As they approached the cemeteries, Albina noticed that this place had been completely cleaned up, the tombstones were dust-free and no fallen leaves were visible, also many trees had been planted. It was noticeable that the guard had done his job very well.
Albina looked at the pictures of her parents, she looked dazed and her eyes were moist.
-Mom, Dad, I’ve come to see them.
Her voice was a little sobbing, but she tried to show a smile on her face.
-I have gone abroad in the last few months to participate in the Paris Fashion Week, the fashion show had been very successful, many people want to meet me and my designs had also been appreciated by some professionals. I can already tell you that your daughter has met your expectations.
After telling what happened lately, she took Umberto’s hand and said with a much more cheerful smile:
-I am getting engaged to Umberto, I am no longer the hidden lady of the Santangel family, the whole family loves me very much, and I feel very happy now, so don’t worry about me anymore.
Umberto looked at her tenderly out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw her finish speaking, he looked at the tombstone and took out two special letters and placed them in front of the tombstones. Albina was surprised by this behavior.
-These are…?
-These are letters that I prepared so that my in-laws know clearly that we are really engaged and feel happy for us.
Although Umberto was a materialist, he still made two letters especially for Albina’s late parents to tell them that their daughter had found a man she could trust for the rest of her life.
Albina could stand it no longer, she squatted down and wept inconsolably. Umberto had accompanied Albina to the cemetery several times before, but he had never seen her cry so uncontrollably. For a moment he thought he did something wrong, so he quickly squatted down, and hugged her, patting her back to comfort her.
-I did something foolish, please forgive me…..
-No.
Albina quickly raised her head with slightly red and puffy eyes, when she saw Umberto’s panicked face, she hugged him tightly.
-Thank you very much Umberto, I didn’t expect you to make these two invitations. You made quite an impression on me,” said Albina in a hoarse voice, and there was a lot of warmth in her heart.
After crying a lot, she finally let out a sigh of relief. It had been a long time since she had felt so light since the death of her parents.
The two stayed in the cemetery for a while and then walked down the mountain, during which they received several phone calls.
Macos was the first to call Albina, and as soon as the phone was connected, he spoke very excitedly.
Macos was very good at talking, he gave congratulations using a lot of words without repeating them. Then he laughed, saying:
-I knew they were going to announce this news when they returned to the Santangel family this time.
Albina could sense his joy and excitement in his tone and joked:
-You seem to be happier than me, why could that be?
It was really strange that Macos was more excited than she was.
As soon as these words came out, Macos laughed more exaggeratedly and said:
-I won’t tell you, anyway, your engagement will bring me good luck.
Umberto who was very close to Albina, heard what Macos said and was also curious about what he said.
Albina snorted coldly.
-You tell me the truth or I’ll hang up the phone so I won’t waste any more time with you.
Macos gave up and said:
-I just read the news on the Internet, the Santangel family gives great importance to their engagement, and the party will be grandly held.
-What about that? -Albina asked.
-Imagine that after attending the banquet, your happiness will infect Ariana, she will feel empathy and it could be my chance We are living in the same neighborhood, so she, seeing you going out together every day, maybe she will also want to get married -she spoke in a very confident and reasonable way.
Albina was silent for a moment and said:
-Macos, I did not expect you to be so wise.
-I will not let any opportunity to conquer her slip away from me.
Macos thought she was praising him and felt proud of himself.
Umberto couldn’t listen anymore, he picked up Albina’s phone and told her:
-You and Ariana have known each other for a long time, besides you live next door to her. Even my Albina, who is insensitive, could read your thoughts, why wouldn’t Ariana notice?
Macos was dumbfounded and asked unconsciously:
-Why?
Umberto laughed.
-Maybe she doesn’t see you as a man, and only considers you as her friend. If you want to conquer her, you should at least let her understand that you are a macho man, not her little friend.
Macos’ face suddenly flushed red, but he couldn’t say anything to refute it.
It seemed to be that Ariana really didn’t realize his intentions.
“I’ve gone out of my way in such an obvious way to pursue her. What Umberto said is true, she only sees me as her friend.”
As soon as that idea came up, Macos could not be quiet.
Umberto laughed.
-You still have a long way to go to reach your goal, you must try harder.
Before he could finish listening, Macos hung up the phone.
Umberto looked at the phone in his hand and sighed.
-Macos’ psychological quality is not very good, he is vulnerable in the face of difficulties. He has to be stronger.
Albina looked at Umberto with a complicated look.
-You said it on purpose, didn’t you? How mean you are!
Umberto looked innocent.
-I was only helping him to encourage him to take a new step.
Albina took the phone back, looked down and smiled.
-I don’t know if this will work or not, I think it’s more likely that Macos really hates you now.
Umberto shrugged.
-I must give him a smack so he won’t be so cocky.
The two came down the mountain and sat in the car looking at the last remaining invitation.
Umberto spoke first.
-Shall we go?
Albina hesitated a little, gritted her teeth and said:
-Yes!
Umberto pursed his lips slightly and started the car.
The nursing home was a bit far, and it took almost two hours to get there.
Since the last time, when Albina and Umberto had come here to ask Mrs. Espina whether or not she was her father’s biological daughter, they never came back to this place.
After getting out of the car, Albina thought she had come to the wrong place, but seeing the plants on both sides of the door, she knew she had not been mistaken.
Before, the nursing home was badly broken and looked like it was abandoned, but now it was completely restored and already looked like a normal nursing home.
-The Santangel Group has been working on public welfare projects and I have allocated a sum of money to improve the environment and infrastructure of the nursing home,” Umberto explained. Let’s go inside.
Umberto extended his hand to Albina. Albina felt calmer taking his hand and opened the door.