At that moment, she understood something.
Severo had asked her, the baby and Tajo to leave first, it was definitely not something that happened for no reason, he was most likely trying to do something.
“Like I said, nothing more for you to worry about.” Severo took his hand in a backhanded grip and gave his palm a reassuring squeeze.
Allyce suddenly realised what was going on and pulled Severo back, saying sharply, “You’re throwing Alonzo’s birthday party so big on purpose to get Grizzi’s attention, aren’t you?
Severo merely raised an eyebrow at her words, without shaking his head or nodding.
He watched Allyce in silence for a few seconds and then spoke: “I told you not to worry, come in.
With that, he pushed Allyce’s hand away and walked straight away.
Allyce stood in the doorway, lost in thought, she really didn’t understand Severo anymore.
Severo walked slowly towards the ballroom, but as he turned the corner he saw someone he expected to see: Gabrio.
Gabrio’s face was its usual friendly self: “As the host of the party, Mr. Betances let his wife and children out, which seemed unusual”.
Severo looked at Gabrio with an expressionless face: “This is my business, not yours.
“Mr. Betances doesn’t have to be like that, all I care about is Allyce.” The smile on Gabrio’s face deepened as he stared at Severo.
There was not much difference in height between the two men, Gabrio was only three or four centimetres shorter than Severo, and as they were both tall, it did not seem obvious.
But the strange thing was that Severo was a businessman and Gabrio was a doctor, and the two men were facing each other, and in terms of aura, they were not even close to each other.
Severo smiled coldly at her words: “So what, as much as you love her, she’s my wife, the mother of my child, and she’ll have nothing more to do with you in her life”.
The dull smile on Gabrio’s face was finally unbearable.
He snorted, “Is that so?”.
Severo narrowed his eyes slightly, unwilling to continue talking to Gabrio.
He didn’t think much of Gabrio, but sometimes the idea of a man named Gabrio lusting after Allyce was a little distasteful.
But Gabrio’s arrogance would not last much longer.
As Severo was about to turn and leave, Gabrio suddenly spoke up: “Sir, Betances has just recovered and he doesn’t look very well, when you don’t look well, you’re in a bad mood.
Gabrio’s tone was calm, as if he were attending to a patient.
But Severo stopped abruptly in his tracks and looked back at Gabrio, his eyes grim and, well, murderous.
Gabrio was a little startled by the murderous intent coming out of his eyes, then he smiled again and said slowly, “It seems I was right, only Mr. Betances’ situation is more serious than I thought, are you trying to kill me?”
The last words were said in a very low voice, but they still reached Severo’s ears with precision.
“You think I wouldn’t dare?” Severo’s face was terribly grim, and the murderous intent in his eyes grew heavier and heavier.
Gabrio unconsciously took half a step backwards, but quickly steadied himself and said: “Of course you dare, haven’t you already killed so many people?
Severo did not speak immediately.
It was true that his hands were not clean, but the ones he had disposed of earlier deserved to die, but lately he was getting more and more out of control of his emotions.
He knew what he was doing, and he knew that the men he had disposed of did not deserve to die, but he couldn’t help it.
He had always had surprisingly good self-control, but since he had woken up after taking the antidote to the K1LU73 virus, he found it difficult to control his emotions.
He had uncontrollable outbursts of anger and was unable to listen to others.
Sometimes he could even clearly feel that he shouldn’t do it, but he couldn’t control himself, and it came and went.
“What’s with that virus formula?” Severo stepped forward, pulling Gabrio by the lapels of his coat and questioning him aloud.
Gabrio didn’t resist, and his smile was a little quick: “What virus formula, I don’t know? Don’t accuse people without proof”.
Severo’s eyes were filled with cruelty: “If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll kill you right now”.
“You could do it, you’re perfectly capable of doing it, but do you think with my status, if I died here, no one would come after me? And if you kill me, you’ll only get Allyce involved, which is stupid”.
Gabrio’s composure was frightening.
When Severo heard him mention Allyce, his grip lessened.
Gabrio took the opportunity to let go and straighten his lapels before speaking again, “Enjoy your last moments before Allyce hates you, she’s a very kind person, do you think she would love a cruel and bloodthirsty man?
Severo finally relented and lifted his foot and kicked Gabrio out of the way.
“Cough …” Gabrio fell to the ground, covering his chest and coughing violently.
Severus walked over and stomped on Gabrio’s chest, “Who are you to say anything about me and her, you’re just a pathetic person who gets jealous when you can’t have her, how bright and honourable do you think you are now?”
Gabrio coughed blood, and at Severo’s words, his face, already pale, became even harder to see.
He took a moment to calm down before speaking haltingly, “I didn’t realise that the side effects of the K1LU73 antidote varied from person to person, when we found others to experiment on before, those people were not as brutal as you.”
He laughed as he finished, as if he no longer felt the pain either.
Severo’s eyes narrowed dangerously: “It’s really you!
Gabrio was about to say something else when his eyes suddenly glanced behind Severo with a look of disbelief, “What?”
“What are you doing!”
Allyce’s voice came suddenly from behind him and Severo’s body stiffened for a split second.
He still maintained his stance of stepping on Gabrio’s chest, and before he could turn around, Allyce was already running, her footsteps moving from far to near until she appeared in front of Severo.
Allyce saw the blood already gushing from the corner of Gabrio’s mouth and her whole body froze for a moment before she reacted and reached out to shove Severo, “What are you doing, why are you hitting him?”
“Cough …”
Gabrio coughed twice more and Allyce rushed to help him up and asked with concern, “Gabrio, are you all right?”