Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 293

Herman had been having a pretty lousy couple of days.

He had been secretly investigating Naylor due to lack of solid proof…

Throughout this undercover investigation, he had been a whirlwind of emotions, almost bursting into Naylor’s office a few times to confront him, to find out if his suspicions are true and why they would be.

But he had to suppress his urges, keep his cool, endure to the brink, all in the name of gathering solid evidence.

Whether Naylor is guilty or not, he needs an answer backed by proof.

However, reality hasn’t been playing out as he’d hoped.

He’s sifted through all the cases Naylor’s handled in the past, and the deeper he digs, the more tangled up it gets with the Martin family. Even though there’s no direct evidence in those cases linking Naylor and the Martin family, the Martins keep popping up, and the hidden connections are bound to surface sooner or later.

For the first time, the case is making progress, but Herman felt far from relaxed or excited.

One afternoon, after going through a batch of files, Herman headed to the rooftop for a smoke.

Just as he was halfway through, Naylor, in his uniform, suddenly showed up too.

Herman had been avoiding him for days and seeing him now has a surprisingly calming effect.

He watched Naylor approach, lets his gaze linger on Naylor’s composed face for a moment, then softly greeted, “Sir.”

Naylor ambled over and cracked a small smile, “Saw your team in the canteen, they said you’ve barely been eating these days, just smoking a lot. Figured I’d find you here.”

Herman managed a weak smile and stayed silent.

the case that’s bothering you?” Naylor asked, “Your team doesn’t seem to have any new cases, does

replied, “True, but going through those old cases can

“It’s good to be hardworking when you’re young, but you’ve got to take care of yourself too, cut down on the smoking.”

when you were leading us

you see me smoking like that now?” Naylor countered, “I’ve been forced to quit by

if Naylor was still

asking about you the other day, wants to know if you have a girlfriend and even offered to set you up. I’ll have her cook a nice meal, it’s been a while since we’ve had

he could say anything else, his

on the

you,” Seraphina said on the other end of

“What?”

was

looked at Naylor, who calmly answered the call after a quick glance at

he’s probably on

retreating figure and slowly replied, “I think so

not be safe,” Seraphina continued, “We can’t control what might happen

for a while before

shortly after Naylor ended his call, he turned to Herman, “I have to go,

watched Naylor leave. About thirty seconds later, he slowly followed Naylor’s footsteps.

parking lot. heading back to his own office, Herman called Seraphina, “Have

his office, grabbed a colleague’s car keys, and headed to the parking lot as well.

long after, Naylor’s location was sent to Herman’s phone. Herman followed the address received on

a short while, the location update

on his phone. He hesitated for a moment and then quickly picked up,

out, “I’ve thought it over, I can’t handle this