Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 349

That morning, Leandro came into the office at ten. Late again.

Keen didn’t show up until close to eleven.

When Yasmina saw him, she perked up. “Oh boy, you’re in for it now. Showing up this late. Mr. Reynolds being late is one thing, but you showing up even later?!”

“I had stuff to deal with!” Keen shot back, then asked, “Mr. Reynolds was late today?”

Yasmina nodded, then chuckled. “Based on past experience, Mr. Reynolds is usually in a good mood when he’s late.”

“You sure?”

“Absolutely.” Yasmina said. “Haven’t you noticed the atmosphere in the office today? It’s like a breath of fresh spring air.”

Hearing this, Keen sighed. “Well, that might change once I give my report.”

With that, he turned and knocked on Leandro’s office door.

Leandro was looking over some files. Keen took a deep breath, then stepped forward. “Mr. Reynolds, I’ve got some information on Bowen.”

Without looking up, Leandro simply said, “Spill.”

“Bowen was born in the northern district of Sunburst City in 1986. His biological parents were in the construction business, then started a small real estate company. In 2002, the company went bankrupt. They were drowning in debt. They couldn’t pay it off, so they both jumped off a building. Bowen got seriously sick that year and supposedly lost his memory when he woke up. He was then adopted by the Smith family.”

Hearing this, Leandro slowly looked up. “Why did his parents’ company go bankrupt?”

took a breath, then continued, “They were working on a real estate project, Avalon Palace, with the Reynolds Group at the time. But the project was halted not long after it

course, Leandro knew

of collapse at that time, and many projects were halted, including Avalon Palace. When Leandro took over, he went against opposition and started with Avalon Palace. Not long after the project restarted, the government introduced a new urban plan, and the project area became

time.

that, the initial development of the project was led

pulled

empty when he walked

she beamed. “You’re back? I was asking the kitchen to prepare your/

then said, “I need to talk to my dad first, then I’ll

been eating well. Seeing you might make her eat more.”

then went upstairs to Bruce’s room.

had just gotten home. He was still in his suit, sitting on the sofa, watching an

turned down the TV volume and turned to him. “You wanted to

“Do you remember the Avalon

then said,

Reynolds Group at the time. Are

uncomfortable at the question, but he answered honestly. “Some things happened back then. The bank called in the loan early, the project’s funding chain broke, the Reynolds Group nearly collapsed, and those small companies went bankrupt

asked, “Was there a

for help, but we were in a tough spot ourselves. How could we help them? In cooperative projects like these, we share the glory and the losses. We can’t be

did not respond

project should have been Bruce’s mistake in decision-making. Yet, as Bruce said, the risks in cooperative projects were shared. If the investment failed, one party could not bear all the responsibility. In the

if someone wanted to pin the blame on someone, then Bruce

had all gone bankrupt, but the Reynolds Group was still

a sudden?” Bruce asked.

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