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 pickups and dropoffs 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.

The only people she had exchanged numbers with were at Edith and Peterson’s engagement party. The guy who

figured expanding her social circle would do her some good,

from school to the driver, Seraphina got herself dolled up

a door opening and closing downstairs. Seraphina was about to go down and see what was up when she suddenly heard a

woman’s voice.

woman’s voice

a seat.”

stopped in her tracks at the top of the stairs, two things flashing through her mind.

was back;

he brought a woman home

was her reporter’s instinct, but for a moment, Seraphina actually felt a bit of excitement. She then just leaned against the stairway,

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

reason Leandro hadn’t been home for three days was because he had gone abroad.

knew she would be hanging around here for

of any emotional ups and downs, even lacking any

Reynolds before, at my aunt’s house. She said she wanted to introduce us to each other, but never got the chance. It’s quite a

due to a common interest.”

likely someone arranged to have a date

really need to date?

Seraphina was about to laugh, her phone suddenly

the

but it didn’t matter if she was caught. She hung up

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