Alonzo was still too young and insecure, Allyce feared he might fall and rushed to meet him: “Honey, don’t run, walk slowly or you’ll fall.
Alonzo didn’t listen to her until he jumped into her arms and kept pouting, “Mama!
“This brat, you don’t want me as an uncle when you see your mother, at least I changed your nappy!”. Neto came up behind him and reached out to pinch Alonzo’s face.
“Bad piggy …” Alonzo shrugged impatiently and then approached Allyce without moving.
“Hey yo, I say you little …”
Lucila came up behind and walked past Neto and in front of Allyce.
Allyce had been busy with work during those few days in Sky City and had been up late, and had cried a few more times since returning in the morning, and her whole complexion looked bad.
Lucila said with a worried look on her face, “Allyce, did you just get back today?
“Well, go in first.” With a faint smile, Allyce turned and walked back into the living room with Alonzo in her arms.
He had asked Xabat to bring two travel chairs and put them right in front of the window, which, being on the outskirts, had a good view, so Severo could lean on the recliner for a while when he didn’t want to lie in bed.
And Severo, at that moment, was leaning back in the recliner, looking somewhat comfortable, not at all like a person struggling between life and death.
When he heard a movement behind him, he simply said: “Here it is”.
Neto came over and stood in front of Severo: “You’ve relaxed a lot.
“Yes, it’s nice to take a long holiday and not work”. Severo’s voice was a little soft as he closed his eyes slightly.
Allyce lowered her head and whispered something in Alonzo’s ear before setting him down.
As soon as Alonzo landed on the ground, he ran towards Severo on his short legs.
He took Severo’s hand and said happily, “Papa”.
Severo looked at him with a soft smile in his eyes.
The next moment, she reached under Alonzo’s armpit and lifted him up to sleep on his stomach, patting his little bottom and saying, “Haven’t you had your nap yet? Sleep now, Daddy’s holding you in his arms.
Alonzo arched twice and did not move. Severo lowered his eyes and saw that Alonzo was asleep.
The good thing about Alonzo is that, as soon as it was time to go to bed, he fell asleep after a little coaxing.
Allyce, who had been watching the father and son, approached and asked: “Asleep?
Severo put his index finger to his lips, gesturing for him to lower his voice.
“Then I’ll take him to bed.” Allyce said, about to take Alonzo to bed, but Severo shook his head, indicating that he wanted to sleep with Alonzo just like that.
Allyce frowned in disapproval.
Severo’s body now …
Seeming to understand what Allyce was thinking, Severo raised an eyebrow in dissatisfaction: “I’m not so weak that I can’t take care of my own child.
The implication is clearly that he wants to spend more time with Alonzo.
Allyce’s nose hurt for no reason, but she couldn’t cry in front of Severo, so she looked for a random excuse and said: “I’m going to look for Xabat for a while, you guys talk for a while, I’m going out.
When he finished speaking, he quickly went outside.
Only when he heard the door close did Severo turn his head to look at Lucila: “Lucila, please come out and check on …”.
Although Severo didn’t say it, Lucila was going out to see Allyce, she had just seen that Allyce didn’t look well.
“All right.” Lucila nodded and went out.
…
When Allyce left the room, she leaned against the wall as if she had lost her strength and did not move a muscle, tilting her head slightly and holding back the tears that were about to flow.
When Lucila came out and saw her like that, she sighed and said, “Come on, let’s go for a walk in the garden, there’s a beautiful garden just outside.
The two sat side by side in chairs in one of the long aisles of the garden.
Although it was summer, the occasional breeze from the veranda was unbearably cool and comfortable.
Allyce put a hand to her forehead and made a pouty face.
“You can cry if you want to, there’s no one else here anyway.” said Lucila, and brought him tissues.
How could such a thing happen to such a powerful character as Chief Betances?
Allyce shook her head, took her hand away from Lucila handing her a tissue and said, “I don’t want to cry, there’s nothing to cry about, there’s still a chance anyway, I just want to spend some quality time with him today, I’ll do my best to find the antidote starting tomorrow”.
If Grizzi’s people had drugged Severo, they must have had a purpose.
It couldn’t be that they wanted Severo to die!
“How are you going to find him, Severo can’t find him himself …” Lucila knew she was telling the truth, but that was too much of a blow to Allyce’s confidence.
She couldn’t relate to Allyce’s pain at the moment, but she could understand it.
Allyce took a deep breath and slowly let it out again, smiling: “As long as there is time, there is a chance for a cure.
…
Allyce had left Alonzo behind.
He realised that Severo really liked Alonzo, and if Alonzo could stay here with him, he would definitely feel much better.
So what if it was a sanatorium, she wasn’t superstitious about it.
As this was a very high-class sanatorium, Severo’s room had a kitchen and she decided to stay here until Severo recovered, so early the next morning she sent Xabat to buy some ingredients and basic necessities while she went to fetch Delfina.
She couldn’t get Adam, but what if there was a chance that Delfina could get him?
When he went to Delfina’s room, Gabrio happened to be there.
When she saw Allyce, Gabrio made a surprised face: “Allyce?”
Allyce just smiled at Gabrio and then said, “I have to see Miss Natividad.
The most important thing he had to do now was to find the antidote and the formula, so he couldn’t be bothered to talk to Gabrio about anything else.
Gabrio, who understood the situation, looked at Allyce’s face and understood what was happening, so he left immediately.
It wasn’t until Gabrio left the room that Delfina looked away.
Seeing that Allyce was looking directly at her, she spoke with some embarrassment, “Mrs. Betances, what brings you here all of a sudden? What can I do for you?”
Allyce didn’t mince her words and asked: “Has your brother contacted you?
Delfina froze for a moment before saying: “No, he hasn’t contacted me at all since he left.
This Adam really loved Delfina as if his life depended on it. I fear he knew his own return to Grizzi would be fatal, so he was ruthless in not contacting Delfina just to be on the safe side.