Chapter 22: Payment before departure
Public Relations Department.
The head of the public relations department clapped his hands twice, telling everyone to be quiet. Please, everyone, be quiet. I would now like to introduce our new member of staff, Miss Allyce”.
As soon as the words were uttered, some of the staff started whispering: “I remember, isn’t that the name of Mr Delahoz’s youngest granddaughter?
“That’s the one, not to be confused. I saw her come in once when I joined the company a few years ago …”
The director said in a stern voice: “Silence! Whoever dares to make noise will lose next month’s bonus. ”
The entire public relations department fell silent in an instant. No one dared to make a sound.
Allyce, who was standing next to the public relations director, was impressed by his imposing presence.
Allyce stepped forward, a small smile curving the corners of her mouth, and said in a somewhat nonchalant tone, “Hello everyone, I’m Allyce. I’m looking forward to working here.
Senona stepped forward and gently put her hand on Allyce’s shoulder, a small smile hidden in her voice: “Some of you who have been working here for a long time may know Senona, but this time she has joined the company as an intern and has chosen a relatively demanding PR department to share the difficulties with.
The smile on Allyce’s face slowly faded. She looked at Senona suspiciously, neither smiling nor speaking.
Senona turned her head to look at her, the warmth of her smile turned to insensitivity, but her voice remained soft: “My cousin is not very bright, please guide her well! But please don’t deny her a job just because she is my cousin. I would be ashamed if that happened.
The manager smiled and replied: “Don’t worry, Miss Delahoz.
“With that from you, I’m relieved.” Senona smiled and then turned to Allyce: “Allyce, do your best in PR and don’t let me and Grandpa down.
Allyce stretched her lips into a smile: “Of course, I won’t let you down.
Looking at Allyce’s confident smile, Senona was dazzled.
Over the years, Senona had thought of countless ways to defeat Allyce and turn her to dust.
Every time Senona felt she had almost beaten Allyce, Allyce would suddenly come back to life and become even more tenacious than before.
This time, however, he will not let any opportunity pass him by. He comes from the Delahoz family; in his world, destroying Allyce is a trivial matter.
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After Senona left, the director himself took Allyce to his desk and handed her a stack of papers.
“First of all, read this and find out what kind of project we are working on. If there’s something you don’t understand, ask me or your colleagues”.
After explaining, he turned to leave.
Allyce opened the tower of documents in front of her. She swallowed nervously. A huge pile, no doubt.
It was time for lunch. Although she had been reading the papers over and over again, Allyce still hadn’t finished them.
He moved his neck and realised he was in a lot of pain.
Looking around, he realised that there were only a few people left in the office.
Allyce was hungry, so she grabbed her bag and went out to eat. She found the nearest restaurant.
As soon as he entered, he saw two people, Senona and Casimiro, sitting together eating. Both were talking in low voices and the atmosphere was cordial.
Envy shone in Allyce’s eyes, but only for a moment.
As she walks towards them, Senona sees her first: “Allyce, have you come to eat too?
“Yes, I didn’t expect to see you here,” said Allyce as she turned to Casimiro: “Grandfather, can I sit here?
Casimir’s expression had been bad ever since she had appeared. However, with so many people around watching them, he nodded, “Why are you asking me? Sit down if you want to.
Allyce was not at all bothered by Casimiro’s attitude. They hated her and left her out of the family. In return, she would give them all the unhappiness she could find and make their lives miserable.
Allyce called the waiter and asked for the food she needed.
Casimiro was annoyed to see her and finished his meal quickly and left at once.
Senona tried to keep up her appearance. Although she wanted to leave too, she couldn’t leave Allyce alone in front of everyone, so she reluctantly stayed.
“You can leave if you want, but please pay the bill before you go.” Allyce looked at her with a fake smile.
Senona said mockingly, “Aren’t you going home now? You’re not in love with that poor man, are you?
Allyce suddenly looked up and gave her a smile. She takes a bite and shoves it into Senona’s still open mouth. She smiles an obviously polite and harmless smile, but says in a voice as cold as ice: “Shut up! . It’s none of your business.
An employee of the company who was sitting next to them just saw what was going on, but didn’t hear a word. I didn’t realise that these two were so close”. The employee thought.
Senona swallowed her sandwich with a stiff look on her face. She kept smiling at Allyce, but her face turned grim.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Not wanting to wait any longer, Senona got up to leave.
Allyce adds fuel to the fire by exclaiming like a spoilt child: “Thanks for paying for lunch today, Senona.
Senona stumbled and almost fell on her way to the cashier. When she got there, she pulled a wad of cash out of her purse, handed it over and said, “Keep the change.
When Senona’s figure disappeared into the distance, Allyce’s smile faded. She looked at the plate on the table, no longer hungry.
Suddenly, he missed Severo’s cooking.
At that moment, the phone I had placed on the table lit up.
Allyce looks at the word “husband” flashing on the screen. Her heart warms a little; she hesitates before answering the phone.
As soon as Severo spoke, he asked: “Have you eaten yet?
At the sound of his voice, Allyce felt strangely better. She replied coldly, “I’ve just finished eating”.
“How was your first day at work?”
“It’s not so bad.
“I’ll pick you up after work. It was a statement, not a question.
“No. …”
“I have work to do, so I’ll hang up now. I’ll see you this afternoon.
With those words, he hung up.
Allyce stared at the screen, hadn’t he said he liked her and wanted to live with her forever? How dare he hang up the phone first?
However, it was still more than four hours before he was due to leave work.
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Allyce had spent all day reading text-filled documents and her eyes felt very tired.
As he approached the front door of the office, he noticed a group of people standing around looking at something.
Following his line of sight, he saw Severo leaning against his car, standing on the pavement.
Feeling her eyes on him, he looked around, found her and greeted her.
Allyce stood still. He had really come for her.
She took a few steps towards him and realised that he was driving the same limited edition Rolls Royce that she had rowed in the past.
“Tired of work?” Severo felt her walk slowly and offered to walk towards her.
At that moment, another car pulled up next to them. The door opened and Enzo Aybar got out of the car. Both parties looked at each other, surprised.