Allyce said nothing, knelt down and picked up the towel, taking it in her hands and turning towards the bathroom.
I didn’t want to see it now.
I was afraid of losing control and not being able to have a proper conversation with him.
Severo followed her, taking three steps at a time, stepped forward and snatched the towel from her hand and threw it aside, picked up the hairdryer and began to dry her hair.
Allyce was stunned for a moment by her flurry of reactions and spoke with some reluctance: “I don’t …”.
Severo pressed the broad palm of his hand against the top of her hair and said in a deep voice, “Don’t move”.
She wanted to move, but his hand was pulling her hair and she could not.
Although Severo’s face and tone were not good, his movements were careful not to hurt her.
Allyce looked up and saw Severo in the mirror, eyes narrowed as she concentrated on drying his hair.
His handsome face was expressionless, but his movements were deft and smooth.
Allyce bowed her head and her heart softened a little.
The quivering of his heart returned.
“That’s it.
By the time the words were out of his mouth, Severo had put the hairdryer aside and was brushing her hair with a wooden comb.
Seeing this, Allyce snatched the comb out of his hand: “I’ll do it myself”.
Severo didn’t come out either, but leaned against the doorframe and watched her.
Allyce was staying in a three-star hotel with mediocre facilities, much worse than her home and Kimdis.
Severo stood there and gave Allyce the impression that he was in a great place.
Severo’s gaze fell on her long hair, his arms went around her and his voice sounded a little lazy: “What do you want to tell me? Speak now.
“Snap!”
Allyce put the hairbrush down and turned to look at him: “I’m going to rest, I have something to do tomorrow.
Severo, of course, didn’t believe her and reached out and gave her a tug on the wrist as she passed him: “Then make it short, finish and rest.
“We’ll talk tomorrow. Allyce turned her head to look at him, impatience written all over her face.
Severo’s patience ran out, and with a quick shove, he pulled Allyce into his arms, “You think I can’t do anything about it?”
“Don’t think so.” Allyce shook his hand vigorously, but it didn’t come back.
She was furious and shouted at him: “Don’t talk about how unreasonable I am, you have plenty of ways to deal with me, I’m the one who couldn’t do anything to you!
He was inexplicably angry at the thought that she did not dare to ask him what Ariela’s relationship to him was, why he was investigating her father’s affairs and whether he was as she thought he was.
Severo’s face hardened.
He stared at Allyce with a cold, fixed gaze.
Just when Allyce thought he would get rid of her and leave, he suddenly put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his arms, reaching out to stroke her back, his voice low, “Don’t be angry, don’t ask.
Allyce froze, even as Severo lowered his head and kissed her, and she forgot to pull away.
Severo finished the kiss, reached out and cupped his face affectionately and said, “Go to sleep.
Allyce gasped a little and pushed him violently away and went to bed.
Severo touched his lips and let out a soft laugh.
The girl was so fierce that even he felt a little intimidated.
Once he ducked his head and gave in, she was completely powerless to take him, as she had said she would.
In reality, he had a soft heart.
…
Allyce lay in bed with her eyes closed.
She was actually tired from the day’s train journey, probably because she was a bit shy in bed, but by the time she lay down in bed, she really felt sleepless.
Severo was quick to approach.
Still warm, he moved closer and pressed himself against Allyce.
Allyce’s body stiffened and, before she could move, Severo surrounded her, rolled and pinned her beneath him and began to attack her with ease ….
Allyce, who was not very sleepy, was so tired that she fell asleep after Severo shook her inside and out.
Even when Severo took her to the bathroom, she had only a vague memory of it.
…
The next day, she had no work to do and Severo was dragging her through the streets of L.
Allyce was not happy, but Severo acted as if he was interested in all these things, and she spent the whole day wandering around.
As she passed a stall, she saw that it was full of people and Allyce looked around curiously.
Severo noticed his gaze and stopped as well.
When the stall owner saw the two stop, he was quick to howl, “Write one to five hundred, no omissions, no mistakes, free muppets, thirty dollars a time …”
The stall owner’s eyes passed over Allyce and Severo.
Then he approached Severo: “Write this way, sir! Win a Muppet for your girlfriend, it’s so big you can’t get it back for three hundred dollars in the market, thirty dollars for writing once, it’s a good deal!”
Severo looked at the stall owner and corrected him: “She is my wife”.
The stall owner froze and said: “Er … then win a monkey for your wife …”.
Allyce looked at Severo curiously.
Would he be interested in such a thing?
And thinking that Allyce wanted a Muppet, Severo didn’t hesitate to shell out the money and start writing.
Surprise flashed in Allyce’s eyes, but she stood back and watched him write.
The stall owner smilingly took the money and brought Severo a piece of paper and a pen: “Sir, write here, call me when you have finished!
Someone shouted from the other side: “Boss, you’ve finished writing, come and see”.
Allyce followed him and watched as the boss collected them one by one, only to miss two numbers before reaching the hundred.
Allyce secretly chuckled, it seems simple, but it doesn’t seem so easy to write …
He approached Severo and asked in a whisper: “Can you do it? I’ve just seen that everyone is failing and writing badly.
Severo sat in front of the stall, stoic as a mountain, and without looking up said: “Just choose the Muppet you want”.
Allyce: “…”
For all Severo’s confidence, Allyce was eager to see him fail.
But the end result told him that a myth is a myth and not for mere mortals.
The stall owner counted twice, with a sad and pitiless look on his face: “Sir, see which one your wife likes and I’ll take it to her”.
“I want that white one. Allyce pointed to the one she had chosen at the beginning.
It’s been a while since I’ve bought this kind of Muppet, but girls are not immune to these things.
The stall owner handed the white Muppet to Allyce.
Allyce picked it up and held it diagonally, just above the knees.
She turned to leave, only for Severo to turn to her and ask, “Is there something else you like?
Allyce sniffed and looked at the stall owner, noticing that his face had changed.
He couldn’t help smiling and pulled Severo to stand up and walk away, saying as he walked, “One is enough.