When Severo finished speaking, he stared at Allyce.
There was a moment of emptiness in Allyce’s mind.
Jonas was Severo’s biological father.
Ariela was Severo’s biological mother.
His father was charged and sent to prison for Ariela’s death, and it is possible that Jonas was one of the killers.
Severo’s face tensed a little when he saw that she hadn’t said anything: “I was going to tell you all this when everything was clear.
But he had not expected things to get out of his control.
Perhaps from the moment he received that report comparing his DNA with that of Jonas, he had strayed from the path he had hoped for.
But he had thought that the man who had sent him the messenger was only addressing him.
Only at that moment did he realise that this person was indeed targeting him.
But his target was also Allyce.
Allyce looked at him blankly: “You made the effort to approach him before because you knew he was your biological father?
Severus immediately replied: “Yes, I knew many years ago that Jonah was my real father.
Allyce stared at Severo, her gaze clearing, her voice unusually calm, “And what else do you know?”
There must have been something else he knew besides the fact that Jonas was his real father.
His penchant for hiding things from her hadn’t changed a bit.
“Squeak-”
The office door was pushed open at that moment and the figure of Desiderio appeared in the doorway.
Both heads turned in unison towards the centre door.
Allyce was the first to react, getting up from the sofa and pronouncing, “Uncle”.
Desiderio nodded slightly and entered, his gaze resting discreetly on Severo.
Then, with a quick turn of his head, he shifted his gaze to Allyce, “I was looking for you for something.”
“You go back first, we’ll talk tonight.” Allyce turned her head to look at Severo.
Severo glanced at Desiderio and a flash of displeasure crossed his eyes.
“Well, I’ll go first, I’ll pick you up after work.”
Allyce snorted and did not answer immediately.
Severo stared at her with a hint of stubbornness in his expression.
It was as if he was going to keep looking at her like that until he got an answer from her.
Allyce was a little annoyed: “Understood”.
Severo then left satisfied.
Jonas was too sensitive a person for both of them, so the revelation of this incident was bound to have some effect on both of them.
And Severo did not go home immediately after leaving.
There was a lot of follow-up to do after her relationship with Jonas had been exposed.
…
Only after Severo had left did Desiderio take a seat to one side, casually tossing a copy onto the coffee table in front of him.
He had a slightly strange smile on his face and his voice was as soft as ever: “That was one of the most interesting news stories of the year”.
Allyce glanced at it, it was also about Severo and Jonas.
I could imagine that the news would continue to be hot for the next few days.
Desiderio’s tone of voice made Allyce feel a little upset.
He spoke faintly: “Is that what my uncle came to see me about?
Desiderio raised an eyebrow, as if he couldn’t see that she didn’t want to talk to him much about it.
“What, you’re not surprised?”
“I’ve known for a long time, there’s no need to be surprised.” Allyce’s brow furrowed slightly, her heart already turned a little against Desiderio.
Desiderio didn’t used to be like that.
There was something strange about him today.
She didn’t know why she had lied, probably because Desiderio had guessed that she didn’t know beforehand, so she felt uncomfortable.
Desiderio’s face took on a tinge of anger.
Allyce tilted her head to one side, not looking at Desiderio.
“Uncle, if there’s nothing else, I have to go to work”.
I didn’t want to talk about it with anyone else at the moment.
Desiderio narrowed his eyes slightly, put his arms around her and leaned back slightly, making a comment that Allyce could no longer calm down.
“And did he tell you that it was because of Jonah that your father was framed, that he went to jail, that you lost your father at an early age and that you suffered a lot in the Delahoz family?”
When Desiderio finished, he stared at Allyce.
The look on his face was almost cruel: “The man you married, the man you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, was the son of your enemy”.
Allyce’s gaze froze.
Only after a long moment did he speak in a hoarse voice: “This has nothing to do with Severo”.
“Yes, it has nothing to do with him, so you can be at peace with it.” Desiderius smiled, glanced sideways at the paper and held out his hand in agreement: “Look, Jonas and Severus look alike.
…
At the end of his shift, Severo arrived punctually at Moon Culture Media to pick up Allyce from work.
By the time Allyce came downstairs, Severo had been waiting for twenty minutes.
He was leaning against the front of the car, with a hollowed-out cigarette in his hand, but unlit, probably because he was suffering from an addiction and had a bit of trouble holding it in.
Allyce watched from a distance, but it was only a few seconds before Severo saw him.
She walked up to him quickly, said “Let’s go”, opened the door and climbed in.
During the drive, Severo concentrated on driving and Allyce looked out of the window, each in turn, without speaking.
When the car stopped in front of the house, Allyce finally relented and asked, “What else do you know?
Severo unbuckled his seatbelt, a question Allyce had asked him in the afternoon.
“All this time you’ve been checking … him, what have you found out?”.
She hesitated, still feeling a bit weird about calling Jonah by his full name directly in front of Severo, after all, that was Severo’s real father.
Severo didn’t answer her right away and she asked again, “Did you know he was involved with my father from the beginning? That’s why you didn’t get anything when you helped me uncover my father two years ago? You’ve been lying to me all along! My father is the most innocent person, you have no idea how kind he is, you … let go of me!”
Severo squeezed Allyce tighter, “Calm down.”
“I can’t calm down!”
Allyce shouted at him, “You lied to me from the beginning, about everything, you lied to me, I told you everything about my father, you’re very good, I thought you would find out something from me, but in the end you said it was too long and it was hard to find out, it was really hard!”
Severo’s brow furrowed slightly, “Allyce”.
“Just answer me if it’s true that you’re not getting anywhere because it’s been too long and hard to find out, or if you’re not finding out anything because you know it has to do with your real father, Jonah! Say it.”
Allyce’s eyes were red as she looked at Severo, her eyes filled with tears.