Allyce thought for a moment, thinking that Severo meant that his current situation with the Solares family was a bit delicate and it was not very convenient to bring Xabat and Dita.
What Severo was thinking was that he had just dealt with Oliveria, and if he brought Xabat and the others, wouldn’t it give Tajo a chance to get even with him?
He turned his head towards Allyce, who was drinking her juice, and looked at her for a few seconds before looking down.
Oliveria was ruined, and Tajo was furious this time, looking for a hole in the ground to get back on his feet.
Severo’s frowned slightly at the thought.
It was envisaged that it would come to this with Tajo.
Lorenzo came out of nowhere: “You’re back, eh?
These small family gatherings are relatively relaxed, with everyone talking and drinking together, but with very little fuss.
And Lorenzo’s voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of the others.
Only those who looked over here and averted their gaze.
Lorenzo leaned close to Severo and said in a voice that only two people could hear: “Look how scared you made those people get …”.
Severo just gave him a cold look and said nothing.
Lorenzo whispered something to his companion next to him, making her laugh.
Allyce looked in Lorenzo’s direction and, as if sensing his gaze, Lorenzo also looked in her direction.
Allyce asked politely, “Have you been to the hospital for a check-up, how is your arm recovering?”.
Lorenzo’s arm was still in plaster and he was wearing an expensive suit, still looking gentlemanly and extremely charming, which was probably a trait of the aristocracy, unaffected by the outside elements.
With Lorenzo, Allyce had a clear conscience when he tripped and fell over him, but as the days passed and he came to feel that there might have been some misunderstanding about that day, he could not make peace with him.
“Not a good recovery, I’ll have to recover, have a good time.” The smile on Lorenzo’s face hardened a little and before the end of the last word had fully landed, he had left with his companion.
Allyce froze, it was unbelievable that Lorenzo was already so afraid of her.
She didn’t know any of the Solares family either, and after Lorenzo had left with her friend, Allyce had to shake her glass in her hand in boredom.
Severo had returned to J with the status of president of the LK Group, and had been nominated by Tajo as the next possible heir, so his status was naturally higher than the others.
So even though he sat there with an aura of a stranger, there were people who took the initiative to approach him.
In both Z and J, there were people who approached him because of his status, but the way they did so was slightly different.
At that moment a young man came up to talk to Severo.
Severo just shot a smiling glance at the young man and said nothing.
Probably because he was embarrassed by Severo’s inattentive gaze, he turned to Allyce: “You’re beautiful.
Allyce caught his expression and shot an involuntary glance at Severo before nodding and smiling: “Thank you.
The man listened and left with a grateful face.
Only Severo’s face didn’t look good.
“Let’s go find Grandpa.” He pulled Allyce and headed straight in the direction of Tajo.
Because of his age and because he was the most dignified person in the whole Solares family, there was hardly anyone near where Tajo was.
Occasionally, when someone spoke to Tajo, it was only for a few moments and then he would get up and leave, obviously amazed by him.
Allyce had mixed feelings every time she saw Tajo.
“Grandfather.” He called him to Severo and sat down.
Tajo glanced at the two of them and turned to Saul, who was waiting beside him, and ordered: “Go and get the chessboard, today I want to play a game of chess with Severo”.
Allyce looked at Severo with some surprise.
The first half of the sentence was addressed to Saul and the second was clearly addressed to Severo.
He had been with Severo for so long that he was surprised not to know that Severo could play chess.
I could cook, earn money, paint and play chess… was really a decathlon?
A large, warm hand suddenly covered his hand, followed by Severo’s pleasant voice echoing in his ears: “We’ll stay a little longer and then we’ll come back.
The warmth of his breath reached her ears, and Allyce was suddenly surprised by the softness of Severo’s face.
Allyce nodded: “Yes”.
…
This game between Tajo and Severo lasted a little longer.
At first Allyce could understand a little, but later he could not understand the next move at all.
The game stopped again, and both Severo and Tajo looked down in contemplation.
Allyce had been sitting, her body wasn’t relaxing, and her whole body was getting a bit stiff.
He felt like going for a walk outside.
Looking around, he realised that there were already a lot of people missing from the hall.
These family gatherings were supposed to be just a ritual and the family didn’t like them, everyone had their own agenda and had to deal with it.
So some left when Tajo wasn’t looking.
Tajo pretends not to see it when it comes to this kind of thing too.
Allyce could not speak for fear of interrupting them.
Severo was holding a chess piece in one hand, the other resting nonchalantly at his side, when Allyce squeezed his hand and he immediately turned his head to look at her.
Allyce blinked at him and mouthed, “I want to go for a walk outside.
Severo raised an eyebrow and took her delicate hand in his.
Allyce had to say again without saying a word: I’ll be back soon.
Severo nodded at the thought of Allyce’s boredom at being here alone.
Allyce smiled at him and got up to leave.
…
Solares Castle was large and although she had lived here for a while, she was not completely familiar with it, so she did not dare to go too far.
He simply looked for a secluded spot in the courtyard and sat quietly.
It was late summer and the weather was hot, and in the afternoon the courtyard was cool.
Allyce sat comfortably on a bench, calculated the time in Z and sent a tweet to Lucila.
Lucila was quick to respond.
Allyce then chatted with her.
The two were in the middle of a conversation when Allyce suddenly heard a familiar male voice: “The brother will pick you up, come and don’t worry …”.
Allyce’s house was surrounded by lush trees and the street lights were a bit far away, and she happened to be sitting under a tree in the dark.
He turned his head and looked around, searching for where the sound had come from.
Finally, his gaze fell on a clump of plants ahead, to his right, and through the shadowy light he could faintly make out the figure of a thin man.
The silhouette was also familiar.
The man was still talking on the phone, in a soft voice, and was calling his sister.
Wait for …
Among the people he knew was his sister’s man ….
Who else could it be but Adam and Xabat?
And the shape of the man’s body and voice obviously could not be Xabat.
So it could only be Adam!
Allyce’s heart clenched and her whole body tensed involuntarily. With her heart clenched, she silently pressed the power button on her phone.
The phone screen immediately went black.
His whole body was also hidden in the darkness.
Adam, on the other end, had already hung up the phone.
Allyce pursed her lips, her gaze fixed in Adam’s direction.
Adam was a very cautious person, and as if sensing Allyce’s gaze, he looked her way.
Allyce knew it was impossible for him to see her from Adam’s direction, but her heart was still pounding.
Adam could not see her and she could not read Adam’s expression.
But Adam was sensitive enough to come this way.
Adam had given Delfina to Severo and had spent two years with Allyce as “Desiderio”, but these were all schemes.
His essence does not change, he is an important member of the Grizzi family, Adan.
So, in a sense, he and Allyce were also on opposite sides of the fence.
Allyce clutched her phone, thinking that if Adam really got close, she would throw it at his head and run away as fast as she could.
But before Adam could approach her, a man appeared out of nowhere and called out to Adam to stop.
The two men had their heads down and spoke in whispers, so quietly that Allyce could only faintly hear the word “Niguel”, and then they were gone.
Allyce heaved a long sigh of relief and, not daring to linger any longer, got up and headed down the corridor, thinking about what had just happened.
The call Adam had answered was probably from Delfina, and from what he had said, Delfina was coming to J.
And just now Adam was talking to that man about “Niguel”.
Niguel was the leader of the Grizzi, they mentioned Niguel, but why did they come to Solares Castle?
And how did they get in?