Tangled in His Obsession Series

Chapter 318

Listening to her feigned casual tone, Leandro didn’t respond, just lifted his hand to gently stroke her cheek.

She tried her best to keep her expression light, even managed a slight smile when she noticed his gesture.

They both knew. They had both separately looked up information on Adelina. It was a testament to their inner doubts.

While it seemed absurd, it was the only conclusion they could draw at the moment.

“You’re not going to say anything?” Seraphina Bennett turned her head slightly to look at him, “Then I’ll start?”

As she spoke, she tried to stand, but Leandro wrapped his arms around her waist, preventing her from standing up.

For some reason, when she wanted to speak her suspicions, Seraphina preferred standing alone, viewing the issue from an independent perspective.

But since Leandro wouldn’t let her stand, she paused for a moment, and then gave up on insisting.

After all sitting on him was pretty comfortable.

She leaned back slightly, resting on Leandro’s desk, and creating a bit of distance between them before she spoke, “Adelina and my dad, they probably knew each other from back in the day. They were born in the same place, and probably knew each other since childhood. Maybe they were even childhood sweethearts?”

“But after they came to Sunburst City, they separated for various reasons. Adèlina met Simon Martin, while my dad met— Magdalen.”

“My dad probably still had feelings for Adelina, but Magdalen aggressively pursued him, and he couldn’t say no. Coupled with the interference from people like Bruce, he chose to elope with Magdalen.

so she chose to leave. Maybe it was intentional, maybe it was accidental, but anyway, she and my dad met again in Summitville. And then…” Seraphina paused here, suddenly looking up at him, then giving a slight smile, “I was born.”

shocking and unsettling possibility, yet she stated it so casually.

tightened, and he held her hand even tighter, silently waiting for

secret pretty well, but then, Adelina died. He had no choice but to bring me to

eyes, I was probably just the daughter of my dad’s ‘old friend’. My dad loved me, and because Magdalen loved my dad, she loved

saying this, Seraphina slightly lowered her head, the hint of a smile still

years, until my dad died. Magdalen probably found out the truth,

family. It’s understandable. Any woman would struggle to face a situation like this. Later, she went to Starhaven and became a completely different person. She was taking revenge on my dad, and at the same time, venting her own

paused here and

time before he slowly spoke, “This is all just

this, “Isn’t this what you think too? Leandro, we should

to respond, she continued, “Only this speculation can perfectly explain

change after Carney’s death, and why did her attitude

Carney’s paintings feature that one-of-a-kind

Seraphina have eyes that were

finally had a reasonable explanation.

Leandro didn’t respond.

theory Seraphina proposed was exactly what

concrete evidence to support it, all these “known facts” could serve as a type

truly understand her feelings, but he just

life where one’s own biological mother had abandoned and despised them?

“I just happened to meet Andrea, and it changed my

clearly laughing as she said this, but after

at this moment.

glanced at it and picked it up.

from the phone. “Your meeting with your business partners is about to start.”