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…”
to her complaints before saying, “Balch will
opened her eyes and the next moment, she was up
and dressed, with damp hair and no makeup, and followed Leandro out
in the car, Seraphina started applying her makeup.
she busied herself with her makeup mirror, Keen sat in the front seat
turned to him, “For such a big banquet, there
shuffled through his documents before answering her, “Yes, there will be over a dozen popular stars
there any pretty actresses?” Seraphina asked
Cassie, Fidelia… are they counted?”
glance at Leandro and suddenly burst into laughter.
in his documents and paid her no
are all very beautiful. I need
took
room for your
serious, he tightly pressed his lips together
started regretting taking Seraphina’s bait….
refused.” Seraphina mumbled to herself and started laughing. “Is that true? Can you give
he saw his phone, quickly picked it up, and started to pretend to make
at him while applying her eyeliner and reminded him,
passenger seat, not making a sound
his documents. It wasn’t until now that he let out a
stopped at the banquet hall
smiling Seraphina who even winked at him, scaring
away.
didn’t tease him any further and was about to get out of the car when she suddenly remembered something. “Oh, I missed
step.”
a concealer from her makeup box, pointed at her neck and said, “Even though I don’t mind, Mr. Reynolds probably wants me to cover
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