Albina had an accident in the elevator and the story soon came out.
Jaime got the news and was worried for a long time in the office and was very disappointed to learn that she wasn’t hurt.
-She didn’t even die in the elevator accident, how unlucky! -He cursed indignantly and sat for a while in his office chair, pacing back and forth.
These days, he was taking on fewer and fewer projects, and it was surprising that he had nothing else to work on after the few projects he had originally had were finished. This made Jaime a little panicky.
After circling the office twice, Jaime finally pushed open the door with a somber look on his face. As soon as he came out, he bumped into Pedro.
Pedro was in high spirits these days. His face was radiant, and he had great support in the office, even possessing better influence than the heir to the Seco family himself.
The people in the company were used to reading people’s minds, and they got the idea that Alfredo liked Pedro better and that people’s attitude to Pedro and Jaime had changed drastically.
Jaime looked at several people around Pedro who looked very familiar to him. If he remembered correctly, those people used to follow him.
Pedro, with a smirk and a raised chin, looked smug and proud, and in Jaime’s eyes, he was a nuisance.
-Hey, isn’t that our Mr. Jaime?
Pedro was the first to notice Jaime’s presence and raised his hand, and those talking next to him instantly fell silent.
The man was also a little embarrassed to see Jaime, and his face went pale for a while, his neck twisted to stand next to Pedro and play dead, not even daring to look into Jaime’s eyes.
Jaime didn’t bother with them and gave Pedro a sour look.
-Get out of the way!
Pedro laughed, and not only that, but said thoughtfully to Jaime:
-Cousin, it’s office hours, what are you doing out here, are you going on a business trip? I remember you don’t have any projects on your hands these days, so what are you going to do? If you want to buy something, I’ll ask someone else to do it for you.
The more Jaime listened, the harder his face got.
He was already in a bad mood after realizing all this, on the other hand, Pedro used that innocent tone of voice and said things that stabbed him in the heart with every sentence.
This man was an abomination.
-Pedro, stay out of my business and mind your own.
Jaime finished the sentence coldly and Pedro laughed instead of getting angry.
-I don’t have time for your business, I’ve been very busy lately. I don’t have that free time, unlike you, Alfredo is afraid you’ll get tired and give me all the work you’re entitled to, I’m under a lot of pressure lately.
Jaime’s fists were clenched, and he really wanted to punch him in the face and smash his face once and for all.
After a good while, he released his fist and sneered:
-Pedro, you are from the Leoz family, and no matter how much you bounce, your last name is not “Seco”.
Pedro’s face changed and Jaime’s gaze turned away to look at the few people next to him and continued:
-I am the heir of the Seco family, as Alfredo himself has recognized, of that there is no doubt. Even if grandfather is angry with me, it is only temporary. Soon what is mine will be back in my hands.
When I had total control of Grupo Seco, the first to be expelled would be Pedro.
Pedro’s face was unpleasant and several of the men standing next to him looked at each other with some hesitation, thought for a moment and turned away from Pedro.
-Mr. Pedro, we have work to do, so we will return to our posts.
-Yes, I also have work to finish.
Some people spoke and left. In the blink of an eye, only Jaime and Pedro were left.
Jaime snorted and glanced at Pedro.
-Cousin, you see, people’s hearts are like that. Before the final successor is decided, they may approach you to take advantage, and as soon as they sense that something is wrong, they will immediately turn away from you, so you should behave well.
He finished calmly and left the office first, not caring about Peter’s reaction.
Just outside the door, Jaime’s face clouded over.
He had only been holding out in front of Pedro, but inside he was worried in a way that only he knew. he couldn’t let things go on like this, something had to be done to get Alfredo back and get him to give him back the project.
Jaime thought better of it, took a walk around the mall and bought several things that Alfredo liked. Then, he went back to the Seco family, ready to please Alfredo.
Therefore, Jaime saw the secretary’s car from afar before it arrived at the Seco family’s door.
The secretary’s car drove very fast and stopped directly at the door with an abrupt braking, after which the secretary rushed and ran directly to the door without any hint of discipline and decorum.
Jaime had a puzzled expression.
The secretary had been with Alfredo for many years and was usually the most stable, he even spoke and acted calmly. Jaime had never seen him so out of place since he was a child.
His eyes fluttered, he parked the car quickly and walked quietly through another door carrying his gift.
As was Alfredo’s custom, he was supposed to be in the study.
Jaime left the gift and crept into the studio.
He didn’t hold out much hope, since Alfredo’s study was so soundproofed that he couldn’t eavesdrop even if he wanted to.
But today, perhaps because the secretary was in such a hurry, the door to the study was left open and there was a surprisingly small gap.
James held back his excitement and peeped silently against the door. The sound of voices speaking in the room was faint, but the content was audible.
He heard the secretary say in a very excited voice:
-Sir, I have a trace of the boy!
Jaime frowned.
“The child? What child?”
Before he had time to think about it, he heard a very loud sound, the sound of a chair scraping against the floor.
You could hear how excited Alfredo was just by listening to his voice.
-Really? How is he? How is he doing now? What is he doing? What is he like?
The secretary saw that Alfredo’s body was trembling with emotion and rushed to hold him.
-Calm down, listen to me first.
The secretary then told the story of the elevator accident Albina had suffered.
-What a coincidence that it was her grandson who was in the elevator with Mrs. Santangel. As soon as I saw the recording and his face came out, it was clear to me.
The secretary said, handing him the phone.
-Look how much this child resembles her teenage son from back then, he is carved in the same mold.
Alfredo hurried to pick it up, and the moment he saw Mateo’s face appear again, he instantly burst into tears.
-That’s him, that’s Luis’ son. He is identical to his father, he must be Luis’ son.
Alfredo’s lips trembled, his eyes did not leave the phone screen, and his fingers trembled as he touched Mateo’s face on the screen.
This boy was truly identical to Luis, even the way he walked and some of his small movements were the same.
Seeing this man was like seeing his son, whom he had not seen so vividly in a long time.
-Sir, take it easy, things are not safe yet.
The secretary smiled reassuringly, and although he said something uncertain, the expression on his face was very certain.
With this face, anyone who had seen Luis Seco back then would instantly recognize him as his son.
Alfredo laughed and scolded:
-Don’t get ahead of yourself, isn’t Jaime’s an example? Where is that boy now?
The secretary paused for a moment at this and said with some guilt:
-That’s all we know at the moment, the boy hasn’t left a single news item. The only thing we know at the moment is that he is still in Sogen City, so it shouldn’t take us long to find him.
-Well, do what you can to find the boy,” Alfredo finished after a pause. When the child is found, don’t bring him to me yet, do a paternity test first.
I didn’t want to experience another disappointment.
The secretary nodded at his words and the two of them talked a little more about the company.
And by now, James, on the other side of the door, was pale, his forehead covered with cold sweat, his lips white and his eyes full of panic.