Chapter 320: Symptoms of an emotional breakdown
Neto may be a womaniser on the outside, but deep down he is loving and protective.
He was disappointed with Izar, but felt Severo had punished her too severely.
Looking at Severo, whose face was clearly not well, he asked anyway, “Neto, what do you mean …? What child?”
A gleam of longing appeared under Severo’s eyes and she murmured, “My son”.
Neto was about to ask something else when Xabat pushed him out in a hurry.
Once outside the door, Xabat carefully closed it before speaking to Neto: “Don’t ask the boss, you don’t even realise how wicked he has become.
Neto frowned and said to Berilio: “He’s been acting strange since yesterday and he doesn’t say anything, so of course I have to ask. He’s that guy, he likes to keep to himself and he doesn’t like to talk about it.
Xabat had been helping Severo in many things, and although Severo had not explicitly said so, he had deduced the whole story based on Severo’s reactions, and on Izar’s mere words.
After all, he had been helping Severo find out what had happened two years ago and knew a lot about it.
He told Neto the whole story.
Neto listened and remained silent for a long time before saying: “How did this happen?
“If the boss keeps hanging on like this, there’s no telling what he’ll become. Xabat shook his head.NôvelDrama.Org owns this.
“After all, it’s not her fault, it’s not like she knew Allyce was pregnant …”
Neto thought and pushed Xabat aside: “I’ll go in and talk to him”.
“Ugh …”
Xabat tried to tell him, if it had worked, Severo wouldn’t be like this.
…
Severo was smoking again when Neto entered.
He looked at the ashtray, it had only been a short time and he had smoked a whole one again.
Neto reached out and took the cigarette from him: “Go ahead, smoke yourself to death sooner or later!
Severo ignored him, took out another cigarette and lit it.
Neto glanced at his face and didn’t dare take his cigarette away again.
He sat down opposite Severo and said in a rather serious tone, “Severo, I’ve already heard about all this from Xabat, why don’t you talk directly to Allyce about what you have to say? …”
Severo said softly, “I can’t.”
That’s her and her baby!
Even if Allyce could forgive him, he could not forgive himself.
Neto talked for a long time, seeing that persuasion was not working, and that there was nothing more he could do.
Severo spent the afternoon smoking in his office.
When it was time for Allyce to leave work, she brushed the smell of smoke off her body and then got up and went outside.
He said he was picking Allyce up from work.
…
When Allyce left the office, she saw Severo standing in the doorway waiting for her.
Passing employees kept whispering.
From time to time, Allyce would hear the words “so envious” and “so handsome”.
Allyce reached over and pulled him aside, “I told you not to come …”
“Idle anyway.” Severo looked at her, a soft smile on his face.
Allyce was a little unsure of what to say, so she pulled him towards the car.
…
In the middle of the night, Allyce woke up thirsty.
The seat next to me was empty again.
He switched on the lamp on the bedside table and opened the door to go out.
A faint wall light had been left on the door and he went first to the study to check that no one was there.
He turned and headed for the staircase and looked down just in time to see a small fire flickering in the middle of the dark hallway.
He called out timidly: “Severo?
The light suddenly went out, and the next moment Severo’s voice came in a slightly muffled tone: “Why are you awake? Do you want some water?”
“Yes.” Allyce added, “Turn on the light and I’ll go down and get some water”.
“Go to your room and I’ll bring it right up.”
With that, footsteps sounded in the dark corridor.
Allyce stayed where she was for a moment, but turned around and went back to the bedroom.
…
Severo soon arrived serving water.
Allyce took a sip and found it lukewarm.
“What are you doing in the living room in the middle of the night if you’re not sleeping?” asked Allyce as she took a sip of water.
Severo coughed dryly and said: “I got up looking for water and got addicted to tobacco, so I smoked a cigarette.
It didn’t look like he had just smoked a cigarette, given the strong smell of smoke.
Allyce didn’t think anything of it.
He could already tell that Severo had something on his mind.
Something big.
She is not the same Allyce of two years ago.
Growing up has made her more cautious and careful.
…
At the weekend, Allyce met Lucila for tea.
At the end of the day, he asked Lucila: “Do you have Xabat’s phone number? Give me one.
“Of course I have it, what do you want from him?” said Lucila as she pulled out her phone to flick through the numbers.
Allyce smiled and said, “Severo asked me earlier to ask you for something, I forgot to save Xabat’s number, it’s just that you’re here, so I won’t call and I’ll ask Severo, to save myself the trouble.”
Lucila didn’t hesitate and immediately gave Allyce Xabat’s number, “that’s right, he hasn’t changed it in the last two years”.
Allyce put the number away and said, “Then I’ll go and find Xabat, I’ll meet you some other time”.
After seeing Lucila off, Allyce called Xabat.
He opened the door and said: “Xabat, do you have time to meet?
“Delahoz …” Xabat, who was usually going to call Miss Delahoz, hastily changed his tone and said, “Madam.”
“Let’s meet if it’s convenient, there are a few things I need to ask you”.
Xabat knew that Allyce had insisted on calling him, it must be something, and he readily agreed.
…
Half an hour later, Allyce and Xabat were sitting in the café.
Allyce was the first to speak: “Have you been busy lately?
“Well. Actually, it wasn’t.
The boss hadn’t bothered with business at all lately, it had all come down on him and was about to get out of hand.
Allyce’s smile was slight as she spoke slowly: “I’m not going to talk to you about anything else, I just want to ask you, Xabat, what’s going on with Severo? He’s been very strange lately.
“Boss he … hasn’t been around much lately …”, Xabat hesitated, but still didn’t say.
After all, it was the boss’s business and he dared not interfere freely.
Allyce knew that Xabat couldn’t say it with such pain.
He thought for a moment and said, “Xabat, lately he’s been getting up every night in the middle of the night to smoke, and I don’t know what’s going on to make him lose sleep. In the long run, his health will go down too, and I know you’re worried about something, but I’m his wife and his business is my business, so you don’t need to hide it any longer.
Once or twice he hadn’t bothered, almost a week later, Severo was still the same.
He said nothing, but she could already feel his agitation and loss, obvious symptoms of an emotional crisis.
I’ve had them before.