Chapter 158
Herman paid no mind to Seraphina’s words, as he was busy snooping around the bomb site.
The scene was pretty bare bones. Other than Seraphina and the bomb, the kidnappers didn’t leave much behind.
“Even though no one got hurt, a bomb did go off. This is no small potatoes, Herman said to Leandro, I’m gonna report to the station so they can start an investigation
Leandro took a moment to think, then nodded in agreement.
Seraphina, covered in dust, stood aside in silence, “Can I go home and take a shower and change clothes now?”
“Hold your horses, Herman said, “Before you go, can you tell me what happened?”
Seraphina crossed her arms. “They kidnapped me right outside the hospital yesterday. They drove me here and I was stuck in the car all night. In the morning, they brought me up here and tied me up. After that, they just vanished. Two guys, both wearing hats and masks”
“Did they hurt you?” asked Herman, “Or did they say anything?”
“No,” Seraphina said, “Honestly, they were kind of polite. They didn’t lay a finger on me and even gave me water and food”
Hearing this, Herman and Leandro exchanged a glance.
Leandro looked grim, his brow furrowed. It was hard to tell whether it was because of the events of the day, or the dust covering him.
Seeing this, Herman said, “In that case, Leandro, you take her home. I’ll come by later with some colleagues to collect evidence.”
Leandro nodded, then turned to walk downstairs
Seraphina gave Herman a goodbye wave and followed Leandro down the stairs.
a sigh of relief, “Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Bennett,
fine,” Seraphina replied, brushing her hair back and getting into
rearview mirror. She didn’t ask about Leandro, who was sitting next to her, but him instead.
as a cucumber, not seeming
a few scrapes
a boy, so a few scrapes aren’t a
she didn’t say anything more She just found a comfortable position and closed
seemed distant, his gaze fixed outside
Seraphina stepped inside, a familiar little figure
tears
cry Boys shouldn’t be
trying to stifle
“There you go! Now let go, I need
a nod, Valerio released
trailing behind her. Leandro, who came in after them, didn’t even get a second glance.
looked up at their retreating figures, but said
his colleagues and went into Leandro’s
said, watching Leandro change, “The stolen car was found in the east side of town, but no leads there either. They were extremely careful. Any guess on who they might be?”
Leandro replied simply, while buttoning
“It’s clear they were targeting you, but did nothing. What’s their motive for causing such a commotion?”
said, “They were just testing
surprised, Testing you for
about the woman they kidnapped, Leandro replied
against you? The people who know about your relationship with her… hold on, what is your relationship with her?”
“Are you here to investigate
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