Yolanda’s mother no longer cared about being polite or not, she pointed at Alfredo and scolded him.
Alfredo only gave her a faint glance, Jaime started pretending to be filial at that moment and looked at Yolanda’s mother angrily.
-Mrs. Carballal, be careful what you say. My grandfather is your elder, how can you be so rude?
Yolanda’s mother’s lips trembled with anger.
-You don’t even listen to what your grandfather said. He said Yolanda has ruined your innocence.
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Alfredo.
-Isn’t that so? Jaime’s reputation is much better than Yolanda’s. Isn’t it a stain on Jaime that a woman with such a bad reputation is with him?
Jaime was stunned to hear this, but unconsciously straightened his back with an arrogant expression.
-It’s true that Yolanda bothered me at first. I had never had any experience in relationships, so I was easily seduced. When I realized what she was up to, I tried to break off the relationship with her, but it still bothered me. She was a woman and had an intimate relationship with me, so of course I couldn’t abandon her.
As she said, she made a difficult face. Now Yolanda was in jail and could not go out to confront him. Even if that woman was his mother, she was no more convincing than what he said.
-The Carballal Family building collapsed and no one helped her. I took her in regardless of her past and gave her a place to live. She went to jail because she killed a person to save money.
Jaime shook his head with a sigh, looked at Yolanda’s mother and said straightforwardly.
-Yolanda’s going to jail had nothing to do with me, instead, I have been helping her. Instead of being grateful, you, as her mother, barged into my engagement party and insulted my reputation. You are the scoundrel!
Yolanda’s mother couldn’t help but take a few steps back, first because she was angry, and second because she felt guilty. It was true that Jaime had bad plans for the Carballal Group, but it was also true that he had helped Yolanda.
Albina was stunned by Jaime’s shamelessness. She grabbed Umberto’s arm and whispered:
-Jaime is too cunning. Look, all the people around are convinced by Jaime.
The guests looked at Jaime no longer with the same skeptical inquisition as before, but with sympathy. While the look towards Yolanda’s mother was more suspicious and disgusted.
The ungrateful were unpopular, besides, the Carballal family had been exposed to a lot of negative news before, which had angered many families.
Everyone believed Jaime’s words more than those of Yolanda’s mother.
Seeing Yolanda’s mother depressed and speechless, Alfredo was no longer so angry. Now that the situation had been reversed and the attitude of the guests had changed, his worst fears had been resolved.
Journalists would take into account the dignity of the Seco Family and would not report indiscriminately, but the people of the Santangel Family?
Other guests were easy to fool, but the Santangel Family was not the same, and they were not afraid of them.
This time Jaime had embarrassed the Santangel Family. Alfredo did not dare to guarantee that the Santangel Family would not make a fuss over this affair.
Alfredo looked at them sullenly, wanting to check their attitude.
But he was stunned when he turned his head.
The five members of the Santangel Family had gathered and were seated in the living room.
Daniel and Umberto were eagerly serving Sergio, Olivia and Albina, bringing them tea, muffins and various foods, and eating them with great pleasure.
There was no time to pay attention to their nonsense.
Alfredo had a complicated look on his face, not knowing whether he should be relieved or angry.
Angry at being ignored by them, but with the way the Santangel Family was acting, they should stay out of the matter. They didn’t care how it played out or how it turned out.
Alfredo took a deep breath, let someone check on Yolanda’s mother, passed a glance around at everyone and said solemnly:
-It is true that my grandson had an accident, but it doesn’t matter if he has a health problem or not! As long as he is a descendant of the Seco Family, the Seco Family’s heritage is his, the whole Seco Family is his backing, and the dignity of the Seco Family cannot be violated!
Alfredo was too partial to him. Pedro’s face instantly turned grim after hearing this.
Alfredo already said this, so even if he worked hard to prove his worth, it was useless!
The Seco Family was owned by Jaime, and with Alfredo’s words, it was basically a fact.
Pedro was very uncomfortable and looked at Jaime somberly.
He must have been very proud now. Alfredo had acknowledged his position in public, and Jaime should be ecstatic.
But what he did not expect was that there was no smile on Jaime’s face.
Pedro was stunned, Jaime’s expression was odd.
“Wasn’t it Jaime’s dream to inherit the Seco Family? Alfredo had acknowledged his status as heir, why can’t I see any joy on his face?”
“Had he already become so mature?”
Pedro was speculating, while Jaime was a bit uncomfortable, even filled with gloom.
Everyone’s attention was focused on the fact that Alfredo had admitted that he was the heir, but their attention was focused on a prayer of Alfredo’s.
“As long as he is a descendant of the Seco Family.”
Others didn’t know the secret, but Jaime did.
He was not a member of the Seco Family. He was an imposter, taking the place of the real Seco Family lord.
For so many years, Jaime had thought of himself as the lord of the Seco Family, trying to convince himself. During these twenty years, sometimes he really believed that he was the lord of the Seco Family.
But today, after hearing Alfredo’s words, he suddenly came to his senses.
He was not a member of the Seco Family, he stole someone else’s life, and everything he had now was not his.
This idea made him panic a little.
He abandoned that child with his own hands, and now he didn’t know if he was alive or dead, and after so many years without finding the Seco Family, he shouldn’t be able to come back in this life.
But he still felt uncomfortable, everyone around him was truly rich, and only he was an imposter. If the real lord of the Seco Family returned, he would fall back into the mire and return to that unpleasant life he had before.
Jaime’s thoughts were confused, and he suddenly felt a vision very present.
Then he met Umberto’s deep, dark eyes.
Umberto was still as indifferent and unapproachable as ever.
Jaime was a little scared because he felt that Umberto already knew the truth.
It was like going back to the scene when he was eight years old and the little gentleman in the suit would hold up a cake and give it to him as if it were a handout.
Jaime turned his eyes away pitifully, his forehead sweaty and his face pale.
He tried to calm down and relaxed after a long time.
After Alfredo finished those words, he was about to have Yolanda’s mother thrown out, but at that moment, she suddenly struggled.
-You can’t throw me out, it was Jaime who wronged my daughter. Many of the Seco family’s properties belong to our family. Why can your family get better and better while mine is in shambles? You guys have to make it up to me, or I will definitely make a big deal out of this.
She smiled, her face grim.
-Do you pay too much attention to reputation? Don’t you want people to know what happened today? I’m going to let everyone know!
Jaime stared at Yolanda’s mother viciously, as if he were looking at a dead person.
He had killed people before, and that assistant of Yolanda’s back then was also killed by his own hands. He didn’t mind killing her with his own hands if Yolanda’s mother dared to stand in his way!
Yolanda’s mother was talking excitedly until she met that look and suddenly shuddered, remembering what Yolanda had told her earlier.
Yolanda had told her not to confront Jaime, saying he was a man with no moral restraint and no humanity.
She didn’t understand it before, but now she seemed to understand it a little and she was very scared.