Albina looked at these accessories, her eyes were a little moist and she immediately replaced all the accessories on her body.
Claire was particularly sensitive to this aspect, and soon noticed the change in the ornaments on her body.
Looking at the delicate jewelry, she sighed.
-They are so beautiful, they match your outfit today, did he give them to you?
Albina nodded and didn’t tell Claire the purpose of these jewels. Although they had a good relationship, these accessories were her last means of self-protection and it was better that she was the only one who knew.
The plane took off, Albina looked at the ground gradually moving away, leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes.
The only way not to think about him was to sleep.
***
After Albina left, everyone’s life continued in an orderly fashion.
Only Umberto was busier, as was Ruben.
In the year before Albina’s absence, he experienced this kind of high pressure and his expression was tense for a whole year. After Albina returned, he relaxed a bit.
When Umberto and Albina were in love, Ruben was at his most relaxed.
At that time, Umberto was in a very good mood and also came to work punctually, and overtime was rare. The people who followed Umberto were very grateful to Albina.
Now that Albina was gone, they would have to suffer with Umberto for three months. No one was more anxious for Albina’s quick return than they were.
Although he had that thought, Ruben did not dare to show it in front of Umberto. Looking at Umberto’s serious and tense face, he also became serious unconsciously.
-Mr. Santangel, Jaime has already joined Grupo Seco, now he is fighting with Pedro, and the two are almost to the point of incompatibility. Because of this, Alfredo is a little dissatisfied with Jaime.
Alfredo was getting older and what he feared most was that the younger generation would cause problems, as a result, Jaime had just joined the company and fought with Pedro.
Umberto suddenly changed the subject.
-How is the investigation into the matter of Mr. Seco’s son?
Ruben’s expression froze and his eyebrows furrowed unconsciously.
-After he left the Seco Family, Alfredo had been looking for him, so he and his wife had been hiding, they rarely appeared in front of the others, and the information available was very scarce.
As he said, he looked at the information on his phone.
-We have only found one important piece of news. On May 3, 28 years ago, his wife gave birth to a child in an isolated rural hospital. Maybe it was because they were afraid Alfredo would find out, so they only stayed at the clinic for a day and left in a hurry. After that, they disappeared until his death, Jaime returned to the Seco Family with his urn and handwritten letter.
Umberto frowned.
-Jaime is now 28 years old and his birthday is May 3. Are you sure what you found is real?
This was weird. They identified that Jaime and Alfredo were not related by blood, but Jaime’s birth date, the handwritten letters and the urn were evidence. What part was wrong?
-It’s really true, I still have photos,” Ruben said quickly as he showed Umberto the photos on his phone.
The photo showed Mr. Seco’s son hugging the pregnant woman, which happened to capture the two of them, and there happened to be a blurry screen with the time in the hospital lobby behind them, which was indeed May 3, 28 years ago.
-Moreover, Alfredo confirmed that the urns really did come from his son and his wife.
Umberto looked at the photo with a deep expression.
If Jaime’s evidence was true and he detected that he was not a descendant of the Seco Family, then there was only one possibility, he was impersonating the real lord of the Seco Family.
With Jaime’s ruthlessness, the real lord must have been in danger, and there was a strong possibility that he had passed away.
After making this assumption, Ruben scratched his head.
“Mr. Santangel, eight-year-old Jaime should not be able to kill anyone.
At only eight years old, some children were still playing in the mud, how could they dare to kill someone?
Umberto scoffed.
-In a rich family, eight-year-old children are sometimes more vicious than adults.
Children were often naive and cruel, if a child did not have a systematic moral education, they would often do anything to achieve their own ends.
If James had experienced something terrible before the age of eight, he might have been crueler than they thought.
Ruben was stunned, he shuddered unconsciously when he thought of an eight-year-old boy killing his friends of the same age.
-According to his guess, I suspect that Mr. Seco’s son and his wife were also killed by Jaime.
As soon as he said this, the two were stunned for a moment, looked at each other and their expressions froze at the same time.
-Go investigate.
Umberto ordered with a low expression, Ruben instantly tensed and nodded solemnly.
-Yes!
***
At this moment, Jaime returned from the company, and as soon as he entered through the door, he heard a female voice in the living room. Alfredo laughed from time to time and could feel her happiness from afar.
“Were there guests?”
The hostility between her eyebrows immediately dissipated, revealing tenderness, and she approached.
Alfredo was sitting on the sofa, facing a family of three. The two middle-aged men were drinking tea with a smile. Sitting next to them was his daughter, who had her back to him and he could not see her face, but her voice was clear and crisp, she was making jokes and amusing Alfredo.
This should be what Alfredo told him earlier, his marriage partner, the girl from the Pomar family who returned from abroad.
Alfredo immediately saw Jaime enter and greeted him quickly.
-Jaime, you’re back. Come here quickly, I’ll introduce you.
Jaime calmed down and walked towards Alfredo with a smile.
Jaime could clearly see the girl’s appearance.
She had a very dignified appearance, because she was young, her eyes were full of simplicity, her smile was charming and there was no mist between her eyebrows.
She was a girl who was completely different from him. At first glance, she was a girl who had always been spoiled. She had a look as if no malice in the world could intrude.
-Jaime, this is Angelina Pomar I told you about before, who has just returned from abroad.
-Angelina, this is my grandson, Jaime.
With a smile on his lips, Jaime approached her and said in a soft voice.
-Hello, Miss Angelina.
Jaime was handsome and had a bit of charm.
Angelina’s cheeks were a little red and she greeted him.
-Hello, Mr. Seco.
-Don’t be cautious. Jaime, I have something to discuss with her parents. You can accompany Angelina to the back garden.
Jaime nodded, greeted them and left the living room with Angelina.
The Pomar husband and wife kept their eyes on her back, especially the position of her feet, and only withdrew them when they knew she had left.
They were satisfied with the conditions of the Seco Family, but they doubted Jaime. They received the news that Jaime had leg problems, and they did not want their daughter to marry a lame man.
They also wanted to see Jaime’s situation with their own eyes.
They had been watching him for a while, but when they saw that Jaime’s walking posture was normal and not as rumored, they immediately sighed with relief and were satisfied with Jaime.
Besides, his daughter seemed to have some interest in him and had in mind the idea of a marriage union.
Alfredo was very intelligent, the looks on both of their faces were too obvious, how could he not notice? Despite being disgusted, he put up with it. Had it been his own daughter, he feared he would have chosen the son-in-law in the same way and would not have allowed her to marry a bad man.
He did not relax until a look of satisfaction appeared on their faces, it seemed that Jaime’s marriage could probably be arranged.
Indeed, when the couple sat down, the first sentence was.
-Alfredo, let’s talk about the marriage of the two children.
Alfredo smiled.
-That’s fine.
His grandson was finally going to get married. This girl had a good temperament and a good personality. With such a good girl by his side, he felt at ease.