People reacted and started congratulating Albina’s parents.
Hugged by the waist, Albina was showing a smile in a polite way to the guests. She was smiling so much that her face was stiff.
After stepping down from the stage, she quickly rubbed her cheeks.
-Were you nervous? -Bianca asked with a smile.
Albina shook her head and smiled sweetly.
-I’m not nervous because daddy and Umberto were by my side.
Bianca felt amused, took Albina’s hand and said to her and Umberto:
-Follow me, let’s meet the guests.
-Okay.
Albina had been familiar with that scene a long time ago. When she lived in Sogen City, she was invited to many elegant banquets.
Umberto was even more at ease, as if he was the sole protagonist of this banquet. His beautiful appearance, his family’s fame and his extraordinary skill attracted countless glances in the hall.
Considering the Espina family, Umberto relaxed his intense gesture. With the slight smile at the corner of his mouth, he looked more approachable than before.
Before leaving, Bianca told Hector to take good care of Adrian. After thinking for a while, she leaned close to Hector’s ear and whispered:
-Take care of Diana too so she doesn’t cause problems.
Seeing that Diana did not come downstairs, Bianca felt a little uneasy.
She knew Diana well, that she was an insistent girl and should be more active than anyone else in this situation. Since Albina was the focus of this banquet, Diana should go downstairs and keep an eye on her all the time in case there were any accidents.
However, Diana was not present, which made people suspicious.
The light in Hector’s eyes went out.
-Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of her.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the stairs with his eyes darkened, as if he was thinking about something.
Adrian tugged his sleeve tightly and looked at his brother uneasily.
He didn’t know why he had become like this. He had always wanted his family to live in harmony, but his wish was not realized.
Adrian frowned hard and bowed his head.
Realizing the change in his emotion, Hector stroked his curly hair.
-Even you can see that Albina does not want to get into battle with Diana, but Diana does not. She’s always trying to take Albina’s place and hurting her at every turn. She is unforgivable, do you understand?
Adrian was silent for a moment and then nodded slightly.
Meanwhile, upstairs.
Javier was very anxious, he looked at his watch over and over again and finally couldn’t stop himself from knocking on Diana’s door.
-Honey, have you finished your makeup? The banquet has already started. I’m afraid it’s too late and we’ve missed Uncle’s speech. It would be very rude if we didn’t come down now.
Diana was standing in front of the mirror looking at the dress she was wearing. She had been hesitating for a long time, but after hearing Javier’s words, she finally calmed down.
She had heard in her own room what Antonio said.
He announced Albina as his daughter with great pride. Also, being afraid that others would talk about Albina, he deliberately hid the fact that she was kidnapped at the age of two.
-Haha,” Diana scoffed, “Indeed, the biological daughter is more important to him.
Antonio was known as a serious man in front of young people, that’s why Diana had never seen him so radiant.
That’s why she hated him so much.
Diana opened the bedroom door.
Javier quickly removed his hand from the door, and when he saw the clothes on her body, he was surprised.
-Did you change your clothes? Good, now I understand what took you so long. Let’s go to the banquet.
After she finished speaking, she grabbed Diana’s wrist and hurried down the stairs to the banquet hall.
Her mother had already sent her many messages. If they took any longer, this woman would be unhappy with Diana.
Seeing that he didn’t notice the hint of her dress, Diana blinked.
The men were careless and did not pay too much attention to this aspect, but the women in the hall were more sensitive and would argue a lot about the dress.
As they arrived after the banquet began, the two attracted the attention of many people.
Especially Diana, who was sought after by all the guests since Albina’s appearance.
Before Albina returned, Diana, as the only daughter of the family, was the brightest star in the crowd. However, the girls in this circle, who were arrogant and had the same economic and social situations as Diana, envied her for a long time.
Therefore, Albina’s sudden appearance did not attract their attention.
Albina was already married and would be settling in Sogen City, so she would not have much contact with them.
But Diana was Javier’s fiance and would be living together in Jerala City, so it was impossible for them not to contact her and the competition would not be avoidable either.
When the two went downstairs, Javier’s mother could not get close before some girls and two boys surrounded them.
-Diana, who is Albina? Why didn’t you tell us you have a sister?
A girl asked with an eccentric tone, seeming happy about what happened.
That girl always competed directly or indirectly with her, but she had no advantage against Diana because of the power of her family, so she always tried to cause trouble for her.
This time she got a chance to joke with her, so she asked her in public.
Diana took a deep breath and smiled.
-Didn’t my dad say that my sister is not in good health and is recovering? I don’t find it necessary to announce it to everyone. Please don’t bother me so much.
Hearing Diana’s words, the young woman felt a little embarrassed and frowned.
As the girl was about to continue, a younger boy pulled Javier’s arm and joked with him.
-Javier, now I know that the Espina family has another daughter. I was surprised by her looks when I saw her on the scene, she’s prettier than the stars! It’s a pity she’s already married. Otherwise, you would have two choices….
Before he finished speaking, Javier looked at him with disgust.