Chapter 38
Seraphina sat there, staring straight at Balch, and sighed softly, “Mr. Lawson, you didn’t like me from the get–go, did you?”
Batch, hearing this, took another look at her
“But turns out, you were right not to Seraphina said with a self–mocking laugh. “Did you see that video online today?”
Balch moved to the couch across from her, not responding
“Interesting, isn’t it?” Seraphina looked at him, “I only watched the beginning before shutting it off. I wonder if it gets any good?”
Balch didn’t answer this either
The video was only a couple of minutes long and, while it didn’t show anything too explicit, the characters, location, and insinuated outcome had everyone in a lizzy
about what happened at Enchanted Petals Club that night?” Balch
filled with loathing before softeniny, “You figured it out, didn’t you? Yeah,
him that night while trying to avoid Leandro.
paused for a moment before asking. “Your childhood with the Reynolds family wasn’t very happy, was it?
and looked at Balch with a chuckle, “Mr. Lawson,
you’re willing to talk about it, I’m willing to
world and loved him with all my heart. When the Reynolds family found out, they saw me as a menace and couldn’t tolerate me. So, he coldly drove me away. It’s been seven years. I thought I’d be over it, but turns out,
were half true, half–false, but
to reality and
do you still love him? Balch asked in
a small laugh, then her eyes calmed, and she slowly said, “No, I hate him.”
his head and adjusted his glasses, “To hate out of love shows
her head, and after a quiet moment, she said, “I hate him, not because of love, but despair. Mr. Lawson,
looked at him, her eyes
Balch quietly said
wouldn’t understand
When she opened them again, she exhaled and returned to her usual bright demeanor.
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