Albina could not see Ariana’s face, but she could imagine what she looked like at that moment, she must have been pale and terrified.
-What are you afraid of, I’m here for everything, I’m always behind you -said Albina annoyed-. Ariana, remember that you are not alone now, you have me, I am your best friend and your family, I will always be by your side and I will always help you. So don’t worry and do whatever you want, as long as it is not illegal.
Albina’s tone was very solemn.
It was good that Santiago had not deceived Ariana. If he really had any relationship with that woman, Ariana might be fully capable of breaking up with him.
In the end, to lighten the mood, Albina spoke mischievously while laughing.
-Ariana, you are a woman with money and a house, if something really happened, you would only lose one man, but you would gain more freedom. What are you afraid of?!
At the end of this sentence, Albina let herself go and got to the point.
-Remember to take me to look for cute boys and play. The world is so big, it’s not easy to find a three-legged toad, but two-legged men are everywhere!
Ariana was in a better mood at his words, as if the clouds had cleared and she saw the sun, and she burst out laughing.
-I’m not sure about Santiago, but Umberto treats you so well, do you really dare to follow me to find some handsome boy? Be careful, he’ll break your legs.
-He wouldn’t dare!
Albina raised her eyebrows and grimaced, Umberto was just pushing the door.
That handsome face, cold pupils and slightly raised chin, everything about him expressed pride.
Albina was instantly mute and whispered to Ariana:
-Ariana, I’m going to hang up first, there is something I have to take care of.
After saying this, she quickly hung up the phone.
Ariana looked at the call interface that had ended and let out a laugh.
With that guilty voice just now, Albina must have been discovered by Umberto. She could only pray that Albina escaped a disaster.
Ariana turned her head and looked with slightly narrowed eyes at the sunlight outside the window, all the coldness in her body vanished and her heart filled with warmth.
This was all because of Albina. Albina had said that she was his strength.
“How great!”
***
At that moment, in the room, Albina smiled at Umberto.
-This, darling, when did you come?
Umberto took off his jacket, his bony fingers loosened the collar of his shirt and looked at her with slightly narrowed eyes, revealing a sense of cold abstinence.
-Since the moment you said you were going to find a cute boy with Ariana and play…..
Her voice was low, clear and cold.
Albina felt so guilty that she dared not meet his gaze and muttered under her breath:
-I only said it to comfort Ariana, I really didn’t think about it, I…..
-You really didn’t think about it?
Umberto leaned closer to her, his arm resting at her side.
He was tall, and Albina’s slender figure shrank between his two arms, looking weak and pitiful.
Umberto narrowed his eyes, and stared at Albina, his shirt collar slightly open, and revealing his lovely collarbone.
Albina shifted at this point, and squeezed two of his fingers.
-I just thought about it for a bit.
-Really? -Umberto gritted his teeth- -But I have had no thoughts of any other woman than you.
Of course, in his heart, with the exception of Albina, he had never treated anyone else as a woman.
Albina let out a cry, and her arms wrapped around his neck, leaning her face down to rub against him.
-Don’t be angry, I only said that to comfort Ariana, how can anyone be more handsome than my boyfriend? -she said in a delicate voice.
The picture of young Umberto had already left Albina in awe. Although he was now even colder and calmer than before, his face was more delicate and handsome.
This touch made Umberto’s anger and discontent dissipate completely.
He gave her a helpless look, and pinched her soft cheek until it was red.
-Remember this. If you dare to fixate on another man, I will definitely not forgive you,” he approached Albina and said in a low voice. I’ll make it so you can’t get out of bed for a week.
Albina’s cheeks flushed as she looked at the ear near her mouth and couldn’t resist taking a bite.
Umberto let out a choked growl, but didn’t push her away, letting her bite his ear.
Albina released him, saw the teeth marks in his ear and looked moodily at his crotch.
-If you dare to fixate on another woman, I will definitely castrate you in your sleep.
He said it coldly, making Umberto’s body tense unconsciously.
Only then Albina laughed and left the room.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Macos’ handsome face with two dark circles under his eyes, raising his tired hand to knock on the door.
-The fruit is washed, come and eat.
He finished, looked at Albina’s cheeks, and said sulkily:
-You are very cruel, making someone work who has not slept for more than a day, while you are hiding in your room, flirting.
Umberto stood behind Albina with a solemn face and looked at Macos.
-You are the one who said that as long as you are in this house, you would take care of the laundry and the kitchen. We just let you wash the fruit and you complain.
Macos snorted coldly.
-I’ll stay two more days, when the house is tidy, I’ll move out.
Now that Ariana was gone, he would no longer bother Umberto by living in his house. Although he was a scoundrel, he also had dignity.
Macos grunted angrily and went to make up for his sleep.
Albina looked at herself in the mirror in her room and discovered that she had a bruise on her cheek. It was no wonder Macos had looked at her like that a moment ago.
-It’s all your fault, now my face hurts.
Albina liked her pretty face a little. At least it was pleasing to the eye when she looked at it, but now there was a bruised finger mark in the middle of her cheek. It looked very unpleasant.
Umberto touched his nose, and felt faint when she looked at him like that.
He hadn’t really meant to. When he pinched it, he only felt that the skin was smooth and soft, so he accidentally squeezed it a little harder, but he hoped her skin was tender enough to leave such serious marks.
-Put on some medicine, you have to go to work tomorrow.
When Umberto went to get the medicine, Albina saw a transparent bag he had placed on the table with a few strands of Mr. Seco’s hair.
-We already have Mr. Seco’s hair, how will you get Jaime’s? -she said to Umberto, who came in with the box of medicines,
Jaime didn’t care about company business now, and because of his leg problems, he basically didn’t go out. It would be very difficult for Umberto to get Jaime’s hair.
Umberto concentrated on applying the medicine to Albina while saying nonchalantly:
-Don’t worry, I’ll do it soon.
Albina didn’t ask too much about it, as Umberto had a plan in mind anyway.
-By the way, in the past, fashion week was in September and October, but this year it’s set in July and August, so I’m afraid Claire and I will be busy, and I may have less time to go home.
Albina counted on her fingers.
-There’s still a month left, and she and I are going on a trip to perfect the designs.
There was so much going on that it was hard to take care of Umberto’s business.
Umberto wiped the traces of ointment from his fingers and gave her a slight smile.
-Don’t worry, you can do whatever you want. Leave everything else to me.
Albina had been delayed by more than four years due to her eye problem, otherwise, with her talent and skill, she would certainly have achieved more than this, and this year was the most crucial one.
This time was also an opportunity to make a name for herself. He would not hold her back or leave her with regrets.
Albina gave him a hug and said in a soft voice:
-Thank you.
She had many regrets in her life. The tragic death of her adoptive parents had affected her greatly, and her previous relationship had almost broken her, but now happiness had come to her.
She had avenged the death of her parents, she had reunited with Umberto and had reaped a beautiful love, she even had good friends like Ariana and Macos and the elders of the Santangel family who loved her.
There seemed to be no setbacks anymore, and now that her career was about to take off, she was the happiest person in the world.