Umberto secretly cursed the traitor Hector.
He had only delayed telling Albina for a few days, but Hector had already confessed everything.
If this man had been born in the war years, he would have needed no punishment, a whip would make him tell all.
Albina saw Umberto’s expressionless face and said:
-Don’t curse him mentally. I ask you now, why did you hide this from me?
Umberto looked at her innocently.
-I’m not really hiding anything from you, haven’t I hinted it to you many times?
Albina’s expression stalled, how was this person like Hector? As for his kind of hint, if she knew a little in advance, she might be able to guess, but after Olivia had shown her Diana’s picture, she hadn’t thought of it that way. How was she to guess?
-Dare you argue, you’ve got one more crime added to you!
Albina glared at him and Umberto didn’t dare to say anything.
-You said you would love me in the future, but now you dare to hide it from me. Are you going to find a lover in the future?
Umberto didn’t even dare to raise his head. According to his and Macos’ research, when his girlfriend was angry, he was not to refute, or she would get angrier.
Therefore, after Albina finished saying this, he immediately spoke:
-It’s my fault, but don’t worry, I won’t find a mistress in the future.
This direct and clear apology greatly dispelled the anger in Albina’s heart.
-It’s good for you to know. As punishment, we won’t sleep in the same bed today.
Umberto raised his handsome face, showing a surprised and pitiful expression.
-I have a headache and I can’t sleep without you….
-Don’t try to fool me with this trick! -Albina broke her lie directly.
-Your headache was cured a long time ago, and you had no trouble sleeping when you were on a business trip some time ago, so don’t pretend to be pathetic in front of me.
-Okay.
Umberto saw how determined she was, and could only condescendingly agree with her.
Fearing that something might happen, Olivia deliberately went downstairs to take a look, and seeing that the end was in sight, she spoke.
-Umberto, I’ll have the guest room prepared for you to stay.
Umberto looked at Olivia who was contemplating hilarity and raised his head stiffly.
-No, I’ll sleep on the couch,” he said as he patted the back of the couch. I’ll sleep here tonight.
Olivia froze for a moment.
-That’s not a good idea.
Although in ordinary families it was normal for couples to sleep on the couch when they were in conflict, the Santangel Family had many guest rooms and sleeping on the couch would be humiliating if the maids saw it.
Umberto looked at Albina and smiled.
-Admitting mistakes requires a good attitude. To show my sincerity, I will sleep on the sofa.
Being harder on himself would make Albina love him a little more.
Umberto knew this well when he went back to chasing Albina.
Indeed, Albina’s expression was a little better again.
Umberto took advantage of that moment to approach her and ask her:
-Now that you know who you are, when are you going to return to the Espina family? Now, apart from your younger brother and that adopted daughter, your parents know of your existence and have wanted to see you. I was afraid you weren’t ready, so I’ve been turning them down, but now I’ve run out of excuses.
Under the pretext of negotiating a project with the Santangel Group, Antonio had already contacted him, asking him about Albina’s situation and testing his attitude at every word.
In fact, Umberto was quite nervous. Although all these years it was John and his wife who raised Albina, Anthony was not only Albina’s real father, but also Umberto’s father-in-law. If he refused again, he feared the relationship would go awry.
He didn’t want his father-in-law to surprise him when Albina recognized her parents.
Albina tangled, squeezing his fingers.
When she was nervous, she would make this little movement, and Umberto saw it and moved closer, intertwining his fingers with hers.
-Don’t be nervous, I’ll go there with you. If you like them, you can recognize them, if not, do your filial duty and only visit them at parties. Everything depends on you.
Umberto’s words made Albina’s heart calm down.
-Okay, I’ll get ready. It’s Tuesday and I have to go to work, so let’s go there at the end of the week.
Hearing this answer, Umberto nodded his head.
-No problem.
It was normal to feel nervous about meeting someone after not having seen him for over 20 years.
After some discussion, Umberto volunteered to break the news to Hector.
Albina agreed, now she felt awkward calling Hector not knowing what to say.
She took charge of packing the dresses and arranging for their shipment to the Espina family.
Hector left the Espina family’s address, saying he would be home tomorrow, just in time to pick up the dress.
The dress was quite expensive, so Albina did not use a courier and chose someone from the Santangel family to deliver the item.
Umberto picked up his cell phone. He was a little angry, so he went to look for trouble with Hector.
Once Hector answered, he scolded him, leaving Hector unable to lift his head. When he was satisfied, he gave him the news that he and Albina would be going to the Espina family on Saturday morning.
The depression on Hector’s face disappeared and he was filled with joy.
-Really? I’ll tell my parents tomorrow so they can make arrangements. What kind of dishes does Albina like? Send me a menu and anything else she likes, I’ll get in touch to prepare it.
His tone was urgent, almost impatient, as if Albina was going there tomorrow.
But Umberto was very pleased. Seeing that he really cared about Albina, the anger of her betrayal dissipated a lot.
-Okay, I’ll send it to you later.
After hanging up the phone, Umberto sent Hector all the taboos he could think of for Albina’s preferences.
A very long list of almost everything, down to what brand of toilet paper she liked to use.
Hector did not find it annoying at all and was even more pleased with Umberto’s attention.
After this, they had a much better impression of each other.
In the evening, Umberto did come down to the living room with a thin quilt and lay down on the sofa, as he had said.
When the servants saw this action, they were very surprised.
When Sergio and Daniel heard the news, they gathered in the living room in their pajamas and were stunned to see Umberto sleeping peacefully on the sofa.
-What are you doing? What the hell are you doing!
Umberto looked at the two of them.
-I was punished by my wife to sleep on the couch, haven’t you experienced it?
The two of them hadn’t really experienced it.
Daniel rubbed his nose.
-I don’t think this kind of experience is a good thing. Umberto, why are you so smug?!
-Old people like you don’t understand, this is the pleasure of the young, -Umberto said smiling.