Allyce left the company building and headed for the car park as fast as she could.
The car door was full of leaflets and Allyce tried several times but could not open it. She was so angry that she lifted her foot and kicked the car several times, which made her jump in pain.
…
Severo did not return home that night.
The Jonas affair was talked about for a while and then fell into oblivion.
Allyce went to see him once.
Through the cold glass, Allyce asked him with a calm face: “Uncle Aybar, do you remember what my father looked like?
Jonah was silent for a moment and said: “I dare not think about it, the thought of him has been troubling me for a long time.
“Are you so worried about my father getting out alive? He doesn’t even know you’re the killer. Allyce kept gritting her teeth in hatred when she talked about it.
They had planted it on purpose, so that until Orlin died, they would not know that the real killer was Jonas.
Jonas snorted and hesitated before speaking: “At first I did want Orlin to die, but by the time I changed my mind, he was already dead, and even if it sounds like an excuse, when I did it I regretted it.
Allyce sniffled, holding back tears.
The thought of Orlin still hardened his heart.
“Severo, he is my son, but, he …” Jonas did not continue.
Allyce’s face was slightly cold: “Severo is my husband, I can figure it out in my own mind, I don’t need you to tell me”.
“Hmm.
Jonah nodded dejectedly: “Actually, this has been the most peaceful period of sleep I’ve had in over a decade …”
Allyce didn’t have the courage to hear his confession here, got up and left.
…
Allyce made another trip to his old village in the west of the city and stayed for a while before returning to the Bay of Clouds.
As soon as Allyce entered the villa, she noticed that there were other people in the villa.
He glanced sideways at the door and noticed another pair of leather shoes.
Severo was back?
Severo had been coming home from time to time for some time.
The two had met only a handful of times.
Allyce was so happy that she didn’t have time to change her shoes and ran up the stairs.
I was only halfway there when Severo’s figure appeared at the entrance to the first floor.
He stood there without saying anything, like a ghost.
“You’re back.” Allyce stopped dead in her tracks and looked at him.
Severo stared at her for a few seconds, with a sullen note in his voice: “Did you go to see him?
“Yes.” Allyce replied that she meant Jonas and nodded.
Severo suddenly smiled and said: “Thanks to you, he’s dead”.
Allyce frowned and gasped, “What?”.
“How can this be!”
He was fine when she had gone to see Jonas before, she had only been in the old villa and Jonas was dead?
“If you really hate him so much and want him dead, tell me and I’ll satisfy you because he deserved to die in the first place.” Severo had a slightly creepy look on his face.
Allyce shouted a little angrily, “Severo, speak to me nicely”.
What do you mean, he wanted Jonas dead?
“I’ve made it very clear to you before, I hate him yes, but I didn’t want him dead, I didn’t want him to die, I didn’t want him to pay for his life, and even if he died, my father couldn’t come back, there’s no point!”.
She had made it so clear, but Severo’s words clearly meant that he doubted her.
Did Severo suspect that she had something to do with Jonah’s death?
Severo was still standing in place, not moving half a step, his voice was eerie and sounded a little creepy: “Yes, you hated him, that’s right.
“Severo!” her tone made it clear that she still didn’t believe her.
“Do you have anything to say, do you suspect me of following Jonas’ example and having him die in prison?
Severo’s face paled slightly and he said nothing.
Allyce’s heart went cold; the silence was a lack of recognition, something that was always the case with Severo.
“So what, now you’re doubting me, questioning me, or have you already condemned me and think I had a direct hand in Jonas’ death?”
The air choked at these words.
Allyce waited for Severo to speak, who, in turn, just looked at her with cold eyes.
One was standing at the entrance to the first floor landing, the other in the middle of the staircase.
A silent confrontation.
After a long while, Severo lifted his feet and came down.
As he passed Allyce, he paused slightly and said: “I’m going on a business trip and won’t be back for a long time.
With that, he strided away.
The sound of the door slamming, not too softly, echoed through the empty villa.
The sound of a car engine followed.
Allyce grabbed a handful of her hair in annoyance.
Nonchalantly tossing the bag in his hand to one side, he sat down on the spot and remained with his head buried for a while before calling Lucila.
…
In the bar.
Allyce orders a row of drinks and sips them slowly, one by one.
Lucila looks at her in disbelief: “What are you doing? Don’t drink.
Allyce smiles a bitter, self-deprecating smile: “I’m happy, Jonas is dead, the man who killed my father.
Lucila frowns and snatches the glass from his hand: “What happened?
“I went to see Jonah today and then when I got home, Severo said that Jonah was dead…”.
Allyce finished and reached out and slapped her hand on the table, “You know what, she questioned me! He suspected that I had Jonas killed”.
“…”
Lucila looked around, a little thankful that they were sitting in a corner.
“That can’t be true, Chief Betances, how could he suspect you? …” Lucila remained unconvinced that Severo would do that to Allyce.
“I don’t think it’s possible either, but that’s what he said, he left as soon as he finished, he’s hardly been home lately, and he’s gone on a business trip ….”
Allyce rambled, poured herself another drink and then said to herself as if suddenly remembering something, “Yeah, where did he go on business? Why did I forget to ask, hold on, I’ll call him”.
With that, Allyce picked up her phone and called Severo.
Somewhat surprisingly, the call was quickly answered.
Severo’s voice had a thin tone: “What’s going on?
“Where are you going on business?” asked Allyce.
“City of Heaven.
“Allyce thought she heard him say something, but then didn’t seem to hear anything.
Severo said it again.
Allyce still wasn’t listening to him and turned to Lucila and said, “I can’t believe you won’t tell me where you’re going on business!”
Lucila: “…”
Then he turned his head to the other side of the phone and shouted, “Severo, are you going to tell me or not, dammit, if you don’t I’m going to go home and throw Beef out!”