Chapter 15
Seraphina had been hanging around this house for a whole three days.
During that time, Leandro didn’t show up even once.
Seraphina had no clue about how busy he was, nor did she really give a hoot, as all her attention was on the house opposite.
For three consecutive days, like clockwork, a window in the house across the street would light up at 3 a.m., then go out quietly half an hour later.
It was like some sort of ritual, happening in the dead of night, when everything was quiet.
Seraphina was sure, the house was hiding some juicy secrets.
But getting into that house was not going to be a walk in the park. Since Balch dropped her off last time, he hadn’t gotten in touch with her.
Seraphina knew she couldn’t rush things.
For several days on end, she just chilled out in Leandro’s house, only taking care of pick–ups and drop–offs for Valerio and sorting out her own stuff, while also getting the lay of the land about Balch’s daily routine next door, so she could dodge him perfectly when coming and going.
One afternoon, Seraphina woke up from her nap and got a surprise call inviting her to lunch.
she got back to Sunburst City, she hardly knew anyone. The only people she had exchanged numbers with were at Edith and Peterson’s engagement party. The guy who invited her for lunch,
her some good, so she gladly
the task of picking up Valerio from school to
stairs, she heard the sound of a door opening and closing
woman’s voice.
is this your house?” the woman’s voice was
have a seat.” Leandro’s cold
in her tracks at the top of the stairs, two things flashing through her
Leandro was back;
a woman home
was her reporter’s instinct, but for a moment, Seraphina actually felt a bit of excitement. She then just leaned against
sorry.” Pennie Harrison said, “I hitched a ride on your plane back home, and now I’m intruding on your house. My aunt said she’ll
been home for three days was because he had gone
couldn’t help but chuckle to herself. He knew she would be hanging around here for the next few days, yet he
ever, devoid of any emotional ups and downs, even lacking any excess words.
aunt’s house. She said she wanted to introduce
this, due to
had a rough idea of the situation. This Ms. Harrison was likely someone arranged to have a date
really need to
as Seraphina was about to laugh, her
silent, and the chit–chat downstairs
but it didn’t matter if she was caught. She hung
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