Albina stared at Umberto, who was whispering words of love, which added to the charm of that beautiful face.
Her ears reddened to hide her shyness and she said in a petulant voice:
-Umberto, where did you learn those cheesy words?
Umberto froze for a moment and tilted his head towards her.
-Is it very… corny?
Albina nodded frantically.
-Yes, it’s cheesy, very cheesy. It gave me goose bumps to hear it.
Umberto opened his mouth, his cheeks suddenly flushed red, even his ears burned, and his pupils looked very watery.
Albina took a look and understood that he was embarrassed.
“But he’s really attractive when he’s shy.”
Albina just hated herself for not having a good condition to keep up with him, otherwise she would have ended up with Umberto even if she was pregnant now!
She kissed Umberto so hard that her teeth accidentally collided with his, breaking the skin immediately from the force of the blow.
Umberto gave a cry of pain, covered his lips and looked at Albina mischievously.
-Albina, I know you like me and I understand your passion, but control yourself and we’ll take it easy when you’re well.
Albina laughed and got off Umberto’s lap.
-Who wants to take it easy? You do it.
With that, she ran out the door. Umberto came after her, admonishing like a father:
-Slow down, don’t fall down.
Albina did not respond, but her pace slowed.
The doctor who had stayed with the Santangel family happened to come out of his office, saw Albina coming down the stairs with a flushed face and, after a moment’s thought, went to the door of Umberto’s study and knocked on it.
Albina left the door open when she came out.
When Umberto looked up and saw the doctor, he became nervous.
-Doctor, is something wrong with Albina?
-No,” the doctor said with a straight and serious face. I came to remind you that, although young people are energetic, the lady’s body does not allow it yet and I hope she can control it.
Umberto was about to explain when the doctor continued:
-If you really can’t help it, you can ask me to prescribe something for you. I have a secret prescription that works very well.
“Damn, how embarrassing.”
Umberto gritted his teeth.
He had an icy look on his face and said mechanically to the doctor:
-Thank you for your kindness, I will come to you if I need you later.
The doctor nodded in satisfaction at his words and turned around just as he was about to leave.
Umberto suddenly called the doctor, he squirmed and hesitated, but said:
-Doctor, can you prescribe some medicine for me now, please?
He tends to lose control of himself when confronted with Albina, and just now he almost broke his guard, but luckily he restrained himself.
The doctor gave him an “I see” look and gave him a long stare that nearly humiliated Umberto before saying:
-Well, I’ll take the medicine straight to the kitchen, and if you want to take it, just ask the kitchen staff to prepare it for you when they make the tonic soup for the lady.
This was a public execution in capital letters!
Umberto’s face changed before he finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
***
On the Seco family side, Alfredo had just received a message from Umberto and as he saw what it said, his face darkened.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps at the study door and the secretary rushed in, looking anxious.
-Mr. Alfredo!
Today he went to investigate Jaime’s whereabouts and found several suspicious spots.
The secretary’s lips were dry and, after swallowing out of anxiety, he spoke:
-I investigated Jaime’s itinerary yesterday, as you ordered me to do, and discovered that he was not at the office in the afternoon, but went to the Pomar family’s company. He approached Miss Pomar and I don’t know what the two of them talked about, but Miss Pomar got angry and even threw a cup of coffee at him. Anyway, the two did not get along.
He paused here, then said with a frown:
-After that, he went to the hotel. He got a room, changed clothes, stayed until the end of the day, and went straight home.
Alfredo looked at him.
-So that means, he bought me cakes and tea?
-Yes, he bought it before seeing Miss Pomar, and that’s what struck me as odd, so I asked the family maid and got it.
The secretary made a rather ugly face.
-He came back at noon, but he didn’t come through the front door, and that would have been the time I was in a hurry to give you a report on the whereabouts of your real grandson.
He felt a little sorry that he had been so excited that he had not noticed his surroundings. Thinking at the time that Jaime was in the office and that no one would dare approach Alfredo’s study, he had not closed the door carefully.
He feared that was when Jaime overheard their conversation.
When he finished, he looked at Alfredo, but was surprised to see that the latter was not surprised and acted indifferent.
The secretary asked cautiously:
-Sir, did you already know?
Alfredo nodded.
-Before you came back, Umberto passed me the news that Jaime might have found out that we knew the truth.
The secretary froze for a moment and then took a deep breath. If that was the case, Jaime’s performance last night had sent some shivers down his spine.
He already knew, but he was acting as if he didn’t, and if Alfredo hadn’t detected the clues, he feared they wouldn’t have known that Jaime was hiding it so well.
-I have asked very little of him since he grew up, and I have given him a partial return of power, allowing him time and money to cultivate the men who belong to him,” Alfredo’s voice was low and his face poor. Even we don’t know how many of his people there are now, nor can we control what those people do, and I’m afraid Jaime knows what we intend to do and has ordered it.
When he finished, Alfredo’s eyes rose sternly and he looked at his secretary.
-Get someone to look for the boy, and make sure you get to him before Jaime does. I’m afraid he will make a move on the boy.
Jaime was able to do the deed of eliminating the real sons and grandsons of the Seco family at a very young age and grew up to be even more ruthless and capable of anything.
Alfredo’s heart seized up. That was his son’s only offspring and he could not let anything happen to that child.
The secretary nodded and immediately left the study.
Watching his back, Alfredo’s fingers tightened fiercely. He knew Jaime’s character very well, and he was sure Jaime would do something to the boy.
And beyond that?
Would he… make a move on him, an older man, knowing what he intended to do?
Alfredo’s brows furrowed and his eyes were full of sharpness and majesty.
***
Jaime didn’t know he had been compromised by his search for Angelina, as he was busy dealing with the mess on the Internet.
But now the Viagre story was already popular, and even though the story had been taken down, there was no way to stop it, but it tends to escalate.
After all, Jaime was once the high and mighty lord of the Seco family, a man to be watched from afar, and now that something like this had happened, netizens are completely intrigued and happy to play along.
Jaime’s face tightened and his temples bruised as he looked at a photo that had been retouched and the Internet mocked him.
Not only that, but in several of the rich kids groups he joined, many of the jerks started mentioning him like crazy, posting various emojis of him in the group, and making him furious.
He turned to the company’s PR department to address the issue, but to no avail.
The head of public relations wiped his sweat and looked at Jaime with a sour face.
-Mr. Jaime, there is nothing we can do. The more we remove it now, the more the reaction of the Internet users will be aggravated.
-So what do you think should be done? If I can’t do it, should I see how this group of Internet users humiliates me? Should I see how the reputation of Grupo Seco is tarnished? -Jaime said authoritatively.
The staff whispered:
-The best way now is to treat it coolly, then we will blow up some hotter news that will surely be able to suppress this matter very quickly. When the cybernauts’ interest has passed, we will delete it, what do you think?