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

time they ran into each other late at night, she had tripped and fallen right into his

taking deep breaths to calm her racing heart, she was startled by

her breath, her mind racing. At this hour, no

then resolutely opened the door. There stood Leandro, a croissant from the fridge in one hand and a bottle of

teasing smile on his face, nodding

gaze shifted from the croissant to Leandro,

and flushed cheeks, Leandro realized she was feeling the heat. Her

“What’s up with your room? Why is

broke.” Seraphina replied softly

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

small “Yes,” before pressing the cold

help with

and replied, “Better than

bottle touched her skin droplets formed and slid down her

suddenly found it hard

Seraphina paused, then said, “gel some sleep

reached out

the door from closing. 1 can

Inoked up at him, her eyes lighting up

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