No one in the Santangel Family liked these sour apricots, except Sergio.
Umberto also looked at Albina in surprise. He knew Albina’s favorite food was sweets, but he had never seen her like apricots.
Albina was also a little surprised. She looked at the fresh apricots in her hand and her mouth unconsciously secreted saliva.
-Maybe I’m too thirsty, and these apricots are very fresh and fragrant. I feel comfortable eating some apricots on such a hot day.
Olivia thought she was right, it was very hot outside and they had just returned. The smell of the tart apricot made them hungry.
-I’ll try it too.
As she said, she took a round apricot from the plate and took a bite, but her features wrinkled with sourness.
When Albina saw his expression, she couldn’t help but laugh and hurried to take the uneaten apricots from his hand.
-You’d better eat sweet fruit.
Olivia picked up a cherry and bit into it, the rich, sweet juice took the sour taste out of her mouth. She had just calmed down when she saw Albina pick up the apricot again, and felt her teeth begin to sour.
-Albina, when I was pregnant, I also liked sour apricots. But after I gave birth, I hardly ate them.
She remembered the past and Umberto suddenly stopped.
“Pregnant?”
He turned his head to look at Albina, who was sitting on the couch, eating sour apricots while listening to Olivia with good humor and attention, and his brow furrowed.
Albina rarely ate sour things, but surprisingly today she had only eaten apricots instead of cherries.
She was very strange.
-Albina, are you pregnant? -Umberto asked directly.
Olivia and Albina were stunned, then Olivia looked excitedly at Albina’s belly.
-Albina, really?
-Umberto, what are you talking about?!
Albina looked at Umberto with embarrassment, they had taken safety measures every time they had sex, how could she be pregnant?
-I had my period last month, so I can’t be pregnant.
When Albina said that, Umberto also remembered that the two of them had taken safety measures every time. When Albina was in France last month, she said she was on her period when she talked to him on the phone.
So she shouldn’t be pregnant!
Olivia showed a look of disappointment on her face and sighed as she touched Albina’s flat belly, measuring it with her fingers.
-Effectively, Albina’s waist is very thin and she doesn’t look pregnant.
What a pity! The Santangel Family was about to welcome a new member.
They didn’t expect it to be a misunderstanding.
Perhaps the disappointment on Olivia’s face was so evident that Albina grabbed her arm smiling.
-Umberto and I are young, it’s easy for me to get pregnant!
Olivia looked at Umberto and nodded approvingly at the thought of how often her son took Albina to his room.
-Of course he did!
Olivia suddenly thought of something after she finished speaking and turned her head to look at Albina. She couldn’t help but pinch her white cheeks, smiling meaningfully.
-Albina, from tomorrow onwards you must call me “mom”.
Albina’s cheeks flushed when she heard this and she nodded.
Olivia felt some emotions in her heart. In the past, during the three years Albina had been married to Umberto, he had always mistreated her. Sometimes she didn’t even want to hear Albina address her as such and was especially hard on her.
In the future, she would try to be a good mother to Albina, as Umberto’s grandmother did to her.
Umberto loosened his tie and wanted to take Albina to his room to change clothes. But when he turned his head, he saw Albina trying to take the apricots again.
-Albina, the apricots are cold and you’ve eaten too much. Watch out for an upset stomach,” he reminded her.
Albina could only withdraw her hand and looked at Umberto sadly.
-You won’t let me eat sweets, and now I can’t even eat sour ones.
-I’m thinking about your health.
Umberto went over and pulled her to her feet, finding that he was now more and more patient.
He used to be an indifferent and lonely man who hated it when people were slow to do things.
But now, he treated Albina as if he were raising a daughter, and not only did he not mind at all, he enjoyed it.
He felt fulfilled to see her happy and joyful every day.
Albina suffered a lot before and he would try harder to make her happy every day in the future.
Olivia watched as the two of them walked back into the room together, and whispered now and then, with a warmth in her face that he hadn’t even noticed.
“How wonderful that my lonely, distant son has finally found the love of his life!”
The next day was Albina and Umberto’s engagement party.
Although they had been married before, this was actually the first time they were holding an engagement party. Albina thought she would be very nervous and not be able to sleep, but she didn’t know if it was because she was a little tired after seeing a big show today or not, that after washing up and lying down on the bed, she fell asleep.
Umberto and Sergio discussed some details for tomorrow, making the last decisions, and when she got back to the room, it was already a little late.
He finished showering and intended to go to bed to soothe Albina, but discovered that she was already asleep.
Her face was pink and white, her features were delicate, her mouth was slightly open and she had even started to snore.
-I’m surprised you’re not nervous,” Umberto said softly as he gently stroked her lips with his thumb.
Albina was fast asleep and was not awakened by his movement. But she felt a slight stinging on her lips and licked them unconsciously.
Umberto’s fingers had not yet been withdrawn and he was surprised by her action.
The wet, soft touch coming from his fingers was like a fire burning Umberto’s internal organs.
But Albina slept soundly and did not know what she had done.
Umberto took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. He didn’t dare to wake her up, so he could only get out of bed in a very strange position and go into the bathroom.
After a long time, he came out of the bathroom with wet hair and dried the wetness before getting back under the covers.
Albina was still asleep, not even changing her position. Umberto looked at her and wrapped her in his arms.
The next morning, Albina opened her eyes groggily, stretched and woke up immediately. As she had slept well the night before, she was full of energy and looked good today.
The bedspread was in disarray and Umberto had disappeared.
The sound of water was coming from the bathroom and Albina got out of bed to see the bathroom door open and Umberto washing his face.
His movements were jerky and he didn’t appraise his handsome face, rinsing and drying it nonchalantly with a towel.
Albina looked at him and thought it was a waste.
Although she had pretty good skin, she had still made great efforts to maintain it, using all kinds of effective skin care products and being taken to the beauty salon by Olivia from time to time.
Umberto hardly used any skin products, he had never been to the beauty salon and every time he washed his face as roughly as he did today, but his skin was so good that not a single pore was to be found.
Her features were so good that they didn’t even look like a real person’s, and any movement she made looked good.
-Why are you looking at me like that?
Umberto approached with a slight chuckle, crouched down in front of Albina and reached out to pinch her cheek.
-Bad!
Albina was about to pull her fingers away when she saw his dark circles under her eyes and froze.
-Umberto, what did you do last night? Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?
She asked innocently and Umberto gritted his teeth as he looked into her pure, puzzled eyes.
-It’s your fault!
Albina was even more puzzled. She had gone to bed early last night and hadn’t even dreamed, so why was it her fault?
Umberto saw her puzzled look and gently stroked her hair.
-Go wash up, let’s get ready later.
Today was her important day and Umberto wouldn’t bother her. There was still plenty of time in the future!