Chapter 172
Their romp in the sheets tonight wasn’t too wild. By the end. Seraphina felt tired but still somewhat alert
Leandro was still on top of her. Panting slightly, Seraphina said, “If you’re not up for another round, could you get off?
Leandro gave her a silent look, then finally moved off her body
Seraphina sat up, grabbed a robe to throw on, and headed for the bathroom
When she emerged from the bathroom, Leandro had also donned a robe Seeing her come out, he told her, Tm heading to the study”
“Sure thing. Seraphina replied nonchalantly, not giving it rnuch thought as she got back in bed
Without another word, Leandro opened the door and left
Before long Seraphina fell asleep. But her sleep was restless, and she woke up in a daze, the room still pitch–dark
In the bed she was alone Seraphina picked up her phone to check the time It was four in the morning
Was Leandro still working?
Seraphina was a bit puzzled but didn’t think too much of it. She was thirsty, so she got up, opened the door, and went to find some water
As she passed the study, she noticed there was no light seeping under the door. In other words, the study was completely dark
Was Leandro not there, or had he fallen asleep in the study?
that he hadn’t shared the bed with her last
get some water. As she passed the study again on her way back up, she was a bit curious and thought about checking
the morning, she
her eyes, she saw Leandro walk in wearing his
hadn’t come back to the room all night, and the study was dark, so he must have been sleeping in the study or some other room
so she
collected He glanced at
was mentally prepared to sleep with someone else, but the bed was empty I didn’t know if something was in there, and the more I thought
her a look and replied with only one sentence, “After I finished work, I
case, then
you really think
the study,
turned around and went
was cold. She didn’t want to talk anymore
again,
to clean the room. Seraphina went into the bathroom
she overheard Conway talking to the maid, “Why did I see Leandro coming out of the study this
hearing this, Seraphina felt a bit
their room these past few days. and
was laced with suggestive laughter,
the answer, Conway simply nodded.
bit awkward upon hearing this. She decided to go back upstairs for a bit and wait for the topic to pass
came back downstairs Conway still looked at her with satisfaction and relief. He had already had his breakfast and was waiting at
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