For the rest of the ride to the office, Severo and Allyce just hugged each other in silence, never speaking of Grizzi or Izar again.
There was an extra touch of wordless peace in the carriage.
When they arrived at the office, the two did not communicate any more, but did their own thing.
Allyce was organising Severo’s itinerary when she noticed that he was leaving the office in the early afternoon.
He glanced in Severo’s direction, glancing at the diary in his hand, and approached, “Are you off work early today?
“Something’s up.” Severo finished, and then, as if not feeling well, he explained: “Princess Eka has an invitation”.
“Princess Eka?”
Severo heard the surprise in Allyce’s tone and turned his head to look at her, only to find her glowering at him.
He couldn’t help twisting his lips: “Do you want to go?
“Mmm!” Allyce nodded repeatedly.
Severo throws cold water on him: “You already have an appointment with Betsalem this afternoon to talk about a partnership.
Allyce opened her mouth slightly with some exaggeration and froze: “… How did you know?”
She knew how busy he was, how he could have time for her.
Severo looked at him willingly and looked at her languidly: “I know everything”.
Allyce gave him a blank stare.
In fact, I had made an appointment with Betsalem for the afternoon, so I could not go with Severo to meet Princess Eka.
She has no friends around here, and although Eka is royalty, Eka has a nice, quiet personality and doesn’t mind getting into so much mischief, and Allyce has known her for almost half a year and feels somewhat close to her.
Severus, seeing her look of reluctance, also said, “If you really want to go, you can call Betsalem and postpone your afternoon appointment and I will accompany you to see Princess Eka. ”
“No, you’ll be fine, I want to finish the work that needs to be done with Betsalem soon. “I didn’t want to continue working with a woman who coveted her husband.
Severo seemed to understand what she had in mind and did not persuade her further.
…
In the afternoon, Severo left before Betsalem arrived.
As soon as he arrived, he asked Allyce: “Mr. Severo is not in the office?
Allyce looked at her, the look seemingly careless, “Hmm”.
So what if he was in the company? He would not be happy to see Betsalem.
It’s funny how these women, the less a man takes her seriously, the more she tries to get on top of him.
The good thing is that today she and Betsalem are doing the last confirmations and after that, there is no need to meet to talk about it.
“So where did he go?” As if not sensing Allyce’s coldness, Betsalem asked again, “I heard he went to see the Queen the other day?”
“Where did you hear that?” Allyce sniffed and immediately turned her head to look at her, “You are very well informed.”
A sudden look of pride grew on Betsalem’s face: “I have people I know in the royal family”.
Allyce smiled, looking a little genuine, “That’s a big deal.
She was even invited by Princess Eka to watch the royal races.
Oh, though that was just Princess Eka using it to threaten Severo.
“So, Mr. Severo he …”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t reveal my boss’s whereabouts to you as a secretary, after all, that’s against professional ethics.”
By now, the two had made their way to the door of the conference room, which was empty at the time, and Allyce had brought her straight here, where it was quiet and easy to talk things over.
He pushed open the door and, with an outstretched arm, gestured invitingly, “Inside!”
“Thank you.
Betsalem came in and sat down with a slightly embarrassed face and said, “Just now … I was casually asking …”
“I know.” Allyce looked up at her and smiled again, her pretty peach blossom eyes tinged with a mist of water that would have seeped through.
Betsalem was stunned by the look Allyce gave her, even though she was obviously a woman.
Damn it!
This woman was not as tall as she was, not as good as she was, not as pretty as she was, but for a moment she had seemed so charming that she might have fallen in love with her if she had been a man.
The idea is ridiculous.
He placed it on the desk, his fingers tightening as he clenched the file folder, his gaze settling on Allyce’s taciturn face as he said resignedly, “How is it that you can be so calm, with a love interest as powerful as me, and not get nervous at all?”
The children of rich families are probably all a bit proud, arrogant and conceited.
Before the age of nine, Allyce also had a bit of this problem.
It is a rule that comes from going with the flow and is not a major inconvenience.
Allyce opened the file in her hand and placed it in front of Betsalem: “Miss Bermudes, I will now correct you as Mrs. Betances, your situation is not considered a love interest to me, but at most a third party interfering in my marriage.
“You …” Betsalem couldn’t imagine Allyce still having that attitude after everything she had said.
“Well, it’s work time, so let’s not talk about personal matters for a while, okay?”
Allyce didn’t want to waste time thinking about it.
Betsalem’s nature, which I had already gauged a little, was not malicious, but neither was he a good person, nor did he have any notion of decency and honesty.
So while he admires Betsalem, he does not take him lightly.
For the rest of the day, the two men went back and forth, somewhat at loggerheads, but an agreement was reached.
When it was over, Allyce took the lead and stood up: “I hope we’ll work together again next time”.
“There will definitely be a next time.” Betsalem cocked his head at her with a look of dismay.
Allyce wanted to laugh, but restrained herself.
As the two walked side by side outside, Betsalem suddenly asked her: “By the way, Mrs. Betances, are you also a fan of Izar?
At the mention of Izar, Allyce’s steps slowed unconsciously, her expression a little different, her tone as always, “No”.
“So, when I texted you, I gave you a clue as to how you could guess it was her so quickly, after all, she’s off the air, so how could anyone who wasn’t following her guess it was her?”
Allyce’s tone was light: “I used to be famous”.
In the past, all the things Izar did were in the field, and a rich girl like Betsalem would certainly not have deliberately paid attention to the affairs of a celebrity, and might have found some clues if she had bothered to investigate them.
Betsalem got his answer, shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.
Allyce left her in the lift and, with a thought, said: “It’s closing time, where are you going now?
Betsalem was a bit surprised: “I was going to see the set, Izar is shooting a commercial today.
“I’d like to see it too, okay?” said Allyce, and she was already getting into the lift.
Betsalem grimaced, could he refuse?