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

still remembered the last time they ran into each other late at

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

racing. At this hour, no one in the house would knock on her door…

hesitated momentarily, biting her lip, then resolutely opened the door. There stood Leandro, a croissant

some?” Leandro offered, a teasing smile on his face,

shifted from the croissant

realized she was feeling the heat. Her light attire contrasted

up with your room? Why is it

aircon’s broke.” Seraphina replied

croissant and the water in his hands, then handed her

the cold bottle against her neck, and

actually help with the heat? Leandro

her head and replied, “Better than nothing.”

cold bottle touched her skin droplets formed and

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

some, Seraphina paused, then said, “gel

she reached out to close the

out to stop the door from closing. 1

him, her eyes

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