Chapter 12
Seraphina sat on the sofa, patiently waiting for Leandro to ask his questions.
However, Leandro was far from anxious. Only after Valerio’s figure disappeared up the stairs did he take out a cigarette from his pack, lit it leisurely, took a puff, and then turned to Seraphina. He didn’t say a word, just furrowed his brows, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Sat on the sofa, Seraphina quickly played along and explained with a smile, “Mr. Reynolds, you’ve got it all wrong. I actually lost something and came here looking for it. I think I left my stuff in your car. You don’t mind if I look for it, do you?”
She was about to get up when Leandro’s voice followed, “This?”
Seraphina turned around to see a silver voice recorder in Leandro’s hand- exactly what she had been missing!
“That’s it!” Seraphina walked towards him with a laugh, “So it really was here! I’ve been looking for it for so long!”
She went over to take the voice recorder, but Leandro’s hand suddenly closed, his slender fingers gripping the recorder tightly.
him, “Mr.
what’s the deal?” Seraphina burst into laughter, “You know I was drunk last night and don’t remember anything. How could I intentionally leave a
her deeply, obviously not
Is it…” Seraphina gestured upstairs, implying Valerio, but she quickly ruled out this answer, “If I really wanted to investigate you, I could just go back to the Reynolds family and ask your Grandpa or your
not investigating me.” Leandro’s eyes were
eyes gradually became serious, quietly looking at
smart. He saw through her
am investigating Balch.” At this point, Seraphina no longer resisted futilely and openly admitted. Leandro took a puff of his cigarette,
her again when he heard this, “What gives you the right to investigate this?”
strand of hair behind her ear and looked at him squarely, “I
blurry, “How did you, who once wanted to be a
was a very important part
started learning to paint from a very young age. After
living with the Reynolds family, Seraphina painted many pictures, but didn’t take any of
after leaving the Reynolds family, she gave
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