There was something strange about this request and Albina looked puzzled at Hector.
Hector was startled to realize that he seemed to have revealed too much and hastened to explain:
-My sister has been missing for too long, so now I can’t be sure of her size.
Albina smiled at that.
-It’s better to have the dresses custom made, you can ask me to make them for you when you find your sister. You’re my first customer, I can place your order first.
A soft smile shone in Hector’s eyes when he heard Albina’s words.
-All right, when my sister comes back, I will give her the best things in the world. This dress will be a welcome gift for her.
When he insisted, Albina couldn’t push the guest out of her door, so she had to agree.
Then she asked him some more details and Hector’s answers were all: Follow your ideas, you are a professional, I am just an amateur.
Albina had no choice but to briefly speak her mind, and whatever she said, Hector nodded.
-Let’s exchange contact details, I’ll send you the design when it’s ready and you can make any suggestions you have and I’ll make the changes.
Hector’s eyes lit up at her words.
-Good.
The man’s emotional expression caused Albina to be taken aback for a moment.
She never thought that Mr. Espina, who seemed so calm and steady, would make such a cute move, which in a way was cute.
After discussing everything, Albina escorted him out, with Hector still having some intentions of talking to her more on the way.
Albina went downstairs and said goodbye before heading upstairs.
She didn’t notice that, after she turned around, Hector was still looking at her back, his eyes full of longing and tenderness.
Albina’s name was known to him three days ago.
Hector was at a friend’s party when he overheard the two people next to him talking recently about a very attractive actress and paid no attention to her.
He was thinking that the party was pointless and wanted to leave soon when he heard one of them say something.
The man said:
-Have you seen the pictures of this woman at Paris Fashion Week? A designer looked better than her and directly surpassed her. She can’t hold a candle to the contrast of others with these kinds of looks. I have pictures from that time here for you to see.
After saying this, she mysteriously pulled out her phone, followed by a gasp from the two men one after the other.
Then descriptions of the beauty appeared.
Hector knew these two men, they grew up in the pile of women, what kind of beauty had they never seen?
Restless, he walked over to take a look and, with just one glance, his whole body froze.
The foreign journalist’s camera was high definition and unretouched, clearly revealing the girl’s appearance.
The face was exactly the same as her late grandmother’s when she was young.
Hector immediately left the party and ran straight home, where he found the old photo album and flipped through the image of his grandmother hugging his sister.
It was taken when his sister was one year old, her eyebrows had not yet opened, but she was a little cuter than the average baby.
When he found a picture of his grandmother as a young girl, Hector was absolutely sure that Albina was his sister who had been missing for more than twenty years.
He was in a bit of a trance and didn’t dare tell it directly or let the rest of the family know, in case he was wrong and was in for an even bigger disappointment.
Next, Hector investigated a lot of Albina’s news, much of which was hidden by the Santangel family and could not be found at all.
So when Hector learned that she had opened a studio, he made a point of going to see her.
When he saw the real person, Hector was already convinced that the Albina in front of him looked like the grandmother of his youth right out of a photograph.
Hector came to his senses and held out his palm, inside was a long, slightly curly hair.
He had just pulled it out of Albina’s head when he excused himself to open the door for her, and once he checked, the facts proved to be absolutely true.
When the time came, he would take his sister back to the Espina family in style.
Albina didn’t know what Hector had done, and although the client’s first request was a little strange, she now considered that the studio really opened up.
Hector was generous and had paid half the deposit.
Albina was in a good mood and returned with a smile on her lips, ready to ask the receptionist to order some desserts for her.
When she walked in, she saw two employees whispering together.
Albina was not a serious, old-fashioned person, and the atmosphere in the studio was relatively relaxed, so she immediately burst out laughing and said:
-What are you talking about so engrossed?
As soon as the staff heard his voice, they instantly separated and looked at each other awkwardly, stammering for words.
-It seems to be about me,” Albina arched her eyes and looked at the two of them with a smile. Tell me all you want, I won’t be offended.
The two employees hesitated for a moment, as they had spent a few days together and knew Albina’s good nature, before speaking:
-Chief, we were talking about that customer a moment ago.
-Oh? -Albina sniffed curiously: “What’s wrong with him?
When they brought up the subject, the two employees seemed a little excited.
-When we walked in, we just thought the customer was handsome. We’d never seen such a good-looking person before, except for you. When you sent him in just now, we realized that he really looks like you.
-Yes, yes, yes, especially those eyes, they’re practically carved out of the same mold, almost more alike than real siblings.
Hearing this, Albina froze.
“Speaking of blood siblings, Hector’s sister seems to have disappeared too. Mom and Dad took me home from the orphanage…”
The two of them joined in and suddenly she had a bold thought come to her. But then she shrugged and shook those thoughts out of her head.
“Chance doesn’t exist in the world.”
She smiled and looked at them.
-Don’t be ridiculous, there are plenty of people in the world who look alike. Probably all beautiful people look alike.
With that he ruffled his hair and made a smelly face.
Both employees laughed.
Chief, you’re very self-absorbed.
-Okay, okay, don’t make fun of me, order some afternoon tea to celebrate our first order.
Instantly, the office erupted in cheers from the two employees, who patted Albina’s back with kind words.
Albina was smiling when she returned to her office.
A delicate little box sat on her desk.
She opened the little box and took out the jewels one by one, thinking what to do with the setting.
But as I looked at the jewels, an old, kind voice suddenly echoed in my head.
-This one will make a necklace for my dear granddaughter, this one a ring and this one a bracelet, so when you get married, the other girls will be very envious.