Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 136

Chapter 136 – Are you alone?

All Seraphine had wanted, was a simple, quiet reward after everything she had been juggling lately, because her mind had been running nonstop between responsibilities, plans, and the endless details tied to building out the cyber division she was preparing to launch.

All she craved in that moment was the comfort of going home, kicking off her shoes, and letting the weight of everything slide off her shoulders while she rested before throwing herself right back into the storm of her routine.

What she had not prepared for, was running into Leon right there, completely out of place in the version of the evening she had imagined for herself, and what made it worse was the fact that he was not alone, which immediately twisted the situation into something far more complicated than she had the energy to deal with.

The confusion that flashed across Leon’s face the second he saw her was impossible to miss, his brows drawing together as though her presence disrupted something he thought he already understood.

"Sera, what are you doing here?"

For a brief second, Seraphine found herself unable to respond, her thoughts tangling awkwardly because the last conversation they had shared still lingered in the air between them, especially the part where he had asked her out to dinner, and she had turned him down.

Now here she was, standing in front of him in a setting that made everything look questionable whether she liked it or not.

"Business," she finally said, forcing a smile which did not quite reach her eyes.

The middle-aged woman standing beside Leon turned her attention to Seraphine with an immediate warmth that felt almost intrusive in its curiosity, her lips curving into a pleased smile as she looked her over.

"She’s very pretty, now tell me, who is she?"

than anything he could have admitted out loud, but then he spoke anyway, his voice steady even if something

"She’s my girlfriend."

before his focus returned fully to Seraphine as he continued, "Sera, this is my aunt, Phoebe. She came to visit yesterday, and that’s

that felt too observant, as

the question carrying more

think of an answer that wouldn’t complicate things further, Augustine’s voice cut in from behind her, smooth

I hear you say that she is your

instantly, a quiet stiffness settling into her posture because the last thing she needed was this turning into a scene when she was

recognizing Augustine, his tone carrying a subtle claim that

let out a low chuckle that didn’t hide his discomfort, his expression tightening in a way that revealed more than he probably intended, because this situation was not something he had expected, especially not after Seraphine had made it very clear

choosing his words carefully, "but I never

imperceptibly, a flicker of suspicion passing through his eyes as his thoughts began to connect dots that he wasn’t entirely sure he

table? I’ll have a word with my

could protest, he gently but firmly took her by the arm and guided her a few steps away, creating just enough distance

his

her connection to Augustine without dragging in things that were never

out her phone and dialed Corvine’s number, setting it to silence before bringing it down again, using the small action to

my company is about to take off," she said, keeping her tone as even as possible. "Augustine was giving

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