When Jaime heard Sandra’s stunned voice, he chuckled with satisfaction and said to Saul Guillen:
-You seem to have trained well these days, even your daughter didn’t recognize you.
Saul smiled kindly at her. His aura was very civilized, much better than when he arrived.
When he put on the suit and stood there, he was also very intimidating. The transformation was very successful.
-Very good,” Jaime praised him.
Basically there was nothing left to correct. If he continued to behave so well, the Santangel Family people would have no proof even if they were suspicious.
-Tomorrow you will go directly to the Santangel Group, just follow what we have discussed.
-Yes, Mr. Seco,” Saul nodded.
Jaime looked at his polite appearance and felt even more satisfied, he looked at Sandra who was still frozen in place, and said:
-What are you still doing standing there? You should also be ready to complete your task.
Sandra nodded insensibly.
It was really too difficult, Sandra had no idea. Umbino and Albina were so close that there was no way she could find a place where she could take advantage of the situation.
Besides, she also noticed that when Albina spoke, Umberto never rebutted her, but merely stood behind her in silence. He was obviously a man with such a powerful aura that everyone feared him, but he only cared about Albina.
Only after Jaime left did Sandra say to Saul:
-Dad, why do we have to work for Mr. Seco? We are doing something really dangerous. If we offend the Santangel Family and they find out the truth, we will be miserable.
When Jaime was, Saul still had a reserved expression and gave a refined and noble appearance, but as soon as he left, Saul touched his suit finely and showered praise.
-Sandra, there is a saying that riches come from danger. Look, if I hadn’t met Mr. Dry, I would never have been able to wear such nice clothes in my life, and he even sent me for training to transform my temperament. Look at the way I look now, don’t I look so much better than I did before?
Saul really looked like he had a successful family career after saying that.
-If I go to the Santangel Group in this state, I guess no one will throw me out as a liar. And with the support Mr. Seco provides me, I’ll most likely succeed,” Saul said with a smirk, looking pleased with himself. By then, I will be the benefactor of the Santangel Family, and I will be of help to your task.
Sandra also felt that what he said made a lot of sense. The way Albina was defended by Umberto made her envious, she also wanted to be defended by Umberto like that.
Saul saw that his daughter was moved, he approached her and continued:
-You know that Umberto still has a former fiance, the imprisoned Yolanda, who almost married Umberto. That means that the Santangel Family values this favor a lot. Can you imagine how many benefits we will get when the time comes?
-Yes, Dad, you’re right,” Sandra nodded.
She looked at Saul with a smile, not only his temperament changed, but his appearance also seemed to have changed a lot. His appearance was still the same, but he seemed like a different person.
The main thing was that he was now more confident.
***
Albina spent the whole day at Ariana’s house, and only after seeing nothing unusual about her did she return home.
Umberto still hadn’t finished work, so Albina looked around the empty house not knowing what to do.
After thinking about it, she headed straight for the second floor.
She remembered that the back of the second floor had a lot of her parents’ things, and that’s where she found her adoption certificate.
After finding the adoption certificate, he didn’t bother to look at anything else.
Then there was a series of events and she was busy, so she didn’t have time to go back up to the attic.
It was a good opportunity to sort things out and visit her parents at the mausoleum in a couple of days.
When Albina went home, she sent a message to Umberto, so when it was time to leave work, Umberto came straight out of the office.
Ruben was about to go to the office to inform Umberto about his work. Therefore, he saw him coming out of it in a hurry.
-Mr. Santangel,” Ruben spoke.
-What is it?
-I have work to report to you.
-This is the point of closing time. If it’s not an urgent matter, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.
Then, as he was leaving, he also said to Ruben:
-You should also leave work early.
Ruben looked incredulously in the direction in which Umberto left.
“Was that Mr. Santangel just now? ”
He worked late every day for the past three months and Ruben once suspected he was going to suddenly die from work.
“Why did he suddenly quit work so early today?”
It had been a long time since he had experienced this kind of feeling, and Ruben still felt a little uneasy.
As he left the company, he passed the reception desk and overheard the receptionist talking to a colleague at the company.
-Miss Espina came back a few days ago, so no wonder Mr. Santangel is in such a good mood these two days. For the first few months, I was a little afraid to see Mr. Santangel, but now I’m not afraid to do so.
-Yes, Miss Espina is affecting Mr. Santangel’s mood a lot. I really hope she will always be by Mr. Santangel’s side.
The two talked and sipped their coffee with a very relaxed look.
Only then did Ruben realize the situation.
“No wonder Mr. Santangel was like this – the only person who could move Mr. Santangel’s emotions was Miss Espina!”
Umberto returned to the house, and when he opened the door, the house was empty.
He went straight to look for Albina, but she was neither in the living room, nor in the bedroom. If he had not seen Albina’s shoes on the door, he would have thought that she had not returned and that she was playing a joke on him.
He was about to call her when suddenly there was a thud on the stairs and Albina came down with a thick stack of newspapers in her arms, calling Umberto:
-Umberto, help me pick them up, they are falling down.
Umberto hurried to pick up what he was carrying.
Albina rubbed her sore arm and turned to pick up the fallen book.
-What is this? Why are there so many of them?
Umberto looked at the plain black cover and had a vague suspicion in his mind.
Albina gently wiped the dust off the book before saying to Umberto.
-My father’s diary, I just found it in the attic.
Umberto had guessed correctly.
-What are you doing down there with that? Are you going to read your father’s diary?
-It’s really not good to read other people’s diaries,” Albina said a little embarrassed. My parents passed away, and as time goes by, I’ll gradually drift away from them. Even now I can’t remember what my family’s life was like,” she took a breath and then looked at Umberto. My father had the habit of keeping a diary, apart from keeping some secrets, it was more like a daily routine. I want to see his diary so I don’t forget them.
His parents had few friends and they all had lives of their own. Those who had passed away were slowly being lost to memory.
But she didn’t want to. If even she couldn’t remember her parents, who else in the world could remember them?
Umberto saw her despondent and comforted her.
-Okay, then I’ll put these diaries on the nightstand.
-Thank you,” Albina smiled.