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.

her arms and raised an eyebrow, “Are

the boy not answer, he furrowed his brows. He seemed annoyed by Seraphina’s interruption, closed his book, hugged it and got up to head towards the dining

him anymore and started surveying the house. The decor was pretty standard, devoid of any personal touches or interests, and void of any photos. As Seraphina’s gaze landed back on the boy, the kitchen door

turned to see a

family, Leandro’s nanny, had

Seraphina was surprised.

the dining table before looking at Seraphina, “I thought it might be you when I saw Leandro bring you home last night, but I didn’t look closely. I

felt slightly

at the boy

know this is his house when

that, Karan turned back to

clearly went home with Balch last night, why was she at Leandro’s? And why was there a little

boy, her hungover brain unable to process all

the kitchen again with two more plates,

and sitting across from the boy at the table, resting her

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