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 cross–legged 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.
a cool child. Seraphina crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, “Are you
answer, he furrowed his brows. He seemed annoyed by Seraphina’s interruption, closed his book, hugged it and got
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 swung
see
Reynolds family, Leandro’s nanny, had a deep relationship with the
was
before looking at Seraphina, “I thought it might be you when I saw Leandro bring you
felt slightly
at Karan and then at the boy reading
this is his house when you came home
that, Karan turned back to the
headache, pressing her forehead. This was Leandro’s house, but she clearly went home with Balch last night, why was she at Leandro’s?
hungover brain unable to
kitchen again with two more plates,
sitting across from the boy at the table, resting her chin on her hand
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