Chapter 72
When Leandro arrived, Keen was anxiously waiting at the door.
Upon seeing Leandro, Keen’s anxious expression immediately turned into guilt.
“What happened?” Leandro asked
Keen helplessly replied, “Ms. Bennett hasn’t made a peep since she took her clothes and shoes. No matter how much I knock, she doesn’t respond…”
Keen felt like his luck was in the pits lately. His work used to be smooth sailing, but ever since Seraphina appeared, everything seemed to go south whenever he had to deal with her. He began to worry whether his boss would start doubting his abilities.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Keen sneaked glances at Leandro, but Leandro didn’t meet his gaze. He simply looked at the security door and said, “Call a locksmith.”
Upon hearing this, Keen immediately stepped aside to make the call.
Ten minutes later, the locksmith arrived with his tools and had the hefty door open in a minute.
Leandro pushed open the door and walked in, while Keen, too scared to look inside, hurriedly closed the door and turned around to pay the locksmith.
Inside the dark room, Leandro flicked on the light and unsurprisingly found Seraphina sleeping soundly on the bed. With the weather getting warmer, she had the AC on, was covered with a blanket, and even had noise–cancelling headphones on.
Leandro approached her and removed the headphones.
Startled awake, Seraphina stared at him for a moment before slowly sitting up, “How did you get in?”
“Get up, change your clothes,” Leandro calmly instructed.
Seraphina flopped back onto the bed, “I don’t have the energy… you know how I am right now. After what you did to me last night… my back hurts, my legs are sore, and I still bear your marks… How am I supposed to put on an evening gown and attend a banquet…”
patiently listened to her complaints before saying, “Balch will be
moment, she was up
later, Seraphina emerged from the bathroom, freshly bathed and dressed, with damp hair and no
Seraphina
with her makeup mirror, Keen sat in the
Seraphina turned to him, “For
her, “Yes, there will be over a dozen popular
actresses?” Seraphina asked again.
they counted?” Keen
those names, Seraphina turned to glance at Leandro and
in his documents and paid her no
are all very beautiful. I need to prepare
Keen took the
heard that Georgina once waited in her pajamas in a hotel room for your boss,
pressed his lips together and remained
regretting taking Seraphina’s
same company arranged for Fidelia for your boss, but he still refused.” Seraphina mumbled to herself and started laughing. “Is that true? Can you
and in his fluster, he saw his phone, quickly picked it up, and started to pretend to
while applying her eyeliner and reminded him, “Your phone is upside down.”
passenger seat, not making a sound
exchange, Leandro was like invisible sitting by the side handling his documents. It wasn’t until
hall entrance, Seraphina closed
met with a smiling Seraphina who even winked at him, scaring Keen so much that
away.
of the car when she suddenly remembered something. “Oh, I missed a
step.”
to look at her as she took out a concealer from her makeup box, pointed at her neck and said,
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