Chapter 7

In the bathroom, Seraphina briefly straightened herself in the mirror, looked at her wrinkled dress and deliberately pulled the neckline down a bit before leaving the room.

The room she stayed was on the second floor, a quiet haven, but she could hear some noise from downstairs. As she descended the stairs, she got a clearer view of the layout below.

In the spacious living room, a boy of about six was sitting crosslegged on the couch with a book on his lap that was bigger than his own body, flipping through it with deep concentration. The boy noticed Seraphina’s footsteps, looked up at her with clear and calm eyes. Seraphina silently pulled her neckline back up.

According to her intel, Balch and his late wife didn’t have children. So, who was this boy? Why was he in Balch’s house?

Hello!She walked over, sat next to the boy and smiled, Whos are you?

The boy glanced at her again, his eyes quite beautiful, but expressionless, and didn’t answer her question.

was such a cool child. Seraphina crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, “Are you scared of me because

seemed annoyed by Seraphina’s interruption, closed his book,

this, Seraphina didn’t bother him anymore and started surveying the house. The decor was pretty standard, devoid of any personal touches or interests, and

to see a familiar

housekeeper for the Reynolds family, Leandro’s nanny, had a

Seraphina was

before looking at Seraphina, “I thought it might be you when I saw Leandro bring you home last night,

felt slightly dizzy.

boy

is his house when you came home with

back to

pressing her forehead. This was Leandro’s house, but she clearly went home with Balch last night, why was she at Leandro’s? And why was there a little boy

boy, her hungover

more plates, not looking at

from the boy at the table, resting

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