Umberto felt that someone was watching them, he turned his head sharply and met Jaime’s gaze.
Naturally, he saw the clear hatred in his eyes.
Umberto knew Jaime well, he looked at Angelina next to Albina and instantly understood what he was thinking.
Umberto smiled and sneered.
His contemptuous smile evoked an unpleasant feeling to Jaime, who bit his lower lip hard and looked away with difficulty.
The hatred in his heart grew, and he vowed to trample Umberto and crush all his pride in the future.
Umberto was in no mood to look at him and turned his head to take Albina’s fingers, his eyes had already turned kind.
-Albina, it’s time to go home. Grandfather and the others are waiting for us in the car.
Albina nodded and said goodbye to Angelina and her parents.
When the two of them left in the car, Angelina was still a little reluctant to leave.
-Albina smells very nice. I’ll have to ask her what perfume she uses.
Angelina’s mother looked at her daughter’s pure look and stroked her head.
-When will you change your character and become mature and understanding?
Angelina bowed her head and looked at her with a puzzled expression.
The father sighed.
-Forget it. It doesn’t matter if you are mature or not, we will raise you for life.
The mother remembered the way Umberto looked at Albina and said to Angelina.
-Wait for the day when a boy looks at you with the same eyes that Lord Santangel looks at his wife. Then you will know that he loves you very much and you were right to choose him.
Angelina was stunned for a moment, and before she could realize it, a hoarse voice suddenly reached her ears.
-Angelina!
It was Jaime’s voice.
When Angelina’s parents saw Jaime’s arrival, they rushed to protect their daughter and looked at him suspiciously.
-Mr. Seco, do you need anything else?
Angelina’s parents were much more experienced than Angelina and had clearly seen her hidden character since Jaime failed to hide his expression.
Jaime was an extremely crazy and selfish man who acted cruelly.
In the end, Yolanda’s mother left because she was afraid of him. Perhaps he was more ruthless than she thought.
They were afraid to leave their daughter alone with this man for fear that she would be deceived by his words.
Jaime’s eyes darkened as he noticed their defensive stares, he bowed his head slightly to hide his expression and was as warm as before.
-Guys, don’t look at me like that.
His voice was soft, as if he had infinite tolerance, and he emitted a bitter laugh.
-Didn’t we have a good talk before? Angelina is young, she must have listened to some people and misunderstood me. I can explain everything!
Angelina’s parents looked at each other, they were really embarrassed. Jaime definitely saw them standing with Umberto and Albina.
-Mr. Seco, you think too much. We were not induced by any innuendo. We did think long and hard about it and discussed it before making this decision.
Jaime pursed his lips and looked at them.
-When we were at the banquet, they didn’t make it clear. They just said Angelina was too young to take on the responsibility of the Dry Group. But didn’t they consider that when they asked Angelina to marry me? It’s just an excuse, isn’t it? They must be hiding something from me. We’ve had a good conversation before, why did they change their minds all of a sudden?
Jaime was so aggressive that Angelina’s parents didn’t know what to say.
They made this decision because of the reminder from the Santangel Family and after being persuaded by Angelina. But if they told them, it would cause problems for the Santangel Family.
They helped their daughter, but brought trouble to the Santangel Family.
Jaime stared at them and had to force them to say that he had been ordered by the Santangel Family.
Even if the marriage didn’t work out, it was good to blame the Santangel Family for the marriage withdrawal. In this way, she could avoid some of the pressure and, as a victim, she could also receive some of the sympathy.
At that moment, Angelina suddenly spoke.
-What exactly do you mean, are you going to force us to say that this was ordered by the Santangel Family?
Her character was direct and openly declared her intentions.
Jaime was speechless and frowned as he looked at her.
Angelina met his gaze fearlessly, her expression stoic.
-This is my decision, it has nothing to do with anyone else. If you want to find a reason, why don’t you look for it in yourself?
Jaime’s face turned instantly dark.
-Did you really pull out of the marriage because of my leg problems?!
Angelina froze for a moment.
She withdrew from the marriage because she thought Jaime was an insensitive and unscrupulous man, and she feared that if she married Jaime, it would hurt the Pomar Family. How could it be because she disliked Jaime for having leg problems?
They had known for some time that Jaime had a leg problem.
He only limped a little when he walked, and as long as he wasn’t lying in bed unable to move, Angelina wouldn’t feel bad.
She looked at Jaime with a complicated expression. She thought he was overly sensitive, and he usually seemed self-assured but actually had low self-esteem.
But it wasn’t right to take it out on others for low self-esteem.
-You got it wrong, I didn’t think so.
-Then what do you think? -Jaime gritted his teeth, staring at her and forcing the question.
Since they had already left, Angelina didn’t want to interact with him anymore. Some of the guests had not yet left and were watching them.
Not wanting them to gossip, Angelina told her parents:
-Our car is coming, let’s go home.
Seeing that she avoided his question, Jaime tried to stop her.
Angelina pushed his hand away impatiently and said angrily:
-Mr. Seco, behave yourself, there are so many people watching. If you are a man, you shouldn’t bother me and don’t let people make fun of you.
Jaime followed his gaze and indeed saw a few people who wanted to see what was going on. He was stunned and then reacted to what he had just done.
When Javier hastily withdrew his arm, Angelina took the opportunity to impatiently pull her parents away from the madman.
Jaime watched them leave. Not only did he not get her back, but he made a fool of himself and felt much more uncomfortable.
When Albina returned to the Santangel Family, his whole body relaxed.
Attending the banquet, her spirit was tense for fear of embarrassing the Santangel Family.
When she arrived home, she didn’t even change her dress before taking off her heels and running to the living room to pour herself some water.
Umberto looked at her, smiled and reminded her:
-Mix some hot water.
Daniel, Olivia and Sergio looked fondly at Albina’s childlike appearance and felt that the originally dull Santangel Family had become different.
Considering Umberto’s character, he would never have done anything so lively. As a child, he was already very mature, so they did not experience the joys of raising a child at all.
Ever since Albina came to the Santangel Family and showed her natural instincts, the elders of the Santangel Family had really had the feeling of raising a child.
Albina smiled as she drank water, looked at the fresh apricots on the coffee table, picked up two and ate them with gusto.
When Olivia came in after changing her shoes, she saw the round, yellow apricots in her hand and found them very appetizing.
She smelled the sour smell, looked at Albina eating with joy and asked her:
-Albina, don’t you think apricots are tart?