His kiss landed on Severo’s face.
Both men stiffened.
Allyce withdrew her double and knelt down, going to take his hand, her voice soft, “What’s wrong?”
Although Severo’s head was tilted to one side, Allyce could see the crease in his forehead, which was even clearer up close.
He was a handsome man, and even with the wrinkles he only looked a little bad, and Allyce felt a bitterness in her heart, a slight smile on her face, as if she had not seen the change.
He felt the large palm he held in his hand stiffen, as did his whole being.
Allyce bent her head to look at him, and though his face had changed, those eyes were still dark and haunting, and his aura hadn’t changed in the slightest.
If Allyce were unfamiliar with him, she would have been fooled by his current aloof appearance.
When she had just returned home, Severo had spoken to her on the phone in a soft tone, because he didn’t know she was back.
A man like Severo, whose arrogance is in his bones, has been like this since birth.
He may not be afraid of dying of old age, but he didn’t want her to see him like that.
It was a feeling that Allyce only had to think about for a moment to understand.
Allyce tilted her eyes with a sappy tone and a cheerful undertone: “Aren’t you glad I’m back?
Severo finally reacted, lowering his eyes to look coldly at Allyce, “Who told you to come back, that Sky City was all sorted out?”
From Allyce’s perspective, Severo’s eyes were downcast and he looked a little cold, and she knew he was faking it.
“Yes, I’ve been working overtime, late into the night, sleeping only four or five hours a day, and I’ve been able to get home early and you’re in the hospital without telling me anything ….”
Allyce rambled on and on, then pouted and hummed, in a pouting tone like a little girl.
Severo looked at her, just a slight movement of his eyebrows, no more superfluous movements to guess her emotions, a pair of eyes just stared at Allyce, as if they wanted to see through her whole person.
Allyce didn’t move, so she let him watch.
After a few moments, Severo’s eyes suddenly narrowed and his jaw tensed violently, and just as Allyce realised that Severo’s reaction was not quite right, he reached out and pulled his hand away.
Then he blurted out, “Did you deliberately pretend not to see the change in me? Did you think that would comfort me? I told you to take care of Sky City, and you couldn’t behave and stay there properly? Do you think I will be surprised by your sudden return? I don’t think so at all.
Allyce was surprised by Severo’s shove and fell backwards, landing hard on her head on the cold, hard ground, still slightly dazed.
Did Severo push her?
Severo calmed down a little after saying that and saw that Allyce was still sitting frozen on the floor, her hand moving imperceptibly but not reaching for her.
Allyce hadn’t fallen very hard or hurt herself anywhere, so she stood still, stroking her hair and looking at Severo: “Apologise! I won’t get up until you apologise.”
Severo was stunned and then said with a cold face: “Get up or stay!
With that, he turned his head to one side, his jaw tense.
“Severo, why are you scolding me? I knew what the symptoms of K1LU73 virus were like from the beginning so what’s the surprise that you are like this now? What’s the problem if it’s just a face, and you are so worried is to tell me that if K1LU73 virus was ingested by me, you would be resentful?”
She knew that Severo’s pride prevented him from accepting that appearance in front of her, and so she could not let him think that she took the change in him as something important.
She would do so simply to cover up her discomfort with aloofness, and what Allyce had to do was not to pretend to be surprised and overly concerned.
If she no longer cared, he naturally didn’t either.
Almost immediately, Severo denied it: “No!
“No, then why are you yelling at me! You’re like this and leaving me alone with my work! Your business isn’t just your business, it’s mine too!”Allyce felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her eyes instantly reddening.
Severo always liked to hide things from her and this wasn’t the first time, but this time was different from the previous ones, this time she wasn’t angry, she just felt disconsolate.
He was the handsome Severo who was always on top of everything he did, but now he could only watch as he was tortured by the K1LU73 virus and could only watch as he aged day by day, the feeling of helplessness must have been hard for him to accept.
It was natural that she couldn’t help but lose her temper, so she didn’t really get angry and was even a little glad that at least Severo had only chosen to hide his condition from her this time, but wasn’t trying to throw her out.
Defeated by Allyce’s tears, Severo stood up and sat up from his chair, bending down to help Allyce up.
The look on his face was still cold, but his eyes had softened.
But Allyce didn’t move, and Severo’s eyes changed for a microsecond, and Allyce wondered if she should get up. But she had just said she wouldn’t get up until Severo apologised.
Severus stared at her for a few seconds and smiled abruptly, even his voice tinged with laughter as he pulled her close and kissed her, his voice was soft and gentle with a hint of persuasion. “It was my fault for throwing a tantrum and pushing you, now it’s time to stand up…”
After kissing her, he only parted his lips slightly, and the hot breath he exhaled hitting her face as he spoke, he could not help blushing a little, and said with mock composure, “Who told you to kiss me!”
The smile on Severo’s face continued and he moved a little closer to her, their lips only half an inch apart, and hesitated for a moment before he said, “Then I’ll let you kiss me back?
Allyce immediately said cheerfully: “Yes!
And then, as Severo stared at her in astonishment, a smile of triumph appeared on her face as she threw her arms around his neck and moved in for a kiss.
Severo was in a squatting position and had to sit on the floor in order to reciprocate Allyce’s kiss.
The two were sitting on the floor kissing when the bedroom door opened.
“Sir, it’s time for a physical!”
Victorino did not know what to say to hide his embarrassed expression as he watched the scene in the room.