Dita laughed: “I’m afraid that’s a bit difficult, he’s joined MSF and gone to work as a doctor without borders.
Xabat froze and took a moment to digest what Dita had said in his head.
He was about to ask something else, but when he looked down and saw tears glistening in her eyes, he couldn’t ask any more.
Silently, he removed the jacket he was wearing and placed it on Dita before taking a seat next to her.
The two men sat side by side, relatively speechless.
Dita had cried several times on the way back and did not want to cry now, Xabat had been her dependent since she was a child and still was.
Victorino is gone, but he still has his brother.
He leaned gently on Victorino’s shoulder: “Brother, when this presidential election is over and the dust has settled, I want to go for a walk”.
Because of Victorino, she wanted to be a very competent and focused worker, and although she was tired all these years, she didn’t feel hard because she had him as a marker.
And now that the label has disappeared, he wants to stop and let himself go for a while.
“Yes, when the time comes, you can go wherever you want and with whomever you want. Xabat responded to her words, but his eyes were clearly thinking of something else.
How did Victorino suddenly leave?
…
The next day, Allyce went to the office and immediately called Dita.
“Good morning.
As soon as the call was answered, Allyce was the first to greet Dita.
Dita’s voice still sounded a little hoarse, but her tone had calmed down: “Good morning”.
“Do you have time to join us for lunch?”
As for Victorino, although it was Severo who stopped her with heavy-handed tactics, he still had to explain himself to Dita.
Dita laughed softly, “I’m not in the office, I’m still out of town on business”.
Allyce sniffed and froze a little, wanting to ask if she had come back last night and left temporarily, and before she could ask, she heard someone calling her from Dita’s side.
“Go get busy, come back and we’ll have dinner together. When he had finished, he hastily hung up the phone, not bothering her any more.
Allyce hung up the phone and sat for a while before starting to prepare the material for the meeting later.
“Come here for a minute.
Severo’s voice rang out sharply in the office, and it was only when she looked up that she realised Severo was looking at her, and she didn’t know how long he had been looking at her.
Allyce was still angry with Severo for forcing her to come back yesterday, but it was time for work and she didn’t snap, so if he told her to come over, she came over.
Allyce approached him, lowering her brow, and asked, “What can I do for you?”.
Severo just stared at her and wiggled his fingers: “Come closer”.
Allyce frowned, her expression cold: “If there’s nothing else, I’ll get on with my business, I have a lot of information I haven’t prepared.
Intuitively, he sensed that Severo was up to something again and did not want to go there.
Severo’s eyes widened a few shades, and his expression was less relaxed than it had been a moment before.
She knew he was going to be angry again.
There was a meeting later and she didn’t want him to take his anger out on other people, so she had to approach him with lowered eyebrows: “Now … you can talk.
These last words were silenced after he reached out and drew her into his arms.
Although she had expected Severo to call her, at that moment, in the office, someone else could walk in to see him at any time, and if they saw her, she would not be able to save face.
If she didn’t work for the company, she would be called a sweetheart if she came here from time to time, but now that she is an employee of the company, she and Severo see each other every day, and it would be unacceptable for them to be caught doing this.
After last night, Allyce has learned something.
He gently nudged Severo, without using much force, and said in a gentle, leisurely manner, “Can we stop and talk about what’s going on? There are a lot of things I’m not wrong about”.
Most people with strong personalities are soft on the ground, and Severo is no exception.
She was well aware of it, but her nature was there and it was impossible to remain kind and gentle in front of Severo at all times.
Severo’s face did look a little better after hearing it.
Severo leaned close to her ear and said absently: “You’re angry about last night.
“Yes. It was better to tell the truth when even lies were seen as truth.
“Why are you so wrapped up in someone else’s emotional affairs?” Severus raised his eyebrows slightly, applying force to the fingers cupping his ear.
Allyce sucked in a cold breath of pain and reached over to cover her ears, “It’s not because you have an ex-con too, and besides, don’t you know what’s going through Dita’s head? I can’t believe you’re helping Victorino …”
She was sitting sideways on Severo’s lap and he looked sideways at her with a slightly dangerous expression: “My ex?
“Wasn’t that when you caught the ‘K1LU73’ virus in Cloud Cit, trying to get rid of me?” Allyce’s heart raced at the thought of those days.
Inevitably, Gabrio comes to mind again.
Severo’s eyes were so venomous that when he heard her words and saw the slightly different look on her face, he guessed she was thinking of Gabrio again.
“You’re thinking of another man again.” His voice was cold, but it was a good thing he didn’t pinch her ear any more, but kissed it pityingly.
A kiss that was as gentle as possible, but which made Allyce’s head tingle.
“No.” Allyce reached up and pushed against his chest, holding the upper halves of their bodies a little further apart.
Severo, clearly unconvinced, hooked her around the waist and was about to hook her closer when there was a knock at the door.
As soon as Allyce heard the knock on the door, she stood up as if her foot had been burned: “I’m going to work.
She moved so fast that Severo didn’t have time to stop her and had to watch her walk away.
Severo loosened his tie before replying towards the door: “Come in”.
Allyce also looked towards the door and realised that the person who had entered was none other than Xabat.
Meeting his gaze, Xabat nodded respectfully and headed straight for Severo’s desk.
“Boss.
“Is something wrong?” Severo leaned back in his chair, his whole body looking sluggish.
But, in doing so, it did not relax Xabat, who was inexplicably a little nervous.
His intuition told him that Severo already knew why he had come.
Xabat stood at his desk with a frown on his face, hesitating.
Severo looked in Allyce’s direction and then said in a voice only he and Xabat could hear, “Join me for a cigarette. ”
Xabat nodded.
The two went out into the street and Xabat did not give him a cigarette, knowing that Severo’s body was not suitable for smoking.
Severo scowled at him, “Smoke.”