Albina covered her forehead, her head covered with fine sweat, her eyes fixed on the jewel on the table with a slightly pained look.
“Whose voice is this, why does the image of those gems echo in my head?”
She didn’t know if it was the depressed mood, but she also began to feel her stomach a little uncomfortable and a twinge of nausea in her throat.
-Albina, what’s wrong?
As soon as Olivia entered the office, he saw her pressing her temples with a pained look on her face and rushed to grab her arm.
-Mom.
Albina looked at her, her fingers clutching her arm.
-What’s wrong, is it an upset stomach? -Olivia asked worriedly. “I shouldn’t have let you leave. Albina, why don’t we let the other designers come in first and you go home to work before you have the baby?
She was too worried, Albina’s health was already bad and she was having a baby with more difficulty than other women.
Albina was much relieved and, although she was still a little pale, she wasn’t in as much pain.
-“It’s okay, Mom, it was just an accident,” Albina said, giving Olivia a summary of what she had just done.
Olivia listened, with surprised eyes, and looked at the jewelry.
-Are you sure it was seeing these things that made you hear that phrase in your head?
-Yes,” Albina nodded, looking grave. When I pulled out these particular jewels.
She said, pulling three or four gems out of the pile.
-I saw them and that voice rang in my head, but I don’t remember where I heard it.
The old woman’s voice matched her grandmother’s age.
But her grandmother never called her that affectionately, nor did she ever speak to her in such a proud and affectionate tone.
The more Albina thought about it, the more she felt a vague pain somewhere in the back of her neck, and she grabbed Olivia’s hand and pouted.
-Mom, it hurts here.
Olivia reached up and ran her hand through Albina’s hair and her expression changed.
-Albina, here… -looking at her she said in her surprised voice- -You have a scar here, it looks old. The scar looks bad.
Albina obediently bowed her head and let him touch the scar on her head, saying softly:
-This scar has been there for as long as I can remember, I don’t know when I got it. I think I got it when I was in the orphanage.
-Then it’s more than twenty years old,” Olivia sighed. I’ll accompany you to the hospital later to get it checked out.
Albina smoothed her hair and smiled at him.
-It’s not necessary, it’s just a scar from over twenty years ago, it’s not supposed to hurt. See, now it doesn’t hurt anymore.
Olivia was relieved and went back to looking at the pile of jewelry on the table.
She didn’t look more closely a moment ago, but now that she did, her eyes showed a little interest.
-It seems that the client from a moment ago has a very wealthy family. He’s even using such precious stones for a garment.
-He looks quite imposing, he belongs to the Espina family of Jerala City. Mom, have you heard of him?
For some reason, Albina was eager to inquire about the Espina family, as if there was an attraction.
-The Espina family? -The Espina family is a century-old family from Jerala City, with a long history of learning, and their children and grandchildren are also very competitive. Not only has it not declined like other families over the years, but it is getting better and better, and its leaders are very forward-thinking. That Hector of the Espina family is also the young leader of the younger generation, a very outstanding boy.
A hint of surprise appeared on Albina’s face.
-The one who came today to customize the dress is Hector.
-Hector? -Olivia froze. Did he come by himself?
-Yes, it’s a custom-made dress for his sister,” Albina answered sincerely.
Olivia nodded.
-Her sister, I know her sister, is the one who has recently become a great success, Diana Espina. She has appeared in many dramas and variety shows that are currently on the air.
Hearing this, Albina froze completely.
-Diana?
-Yes,” said Olivia as she opened her phone and reached for a picture of Diana and handed it to her.
-Here, that’s the girl.
Albina glanced at it. Diana was a sweet looking girl with a round face and fresh features. She was not so stunning on her own, but she smiled beautifully.
She saw the photo and had a strange feeling in her heart, as if she had been tricked.
-Hector told me that his sister was missing and that she had a body similar to mine and asked me to design clothes according to my figure.
Albina said this with a slightly exasperated look and a tone that sounded sullen.
She had a pretty good impression of Hector, but she hadn’t expected this man to lie to her and invent a missing sister. What exactly was his purpose in doing this?
Olivia also froze for a moment.
-No, it’s true that Diana is the daughter of the Espina family, I’ve never heard of another daughter in the Espina family. As far as I know, the Espina family currently has three children, the oldest is Hector, the second Diana and a younger brother. Since there is only one daughter, the Espina family favors Diana, giving her almost everything she wants. Not many people from large families go into the entertainment industry, so when Diana made this request, the Espina family not only did not refuse, but pulled a lot of resources to help her. Look at how many press releases she’s had recently, and how many dramas she’s had one after another. She hasn’t been in the entertainment industry for very long and she has already become so popular. The Espina family is definitely behind her.
Albina received these words in her ears and felt even worse. She couldn’t tell what emotion it was, but she guessed it was because she had been lied to and that’s why she felt so bad.
-“But, Albina, Diana’s body stats are the same as yours,” Olivia looked up Diana’s three measurements on Wikipedia. Look at this, isn’t it similar?
Albina looked at it and nodded.
-Indeed.
The figures were the same as before she was pregnant, and Hector wasn’t wrong on this point.
-Forget it, he’s our customer, I just need to make good clothes,” Albina smiled a little, seeing all the negativity aside. Mom, I have some ideas now, let me tell you about them.
-Good -Olivia stroked her hair and listened to her with a smile.
After listening and making a few comments, Albina already had a general idea in mind.
Olivia looked at the table of gems and pointed to the ones that had just been selected by Albina.
-Albina has a good eye now, these three you have shown me are the best quality gems in the pile.