Bianca’s expression was somewhat tense and, after a few seconds of contemplation, she gritted her teeth.
-We will conduct a strict investigation when the party is over.
Hector’s eyes lit up.
-Good.
Now that his sister had returned after a long time and Hector had long wanted to teach Diana a lesson, he was half relieved to have Bianca’s permission.
After saying this, Hector looked at Adrian, and his fingers rubbed his curly hair.
-Adrian, I guess you heard what we just said.
Adrian’s body shuddered and he pursed his lips with his little head still drooping.
-Yes.
He was smart enough to realize the connection and was sure Diana was the one who had ruined Albina’s dress.
“If she didn’t do it herself, she might have sent someone to do it.”
With the matter at hand, Adrian’s heart was filled with mixed feelings, and his euphoria over the banquet faded.
Hector sighed and patted him on the shoulder.
-Adrian, I’ve always told you before to look at a person with your heart and not be fooled by their appearance. But that’s okay, you’re still young, so you’ll have plenty of time to learn later. All in good time.
Adrian stood in place, in his neatly pressed little suit, watching his brother as they walked away.
It turned out that people he had spent so many years with could be deceiving.
In that moment, it was as if he had suddenly grown up.
When Albina and the others came down, Antonio was speaking on stage, delivering some speeches to open the feast, and when he saw Albina’s figure, his eyes lit up and his expression brimmed with pride.
-For today’s banquet, I would like to introduce you to my daughter.
The Espina family sent out invitations to this banquet, but under another name, and none of the guests present knew of Albina’s existence, except those of the Romero family.
When they heard Antonio say that, they thought of Diana and were quite surprised.
Diana was a familiar face at the banquet and most of the guests knew her, so why did she need to be introduced?
The next moment, Antonio held out his hand to his daughter with a loving look.
-Albina, come here.
Next, a girl dressed in white came on stage, taking him by the arm.
The girl’s face was unfamiliar, but she was very beautiful. She was wearing a stunning dress and was so dazzling on stage that you couldn’t take your eyes off her.
Some of those who took a closer look at her features took a deep breath.
-That girl’s eyebrows look like they belong to the Espina family, she looks just like her two sons.
-Isn’t she with Mr. Espina now? Look at their faces, they look so much alike.
From the moment Albina appeared, the murmurs rang out. There was no longer any doubt about her identity, she was definitely Mr. Espina’s daughter.
But this daughter, who looked to be in her early twenties, had never been seen in front of everyone before this and just appeared out of nowhere.
Everyone was doubting who she was, with basically one thought running through their heads.
“This Albina is Mr. Thorn’s illegitimate daughter, right?”
As soon as the thought popped up, everyone unconsciously glanced at Bianca at the edge of the stage, only to see that the woman was also looking at the girl on stage with fondness and pride.
Everyone was confused.
“What the hell is going on here? Mistress Bianca couldn’t have had that look on her face if this girl was a bastard.”
It was clear that Albina was the daughter of Mr. Thorn and his wife.
Antonio saw that everyone was talking quietly and coughed slightly to get everyone’s attention.
-My daughter Albina has not been well since she was a child, so she was recuperating outside and has recently returned to the Espina family, so please take care of her in the future.
These words were decided after discussing it very carefully.
After all, it was not very nice to say that she was kidnapped because it could easily affect Albina’s reputation.
If the Espina family said that beforehand, even if some people knew the truth, they would not attach importance to the matter.
Antonio and Bianca did not allow the traces of Albina’s past life in Sogen City to be erased. After all, the moments at Albina’s foster parents’ house were very important memories in Albina’s life.
At these words, there was a momentary silence and more murmuring in the background.
Antonio thought nothing of it and called Umberto back.
Umberto curved his lips slightly and followed him onto the stage.
His presence silenced those below.
In business, everyone was involved in one way or another, not to mention that the Santangel Group was a company at the top of the pyramid in Sogen City and had a wide range of industries, so there were many people whose companies did business with the Santangel Group.
-What is Umberto doing here?
-Hey, hey, look, he’s got his arm around that girl’s waist. They look very close.
-The Espina family is marrying into the Santangel family? -Not the Romero family?
-Speaking of which, I don’t think I’ve seen Diana and Javier around?
The Romero’s were also mingling with the guests, especially Javier’s mother, who was tense and looked very uncomfortable when she heard the comments.
She was one of the few people who knew the story from the inside, that Diana was the adopted daughter and that Albina on stage was the real daughter of the Espina family.
The girl on stage was supposed to be Javier’s fiance, but unfortunately, she came back too late and Javier had to marry Diana.
But to think of it that way was increasingly disheartening.
If Albina had not returned and Javier had married Diana, she would not have objected, since by then, Diana would have been the only daughter. Even if she was only adopted, she would have had a good share and brought many benefits to the Romero family.
However, now that the real daughter had returned, all the goodness should have been hers and not Diana’s.
Besides, Albina’s husband was Umberto, so how could the Romero family continue to be looked upon favorably by the Espina family when they were competing with the Santangel family?
The more Javier’s mother thought about it, the more her heart shrank with discontent.
If it really was what she thought, then there would be no point in marrying Diana.
-No one should be a stranger to Mr. Santangel, so I won’t tell you much about him. Today I want to tell you about a new identity he has.
Antonio was happy and smiling. Although he had previously looked at Umberto with disdain, thinking that the boy had stolen his daughter, he was actually very happy with his son-in-law.
Before the outsiders, Antonio seemed full of triumph and pride.
Umberto is the husband of our Albina and son-in-law of the Espina family.
Although the guests in the back could have guessed who Umberto was by the way he was holding Albina, they could not help but gasp when they heard Antonio’s introduction.
It was really hard to digest the information they received at this party.
The Espina family had done a great job hiding it from them because they hadn’t heard a word about it.