Chapter 187
Seraphina couldn’t help but chuckle at Keen’s nervous antics.
“Do you really need to be this wired?”
Keen was busy driving, and since Leandro wasn’t resting, he had no choice but to stay on his toes. He could hear Seraphina talking, but he didn’t bother to glance at her.
Traffic was a nightmare, and they didn’t manage to reach the Reynolds Group until after nine. Leandro and Yasmina were already in the conference room.
Keen opened Leandro’s office door for Seraphina and said, “You go in and wait for Mr. Reynolds. He’s been down with a fever for three days straight, and he’s refusing to take a break. If this keeps up, he’s going to run himself ragged”
“Your boss doesn’t strike me as someone who crumbles easily,” Seraphina replied nonchalantly
Keen was about to turn away but stopped at her words. He held the door that was slowly closing, looking at Seraphina. “You know, I’ve been with Mr. Reynolds for a long time, and I’ve never seen him sick. He usually seems invincible, but after returning from Velvetwood, he fell ill. He used to insist on never showing weakness, but now he seems to have let his guard down. This might just be the beginning”
Seraphina blinked, quietly taking in his words.
“You should know Mr. Reynolds better than I do,” said Keen, “and you know, he’s really hurting.”
Seraphina simply gave a small smile in response.
Keen left, and Seraphina walked over to Leandro’s desk
There were a few documents sprawled out for him to review: a half–eaten sandwich, an empty cup of black coffee, a glass of untouched water, and some untouched medicine.
Keen had said that he was hurting.
Keen think she could do about it?
get a good night’s sleep, and he’d feel better when he woke
better. What could she do?
Seraphina sat in Leandro’s chair, her hand accidentally touched the touchpad, and the computer screen lit up. When she looked
on the
stunned. It had been a while since she had
was, smiling at her as if she
was
and headed for
pushed open from the outside, and Leandro
- in. She walked straight into his arms.
been sick for a few days, but he still looked like the composed Mr. Reynolds, albeit with a hint of exhaustion.
walked into his arms, he seemed to snap
are you here?” he asked softly.
was just passing by Seraphina replied. “I’m leaving now”
him, but Leandro didn’t let
her hand tightly, his palm burning hot.
“I have things to do, I don’t have time to chat.”
Leandro looked into her empty eyes and said slowly. “If you don’t have time to
she started to struggle, trying to pull her hand
Leandro didn’t let her go.
know everything about her from the moment she was born
on the responsibilities
her quietly,
deserve “Her eyes began to turn red “We don’t deserve. You don’t
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