Severo looked at her with a cold face, so clear, his voice, “If I don’t come, must I wait for you to come to me?”
I fear that by the time I leave work, I won’t even see it.
From Severo’s voice, Allyce could hear his displeasure.
Allyce hurried to pick up her cup of tea and, after closing the folder in front of her again, looked carefully at Severo before speaking, “I’ve been a bit busy the last few days …”
“Well, busier than me,” Severo said, taking a seat across from her.
Once again, his dark eyes were firmly fixed on Allyce, as if he would not rest until he said something that satisfied him.
Allyce also felt a little vain when she heard this.
Severo had not ignored her even in his busiest moments.
It was mainly because she had been too busy with recent events to worry about Severo at all.
He took a careful sip from his cup of tea and was about to speak when Ester knocked on the door: “Superintendent Delahoz, I’ve brought you some food to take away.
Severo’s face then became even harder.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: “Have you not eaten yet?
It was almost two o’clock.
“Huh. …”
Allyce let out a laugh, not knowing what to say.
However, Severo stood up at that moment: “Let’s go”.
Allyce was slightly stunned, “Go where? To do what?”
“Go for dinner”.
Without looking back, Severo blurted out these two words and left.
Ester, who was standing in front of the door waiting for Allyce’s answer, was about to push the door open when it opened.
She froze when she saw that it was Severo who appeared.
“Mr. Betances …”
“Hmm.
Severo was reminded a little of Ester, as if he had been in the western town before with Allyce for a charity project.
Then he went straight out.
Allyce followed behind and said to Ester: “Thank you, you can leave this in my office for now.
With those words, he went after Severo.
Severo looked angry …
She wasn’t thinking too much at the time, just trying to finish the work that needed to be done as quickly as possible and then make some time to deal with the people at the Delahoz Group.
I had almost forgotten that the man Severo had a very changeable mood.
…
Severo was so tall and long-legged that Allyce chased him all the way to the entrance of the lift before reaching him.
As soon as Allyce caught up with him, she pulled his arm tightly and said: “Don’t walk so fast, I’ll lose you …”.
Severo looked at her and said nothing.
The lift doors opened at that moment, and as soon as Severo caught up with her, he dragged her into the lift.
That’s right. He pulled her by the back of the neck, lifted her up and put her straight into the lift.
Allyce’s feet landed on the ground before she could react to the fact that Severo was pushing her.
“Hey!”
Allyce turned her head and glared angrily at Severo.
With an indifferent look, Severo extended a finger and tapped him on the lips, telling him to shut up.
When Allyce calmed down, he reached up to fix the crease at the back of her neck.
As he straightened it out, he added: “The shirt is wrinkled here, don’t move”.
“…”
It was a few seconds before Severo let go of his hand and uttered faintly: “That’s it”.
Allyce grunted, not looking at him.
Severo reached out and squeezed his face. “I waited for you all day and you didn’t even come to join me for lunch, so I had to come to you and I haven’t had lunch yet either.”
Hadn’t he had lunch either?
Allyce turned her head to look at him and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes.
Severo reached out and stroked her head, curving his lips into a very faint smile.
There was a note of triumph in the smile.
…
Severo took Allyce to a private restaurant.
The atmosphere was friendly and confidential, and it was a new one that had recently opened.
In between waiting for his food to be served, Allyce asked him: “What made you think of coming here?
Severo raised his hand to push the bowl in front of him and said with a calm face: “This is Neto’s place and it doesn’t cost anything to eat.
Allyce choked on Severo’s words.
He seemed to be taking advantage of the situation.
“Why do you suddenly want to open a private restaurant?” asked Allyce.
Severo raised an eyebrow and seemed to think for a moment, then spoke slowly: “He did not succeed in pursuing Miss Floria to be his wife, so he had too much energy.
What kind of answer was that?
Allyce felt herself choking again at the thought and said stiffly: “What if he’s trying to steal your business?
“No way.” Severo spoke with disdain.
Allyce asked curiously, “Why?”.
Severo grunted, “He’s not as good as I am”.
“…”
Allyce decided to change the subject with him.
“Haven’t you been busy lately?”
She thought to herself that this was a safe subject.
As a result …
Severo spoke sardonically to put Allyce on the spot: “Of course, being a boss doesn’t require you to be so busy that you don’t even have time to eat.
Allyce heard Severo’s words and her little temper flared.
“You’re the boss and I work for someone else, so of course it’s not comparable”.
As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Severo suddenly called out to her seriously: “Allyce!
“What?” Allyce looked at him in confusion.
“Do you really think I don’t know what you’ve been up to lately?
Whatever he was doing could not be kept from him if he wanted to know.
Not to mention that it was all too obvious that he had been investigating the Delahoz group lately.
If I hadn’t been working in the shadows to squash it a bit, the Delahoz Group people would have been on their guard.
“What …? Just busy with all that … stuff,” said Allyce, defeated under Severo’s complicit gaze.
“That’s right, lately I’ve been doing research at the Delahoz Group,” he confessed.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Severo wrapped his arms around him and leaned back, cocking his head slightly to one side in a questioning posture.
Allyce’s heart sank into her stomach, again this to ….
She lowered her head, her eyes dropping to her fingers, “I can do it”.
Severo: “What do I care if you can or you can’t? That’s my father-in-law’s business, of course I’m going to contribute.
With Severo’s ability, there may be nothing left for Allyce when he does.
Severo saw that Allyce said nothing for half a day, and her face was still a little discomposed, so he spoke with discontent: “What’s that look? Don’t you want me to pry?
A flash of thought crossed Allyce’s face, then she nodded and said, “Yes”.
Severo thought, maybe he had been too soft lately and his little wife was trying to rebel.
“Of course I know that you are capable of destroying the Delahoz group in a very short time, but I would prefer to do it myself …”
She was sure Severo would understand when she said that.
She had lived in the Delahoz family for years and everything that had happened to her had happened to her.
What had happened to Orlin was also the hardest thing for her to accept.
I was stuck and uncomfortable, and I needed a way out.
That was it, the Delahoz family.