As soon as Umberto said these words, everyone in the room fell silent.
Miguel’s mother unconsciously refuted him.
-Why do you say that Miguel has not behaved well? He has never tried to provoke anyone for anything since he was a child, he?
When he said this, he paused for a second, then pursed his lips, and could no longer speak.
Compared to most of the young men of his generation in this circle, Miguel was much better. He had a pleasant appearance, his personality was good, he was dedicated to his work, he never caused problems for his family, he never made the elders in his family deal with the consequences of his mistakes, and he had no bad habits.
He had always been the best boy among all. When they talked about him, others always said they wanted their children to follow him as a role model.
Those who were not part of his family could be deceived, however, how could they, as his parents, not know Miguel’s true face?
Miguel was the second child in his family. He was a premature baby, so he had always been weak and his family protected him like fragile glass. In addition, the doctor had told them that for the sake of his health, Miguel should avoid having big emotional swings.
Many thought that his family should pay more attention to the weakest son. And it was true, his parents always paid a lot of attention to his health.
However, compared to Miguel, who had been like a fragile glass, Camilo, who was nicer and funnier, was closer to the elders of his family.
Therefore, following his family’s admonition, Miguel had been very obedient since he was a child, and rarely got excited. He pretty much did everything his family asked him to do, and had been much less flashy than Camilo. Even as he grew older and his health had improved, his personality and habits hadn’t changed much.
But when it came to one thing he liked, Miguel became unusually paranoid. For example, when he was a child, he liked his brother Camillo very much, but Camillo played with Umberto every day, so he didn’t like Umberto very much, and he always opposed him.
With Albina it was the same thing. He had finally found a girl he loved, but she ended up being someone else’s wife. Besides, the other one was Umberto.
Miguel’s mother seemed a bit stunned. They thought Miguel had recovered from his illness. Also, during that time, he had been more cheerful, and had even gone traveling. With all these facts, no one suspected him.
However, Miguel had deceived them all.
His mother stopped talking, and almost all the people present who knew Miguel well, also became silent.
Camilo tossed his hair in anguish and frowned.
-The urgent thing now is to locate Miguel and find out where he took Albina.
He was very afraid Miguel would get foolish and do something bad. That would not only make Albina move further away from him, but it would also cause a bad relationship between the Eagle family and the Santangel family. If that happened, the friendship between him and Umberto would end.
It would be irreparable damage!
Miguel’s father’s face was sullen, and he said in a hoarse voice:
-We’ve already gone to all the places he could have gone, but we haven’t found a hair. Miguel doesn’t like to tell us his personal things, so we don’t know where he is.
After this incident, Miguel’s parents realized that they hadn’t paid enough attention to him, they didn’t even know where their own son used to go.
Umberto’s face became increasingly grim, he clenched his fists and suddenly got up from the sofa.
-I’m going to look for them!
He didn’t know why, but he panicked and was very anxious. Without waiting for the others to say anything, he opened the door and left.
Camilo and Santiago got up and followed him.
-So did we.
The two of them had to follow Umberto, because he was very upset, and it was already very late, and they feared that something terrible could happen.
The three of them left the house, and the living room was silent again. Umberto’s parents and Miguel’s parents sat facing each other, and their faces did not look pleasant.
It was Miguel’s father who broke the silence, and sincerely apologized to Daniel and Olivia.
-It was our fault. I’m so sorry. When we find Miguel, we will definitely take him home to apologize in person.
Olivia snorted coldly.
-What good is your apology? All we want now is Albina’s safe return!
Michael’s parents were slightly embarrassed, pursed their lips and spoke no more. This incident was their fault.
Daniel patted Olivia’s arm, and signaled her to calm down. After she calmed down, Daniel raised his head and looked at Miguel’s father.
-Daniel said, “Tonight and tomorrow we’ll keep sending people out to look for them. If we can’t find them, we’ll call the police. Miguel is an adult now, he must take the consequences of his actions.
“Call the police?”
Miguel’s mother raised her head abruptly and looked very anxious.
“I can’t let them call the police! Otherwise, what will everyone think of Miguel?”
She quickly looked at her husband, and pleaded with her gaze, hoping he would say something. After all, the two families had a good relationship. As long as her husband said something, they could get at least two more days.
He pondered for a few seconds, and nodded his head.
-He nodded his head in agreement.
Miguel’s father had a straight face. Now that Miguel had made such a big mistake, even though he was his own son and he was very sorry, he could not help him hide his mistake.
Miguel’s mother opened her eyes like saucers, and her fingers gripped her husband’s clothes tightly.
He noticed her change of emotion and looked at her.
-This time Miguel really made a very big mistake.
“If we don’t correct it in time, no one would know what he’ll be able to do with his paranoia.”
Miguel’s mother was not an unreasonable person. She just felt very sorry for him. She looked at her husband dazedly, then lowered her head and said to Umberto’s parents:
-Okay. If we don’t find them tomorrow, they can call the police.
She seemed to have exhausted all her strength when she said the last words.
Seeing her like this brought up many regrets in Daniel and Olivia’s heart, but they had no choice.
Albina was a member of their family and they considered her as their own daughter.
***
When they were all searching for Albina, she finally woke up.
It seemed to her that she had slept for a long time. However, when she woke up, she still felt very tired, and slowly supported her body to get out of bed.
After her head cleared, she immediately became alert and looked around.
It was a very large room. The decor was simple and in a cool style. The furniture was beautiful and expensive, even the bed she was in was as if it was for a princess, and it had a white bed curtain, which was very romantic.
She moved her hands and feet, and discovered that the restraint had been untied. She lowered her head and scoffed coldly.
“I can’t believe Miguel thinks I’m not capable of escape!”
Albina climbed down from the bed, walked around the room and discovered that the dresser was also full of bottles and jars of skin care products, and the closet was full of all kinds of clothes. They were all new and in Albina’s size.
She gritted her teeth. It seemed that Miguel had decided to lock her in here for a long time, he had even prepared all this. On the other hand, this also proved that he had been preparing a long time ago.
She became very upset, ran to the door and tried to open it, but found that it could not be opened. The door was locked from the outside.
Seeing this situation, she ran to the window, but found that the window was also locked.
It was completely dark outside, not even a star could be seen.
With the light from the room, he could see that this room was on the second floor, and although it was only the second floor, it was still very high.
There was no way to escape.
Albina’s face darkened, and she went back to bed, feeling a little depressed.
Although Miguel was very confident that she wouldn’t be able to escape, he still hadn’t been careless at all, and didn’t give her the slightest chance to get out of the place.
The room was very quiet, the soundproofing was so good that she couldn’t even hear the cicadas outside.
Suddenly, she missed Umberto very much. If all this hadn’t happened, she should have been ready to sleep in his arms.
The more she thought about him, the sadder she felt. Her emotions suddenly burst out, and before she could react, tears fell into her hands.
She bit her lip hard. She didn’t want to let her crying start, so her face turned red, and her shoulders and lips began to tremble.
She didn’t want to cry, but she didn’t know why she couldn’t stop herself. She felt so sad and couldn’t stop.
These strong emotions surprised her, and it seemed very strange to her.
Just as she was crying, the door opened, and Miguel’s hoarse voice reached her ear.
-Albina, let’s eat.