The sip of wine Lucila had just taken was almost spat out.
He reached up and tugged on Allyce’s sleeve and whispered, “Allyce”.
Allyce was too drunk to bother with Lucila’s words and kept pounding the table: “Tell me, where did you go on business?
On the other hand, inside the airport lounge.
Severo was sitting on the sofa with his legs bent and the computer on his lap, his hands had stopped beating him.
The secretary was standing, holding her mobile phone, which was on speakerphone.
So they could hear exactly what Allyce was saying.
The secretary and the few company employees who accompanied him turned their heads silently to one side.
By pretending they hadn’t heard the president’s wife, they should still be able to get back alive, right?
Severo put down the computer, took the phone from the secretary’s hand and casually picked up his suit jacket again, turned off the phone’s amplification and stepped outside while answering the call.
“Where are you?”
Allyce growled, “What do you care where I am! You won’t even tell me where you’re going on business, and I won’t tell you!
With that, he hung up the phone.
Lucila asked him: “What did Chief Betances say?
“He asked me where I was.” Allyce threw down the phone and added, in a rather smug tone, “I won’t tell him, who told him not to tell me where he was going on business.”
Lucila was speechless: “I thought she would hang up …”.
“Why?”
“Because you cursed him …”
“I cursed him for what?” Allyce frowned, remembering with a jolt what he had just said.
She wasn’t actually completely drunk, she was just using a dash of alcohol to bolster her courage.
At Lucila’s reminder, she too remembered what she had just said.
“No more drinks, I’m going home.” Allyce grabbed her phone, grabbed her purse and ran out the door.
Lucila looked back at her and shook her head.
…
Allyce drove his car and flew to the Bay in the Clouds.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a man and a dog standing in the doorway.
Severo had his hands tucked into the pockets of his suit trousers, his face was slightly austere, all of him dressed in a suit, his whole persona seemed strict and meticulous.
“What are you doing back?” I thought I was on a business trip.
Severo’s gaze swept over her for a moment before he withdrew it, his voice devoid of emotion: “I went to Ciudad del Cielo on business.
Allyce lowered her eyes shyly in the middle of her gaze and said haughtily, “Oh”.
“Hmm.” Severo said, and lifted his feet straight up to leave.
Allyce looked up, was she leaving?
Had he suddenly come back to tell her that he was going on a business trip?
Severo took a few steps, then stopped and looked at her again: “As for Beef, do what you want.
“…”
She was just saying that, not that she really wanted to get rid of Beef.
As she watched Severo walk away, Allyce scratched her hair with some deflation.
What was this?
Wasn’t he blaming her for leading Jonah to his death, so he would rather go on a business trip than share a room with her?
…
The case about Orlin, about Jonas, was suddenly silenced.
There was no news about it in the following days.
Severo also failed to contact Allyce.
When Allyce called him, she was either in a meeting or busy, so she would just send him a text message every day and stop calling him.
After Orlin’s death in prison, his body was disposed of and Allyce found some of Orlin’s old belongings and buried him in the same cemetery as his mother.
Allyce placed the flowers on Orlin’s grave and spoke.
“Dad, you’ll never guess who I married”.
“I married Aunt Ariela’s son, I heard you were in love with her at the time …”
“Severo has a bad temper, but he is very good to me”.
Although he seemed to have misunderstood her because of what had happened with Jonah, she knew he wasn’t really angry, or he wouldn’t have come back that day specifically to tell her he was going on a business trip.
Maybe he just wanted to spend some time away from her on this business trip and wanted to calm down.
Allyce talked for a while and then left.
At the entrance to the cemetery, he met Xabat and his group.
“Madam”.
Xabat ducked his head slightly and called out to Allyce respectfully.
He was followed by two of his men, dressed in black suits and looking unusually solemn.
“Xabat… You …”
The words came out of her mouth and Allyce was quick to change them: “I didn’t expect such a coincidence”.
This was a cemetery, Jonah had died in an undignified manner, the funeral had been simple and low-key, and I was told that he was buried in this cemetery.
“Is the lady going home now? I’ll see you out.
Xabat said, looking behind him at his two men, who left on their own.
“No, I came by myself. Allyce shook her head: “If you have something to say, say it here.
A flash of embarrassment crossed Xabat’s face; he did have something to say.
“I have been following my boss for many years, I used to be an orphan, although my boss is usually a bit grumpy and unpredictable, he is actually a very caring person, in this matter of Mr Aybar, he might be a bit too stubborn, the lady needs to take more trouble.”
Allyce did not expect Xabat to say such things to her.
After a few moments of silence, Allyce nodded: “Yes, I know, thank you.
…
Xabat’s words made Allyce think a little differently.
In Severo’s mind, there should be a lot of conflict.
Jonas had Ariela and Orlin killed, and in every way he was guilty and deserving of death.
However, Severo still had a slight pang of intolerance in his heart.
It is the same thing that prevented him from confronting Allyce and the dead Ariela.
And with the sudden death of Jonah, Severo becomes angry with Allyce.
Even the most omnipotent person can get carried away by emotions at times.
Once Allyce has sorted out her thoughts, she gathers her things and leaves for Sky City.
…
Once he arrived in Ciudad del Cielo, he headed straight to the hotel where Severo was staying.
The address was the same one I had asked Xabat for before leaving.
Ciudad del Cielo is owned by the Alvidrez family, a chain of shops, hotels, restaurants, advertising … and many other things are owned by the Alvidrez group.
As the richest man in the north, the Alvidrez family has properties all over the place.
However, the hotel where Severo was staying was not owned by the Alvidrez group.
Allyce went to the hotel reception and asked: “Hello, can I have the room card for room 7023? I am the wife of the gentleman in that room”.
Room 7023?
Wasn’t that the room of the president of the LK Group?
The receptionist looked at Allyce with a difference, her gaze was scrutinising, and after seeing Allyce’s pretty face, there was a hint of mockery in her smile, “I’m sorry, this young lady, I can’t give you the card for room 7023.”