Chapter 94
Hearing her last few words, Leandro seemed to perk up a tad, even throwing back a question ‘Starhaven?”
“Yeah” Seraphina replied. “I came back to investigate this case, and now that it’s over, I guess I’ll be heading back soon. Starhaven has plenty of tasty fruits, I reckon I can afford to treat you to some, Mr. Reynolds‘
She smiled naturally, but there was no trace of the past in her eyes
Leandro remained unmoved “Not a fan of fruits”
At that, Seraphina tiptoed closer to him and asked. “Then what does Mr. Reynolds‘ interest?”
Leandro reached out to hold her face, quietly observing her
Seraphina didn’t resist, she just let him be, her smile unchanging
Her skin was smooth under his fingers, just as before Despite the years, her beauty was still distinctive
nstead of answering her question, Leandro asked, “Are you okay with this?”
With what? Seraphina was puzzled
Leaning in, Leandro said slowly, “You used to hate me, are you really okay with just leaving like this?”
Seraphina stared at him for a moment and gave a sigh after a moment of silence: “You’ve got it all wrong, Mr. Reynolds”
at her, waiting
up and let it go Seraphina looked at him, her gaze sincere. Mr. Reynolds, you just didn’t like me, what’s wrong with that?
that. Seraphina held up the fruits in her hand and said “I was cleaning
watched her
to watch her leave, lighting a cigarette
love was the mistake, not
really
the yard enjoying an opera. Seeing her,
a glance and asked,
asked, “Don’t you know what your
and said. Tve got a meeting save these fruits for a good feast with your real
that. Seraphina went back to her room to grab her bag, leaving without a backward
Leandro finished his cigarette and exted
him, Conway rapped his cane and asked, “What were you doing scaring her off like that?”
going back to Starhaven soon anyway,
said she’s going
have a client to meet you
muttering even after Leandro left, it wasn’t until his secretary Lacy came that he stopped, “How could she just leave like that? She’s only been back for a few days;
are you talking about, Conway?” Lacy
Seraphina? She barely spent two days with me, already plotting her return to
if you
Conway perked up, and after pondering for a moment, he patted
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