given to her parents, but were all spent by her. In other words, she had no money left, maybe she could not even rent a good house.
Lila thought about this, her expression was very ugly and she was in a dilemma for a while.
She had never been so embarrassed before and she had never been worried about money. She looked in the direction of the door, hesitating, whether she would go back and admit her mistake.
But her parents’ attitude was too ruthless at that moment. She was not sure in her heart. If she admitted her mistake, they would still forgive her for her fault as they did before.
Lila did not want to humiliate herself to them, and after thinking for a moment, she picked up the suitcase and was about to leave.
As a result, she was blocked before leaving the residence. It was the police. They took a look at Lila’s photo and compared it. After confirming that they were not mistaken, he solemnly said:
-Lila Elvira, someone reported that you were involved in a rape, come with us and accept the investigation.
Lila was completely stunned. She did not expect Macos to not only threaten her parents with expulsion from the house, he even called the police.
This kind of thing, it was hard to say, he was a man, how dare he call the police?
-Me? You’re wrong, I’m a woman, how is it possible, how is it possible?
She couldn’t say the last two words.
The policeman looked at her without expression:
-Now, men and women are equal. A man who drugged a woman is suspected of rape. Conversely, if a woman drugged a man with rebellious intentions, he is also suspected of rape. There is no difference between men and women.
There were people who did morning exercises together with them. They were all from the same residence and had lived there for so many years, many people knew Lila. Seeing that two policemen stopped her, she couldn’t stand the curiosity and looked from the side.
Lila’s face turned red and she was embarrassed:
-I didn’t, I did no such thing.
Several hours had passed, she supposed all evidence was gone, only Macos’ one-sided words. As long as she insisted on denying it, no one could do anything about it.
-Then, you have to come with us so we can investigate you -said the police in a formal manner.
Lila was rebellious, her voice sharp and arrogant:
-I will not come with you, have you accepted benefits from the Murillo family to embarrass me? You have accepted bribes and you want to incriminate me. If I come with you, I will finish.
The policeman’s expression was a bit ugly:
-If you refuse to cooperate with us, we can only take compulsory measures. So many neighbors are watching, I think you don’t want to cause a scandal. After all, your crime is not good.
After Lila heard this, her face suddenly changed and she saw more and more people around, many of them were seniors in the residence.
These seniors gathered every day to gossip. If she caused a ruckus, it was possible she might never be able to go home.
Lila quickly covered her face with her clothes, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to follow the police.