Chapter 11
About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.
From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.
Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”
Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”
“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”
Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.
Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”
Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”
Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”
With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.
the table, working on a pile
him with a smile, but he quickly
further, she took a symbolic stroll upstairs and was back down in no time. Despite having spent the night here, her recorder had always
with no choice but to wait for Leandro. But how would he react when
He didn’t look at her but seemed to sense her approaching,
you drawing?” Seraphina asked as she picked up the assignment brief from the
create a family album with the help of their parents, featuring a family portrait and individual pages for each family member.
big heads atop bodies made
But it seemed like a crucial person was missing. However, the rough sketching didn’t seem to match the standard. one would expect from a
Valerio’s sketching became
at home can help you with this assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid.
out Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused
of Bruce and Gloria for a moment before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite
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resembled Leandro.
her gaze and pointed to the last empty spot on the paper,
pencil, his brows furrowed in deep thought, but he didn’t
this, Seraphina took the pencil from him, “Let me
beautiful, with flawless skin, dark hair, and bright, clear eyes. He looked a lot like
her gaze, starting to sketch with her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her cheeks.
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