Allyce tightened her grip on the chopsticks and her face became extremely ugly, but because of the lighting, it was impossible to see the difference.
Lucila didn’t know what to say and then looked at Allyce, seeing that she looked a little dazed, reached out and waved her hand twice in front of Allyce’s face and asked, “Why are you dazed? I’m talking to you.
Only then did Allyce turn her attention back to me: “What did you say?
When he finished, he looked back at Severo.
The table Severo was at was a few tables and aisles away from Allyce, and he was sitting with his back to her, and the girl was saying something to him, with a look of interest, but Allyce couldn’t really hear what she was saying because of the distance.
Lucila noticed that Allyce’s gaze had fallen behind her and she turned her head to look, just as two waiters were passing down the aisle, carrying plates and courting customers, so her view was completely blocked and she didn’t see Severo.
She looked at Allyce again in confusion: “What are you looking at?
Seeing that he didn’t see Severo, Allyce tugged at the corners of his lips and said, “Thinking of the company, let’s get on with the meal”.
Even as Allyce said this, she couldn’t help but look at Severo.
What was it about this girl that made Severo, who had never been one to pretend with any woman, follow her to a place like this.
Allyce had not asked him to accompany Severo to a roadside stand because she knew he had a serious stomach problem.
The food at the roadside stalls tasted good, but in some cases the hygiene was relatively poor, and Severo’s stomach was too weak to withstand the torment.
He ate absent-mindedly with Lucila and, after a while, looked up in Severo’s direction to find that Severo and the girl were no longer there.
He looked around and saw that Severo had walked away with the girl.
The girl was wearing a white shirt and skirt, her hair was tied back on her shoulders, and she must have been a pretty, innocent girl, as he could tell from her back.
Allyce bit her lip, the feeling in her heart was hard to understand.
…
The arm injury was almost healed, so Allyce went back to work at Moon Culture.
Because he had fallen so far behind, he had accumulated a lot of work, so he had to work overtime and his life had become unusually busy.
Severo hadn’t called or texted her, and neither had she.
I often thought of that day at the night market, of Severo’s back when he left with the girl.
And then there was Severo’s comment: “Don’t be irrational”.
Just because they disagreed, did it seem unreasonable?
And then there was Alonzo …
Allyce put the papers in her hand with annoyance and got up in her coat.
I’d better get an early dinner and come back.
As he passed Ester’s workstation, he saw her staring intently at her phone with her fingers clenched in her mouth.
“Esther,” Allyce called her.
Ester hurriedly tossed the phone aside and jumped to her feet, exclaiming, “Superintendent Delahoz”.
Allyce raised an eyebrow, she just wanted to tell Ester hair, she was going to dinner, what was the point of getting so serious?
Allyce looked at her phone and asked: “What are you doing?
“I’m at … I’m at …”, Ester’s voice became small, “reading a novel… …”
Allyce raised an eyebrow: “Oh?
It wasn’t really a big deal, Ester was getting better at her job now and occasional errands were permissible.
Allyce saw his intimidated look and asked with a smile, “What kind of novel, is it any good?”
“Huh?” Ester looked up and saw that Allyce didn’t look like she was about to scold her, so she sighed quietly in relief and sounded a little anxious, “The male lead is an older uncle type, the female lead is still in high school, the age difference is ten years, and she’s super cute …”
Uncle type, age difference of ten years.
Suddenly he remembered the girl’s young and raw appearance, and his heart grew cold.
“I’m going to dinner now, or you can make your own arrangements.”
With that, Allyce turned to leave.
…
Allyce found a random restaurant and after ordering her meal, she looked out of the window and began to wander absentmindedly.
The hardest thing in the world is probably trying to guess someone’s heart, and at the same time it’s ridiculous – how can anyone guess correctly when hearts are so fickle?
It was ridiculous.
But what else could I do now but speculate?
Take the initiative and go to Severo …
So what could I say?
Say she was willing to accept Alonzo and tell Severo that it was OK for him to do whatever he wanted with Senona? Or ask him what was going on with the girl?
I couldn’t do it.
Every time he had taken the initiative to go to her, she had been the one to bend.
Going backwards was not going to be enough.
“Hello, can I sit here?” A crisp female voice suddenly rang out.
Allyce looked up, it was a young girl with a bright smile, something that looked familiar.
Allyce just looked at her faintly before lowering her eyes, “Sorry, I’d rather eat alone.
The girl, however, sat as if she hadn’t heard him, with a fake smile tight on her raw face: “Hi, I’m Laurinda Alaniz”.
Allyce ignored him, flicking through her phone and saying nothing.
Laurinda thought that if she spoke, Allyce would at least ask, “What do you want?” but Allyce simply ignored her.
“Hey, you have no manners, I’m talking to you!” Laurinda’s voice was crisp and clear when she spoke normally, but this time she raised her voice to a shrill pitch, which was uncomfortable to Allyce’s ears.
“Didn’t Miss Alaniz hear what I said earlier? I prefer to dine alone and not sit with strangers.” Allyce looked at Laurinda with a grimace, her eyes full of distaste.
“You know my name, so I’m not a stranger, and I know you.” Satisfied that Allyce was responding, Laurinda smiled again.
Not wanting to pay any more attention to Laurinda, Allyce raised her voice and shouted, “Waiter”.
The waiter came over quickly and Allyce looked at Laurinda and said, “I don’t know this woman, please get rid of her”.
“Hey, what are you talking about! I know you, you’re Allyce, Severo’s wife.” Laurinda said with an agitated frown as she saw Allyce trying to chase her away.
That night at the night market, Allyce hadn’t had a good look at the girl and had only seen her once, so she didn’t remember much.
When she saw Laurinda, she thought she looked familiar, but she couldn’t be sure.
Was he too young to resist and therefore approached the door?
Allyce pretended to be surprised: “You know me?