Everything he did with Allyce he felt in his heart and he didn’t want anyone to disturb him.
Allyce looked at her phone, saw the name on it and froze for a moment before saying, “Dita’s”.
Dita will call her and she should come back too.
Without further ado, Severo turned his head and continued watching the programme.
Allyce knew this was her flaw.
The studio was large and Allyce took the walker and walked to the other side, feeling the safe distance so Severo wouldn’t hear her, before sitting down and picking up the phone.
“I’m back, ma’am, do you have time to join us for dinner?” There was a hint of joy in Dita’s tone, and it was unclear whether it was real or fake happiness.
“Of course there’s time.” Allyce felt guilt in her heart for Dita, how could she say she didn’t have time.
“Where does the lady want to eat?”
This time, Allyce also heard the sound of Dita’s suitcase being dragged next to her.
“Did you just get back?”
“Well, I just got home”.
“Why don’t I go to your place then, it’s too much trouble to go out, so I’ll cook at home”. Dita had just returned and must be tired, so there was no need to go out again.
Dita has become a little tired over the last few days and has not resisted.
The two men immediately agreed.
Putting her phone away, Allyce turned her head and looked distantly in Severo’s direction.
Although she and Dita had made a deal, Severo did not always agree.
But whether Severo agreed or not, she didn’t want to give in, and she felt guilty enough about Dita that day when Severo wouldn’t let her stop Victorino.
He walked over, covered the papers in front of Severo, leaned towards him and asked: “I’m going to Dita’s for dinner, are you going?
Severo looked up with a puzzled eyebrow, “Whatever.”
Allyce didn’t think Severo would say yes so easily.
These days, Severo and his temperament are getting better and better, almost the same as before the attack, but he always has a feeling of unreality.
Unsure, she asked again timidly: “So, is it possible?
Severo made no other sound, just grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away before closing the file and getting up to walk out the door.
The two changed clothes and went to Dita’s house.
After Allyce and Severo moved back into the Solares castle, Dita and Xabat also moved into a flat near the office, in a villa that was serviced by servants.
When they arrived, Dita had already returned from her shower and shopping.
Allyce stepped forward: “I’ll cook today, just Z, don’t you like it?
He said this to Dita.
Only, when he finished, the temperature in the room plummeted a few degrees.
Dita looked at Severo, who was standing behind Allyce, and there was more than the old deference in his icy blue eyes.
“It is an honour for me that my wife is willing to cook for me”.
There is a clear provocation in these words.
She is unhappy.
He is not happy with Severo for being so cruel and helping Victorino and not letting her see her for the last time.
Sensing the unsettling atmosphere, Allyce hurried to drag Dita into the kitchen.
At that moment, Xabat returned from outside with two bottles of wine in his hands.
Dita had received a call from Allyce earlier and had told Xabat that they were coming for dinner and asked him to go to the villa and bring two bottles of wine.
“Boss.
Allyce had gone to the kitchen with Dita and saw only Severo standing alone in the living room.
In the kitchen, Allyce and Dita wash the dishes together.
Allyce looks at Dita, unsure how to speak.
Instead, it was Dita who was the first to say: “Madam, I don’t blame you”.
Dita opened the conversation and Allyce found it easy to pick up the conversation.
“I’m sorry, I promised you.” Allyce didn’t have to go into too much detail, didn’t have to carefully explain why she hadn’t stopped Victorino to wait for Dita’s return, because all that, Dita understood.
Allyce is much kinder and gentler than Severo.
“It really doesn’t matter.” Dita set the washed dishes aside, her voice calm, “He’s going to come back one day, isn’t he? Or maybe one day in the future I’ll meet someone better than him.”
As she says this, Dita can’t help but smile, like a vision of the future, and as if laughing to herself.
I had thought of some words to comfort Dita before I came, but I didn’t expect that, when the end came, I wouldn’t need them instead.
Dita’s experience is different from that of most normal girls, so she is bound to be different. She is strong on the inside and is able to adapt quickly, which is one of her great strengths, and this is also very attractive.
Surely he could get to know someone better than Victorino. After all, Victorino, apart from his good looks and skills, was not considerate enough and not so easy to spend time with.
But even if he, Dita, could know someone better than him, he would not necessarily fall in love with someone else.
Before Gabrio was exposed again, everything about him was excellent in the eyes of the regulars.
His appearance, his work, his family, everything was good, and his character was kind, considerate and circumspect.
Honestly, he is not much worse than Severo.
Even Severo’s temperament was much worse than his.
Who doesn’t like a person with a friendly personality?
But to love is to love, and he is different from the others, even if they are better than him.
Allyce hid the excitement in her eyes and smiled at Dita: “Well, that makes sense.
“That’s what I thought. Dita smiled back.
Allyce frowned carefully, but it was hard to tell whether her smile was heartfelt or not.
But I knew that even if Dita’s heart was strong enough to go through something like this, she wouldn’t be able to overcome it all at once.
…
With Dita as a helper, Allyce soon had the food ready and some people had an early lunch.
Xabat had already sobered the red wine and poured a glass for one.
Over lunch, Allyce and Dita engaged in small talk about unrelated matters and asked her a few questions about her business trip.
Severo says nothing and Xabat intervenes from time to time, which is quite harmonious.
After the meal, Xabat offered to wash the dishes.
As the flat is not very big, the two brothers do not have a maid and, moreover, they are usually very busy with work and do not need one.
Xabat went to do the dishes and Allyce made the excuse that she wanted to let off some steam and went out onto the terrace.
The only words left in the restaurant were Severo and Dita.
Severo looks at Dita.
He was a few years older than Dita, but he had seen her grow up.
He was only a teenager when he took in the siblings and was not as cold as he is now. He felt sympathy and a hint of pity for Dita, who had suffered in this way, and he still remembers the first time he met her.
Skinny and wiry, her ice-blue eyes full of panic and as fragile as a newborn baby animal, she clung to Xabat’s arm as the doctors wheeled her into the operating theatre, but she did not cry.