Chapter 206

In 2009, during the sweltering summer.

Sunburst City experienced some crazy weather that year. After September, the city was hit by a heatwave with record breaking temperatures for days on end. Even late into the night, the heat was still suffocating

That evening, while Conway was at the hospital for a check-up and Glora was traveling in Europe, Bruce Reynolds was notably absent. This left Seraphina as the only awake inhabitant of the grandl Reynolds Manor: the servants had long since retired for the night.

Lost in thought, Seraphina wandered between her room and the kitchen. During one of her trips, she unexpectedly ran into someone at the kitchen

entrance.

Leandro, slightly inebriated from a recent party had just returned to the manor. He was in the kitchen for a cold drink when he turned and collided with Seraphina. She stood there, wearing a sleeveless nightgown, her bare shoulders glowing, cheeks rosy and hair slightly moist.

It seemed like they always ran into each other in the kitchen late at night

The moment he saw her, Leandro couldn’t help but chuckle, “Are you hungry again?”

Seraphina bit her lip and just replied, “No,” before throwing him a glance and bolting off

Back in her room, her heart was pounding

into each other late at

and taking deep breaths to calm her racing heart, she was startled by a knock at

no one in the house would knock on

a croissant from the fridge in one hand and a bottle of

smile on his

from the croissant to Leandro,

flushed cheeks, Leandro realized she was feeling the heat. Her light attire contrasted with his own discomfort, making

room, “What’s up with your room? Why is it so

aircon’s broke.” Seraphina replied softly

croissant and the water in his hands, then handed her the water. Is this what you

before pressing the cold

help with

her head and replied,

droplets formed and slid down

glimpse of her and suddenly found it hard to breathe in the stifling room.

said, “gel some sleep soon.”

she reached out to

to stop the door from

up at him, her eyes

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