The address listed in the issue was that of Cloud Cit.
Allyce didn’t like receiving calls from strangers, but she had to answer the phone because she feared it was really important.
She pressed the answer button, put the phone to her ear and said politely but quietly: “Hello, this is Allyce.
“Miss Delahoz,” the voice on the other end of the line was a little familiar and a little unfamiliar.
Allyce’s brow furrowed slightly and she thought for a moment in silence, but she still couldn’t remember who it was who had called her.
He couldn’t remember, so he asked aloud: “Are you?
“I’m Saul Betances, Mr. Earl happened to be passing by Moon Culture Media at the moment and said he wanted to come in and have a look. Saul’s words stopped at that moment.
“I’ll be right down. Wasn’t that Saul’s way of telling him to go down and greet Tajo?
Saul said no more, and the two exchanged farewells again.
Allyce hung up the phone and her whole body froze.
She would never believe that Tajo was just passing through, he must have come on purpose, and she didn’t know what he had in mind.
The opposite could not be good.
To go down to meet Tajo, Allyce couldn’t help but turn her head towards Alonzo, she had to take Alonzo with her to do so.
So he spoke with deliberation: “Alonzo, great-grandfather is here”.
“Where?” Alonzo looked up with a puzzled look on his face.
“He’s already downstairs, let’s go get him now.” Allyce rubbed her head, her eyes full of compassion.
Alonzo brushed the corners of his lips absently, seeming to resist a little, but he was obedient and did not argue.
With a soft sigh, Allyce led Alonzo out of the office.
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When he appeared in front of the office with Alonzo, he saw Tajo’s nanny’s car parked conspicuously in front of the main entrance.
With a slight pause, Allyce approached with Alonzo in tow.
They both got in and the door to the back seat opened.
The person who came out turned out to be Saul.
She had not seen Saul at Alonzo’s birthday party, thinking that perhaps he had been sent by Tajo to do something else and so was not with him.
Saul first nodded slightly towards Allyce and said, “Miss Delahoz”.
Her address was polite and rusty, a slight to call her that when it was clear that she and Severo were married and even had a child.
However, Allyce didn’t care about that.
Saul glanced at her once before settling his gaze on Alonzo, who was being embraced by her, and a hint of something different finally tinged his eyes, which were so stereotypical that they seemed incapable of any other emotion.
Something like a shock, something like a sigh.
Whatever it was, Allyce had no way of finding out, and no time to find out.
Allyce knew that in J, among some noble families, there was a strong sense of class among people.
Saul, for example, may seem close to Tajo, but in Tajo’s mind he is no more than a servant.
He has been educated in J and has been influenced by this idea in his bones.
Allyce was probably a lowly person in Tajo’s eyes, so even Alonzo, who was his great-grandson, was not to his liking.
Allyce just nodded to Saul, then walked over to the car door, leaned over to look at Tajo sitting inside with his eyes closed, and called out, “Grandpa.
One second, two seconds, three seconds …
It was a long moment before Tajo seemed to come to his senses at last and turned his head to look at Allyce, with two thick eyebrows pressed together and a hint of hardness in his voice: “You’re here.
“Would grandfather like to come into the office now and have a look?” Allyce was completely unaffected by his sternness, his face was flat and calm and there were no ripples in his voice.
Tajo snorted and his gaze turned abruptly sombre.
“What’s that tone of voice? Wouldn’t you like me to see your company?”
“Grandfather misunderstood, I’m not reluctant”.
Allyce saw Tajo’s pupils shrink slightly and she paused before continuing, “Grandpa stopped by my office and wanted to see me and Alonzo, so he called me, I was happy, I’m not reluctant”.
When she finished, she looked at Alonzo, who was obediently hugging her.
Alonzo’s forehead was already sweating, but there was no sign of difference on his face.
Sensing that Allyce was looking at him, Alonzo twitched the corners of his lips and said in a catchy voice, “Great-grandfather”.
At the sound of Alonzo’s voice, Tajo shifted his gaze to Allyce’s side.
Alonzo was already a tiny speck and was being held by Allyce, covering much of his body, so Tajo had not really seen Alonzo before.
“Why do you bring such a small child to the office? Aren’t there any other maids at home?” Tajo’s face was clearly on the verge of sulking.
Allyce didn’t want to break up with Tajo, but she couldn’t bear the thought of her son suffering.
Alonzo had been standing in front of the car in this heat for more than ten minutes, and she herself was beginning to sweat and feel the heat, but Alonzo hadn’t said a word.
Children are very sensitive.
Alonzo, probably sensing Tajo’s antipathy and the strange atmosphere between Allyce and Tajo, had been too afraid to make a sound.
Allyce reached up and wiped the sweat from Alonzo’s forehead, ignoring Tajo’s words, and said, “As soon as Alonzo heard you were here, he wanted to come down with me to pick you up. I can handle it, but the kids are small and it’s too hot in here, so why don’t you get out of the car and we’ll talk about it in the office?”
Allyce’s words were not spoken lightly, and if Tajo interpreted her reproach for leaving Alonzo out in the sun, that was fine, because that was indeed what she thought.
Luckily, Tajo didn’t think too much of what Allyce had said and got out of the car and went into the office with them.
It was still office hours and there were not many people in and out of the office.
However, because Tajo had taken so many security guards with him on his trip, he naturally attracted the attention of the company’s staff.
Gossip is in human nature and, naturally, some recognised who Tajo was.
The news soon spread through the company.
Allyce took them upstairs and, passing the secretary’s office, told Esther: “Make a cup of tea and take it to the office.
As the owner of Moon Culture Media, Allyce’s office was large and had a separate sitting area.
As soon as she and Tajo sat down, Esther prepared the tea and brought it over.
He was also a person with an eye for detail, and seeing Allyce’s attitude, he knew that Tajo was no ordinary person, so he prepared the same good tea that Allyce had brought to the company earlier.