Chapter 186
He must’ve just come back from outside.
Usually, he wouldn’t have to go outside to get from the garage to the house, but he was radiating freezing cold air that invaded Seraphina’s body through his thin clothing. Yet, when she touched his palm, she felt a burning heal.
His sudden appearance took Seraphina by surprise. Held tightly in his arms, she was caught between the two extreme temperatures, momentarily stunned.
She thought Leandro would say something, but he just held her without moving for a long time.
After seven years, he had become a man of few words, not because he didn’t want to speak but because many things were pointless to discuss.
All these things were useless and unnecessary to him.
Like apologies after regrets.
No words could make up for the irrevocable past and missed chances.
So Leandro didn’t say anything
He didn’t even make a sound, he just held her, his head buried in the crook of her neck, feeling her warmth and her breath.
Things had changed.
She was no longer the same as she was seven years ago.
After a while, Seraphina couldn’t help but move. Surprisingly, the moment she moved slightly, Leandro, who had been holding her tightly, let her go.
Seraphina turned around and finally got a good look at Leandro.
light overhead, his face was a bit pale, and his usually deep eyes were clearly
this, neither
years, who seemed fearless of storms and challenges. Seraphina
regained her composure and offered a
said. “Get some rest; have a good
away and quickly walked
watching her receding figure without trying to
next morning, the entire city was covered in heavy snow, as if trying to hide
the snowy landscape from
its day early, especially after Leandro’s short business trip. All the staff on the 26th floor arrived early,
his office, Yasmina had already prepared a
reporting some important matters to
was giving some instructions, but when she looked up, she
her.
glanced at Keen, who gave her a quick look before
but instead of returning
out, Yasmina quickly grabbed him and asked,
nodded. “He has a
mouth in surprise and said, “Mr. Reynolds is sick?”
look,
Over the years, aside from a few early accidents and emergencies, Leandro had never been
that Leandro was harsh on others and even stricter on himself, to the point where he didn’t
of Leandro’s sickness was confirmed, it quickly spread throughout the entire building, like a major news
all, Leandro was just a normal person. It would be abnormal if he didn’t
illness on Leandro. That day, Leandro only completed half of his usual workload, a two–hour meeting took a full four hours, and paperwork
postponed work, so it looked like he would have to
was just regular overtime, but Leandro was sick, this could
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