Allyce wore a suit and dress, applied light make-up to hide the green marks in her eyes and wore her long curly hair above her shoulders, which made her look magnificent and striking.
As soon as she reached the office, Ester followed her into the office, reporting on her work and keeping a close eye on her at the same time.
Allyce tousled her long hair and looked casually at Esther: “Hard work, anything else?
“Nothing … it’s just that you haven’t been in the office for a few days and Mr. Alvidre from the group company called to check the situation”. Ester was going to ask him what had happened lately, but it didn’t seem appropriate for her to do so.
Allyce was the boss, after all, and what she had been doing was her personal business.
Desiderio calling to check on me?
Allyce thought for a moment before nodding, “I know.
“Would you like something to drink? Coffee or tea?” asked Esther routinely.
Allyce had already put her head down to attend to her business: “Coffee, please”.
Only after Esther left and closed the door behind her did Allyce look up slightly, her eyes glittering in reflection.
He then called the man from the detective agency he had approached earlier.
The detective agency was very frank: “There is nothing special to find out, so give me back half the money”.
“Then give me the information you’ve found out first.” Allyce didn’t care what it cost, she just wanted to see if there was any special information.
He met with the detective agency at lunchtime and got the information they had found out about Desiderio.
He flipped through the pages and found that there was indeed nothing special, much of which he already knew.
Then he stopped at the word “cancer”.
Desiderio had had cancer, and it was so advanced that he had gone abroad for treatment.
That was three years ago, before Allyce returned to the country.
Apart from that, everything in the profile was normal, nothing special.
Allyce was a little puzzled, but why did she always feel that something was wrong.
I guess it’s bad human nature that when you know in your heart that something is wrong with someone, even if the facts are right in front of you, you will still doubt.
Allyce had a busy day ahead of her.
At the end of the day, he found a random restaurant on his way home and settled for dinner.
Above all, he was too lazy to go home and cook.
When she arrived at the apartment building, she parked her car and saw a black car driving slowly towards her.
The next moment, a man who looked like a bodyguard got out of the car and stepped forward to stop Allyce: “Miss Delahoz, please take a seat in the car.
The bodyguard spoke respectfully, stating his intentions.
Allyce glanced sideways and, with a single glance, recognised that it was Severo’s car.
The threads that had been taut in his head all day snapped.
He stared in the direction of the car and, with another push from his bodyguard, headed towards it.
The windows were closed, so he couldn’t see who was inside.
The bodyguard stepped forward politely and opened the door: “Miss Delahoz, please”.
A day earlier she had been called “madam”.
The car door opened and Allyce saw Severo.
He was sitting upright in the car, going through some papers in his hands, his face expressionless, his black suit perfectly straight, his lips pursed, his face serious, his handsome side looking unusually cool.
Severo turned two more pages before raising his lips and saying two words: “Come in”.
Allyce came to her senses and sat inside.
As soon as she was seated, Severo handed Allyce the papers she had been flipping through earlier: “Sign.
Allyce’s eyes fell on his bony fingers, it was clearly summer, but why did his hands look dry?
“Hurry up, my time is precious.” Severo’s tone had become a little impatient when he saw that she was slow to take the papers.
Allyce came to her senses and reflexively picked up the document. When she saw the words “divorce settlement” on the cover, her heart leapt and then sank hopelessly.
Allyce couldn’t help but clench her hands and curl her lips slightly: “I’m really worried about Mr. Betances, coming to me personally over such a small matter as a divorce.
“No need to talk nonsense, if you were that kind of person, you wouldn’t need to come in person?” asked Severo in turn, with a hint of derision in his tone.
Allyce was furious, she didn’t want to say another word to him, she felt tired.
He didn’t even look at the contents, turned to the last page, signed it and handed Severo the divorce papers: “Congratulations, you can finally get rid of this shameless, ill-tempered, useless woman of mine!
The rich love to do these superfluous things, just a divorce agreement, and they can print so many pages.
Severo sat still, unmoving, without even the expected anger from Allyce.
Allyce’s face hardened even more, what was this, a last act of tenderness?
He smiled coldly and pulled the car door open to get out, slamming it shut again before walking briskly towards the building.
As Severo sat in the car, he heard the sound of her heels clicking on the floor and disappeared before picking up the “divorce papers”.
He turned to the page she had signed and stared at her scrawled handwriting for a long moment, then inexplicably curved his lips.
…
Allyce went back to her flat and got into bed.
Maybe it was just a bad dream, and when she woke up, she was sure she would still be in her Cloudy Bay villa.
However, when she woke up, she was still lying in her bed, in her own flat.
None of this was a nightmare, it was all true, just a little cruel.
Allyce sat in bed for a long time before getting up and going to work.
And so, for days on end, Allyce was busy.
Life didn’t seem any different, just that there were fewer men to sleep and eat with, just like when he separated from his roommate when he graduated.
That’s what Allyce told herself.
The weekend soon arrived.
Before Allyce decided to work late, Lucila contacted her at the time.
“How long has it been since you’ve been in touch with me when you’re all in love with Boss Betances! Lucila’s voice had a mocking tone.
Allyce felt a lump in her throat and, after a moment of silence, she calmed down before speaking, “It’s only been a week or so, so figure it out, I’ll buy you dinner.
Lucila was waiting for him to say, “Yes!
Allyce added: “Just the two of us”.
Just as he hung up the phone, another call came in.
An unexpected person: Desiderio.
She hadn’t contacted Desiderio all this time, and Desiderio hadn’t contacted her, so why was she suddenly calling today?