Chapter 9
Seraphina couldn’t help but chuckle. It had been years since she’d been turned down by a man. But, since this man was Leandro, she had seen this coming.
Leandro slowly said, “You don’t owe me anything. Now that you’re sober, Ms. Bennett, you can leave.”
His hint for her to leave was too obvious, but Seraphina didn’t feel awkward. Instead, she comfortably sat on the sofa, “I can’t find my purse, Mr. Reynolds, have you seen it?”
Leandro looked at Karan, “Karan, check the car for Ms. Bennett’s purse.”
Karan shot Seraphina a glance, then got up and walked out.
Seraphina gave Karan a smile, then glanced at Valerio, who was happily eating at the dining table, then said, “I haven’t seen you for years, Mr. Reynolds. Your son is so big now, should I congratulate you!”
Leandro finally put down what he was holding, looked up at her, his eyes deep, “Thanks.”
Seraphina looked at him, slowly wiped the smile off her face, and changed to a comfortable position on the sofa, “Never mind, I know you don’t like me, I’ll just grab my purse and go, don’t want to be a sore sight.”
onto the sofa where Seraphina was sitting. Seraphina sighed, picked
dozen missed calls on the phone, most of them from Sandra, and three from Balch. Seraphina
see how long she could stay.
Seraphina quickly said with
Balch’s voice sounded
“Did you
you, and no one was picking up your phone, so I went myself
Leandro’s car.”
Leandro sitting next to her and let out a long
look at her
on the phone, “So, would it be too much to ask you to come pick me
chuckled, “My pleasure.”
her location, then put down her phone and looked at Leandro, “Mr. Reynolds, a friend is
but his eyes were deep, as if trying to see through people, making them uneasy. But Seraphina wasn’t flustered at all. She smiled calmly, looking
got up to open the
pick you up.” Leandro said slowly, without
was taken aback and instinctively looked at the door. Karan opened the door, and Balch, dressed in dark blue loungewear, was standing there.
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