Jaime still didn’t know that Umberto had discovered his greatest weakness.
He was losing his temper with the butler.
-You still haven’t found the person I want? How long has it been? Why are you so useless?
The butler’s face was anguished as he looked at Jaime and said:
-Mr. Jaime, there is nothing we can do. The surveillance of the hotel at that time had been destroyed due to the fire, and according to you, we only know that it was a middle-aged man in a gray suit. What you describe is not accurate, so we don’t even know if he was a banquet guest, a passerby passing by, a local from Sogen City, or someone from another province. Also, you don’t remember what he looks like, so it is very difficult to find him.
If you could really find that person, the Santangel family would not have been deceived by Yolanda for so many years. The Santangel family was also looking for their savior, but they could only wait for that person to appear by himself.
It was really like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Hearing this, Jaime was silent.
When he heard that Umberto was looking for the savior, he wanted to find him in advance, make him one of his own and plant him next to Umberto.
But he didn’t expect it would be so hard to find him.
Jaime’s eyebrows were furrowed for a long time, and suddenly his eyes flashed and he beckoned to the butler.
The butler approached uncertainly.
-Since we can’t find him, let’s find someone to pretend to be the savior, preferably one of our own,” Jaime said quietly.
That way, it won’t be necessary to convince anyone to join his side.
The butler frowned at his words.
-“Young master, there are quite a few people who have come to the Santangel family to impersonate him, and they have all been exposed and beaten out, so we may not be successful either.
Jaime laughed.
-That’s fine!
The Santangel family’s method of discerning the authenticity of their benefactor was nothing more than the waiter’s truth, and a combination of what Yolanda had said.
He was also a witness, and he knew much more than they did.
-You just have to find a suitable and flexible person, leave the rest to me.
Jaime waved his hand and let the butler out. The maid behind him heard everything and left silently, going out the back door of the hall.
When she came out, James looked in the direction she had gone, then stood up and followed her with somber eyes.
The maid hid in the back garden and quietly pulled out her cell phone, dialing a number.
She waited a long time until the other side finally answered. She hurriedly opened her mouth to say what Jaime had ordered, but suddenly a large hand reached over and snatched the phone from her.
Looking at the interface of the call in progress, the voice of assistant Alfredo came from the opposite side.
-Hey, what are you calling for? Say something. Hello?!
Jaime’s face was very somber as he hung up the phone.
The maid was startled by his sudden appearance, her face was pale and she was trembling badly.
-Yes, sir…
Jaime played with the phone in his hand and looked at her.
-The last time Yolanda was here with me, you were also the one who told the old man, weren’t you?
The maid’s body trembled, not daring to speak.
Jaime’s heart was filled with hostility and he gave her a strong kick in the leg.
The maiden fell kneeling to the ground, and her knees hit the ground hard, making her face twist in pain.
-I only moved you to my side to serve me because you were strict and kept a low profile, but you betrayed me.
Hearing this, the maid looked at Jaime.
-Lord Jaime, I didn’t betray you, I just didn’t want you to take the wrong path. Mr. Seco sent me here to protect you from doing something stupid.
-Something stupid? Are you talking about doing something stupid and taking a detour?
Jaime’s face became even more somber.
-You’re just a maid, you don’t have the right to get involved in my affairs!
The maid blushed miserably and froze for a while before saying:
-What happened to Yolanda before is an example, you were deceived by her, you were punished by Mr. Seco, you offended the Santangel family, and now you can only stay in the villa to recover. Is this not a warning?
It was fine if she didn’t say it, but once she said it and Jaime heard it, it was nothing more than throwing oil on the fire.
Jaime already had an inferiority complex towards Umberto, and these words were like insinuating that he was inferior to Umberto, telling him not to anger the Santangel family, that he himself had caused his injury and that it was all because he had touched the Santangel family.
In an instant, Jaime was filled with hostility and struck the maid’s vital organs with his cane.
The maid screamed and tried to dodge him.
Fortunately, the butler arrived in time to stop Jaime.
But the maid was already beaten on the ground, barely breathing, and was carried out of the villa covered in blood.
One more maid was missing from the villa, and when Senor Seco’s assistant received the news, he was horrified and told Senor Seco.
-Sir, Jaime’s emotions are getting out of control, he is even attacking our own people. If the matter comes to light, I fear that all our good reputation will disappear.
As Alfredo listened to the news he brought, his eyebrows furrowed, and his face became more serious.
The assistant thought that the old master would be angry about this matter and would punish Jaime.
But what he did not expect was that the old man would sigh and say to him:
-Are you still worried about his foot injury? Or has it affected him that he can’t touch the company’s affairs for two years?
The assistant looked at the old man, who was always serious and determined. And as he heard him say these words, his jaw dropped and he did not speak for a long time.
Jaime had come to this extreme, and the old man did not punish him, but continued to protect him.
Alfredo did not expect an answer from him either, and only said in a low voice:
-Seeing that Pedro is in the company made Jaime uncomfortable.
As the assistant did not know what to answer, the old man changed the subject.
-How is the investigation going?
The assistant had followed the old man for many years and quickly understood what he had said, so he was quick to say:
-I’ve checked, it wasn’t Peter who did it. But we still don’t know who is responsible.
Mr. Seco’s eyes narrowed.
-It wasn’t Pedro who tampered with the car, so there are only two possibilities.
One, the incident could really have been an accident and it was just Jaime’s bad luck.
The second was that Umberto was the one who did it. After all, this man was renowned for being vindictive, and Jaime had almost killed him at the time.
When he thought of this, the old man immediately stood up.
-Come with me to the Santangel house.
Since he couldn’t find out the truth, he had to go check it out.
***
Alfredo’s arrival took Umberto by surprise.
After Ruben informed him of Mr. Seco’s arrival, he nervously said to Umberto:
-Sir, is it possible that the old man knows about the DNA test?
-Impossible!
Umberto had not even thought about that possibility.
When the old man in his family had pulled Mr. Seco’s hair, he had done it openly and honestly, and Mr. Seco could not even guess that they would use his hair for that.
So why would he come?
Ruben worriedly followed Umberto into the living room and when he saw Mr. Seco sitting on the sofa with a serious face, he pursed his lips and prepared to deal with any problems.
As soon as Umberto entered, the old man looked at him sharply.
Facing his unkind eyes, Umberto smiled slightly.
-Why are you free to come today? Is it because you didn’t have fun playing chess last time and came to the Santangel Group to play a few games with me?
When the old man heard this, he remembered his disastrous defeat playing with Umberto, and was a little embarrassed.
Mr. Seco looked at Umberto in annoyance and, without beating around the bush, said what he wanted:
-Umberto, did you hurt Jaime’s foot?
As soon as these words came out, Ruben instantly tensed up.
He had not expected Mr. Seco to come for this matter, because it had been a long time ago, and he did not think that the Seco family still held a grudge.
Did they find out anything?