Jaime was so nervous that his hands were sweating.
Alfredo was indeed sensible, sensitive and suspicious. Although he had just woken up, he wasn’t even confused and guessed the truth accurately.
But, after all, they had no proof.
Secretary Diaz continued:
-I don’t think he knows that we are cautious about everything in private. Back then the doctor checked that the medicine he sent you had no problem, so he probably isn’t the one who wants to hurt you.
Then the room fell silent.
Jaime hadn’t heard any sound for a long time, he thought the microphone was broken, and when he got really annoyed, Alfredo’s voice came again.
-I also hope it’s not him, after all, I have raised him with a lot of attention for so many years. If it really is him, I’m afraid I’ll have a hard time accepting it.
Hearing this, Jaime covered the place where his heart was, with a frown.
-Well, let’s not go on thinking without any proof. After I go back home, you keep a close eye on my family and find out this case thoroughly, and if it really was someone who did it to me, I won’t leave him alone!
-Good! Then have a good rest. I’ll go find out what the doctor says, and if he lets you out of the hospital, I’ll order a car to take you home.
-Okay.
Secretary Diaz said goodbye to Alfredo and walked towards the door.
Jaime hurried to put the headphones away.
Just as he hid them, the door to the room opened.
When Secretary Diaz came out of the room and saw Jaime standing in the doorway, he panicked.
-Mr. Jaime, why are you still here?
Seeing that Secretary Diaz was nervous, Jaime knew he was worried that he had overheard his conversation with Alfredo. Jaime scoffed in his heart, but showed appropriate concern on his face.
-I am worried about my grandfather.
Secretary Diaz saw nothing unusual on his face, coughed slightly and said:
-Mr. Alfredo is going to rest, so don’t come in.
Jaime nodded his head and looked at Secretary Diaz:
-Where are you going?
-I’m going to look for Mr. Pedro,” Secretary Diaz looked behind Jaime. They are back.
Jaime turned his head and saw Pedro and Stephanie, who had already bandaged his wound.
-Mr. Pedro, what did the doctor say? Will Mr. Alfredo be able to leave the hospital? -Secretary Diaz immediately asked.
Pedro nodded his head and said reluctantly:
-The doctor said that Mr. Alfredo can be discharged, but he has to be careful, have no bumps on the way home, take his medicine at home regularly and rest well -he became a little dejected and continued-. It is that Mr. Alfredo’s condition is not going to improve, because the renal failure is irreversible.
When he finished, he looked nervously into the room and was relieved to see that the door was closed.
-Grandfather must not find out about this so as not to affect his state of mind.
Secretary Diaz nodded with a saddened face.
-I know, but I’m afraid Mr. Alfredo knows his own situation.
At these words, the atmosphere was somewhat subdued.
Jaime remained silent, not sure if he was affected by the others’ emotion, but he was also taciturn.
-When Mr. Alfredo wakes up, we will take him home.
In the evening, news spread that Alfredo had been discharged.
During the Santangel family dinner, Alonso spoke about this matter, and upon hearing this, Mateo stopped eating with a serious expression.
Seeing his distracted and worried look, Sergio comforted him in a kind tone:
-Mateo, don’t worry, your grandfather is very sensible, even ten Jaime can’t beat him.
Alfredo had overcome countless difficulties and obstacles in his youth, so Jaime was not even capable of being Alfredo’s rival.
Jaime could not do any harm to Alfredo at all.
Maybe Sergio’s voice was too soft, Mateo sighed and had the urge to talk to him:
-I know Jaime is very cruel. Even though I know it’s all grandfather’s plan, I’m still worried about my grandfather, after all, they both live in the same house. I’m afraid that Jaime will set very abject traps and my grandfather won’t be careful…..
Before he could finish the sentence, an indifferent voice interrupted him:
-I think you’d better worry about yourself.
Mateo froze for a moment and looked in the direction from which the voice had come.
Umberto was meticulously removing the bones from the fish and placing the fresh, tender fish on Albina’s plate without even giving Mateo a glance.
-Why? -Mateo asked curiously.
Umberto showed a smile as he watched his wife eat happily, and attentively and gently wiped the juices at the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, as if he was taking care of a baby.
But her cool voice did not correspond with her kindly action.
-The problem with Jaime is easy to solve, and when Mr. Alfredo expels him from the Seco family, you will be the focus of everyone. For the last twenty years, you did not appear before the public and lived away from home. As the new heir of the Seco Group, if you cannot show your true abilities to convince people that you are capable of managing the company, everything Mr. Alfredo has planned for you now will be in vain.
Mateo’s heart skipped a beat and he tensed unconsciously just listening to him.
Umberto continued:
-Although Jaime has no consanguinity with the Seco family, he has been influential in both the Seco family and the Seco Group for many years. He is trained by Mr. Alfredo, and although he is not a genius, he has done a lot of business in the Seco Group, so he is hardly qualified as an heir.
As he said, he looked up seriously at Mateo.
-You will appear in front of everyone late and you will be destined to be compared to Jaime. Only if you work better than him, you can be recognized by everyone. Your grandfather has helped you to remove the obstacles, but it’s up to you to keep others’ mouths shut about your abilities.
Umberto was right and Sergio nodded his head.
Mateo’s burden would be heavy, as long as he appeared in the Dry Group, and since Alfredo was already very old, he wouldn’t be able to take care of him forever, so Mateo would have to fend for himself.
Everyone was silent, Daniel and Olivia couldn’t help but stop eating and look at Mateo with sympathy.
Compared to the Seco family, the Santangel family’s situation was better, since there were few members in the family and Umberto was so capable that he could manage the company in an orderly way and make it better. Moreover, they did not have many relatives who questioned and meddled in the family affairs.
Umberto and Albina were also living quietly and happily – what a great life it was!
Just listening to Umberto talk about the problems, Daniel and Olivia felt the headache and looked at Mateo with even more pity.
Umberto didn’t think he was pushing Mateo at all. His long, delicate fingers elegantly peeled the prawns for Albina and placed them neatly on a plate.
Albina ate them with great pleasure.
The atmosphere of the two was very happy, while on the other side it was as if a black cloud was above them.
Only when Albina stopped eating and belched elegantly, Umberto stopped, wiped his hands, touched his wife’s stomach and asked in a soft voice:
-Are you full?
Albina nodded her head slightly.
-Then go back to the bedroom and wait for me, I still have some work to do.
-Okay.
Albina nodded her head, said goodbye to the progenitors and went upstairs holding her stomach.
Only when her figure disappeared completely, Umberto looked at Mateo.
-In my study I have a lot of information about the Seco Group, the situations of the different industries and all the business Jaime has done every year, do you want to read it?
Mateo’s eyes sparkled, but then he showed a suspicious look.
-What is your objective?
Umberto was not helpful, but he offered to do Mateo the favor, so what did Umberto intend to do?