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Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Seraphina and Leandro were still standing on the balcony, watching Herman in the room looking all flustered. Seeing this, Seraphina couldn’t help but smirk.
She shot Leandro a glance, saying, “I really thought he was reliable before, but who knew he’d just run away when trouble comes. He’s even worse than me, I can’t believe he’s a cop.”
Leandro looked at her and slowly asked, “So, you wanna be a cop now?”
“Nope,” Seraphina responded flatly.
Leandro leaned against the balcony railing, silently looking at her, waiting for her to explain.
Seraphina flopped down on the balcony, right next to him, looking out at the night, and slowly explained, “I’m reckless, I have no boundaries, their line of work isn’t for me.”
Hearing her words, Leandro paused a bit, then pulled her into his arms.
Realizing what she had just said, Seraphina raised her eyebrows nervously.
Leandro quietly looked at her, finally just calmly saying, “Could you maybe think about the consequences a little bit more in the future?” Seraphina blinked, and after a moment of silence, she obediently responded, “Alright, I’ll be more cautious.”
Leandro clearly wasn’t satisfied with this answer, but didn’t say anything else. After a pause, he asked, “If one day, you were up against me, what would you do?”
Hearing this, Seraphina slowly repeated, “I[?”
“If.”
“So, you’re just asking hypothetically, not that you’ve actually done anything illegal, right?” Seraphiná asked back.
Leandro thought for a moment, then responded, “I suppose so.”
Seraphina, hearing his uncertain tone, wasn’t sure if he was serious or pretending. She tiptoed up to look at him, then after a moment, she scoffed and said, “Either way, the answer’s the same. Leandro, if there ever comes a day when you’re in such a situation, I won’t hesitate to expose everything.”
Hearing this, Leandro didn’t seem surprised, but he asked, “No hesitation at all?”
“None.”
“You won’t even have a moment of doubt?”.
“Nope.”
Leandro quietly nodded, not saying anything else.
Seeing his reaction, Seraphina didn’t want the conversation to just end like this.
“Got any other questions?”
“Nope.”
“Don’t you have anything to say?”
“Your decision is the right one, I have nothing to add,” Leandro replied.
Satisfied, Seraphina nodded and said, “So, better be wise and don’t mess up. If I find out, I won’t show any mercy.”
Leandro didn’t reply for a moment.
Seraphina suddenly pulled on him, “Say something.”
After looking at her for a moment, Leandro finally responded, “Okay.”
While they were talking, Herman had finished his phone call and came back out.
“I’ve already sent people to look into it,” he said. “Should have a response soon.”
Seraphina simply acknowledged him with a hum, saying nothing else. Leandro didn’t say anything either, instead turning to look out at the balcony.
The house was handpicked by Herman’s mother, who thought that he needed a comforting place to live due to his stressful work. Thus, Herman’s balcony was quite spacious and comfortable. But at that moment, the usually spacious and comfortable balcony suddenly felt awkward and tense.
Already anxious, Herman was a bit slow to notice the awkwardness. It was only when he was lighting his cigarette that he realized. something was off. He looked up at the two people standing next to him, “What’s up?”
Leandro didn’t turn around, but Seraphina answered, “I’m hungry. This is my first time at your place and I can’t even get a meal, how
terrible.”
After saying that, she leaned into Leandro and looked up at him, “Don’t invite him over for dinner anymore. The give and take isn’t balanced in this friendship, it won’t last!”
Herman knew she was joking, but still felt awkward. He took the cigarette out of his mouth and looked at Seraphina, “Your highness, Ms. Bennett, I’ll order takeout for you guys right now, are you happy
now?”
He turned back into the house, leaving Seraphina and Leandro on the balcony.
Ever since their conversation about the “ifs”, Leandro’s demeanor had noticeably cooled.
This kind of moodiness could be a big mistake for a woman, but for a man, especially a man like Leandro, it became an interesting
trait.
“Leandro, are you mad?” Seraphina asked bluntly.
Leandro looked at her and said, “No.”
“Good,” Seraphina said.
Leandro continued to look at her, and she continued, “Because I’ve been in a bad mood too. If I’m in a bad mood and you’re mad at me, our relationship will hit rock bottom, which isn’t healthy.”
“I didn’t realize you had such a clear and rational understanding of our relationship,” Leandro slowly said.
Seraphina furrowed her brows, “Isn’t that what you want? Or do you actually like irrational women? I can do that too! Just give me a
moment…”
With that, she closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, as if she was getting ready to transform.
Seeing her like this, Leandro was momentarily speechless. He watched her for a moment, then reached out and pulled her into his
arms.
When Herman came back out to the balcony with the takeout, he saw the two of them passionately kissing.
He suddenly froze, stood there for a moment, then turned around and left.
It wasn’t until the delivery food arrived that the two people on the balcony returned to the living room, but Herman had been sitting alone on the sofa for almost twenty minutes, his mind a battlefield of conflicting thoughts.
Seeing Leandro and Seraphina coming in, he didn’t have the mood to joke around with them, only saying flatly, “Let’s eat.”
Seraphina was hungry so she sat down and started eating right away.
Herman didn’t have an appetite, so he spent most of the meal just watching Seraphina enjoy her food.
During their meal, Herman’s phone suddenly rang.
Herman answered immediately, and after a short conversation, his face gradually darkened.
Seeing this, Seraphina immediately stopped eating and quietly watched him.
Unable to meet Seraphina’s gaze while on the phone, Herman could only look at Leandro, his eyes full of sadness and despair.
Leandro reached out and gently patted him on the shoulder.
After the call ended, Herman didn’t say anything, he just quickly hung up.
By then, Seraphina had already sat up straight on the sofa, “What happened?”
After a while, Herman said softly, “There’s a call record on his office landline, right at that time.”
“The office landline?” Seraphina was surprised at Naylor’s audacity, then asked, “And who owns the mobile number that made the call?”
At this question, Herman let out a cold laugh, turning his face away. After a while he finally said, “My mentor’s wife.”
So Naylor used his wife’s ID to get a mobile number, and then gave it to Keeley?
Seraphina thought quietly for a while, then started laughing softly, “That’s pretty clever.”
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