Chapter 39: Did Severo Betances marry a woman?
What Allyce didn’t know was that the phrase “Mrs. Betances” had spread throughout the company at the speed of light.
At lunchtime, when he went to lunch with Severo, he overheard a conversation between two Blue Sky employees.
“Do you know Mr. Betances’ wife? She is super pretty”.
“Are you married?”
“I think so. Mr Pastrano said so”.
“Wow! Really, Severo Betances is married to a woman? Oh my God! Mr. Pastrano must be heartbroken …”
“Shhh! They’re here …”
“Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Betances!” The two employees spoke together, greeting them politely.
“Good afternoon.” Allyce greeted them, keeping her expression on her face as her heart betrayed loudly in her chest.
She heard everything. Go ahead and finish the sentence!
He wondered what was so strange about Severo marrying a woman and why Neto was heartbroken.
Severo raised an eyebrow at them and asked in a soft voice: “Have you both eaten yet?
At these words, the expression of both of them changed slightly and he mumbled: “No … Not yet.
Severo’s lips curved into a smile; he looked like a kindly chief. In a soft voice he said: “Go ahead then, you must be hungry.
They nodded, “We’ll be leaving now …”
They hurried to the exit…
“Bang!”
Allyce looked up to find that, in their haste to leave, both men had slammed the glass door.
I could feel the pain just by looking at them, but they both quickly slipped out of sight as if nothing had happened.
“…”
Puzzled, she turned her head to look at Severo: “Are they afraid of you?
“Hm, are you afraid of me?” Severo looked serious, his tone was questioning; as if he hadn’t noticed anything.
She knew what she had seen. She was not blind.
In any case, if she is to be called blind for anything, then she must admit that she has only been blind once.
When she married Severo.
When she met him at Kimdis, he gave her the impression of being distant and mysterious.
After the marriage, he still felt distant and mysterious. Even when he rolled up his sleeves and made her breakfast every day, he still felt unreal and untouchable.
More importantly, this man was always playing with her and taking advantage of her.
You shameless pervert! You shameless rogue!
And yet that didn’t make her hate him.
…
Severo took her to a restaurant near the office.
Just as they were sitting down, Neto suddenly appeared in front of them.
“Severo, Miss Delahoz, you’ve come to eat too! You wouldn’t mind if I joined you for lunch, would you?”
He said as he lowered himself into a seat and smiled at them both.
Allyce’s face was expressionless as he lowered his head. It didn’t matter whether he cared or not, he was already seated.
Severo frowned at her: “Call her Mrs. Betances”.
“Ugh! Don’t be so formal. Severo and I have been friends for over ten years. I’ll call you Allyce. You won’t mind, will you?”
Neto turned his head to look at Allyce.
Allyce rested her glass on the table with one hand, unsure what to say.
“Can’t you talk less while you eat?” Severo threw the menu in front of him, his face showing obvious annoyance.
Neto, however, seemed oblivious to Severo’s expression and opened his menu to order.
…
After lunch, Allyce wanted to leave quickly.
Being in the blue sky made her feel strange.
In the morning, he tried to find Mr. Millian, the lawyer, but his search ended in failure. He wanted to try his luck again after lunch.
So he decided to go back to the old city.
However, as Allyce was about to leave, Severo joined her on the way out.
“Where are you going? Why don’t you wait until I get off work and we’ll go home together.
Severo stood in front of her, hands in his trouser pockets, one foot sticking out half a step, long leg straight. He stood casually, but with an elegant appearance.
Allyce was quick to look away from him: “No, I’ll go first.
At that moment a taxi arrived, Allyce got in and drove off, without giving Severo a chance to stop her.
Severo watched as the taxi disappeared into the distance and Neto suddenly appeared at his side.
He followed Severo’s line of sight and realised there was nothing there. He nudged him and clicked his tongue: “Not even a glimpse. Gee!”
Severo turned his head, gave him a cold look and walked straight into the company building.
Neto took a few steps to catch up and began to chat.
“I’m talking about, what’s your attitude towards Allyce? I think she’s very nice, not like she seems on the outside ….”
“She is very pretty and has a perfect body …”
Severo stopped abruptly and turned to look at him with an expressionless smile: “You seem to have a lot of time on your hands these days. I’m making some progress in my research and I’m having a lot of difficulties. Maybe I should leave this job and concentrate on researching this.
Neto’s face paled: “No! Please don’t say that or … or I will make you the boss of this company. Then you won’t be able to quit.
Severo ignored him.
Neto continued, “But seriously, do you have feelings for Allyce?”
The answer he got was Severo’s back as he walked away.
…
Allyce returned to the old town and found the street just as she remembered it.
He went from house to house asking questions.
“Hi, I’m looking for a lawyer called Millian… In his forties or fifties”.
Allyce felt powerless, but there was nothing more she could do, and that was all she could remember.
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“I don’t know.
Repeatedly, Allyce got the same response. She nodded her head in acknowledgement.
After asking, he squats on the pavement, unconsciously picking up fallen leaves and shredding them, looking dejected and frustrated.
Why there was no other way.
Allyce couldn’t think of anything that would work, so she gave up and went home.
When she got home, she took a shower and lay down on the sofa to watch TV. Finally, she was woken up by the ringing of her phone.
Seeing Severo’s name on the screen, he picked it up.
On the other end, however, was an unfamiliar voice: “Allyce, there’s a company dinner tonight, do you want to come?
Allyce was puzzled for a moment, then remembered it was Neto’s voice.
Allyce? They weren’t that close.
“Sorry, I don’t like going out at night”. I wasn’t familiar with the kids, and it wasn’t fun to be with a group of people I didn’t know well.
Neto didn’t consider the possibility of her outright refusal and began awkwardly: “Look, I’ve promised the staff at work that I’ll invite you, and if you don’t come, I’ll have to walk around Cloud City in my underwear.
His voice was getting worse.
Allyce felt ashamed; she didn’t know how to respond; how had Neto become Severo’s friend, even for more than ten years?
It occurred to him that Severo must have borrowed the money from Neto for the bottle he had broken at Kimdis.
Although Severo was the vice-president of his company, his salary could not be that high, not to mention the fact that he had just returned from abroad.
Ultimately, Allyce had to agree.
“OK, tell me the address.