There was no way to change the inbreeding.
Hector remembered that when he first met Albina, the inexplicable affection he felt was so obvious that it was impossible to ignore.
He was sure the same thing would happen to his brother.
As for Diana, Hector truly believed that the Espina family was already very kind to her.
It was true that his mother had been saved by Diana, but the car had actually stopped before hitting her. So, without Diana, her mother wouldn’t have been hit either, and at most she would have been scared.
The Espina family adopted Diana, spared her from the nagging of her adoptive parents, and gave her the best conditions and the best education.
For so many years, because of the Espina family’s status, Diana was flattered by others in society, and no one mistreated her at home, considering her as the real lady of the Espina family, therefore, the Espina family had fully repaid Diana’s favor.
Hector felt that it was not at all wrong to take his sister back home, nor did he feel that he should obtain Diana’s consent, as the Espina family was his sister’s home.
He believed he had said all he had to say and had made his attitude clear, so Umberto would understand him and Albina would recognize the Espina family as her own as soon as she felt the Espina family’s affection and attention to her.
But Umberto took a long time to speak, which made Hector nervous.
-Umberto, are you still listening to me?
-Yes.
Umberto finally answered and suddenly asked a question:
-Is that nanny still in the Espina family?
Hector froze for a moment, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
-She still works in the Espina family.
-Well,” Umberto said, lengthening his voice significantly, “the nanny lost Albina and you’re still keeping her in the Espina family. You didn’t think of firing her?
Hector’s head ached at the mention of this matter. Of course he had wanted to fire her.
When Albina went missing, her father was furious and decided to hold the nanny responsible and wanted to fire her.
But the nanny cried and pleaded, saying flatly that she had only gone to the bathroom, and the surveillance camera also proved that this was indeed the case.
She went to the bathroom for less than three minutes, which was normal.
At the time, the party was chaotic and the family was short-staffed, so she was the only one watching Albina. It would not be correct to say that she failed in her duty.
Besides, the nanny had worked for the Espina family since the grandmother was at the head of the family, so she had a lot of seniority and some honor, therefore, she did not fire her.
After Diana was adopted, the nanny also cared for her attentively for many years, and the two had a good relationship, so if she was fired, Diana would probably make a fuss.
So now the nanny was still working in the Espina family.
When Hector told Umberto these reasons, Umberto just laughed coldly.
-I didn’t expect you in the Espina family to be so kind. Hector, I’ve heard your business. You do things strictly and quickly, but you hesitate to fire a nanny and constantly compromise. The nanny lost your sister! -his voice hardened and he continued- I dare not leave Albina in your hands.
Hector was almost convincing Umberto, but this problem came up suddenly, and Hector was a bit confused.
It wasn’t that he was compromising or that he couldn’t fire the nanny.
It was that he had not met his sister before, had spent little time at home, and had not wanted to start an unnecessary quarrel with Diana to make things difficult for his parents, so he had not taken care of the nanny issue.
-Umberto, don’t worry, I will return home tomorrow to inform my parents about Albina, I will fire the nanny and I will definitely not let Albina feel aggrieved.
Only after Hector constantly assured him, Umberto reluctantly agreed to tell Albina the truth himself after arranging everything well, so that Albina would go to visit the Espina family.
-Thank you very much.
Hector was full of surprise. It was the first time he felt so happy since he had lost his sister.
Umberto growled coldly.
-I will go to the Espina family with Albina when the time comes, and if I find that Albina feels wronged, I will take her away immediately, without regard for anyone’s honor.
Hector immediately nodded his head in agreement.
After hanging up the phone, his facial expression looked a bit complicated. It was clear that he was Albina’s own brother, that is, Umberto’s brother-in-law, so Umberto had to win him over.
After all, Albina already had the Espina family as the sponsor, and he could take his sister home whenever he wanted, so why was the situation the other way around?
Hector was a little upset, but he still had to flatter Umberto, because now was the key moment, and Albina had to be brought back into the Espina family and recognized as his family.
When Albina had a sense of belonging to the Espina family, Umberto would still have to win him, her brother-in-law, and then he could be arrogant with Umberto.
Hector imagined this scene and took a deep breath. True, he needed to suck it up for now, as a little intolerance could cause a big mistake.
When Umberto finished talking to Hector on the phone, he sat in his chair for a long time.
He was thinking about what Hector had said. Now it was really difficult to find out the affair that had happened more than twenty years ago, it had even cost the Espina family a lot to find Albina, so, if Umberto wanted to investigate what had happened then, it would cost him a lot of efforts.
But Umberto always felt that the loss of Albina was no accident.
He had read Albina’s adoptive father’s diary, and some things were written in it.
When he adopted her from the orphanage, Albina was injured in the back of the head, hit by a heavy object, and would have died had she not been so lucky.
When she was adopted, photos showed her in gauze and in a pathetic state, so she must have suffered greatly.
The newspaper also stated that Albina was slow during the first years of her adoption and that, thanks to the patience of her adoptive parents, she was able to talk and get close to them.
This was a clear case of post-traumatic stress disorder, so it was clear that Albina’s loss was rare and that she was not lost on her own, but was kidnapped.
The perpetrator intended to beat Albina to death and dispose of her corpse, but, to his surprise, Albina was still alive and was adopted by the orphanage.
Umberto did not understand why the perpetrator hurt Albina, who was then only two years old.
It was inhuman and cruel!
Umberto showed a cold expression and tapped his fingers twice on the table.
Anyway, Albina had to go back to the Espina family to find out the affair of twenty years ago.
Now Albina was the mistress of the Santangel family and she was his wife, so Umberto had to find out everything little by little to avenge Albina for what she had suffered.
When he returned home, Albina had already arrived and was talking on the phone to the seamstress in the studio, going over the details of the dress.
Her facial expression was serious, but with her tender, fleshy cheeks, she looked lovely.