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…”
before
and the next moment, she was up and headed for the bathroom, “Give me twenty
bathed and dressed, with damp hair and no makeup, and followed Leandro out
Seraphina started
in the front seat and reported
of Sunburst City’s business elite, Seraphina turned to him, “For such a big
before answering her, “Yes, there will
there any pretty actresses?” Seraphina asked
Cassie, Fidelia… are they
two of those names, Seraphina turned to glance at Leandro and suddenly
engrossed in his documents and
beautiful. I need to prepare my makeup accordingly. By the way, I heard a rumor, have you heard about it?”
off guard, Keen took
once waited in her pajamas in a hotel room for your boss,
tightly pressed his lips together and
started regretting taking Seraphina’s
boss, but he still refused.” Seraphina mumbled to herself and started laughing. “Is that true? Can
his phone, quickly picked it up,
eyeliner and reminded him, “Your phone is upside down.”
awkwardly laughed and recoiled in the passenger seat,
this entire exchange, Leandro was like invisible sitting by the side handling his documents. It wasn’t until
seven, the car stopped at the banquet hall entrance, Seraphina closed her lipstick and said,
who even winked at him,
away.
about to get out of the car
step.”
at her neck and said, “Even though I don’t mind,
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