Jaime felt he was so unlucky that even his engagement could have gone wrong.
He also didn’t expect Yolanda’s mother to make a scene at the engagement.
After Yolanda’s imprisonment, her mother approached him, but he managed to appease her with money and promised that he would take care of her when she was released.
That is why the words he said earlier gave his mother so much hope that, when she found out he was getting engaged, she opted to make a scene at the engagement.
In her mind, Jaime was going to marry her daughter and Mr. a Seco could only be Yolanda.
-Jaime, there is no way I will let you get engaged while I am here. You have wronged my daughter and you must give me an answer today.
Yolanda’s mother saw the chaos of the scene and continued with her previous words.
Jaime responded with a snap, his eyes looked very hostile.
-What do you want, are you going to do something to me in public?
Yolanda’s mother was taken aback by his stare and took two unconscious steps back, looking at him suspiciously.
-I never realized you were so stupid, both mother and daughter,” said Jaime angrily.
Yolanda’s mother turned pale, she might have thought twice before, but now she was living a life that should make her appreciate more than ever the possibility of climbing the ranks in the Seco Family.
She would only really feel at ease if Yolanda became mistress of the Seco Family, but if Jaime became engaged and had a fiance, the position would be filled.
What would happen to Yolanda? A mistress, no matter how favored, will never be as favored as a wife.
Besides, Yolanda could not have children. What would happen to a mistress who could not have children?
A mistress who cannot have children is nothing, and she will disappear as she grows old. No matter how much affection she received, she will be abandoned.
So the woman was to spoil Jaime’s marriage, ruin his reputation, and he alone will fall into the mire, so that no woman with a decent family and some self-respect will want to marry him again.
So Yolanda will have a chance.
Yolanda’s mother thought it over, the last vestiges of her fear of Jaime disappeared, and she looked at the people around her. They were all familiar faces from previous parties, and she could still name them all.
-When we were rich, Yolanda was with Jaime. The Seco Family was always the first choice to work with my family. So we gave the Seco Family half of the family fortune. We gave money, we gave projects and my daughter slept with Jaime. But, now he will get engaged to another woman.
She was not afraid of being embarrassed and raised her voice.
-You are engaged and my daughter goes to jail, loses her youth and has no money to support herself, how can you be like that?
Yolanda’s mother pretended to shed a few tears, extremely aggrieved and indignant for her daughter.
Jaime was irritated by her words, and although he knew it had not been Yolanda’s idea, but a spontaneous act of Yolanda’s mother, he could not help but get angry with her.
-Shut up! -he shouted, looking at the woman with a somber look.
-You told me to shut up, didn’t you? You told me to shut up, but I won’t until you give me an answer,” Yolanda’s mother sneered.
-What do you want?
An ancient and majestic voice suddenly interrupted her words.
It was Alfredo who spoke. Yolanda’s mother looked at Alfredo in surprise, pursed her lips, took a deep breath and, without taking her eyes off him, said what was on her mind.
-I want Jaime to marry my daughter! My daughter was with him for nothing, wasn’t she? But you got Carballal’s family fortune and my daughter’s body, and then you turn your back on him.
When Yolanda’s mother finished speaking, her expression relaxed a lot and she looked at Alfredo and said:
-My poor daughter is still suffering in jail and she has no idea that Jaime will be committed. When she gets out, she will have a criminal record on top of it, and she will have no looks and no money. How will she survive like this!
Her eyes watered as she looked at Alfredo and choked.
Yolanda’s mother’s heart ached for Yolanda.
With her aged and haggard face, she truly touched the hearts of many present.
Albina, holding Umberto’s hand, saw Yolanda’s mother’s sad face from her angle, and if the Carballal Family had not owed her so much and had not done so many vicious and disgusting things in the past, she might have been moved by her.
-This woman is a bit stupid and mean, but her feelings for Yolanda are quite sincere. They are better than those of Julio Carballal.
Julio Carballal, a man who cared more about himself and was selfish, did love Yolanda in the past, but his only daughter was nothing in the face of profit.
He was a bit like Jaime in being an extremely selfish person.
-Yolanda’s mother is no fool -Umberto squeezed Albina’s fingers, leaned in and whispered.
If she had been, she would have made a scene at the Seco Family the moment the news of their engagement broke.
But he didn’t, knowing that it wouldn’t suit him to anger Jaime, and it would affect the fact that Yolanda would soon be out of jail and have a good life afterwards.
However, Umberto deliberately put people on her side, regularly provoking her with words and subliminally conveying the news of Jaime’s interaction with Angelina.
It was then that Yolanda’s mother had a sense of crisis and went out of her way to make a scene at the engagement party.
Albina’s eyes widened as she heard his whispered explanation, her delicate face filled with surprise as she waited for him to finish and looked Umberto up and down with her big eyes.
-What are you looking at, are you that curious?
Umberto was slightly amused by her gaze, his lips brushed her delicate ear, his voice was husky and low.
-Don’t wave your hands in public.
Albina’s ears flushed at his act, the tips of her ears burned, her cheeks tinged a fine red and she looked at Umberto angrily.
There were many people around, and if Umberto made such flirtatious gestures toward her, it would be humiliating for others to see.
-No one has time to notice us,” Umberto let out a soft laugh and whispered.
The eyes of the guests were absorbed in the Seco Family and Yolanda’s mother, so no one would pay attention to them in the small corner.
Indeed, Yolanda’s mother was now at an impasse with Alfredo, prattling on endlessly about her complaints and talking more earnestly as she watched the people next to her being touched by her.
-As you also know that your daughter has a bad reputation, she still can’t have children, she has been in jail and has a criminal record, how is it possible that such a person could enter our Seco Family and become Jaime’s wife!
Alfredo was enraged, his eyes sunken, and his fingers gripped his cane tightly, waiting for a space for her to finish before speaking impatiently.
The voice was so stern that Yolanda’s mother froze for a moment.
Jaime looked at the old man, his heart was full of anger and he was nearing the breaking point, thank goodness the old man had intervened or he would not have been able to control himself.
If his emotions had gotten the better of him and he had confronted Yolanda’s mother in public, his reputation would have been completely ruined.
Now that the old man had spoken, he merely listened obediently.
Whether it was because Alfredo’s words were so direct or not was not known, but Yolanda’s mother’s eyes turned red, not from sadness but from anger.
She could speak ill of Yolanda, but the others could not, especially Alfredo, who had promised to protect the Carballal Family. He had given her so many resources and property, only to be threatened by the Santangel family for a few days, and then immediately left them alone.
They believed in Alfredo and his family with all their hearts, and in return, they were abandoned.
In the end, the Seco Family had wronged them. It was the Seco Family who had broken their promise.
The more Yolanda’s mother thought, the angrier she became. With no sanity left to speak, she pointed at Jaime with reddened eyes as she looked at Alfredo.
-How is it possible that Yolanda is not good enough for Jaime? My daughter is still a capable person, and the doctor said before that it is not impossible to conceive a child as long as she is well trained. But Jaime has a real leg problem, he is lame. How is it possible that my daughter is not good enough for him!