And at that moment Desiderio’s tone implied that he had no knowledge of the reason why Delfina and Alonzo had arrived earlier at Cloud Cit.
Allyce’s heart clenched.
If Desiderio had not had Delfina brought to Cloud City, who else could it have been?
How many other people besides Desiderio had an ulterior motive.
Delfina looked at Desiderio carefully, and only after a long moment did she say: “Someone sent me a letter saying that if I went to Cloud Cit, I would see you.
Hearing Delfina say this, Allyce couldn’t help but ask aloud: “So why did you suddenly leave again?
This was particularly strange.
“Because I hadn’t heard from my brother since I came, and because he had health problems, that’s why I left in such a hurry. There was a hint of modesty in Delfina’s tone.
He had left in such a hurry that he hadn’t had time to say goodbye to Allyce.
Desiderius grimaced and exclaimed: “Someone sends you a letter and you come? Have you forgotten everything I taught you?
Delfina opened her mouth as if she was going to say something, but finally lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Desiderio’s face fell when he saw her again and he couldn’t bear to look at her.
Allyce, however, felt Alonzo’s shoulders shrug in her arms and reached over to soothe him, turning to Severo and saying, “I’ll take Alonzo for a while”.
Desiderio’s emotions were so intense that he was a little afraid to look at him, let alone Alonzo, a little boy.
Severo nodded imperceptibly and Allyce turned around with Alonzo in her arms and walked out.
There were a lot of people coming in and out of Kimdis, and Allyce wanted to take Alonzo to sit in the lobby, but she didn’t think it was a good idea that there were too many people, so she went to find Xabat and wondered if Victorino had left yet.
…
He walked towards Severo’s office with Alonzo in his arms.
When he pushed open the door, he saw Victorino with a book in his hand, reading intently.
In front of him was a glass of hot white water.
A man like Victorino should not drink.
After all, people who are doctors have very good habits.
Allyce opened the door very softly and Victorino was reading so intently that he didn’t look up until she approached.
His face was slightly dazed, then he put the book in his hand and stood up, nodding slightly, “Ma’am”.
“Sit down, don’t worry about me”.
Allyce smiled and sat down with Alonzo in her arms.
Victorino sniffed and sat back in his place, except that his gaze rested squarely on Alonzo with a touch of fervour.
Allyce’s mind was clear.
Victorino, a medical nerd, must have had a deep interest in Alonzo, a child who had been conceived and raised in vitro.
Allyce touched Alonzo’s face and said softly, “Alonzo, you should address him as ‘uncle'”.
Alonzo looked at Victorino and turned his head quickly, without calling out to him.
It occurred to Allyce that Alonzo was already introverted and had only spoken more in the last few days because he had become more familiar with her.
Allyce didn’t press him and smiled at Victorino: “The boy is a bit of an introvert.
Alonzo was slowly improving, she was patient anyway.
Victorino looked at Alonzo, a small smile rarely seen on his face and his voice softened a little, “Your name is Alonzo?”
Alonzo heard Victorino’s voice and looked at him for a moment before slowly looking away.
Allyce couldn’t help but smile, the little boy knew his name.
Victorino stared at Alonzo for a moment, his expression gradually becoming grave as he suddenly spoke: “Madam, let me give Alonzo a physical examination sometime.
Allyce nodded and said, “Let’s talk next door”.
He took out his phone and put a cartoon and put it in Alonzo’s hand, “Alonzo stay here and look at the cartoon, I’ll go talk to the guy about something”.
“Agreed”.
Alonzo’s eyes were glued to the phone screen but he still answered.
Allyce picked him up again and set him down on the couch before getting up and walking to the side.
“I know you and Mr. are glad the baby is back, but there are a few things I must say, the baby must be very weak and so small, it will get sick easily and will need very careful care or … could die before its time.
The last words, though Victorino did not say them, Allyce had understood from his grave expression.
She had been so engrossed in the joy of having her baby back for two days that she hadn’t had time to think about anything else.
When Victorino said that, his heart sank to the bottom.
Victorino saw Allyce’s face suddenly turn white and said: “Don’t worry, let’s talk about something else after she finishes her physical, maybe I’m overthinking it.
Allyce pursed her lips and smiled a smile that was worse than tears.
It was impossible for someone as strict as Victorino to have said such a thing if he had not actually seen something.
He turned around and saw Alonzo sitting crookedly on the sofa, watching the cartoon with rapt attention.
This child was hard to come by, and she wanted him to live as best she could.
…
On the other side of the room.
Allyce brought Alonzo out, and the mood in the room immediately changed.
Severo sat with a stern face and looked at Adam with cold eyes.
Adam and Delfina were sitting opposite each other, looking at each other but not saying anything else.
Severo spoke impatiently: “Have you nothing to say? Then it’s my turn to speak.
He didn’t have that much time to wait for the two brothers, his time was precious too, he had to take care of everything and prepare for the worst.
He turned his head to Delfina first, “Miss Natividad, I let you see your brother as you wanted, now you can go back to the hospital, I’ll have someone take you back.”
Delfina shook her head, “I don’t want to go back to the hospital yet”.
He still wanted to stay with his brother a little longer.
“Miss Natividad, you are my hostage now, you have no right to say ‘no'”. Severo looked at her coldly before raising his hand and indicating to his men to take her out.
Immediately, his men moved in to pull Delfina out.
In reality, Delfina knew from the beginning that she was a hostage, she just hadn’t seen Adam for too long and missed him too much.
Almost immediately, Adam stood up: “Let her go, she’s got a bad heart.
Without Severo having to be told, some of his men stepped forward to stop Adam.
Adam’s gaze withdrew from Delfina and looked at Severo with wide eyes: “Severo, I’ve lost, what the hell are you going to do!
When Severo had earlier asked someone to check his identity, he had received the news and was ready.
But what I didn’t expect was that Severo would actually find Delfina.