Miguel heard the bodyguards’ words, and gave them a fierce look.
They realized that they had passed the limit, lowered their heads respectfully and said no more.
Only then did Miguel retract his gaze, and looked in the direction Albina had gone, losing himself in thought.
Why had he not sent her back himself?
Because he feared that on the way back, he would become reluctant to let her go, change his mind and do things that might disappoint her.
Why hadn’t he informed the Santangel family himself?
Because he was the one who had done everything, and he didn’t want to cover up his mistakes. He had to bear the wrath of the Santangel family and Umberto, no matter how serious it was.
When Albina escaped through the door, he felt something cold on his cheeks. She reached out and touched her cheeks, discovered they were covered with tears.
-Miguel… -she murmured.
She was about to take a cab home, until she felt her skirt pocket bulge. She was surprised for a second, and took the things out of her pocket.
It was a roll of bills that still radiated a warmth, it must have been put in her pocket when Miguel hugged her.
Even he had prepared this.
She didn’t know how she felt right now, her feelings were so complicated.
However, she didn’t have time to think too much. As she was about to take a cab, suddenly a man dressed in rags with dark skin came running up to her like a madman.
She felt that this person was a bit familiar, and before she could do anything, she was grabbed by the neck and felt a cold dagger in her neck.
The blood in Albina’s body seemed to be frozen and her whole body went rigid.
The man Miguel sent had kept some distance from Albina so that she would not see him. For that reason, it was a little late for him to come to her side to save her. He could do nothing but watch her be grabbed by the man and held hostage.
The bodyguard was stunned. He had thought Albina would be able to get back to the house safely, but he hadn’t imagined that she would be so unlucky and have found herself in a situation like this.
He hurriedly pulled out his cell phone and called Miguel. Miguel hadn’t left yet. The more people there were, the better control they could have.
The man who grabbed Albina looked crazy and was holding a dagger. The people around were frightened by this scene, and they ran away, leaving a giant space for the two of them.
The bodyguard dared not do anything rashly and hid in the crowd, making calls with a nervous expression.
Finally, the call was answered, and a cold voice came to him from the other side.
-Did he take the cab safely?
-Mr. Miguel, something horrible has happened. When Miss Albina was about to get into the cab, a lunatic appeared and grabbed her. Now he is threatening her with a dagger. The situation is very bad. She seems to be mentally ill… -the man replied anxiously.
Miguel’s person was observing the man, he saw that his face was all tanned and looked like he had been working in the fields for a long time. He was of medium height and thin, but he had some muscles, he must have been a laborer.
Miguel held the cell phone with one hand and ran out of the mall with his bodyguards, while he sent orders to the person outside.
-Stay close to watch that person’s every move, and don’t do anything without caution. If you see that he really wants to do something to her, do everything you can to save her. I’ll be right back with more people.
Then he hung up the call and hurriedly ran to the place.
It turned out that he didn’t need to look for the place at all. As soon as he came out of the mall, he saw the scene. There were a lot of people gathered there. All the people were standing far away, pointing their fingers at the empty space in the middle and chatting with each other.
Albina, who was dressed in a white skirt and had a beautiful but pale face, was being grabbed by a man behind her.
The man’s expression was crazy, he grabbed Albina’s neck, and shouted to the people around.
-Stay away! Don’t come closer! Otherwise, I will kill her.
At first, Albina thought she was just unlucky and ran into a madman who didn’t know where he came from, but when the man started talking, she remembered who he was.
It turned out it was Alex Espina, her supposed cousin.
She had set him up so that he would end up working in the mines.
Unexpectedly, he had escaped!
Now Albina understood why when he came towards her, she felt a vague sense of familiarity. It turned out that the mine was nearby.
When she remembered all this, she realized she was seriously unlucky.
Her face was still pale with fear, but her expression had calmed down, and now she looked a little indifferent and cold.
-Alex, you escaped from the mine.
Her voice was very light. It was an indicative sentence, but when Alex heard her words, he felt a touch of contempt.
He hated her to death, and when he wiggled his fingers, a spot of blood appeared on his neck.
-Albina, you didn’t expect it, did you? Even I didn’t imagine I could escape from there. -He said in a cold, grim voice, as he gritted his teeth in hatred.
You could hear a touch of pride in his tone, but also some reflection on life. In the mine, there were many people on all sides watching them. He and Ramon Espina were forced to work day and night to pay their debts. He had lost his spirits. Compared to his previous life, what he lived there was absolutely a miserable life.
Countless times he wanted to end his own life, but at the last moment, he could not do it, because he was afraid of death.
Last night, he finally found an opportunity when the watchmen were not paying attention to him, and escaped from the mine.
The moment he got out, he finally felt the sweetness of freedom, but he dared not stop at all and ran towards the nearest town. However, as he had not a penny in his pocket, he did not know where to go.
He did not expect fate to lead him to this place. Just when he was out of solutions, he saw Albina entering the mall with a man he had not seen, and the two of them looked very intimate.
So, he stood at the door of the mall, and waited until Albina came out. The most surprising thing was that she was alone.
This was like a God-given opportunity.
Then, as she was about to get into the car, he desperately ran to her and grabbed her.
Although the man she was with was not Umberto, he looked like a wealthy person, and when he looked at Albina, his eyes were full of love. To Alex she believed she could get a lot of money by blackmailing him.
He looked at her greedily, as if he was looking at a pile of bills.
-You didn’t expect to end up in my hands, did you? You were pretty cocky back then, weren’t you? You had me and my dad underfoot, and you thought you were better than us. I wanted to kill you. Now that I finally have the chance, I’ll make you pay back everything you owe me and my dad!
-I owe you and your father? -Have you lost your memory? Who owes whom? It was you and your father who were ruthless. You colluded with others, killed your own relative, appropriated my family’s money and helped Yolanda cause me trouble. For money, they even killed my dad. He was your uncle and your father’s brother! I’ve been very merciful to let them live, now you’re telling me what I owe them?
Albina’s voice was clear and full of disgust.
For a while, Alex did not know how to refute her and was distressed.
-Your father deserved it. He had a very profitable company, but he didn’t want to help my family. Hadn’t he said that he and my dad were good brothers? Why hadn’t he given away half of his company to my dad? He was a hypocrite! He preferred to donate the money to orphanages, to poor students who had no blood relation to him, but he wouldn’t give me anything. I’m the only child in our family, and you’re just an orphan they adopted. Why did they treat you so well and even planned to leave you all the property?
Albina turned her head slightly and saw the resentment and madness in Alex’s eyes.
Her parents had put in many years of hard work to build such a company. All the money they had earned with their own hands and they had all the freedom to give it to whomever they wanted.
What right did Alex have to complain? Not to mention that his father had given his family enough benefits. Even if they hadn’t given it to him, they didn’t have the right to complain.
She didn’t want to say anything to him, so she looked at the crowd around her and frowned, pondering possible ways to escape.
If Alex really wanted to kill her, he would have done it the moment he grabbed her, but he did not.
As he held the dagger and threatened her, he looked around intently and anxiously, as if searching for something.
Albina’s eyes turned, and suddenly, she said:
-Alex, we are surrounded by many people. You only have one dagger and the police haven’t arrived yet, but surely someone has already called them. If you kill me now, I assure you that you will not be able to escape. Your fate will be to end up in jail.
After she finished saying these words, she purposely paused, and felt Alex’s body freeze a little.
This act gave her great hope.