Jaime also felt he was getting too excited and took several deep breaths, holding back his impending outburst.
-Angelina, I’ll ask you one last time, will you marry me? As long as you say yes, I will immediately go and get my certificate with you, and I promise you that from now on I will only have you as my wife and I will never fail you.
-Stop it, stop it! -Angelina interrupted him and frowned at Jaime, “Will you stop talking to yourself? When did I say I was going to marry you? What makes you so sure that I should marry you?
He leaned back and lifted his chin slightly, an arrogant look on his pretty face.
-Although the Pomar family is not as powerful as the Seco family, it is not a small family either, and there are many people who want to marry me. Don’t think that because we are sweethearts I can only choose you. I tell you clearly that I don’t care about you and I don’t want to marry you. If you have any self-respect, don’t keep bothering me, it’s really annoying. If you dare to harass me next time, I will simply call the police to take care of it. You Seco family are so good at saving face that you don’t want to go to the office over this. I don’t want to get into a stalemate if the marriage doesn’t work out.
Jaime was so angry that the muscles in his face were trembling, and he finally ran out of patience, scrunching his eyebrows together with a grim expression.
-Angelina, if you don’t marry me, I’ll tell the press that you have multiple partners and have a messy private life?
-Why are you so shameless?! -Angelina’s eyes widened- -I have done nothing of what you say, you are slandering.
Jaime scoffed:
-People don’t care as long as they can see the outburst, there are even journalists willing to cover it. The private life of a rich girl attracts a lot of attention. Today’s journalists are very good at writing, they are very plausible and false. As long as they don’t name you and don’t use accurate writing, even if you call the police, at most they will fine you. But can you stop people from talking about it? You can’t.
Jaime was getting more and more aggressive.
-You’re the only daughter of the Pomar family. Do you want to see your parents criticized because of you? Do you want to see your company’s business broken because of your reputation? If you don’t want to, marry me. I don’t like you either, but I have to marry you. I’ll divorce you as soon as I achieve my goal, how about it?
Jaime looked at Angelina with a certainty in his mind. Angelina was just a young girl and was very easy to fool. After hearing him talk so much, she would surely be frightened now, provided she was moved and reasoned with….
As she thought about it, a cup of coffee suddenly slid down the side of her head.
The coffee mixed with ice, even in the heat of the day, was so cold that Jaime shivered and his mind was confused for a moment.
Angelina stood up with an indifferent expression, placed the empty coffee cup on the waiter’s tray and said mockingly:
-Are you awake already?
Jaime tilted his head to one side and looked at her blankly. He was a mess now, his hair straight and soaked, and his white shirt was stained brown.
The people in the room quieted down and all eyes focused on the two of them.
Jaime reacted and stood up with a surge of anger.
The waiter immediately approached with a towel and tried to help him, but Jaime pushed him away.
-Angelina, have you lost your mind?
His voice was charged with rage, completely devoid of its disguised sweetness, and his face was hideous, like a demon from hell.
Angelina took a step back and tilted her small, white face to meet him without weakness.
-The one who is mad is you, not me! Our engagement is null and void, even Alfredo has accepted it, what’s the point of you stalking me and threatening me?
She took the tape recorder out of her bag.
-I’ve recorded everything you just said. Even if you want to take revenge on me by any means, as long as this recording is played, all fingers will be pointed at you. If you have the guts, let’s see.
Jaime’s face was grim and his fingers reached out to snatch the recorder from her, which Angelina avoided in an instant.
She quickly stowed the recorder in her purse, covering it tightly and stepping back.
-If you steal from me, I’ll call Alfredo immediately. I still have his number.
Jaime didn’t dare move for a moment. If Angelina approached Alfredo, he feared that Alfredo, with his distrustful nature, would suspect him. He dared not take the risk.
Angelina saw how he had his fists clenched and bruises on the backs of his hands, swallowed saliva and kept looking towards the door.
Her eyes lifted as she saw someone open the cafeteria door.
-Here, I’m here.
-Miss Pomar,” said two men in security uniforms as they approached.
The two men were tall and strong and looked very mean. Angelina was completely relieved that Jaime had no means to subdue them.
She couldn’t follow Jaime here unprepared. Aside from carrying the tape recorder, she also instructed the company security guards as she left the office to pick her up at the cafeteria next door to the office in fifteen minutes.
The two guards guarded Angelina tightly behind them and gave Jaime an unfriendly look.
-What do you want with our Miss Pomar?
Jaime gritted his teeth and glared at Angelina through the security guard.
He hadn’t expected the normally naïve Angelina to be so thoughtful. He feared this person was always on guard against him.
Jaime had planned to grab the recorder on his way out of the coffee, but he hadn’t expected her to call security.
His eyes rolled and he quickly thought of a response.
Angelina had long since been subjected to some of Jaime’s underworld by Albina, seeing this she raised her voice and said:
-I advise you not to get any bad ideas. When I get back I will back up the recording. I have a superior who works in the public security system, I will give the recording to him directly, if anything happens to me or my parents, you will be the first suspect.
Jaime’s expression cracked for a moment and he gave her a dirty look.
Angelina put a bill on the waiter’s plate.
-I’ll pay for that coffee right now.
With that said, she left the coffee with a security escort.
Jaime was still in his seat, coffee stains dried, and staring in Angelina’s direction with a horrible look on his face.
The attendants on the side were stunned and their voices trembled as they warned:
-Sir, would you, would you like to deal with…?
Jaime’s eyes turned to see several people staring at him and he snarled:
-What are you looking at, what’s there to see?!
His gaze was so atrocious that those who came across him averted their eyes and did not dare to look at him.
Jaime withdrew his gaze and left the coffee with a cold face.
Angelina had just returned to the office when her parents got the news and rushed into her office, pulling her up and down and examining her.
It was a relief to see that she was okay.
Angelina’s mother was so angry that she poked her in the forehead.
-Girl, didn’t I tell you before not to contact Jaime? That man has a small heart and a poisonous mind, if he were to hurt you, your father and I would die of grief.
Angelina smiled nervously and took her mother’s arm to cuddle her.
-I knew, so I made arrangements and didn’t get into his car.
Angelina’s mother’s heart softened, and she looked at her sadly.
-Fortunately, you still have some resources.
Angelina’s father was worried about something else.
-Is he still forcing you to marry him?
-Yes,” Angelina said and hurriedly pulled the tape recorder out of her purse. Dad, listen to this. It seems to me that Jaime is in a dogfight right now. It’s especially strange, he seems to be in a hurry and he’s trying to use any tactic to get me to marry him.
Angelina’s father turned on the recorder and as soon as what Jaime said came out, her parents’ faces darkened.
Angelina listened to this again and the anger that had subsided surfaced again.
It was really infuriating.
Angelina’s father put the tape recorder away and said to Angelina:
-You should leave this matter alone. From now on come work with us, don’t stay alone. I will give the audio to Rodrigo later.
Rodrigo was the superior working in public service, as Angelina had just told Jaime.
Angelina nodded.
-Okay, I know.
However, Angelina wasn’t about to let Jaime off the hook if he actually did something to her today.
Her eyes rolled and an idea came to her mind.