Hearing that, Ariana froze.
She looked at him and she noticed that Santiago wasn’t that drunk.
-That’s all up to you.
Santiago was confused, and saw Ariana laugh.
-I’ve already given you a chance.
She got up.
-I’m going to the kitchen. Rest and take the medicine.
Santiago looked at her back, frowned and sighed.
***
Albina Espina was gone for three months.
Within those days, she accompanied Claire Favre to do many things, and now she had a broader view of everything.
Claire had a very high position in the fashion world and appreciated Albina. Abroad, Albina did not suffer pain or sadness, on the contrary, she received fame for her talent.
The outfits designed by them surprised everyone at the Paris Fashion Week.
They put a lot of effort into those outfits. They had consulted a lot of data and traveled all over Spain. They used the old ways of manufacturing and incorporated a special style in their outfits to amaze everyone. And they achieved worldwide fame.
Albina still did not return home, but the newspapers took it upon themselves to inform everyone about what had happened.
Not only the costumes, but also her beauty. Internet users could not appreciate the beauty of the costumes, but the beauty of her face was different.
In all the pictures in the newspapers, Albina was beautiful. She was even prettier than the brains.
Her beauty brought her more fame than winning the first prize. She even had many new followers on social networks.
Macos Murillo, who was in charge of the social media accounts, was more excited than Albina.
Since she was the designer of her company, with her fame, she would also get more interest.
Her parents and other designers congratulated her.
And Macos kept laughing all day long.
But Albina’s appearance affected the brains who wanted to get attention at the event and they wanted to humiliate her, so they showed the pictures in which Albina was ugly, but they all disappeared within a few seconds.
Macos laughed at this situation.
They thought Albina was just a designer and they could humiliate her, but in reality, she was the treasure of the Santangel Family.
It was Umberto, who did everything.
Kevin Varela also did not keep silent. He found the star who humiliated Albina and published the origin photos of the two.
Those photos were taken by foreign newspapers and there was no filter, so you could see the true appearance of Albina and the star.
Albina’s face and figure were wonderful.
On the contrary, the star had many flaws in both face and figure.
Everyone knew what happened from these photos.
And this star lost many followers for a few days.
What Kevin did warned those who had the idea to humiliate Albina. Although they didn’t know who posted them, they understood that Albina was not only a designer.
No one dared to do it again.
However, Albina did not know what was going on. She was very happy because she would finally go back to her country and meet Umberto, Ariana and Macos.
She was so busy these days that she had no free time to contact them. For her, it was not three months, but three years. She missed them very much.
Claire drove her to the airport, and when they said goodbye, she hugged Albina with pity.
They had been through a lot in a long time. At this point, they were already good friends. Claire was very fond of Albina and liked her.
-When you have time, don’t forget to visit me. I will always miss you.
Claire would not return to the country for a long time because she had already finished her work there. She was a strong-willed woman and always showed her independence and indifference. But at this moment, she couldn’t hold back the tears at Albina’s farewell.
Albina was more emotional, so she was sadder, and hugged Claire crying.
Albina wiped away her tears. It was time to leave, and she waved goodbye to Claire.
She was returning home with the two large suitcases she had brought with her when she left the country.
All filled with typical products given to her by Claire and gifts from other designers.
On the plane, Albina couldn’t believe she was already returning home.
“Was I really coming back?”
Thinking about it, she was excited.
The night before departure, Umberto exhausted her and so she slept on the plane. But when she got back, she couldn’t sleep.
When she got off, she got the call from Marcos.
-Have you arrived?
He sounded very excited, and even if she asked him, she already knew the answer.
Albina was surprised. She hadn’t told them anything and wanted to surprise them, so she didn’t know how Macos found out.
Macos laughed before she asked him.
-I’ve seen the photo at the airport of a designer, in which you appear.
He sent the photo to Albina.
It was a designer’s selfie, capturing the scene of her and Claire’s farewell at the bottom right.
-You have very good eyesight. If you didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t have figured it out.
Macos was pleased.
-The amazing thing is that it’s the same flight. Are you already down? Come out, I’ll wait for you at the entrance.
Albina laughed immediately.
-All right.
On his way out, Macos ran up to her and grabbed his bags. Then, he went towards the car.
Albina followed him while looking around.
Macos put all the suitcases in and noticed that Albina was looking for something.
-Do you want to see Umberto?
Albina felt a little embarrassed, but nodded her head.
-Yes. Didn’t you tell him?
Macos laughed.
-You didn’t tell us you were coming back. I thought he wanted to surprise us. If I tell him, I’ll break the surprise. I’ll take you to where Umberto and the others are.
Albina raised her eyebrows, but followed him because of her trust in Macos.
On the way, Albina enjoyed the scenery. She took a deep breath and felt that the air was more comfortable than the foreign one. She became completely serene.
She had seen the exotic culture and prosperity of the foreigner, but only her country could give her comfort.
-Would you like something to eat? Since you’ve been in foreign countries for so many days, you must miss the food here.
-Of course I miss it, but not that much.
Umberto had packed a lot of food in his suitcase. When he left, he thought Umberto had packed too much and the suitcase was too heavy.
But he didn’t think it would all fit.
When he worked with Claire, he always didn’t have time to eat. And the meals Umberto gave her helped them a lot.
And his gastronomy was attractive.
When she ate them she always attracted other designers. It didn’t occur to Albina that she would have friends because of that.
So she was very grateful to Umberto.