Chapter 147
Bowen came home just to change his clothes. He quickly gave Seraphina a brief hello before heading upstairs. Sandra watched his retreating back with a stern expression.
“What happened?” Seraphina picked up on her mood. “Did you guys have a fight?”
Sandra scoffed. “He hasn’t been home for ages, how could I fight with him?”
“You sound like you’re feeling hard done by?” Seraphina asked.
Sandra shot her a look. “Let’s not talk about him. Go do your cooking thing.”
After a while, Bowen came down, all dressed. He stopped by the kitchen to greet Seraphina: “Seraphina, I’ve got things to do today. I won’t be able to hang out with you guys. Have fun with Sandra We’ll properly host you some other time”
Seraphina offered him a smile, “Alright, go do your thing.”
Bowen ruffled Sandra’s hair. “Take care of your friend. Gotta run.”
Sandra swatted his hand away and moved to stand next to Seraphina.
Bowen shrugged at Seraphina, gave a quick wave and left.
As Seraphina was learning how to wash vegetables from the Smith family’s maid, she glanced at the gloomy Sandra, “All because he’s not home?”
Sandra listened to the sound of the car driving away outside and murmured, “Actually I have a brother, but he didn’t care about me at all.”
Back when they were in high school, the Smiths parents passed away, leaving only Sandra and Bowen Sandra was actually quite lonely, which is probably why she and Seraphina were so close.
about Bowen’s actions earlier and chuckled, “Even if he’s not around, he still cares about you. You two seem to get along well”
heard this and her mood
her, and Seraphina had a mother who didn’t love her at all, but as Seraphina said, at least she and Bowen
broach the topic. She just
and Seraphina wasn’t really concentrating on the cooking lesson, After the lesson, she took the food prepared by the Smith family’s maid and left.
she picked up Valerio
brought Valerio, he couldn’t leave the boy downstairs, so he quickly went down to bring them up.
he only mentioned Valerio’s arrival, not Seraphina, Leandro didn’t comment.
Seraphina, strutting as if she owned the place, walked
When they entered, he just glanced up at them.
area,
was engrossed in the documents in his hand when suddenly, someone was tugging at
hand back and returned
Valerio? He’s here today and
then did Leandro slowly look up at
were clear, full of
she maintain this sweet and gentle persona?
walked over
approaching, he clamped his mouth shut, a barely
and went over to pat his head,
she sat down next to him, then he started
to cook these dishes this afternoon,
the dishes, Leandro barely had his food.
all. Whatever Seraphina served him, he ate all of it
finally resting on Seraphina’s face, his expression as impassive as
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