Chapter 434

Seraphina thought it was Andrea coming back to settle scores, but when she opened the door, to her surprise, it was Leandro standing there.

She froze for a second before pushing past Leandro and stepping outside to glance down the alley.

The roadside spot where Herman had been standing was now empty, save for the sporadic passerby in a hurry.

“Where on earth did he disappear to so quickly?” Seraphina muttered to herself.

Leandro, feeling like he’d been left out in the cold, looked from Seraphina back to Keen, who was standing behind him. Keen got the hint – Leandro was wondering if he had somehow turned invisible.

Of course, Seraphina had seen them; her reaction was just… unexpected.

“Ma’am,” Keen called out, trying to salvage the situation, “Mr. Reynolds made time to come over to see you and Valerio.”

Only then did Seraphina turn back, giving him a quick glance before responding, “I know, he’s not exactly hard to miss, is he?”

Keen felt unjustly rebuked and rubbed his nose, feeling a bit slighted.

Seraphina then gave Leandro another look, her voice tinged with annoyance, “Well, come on in!”

Leandro stood there for a moment, a frown etching his brow, before finally stepping inside.

Back in the living room, Seraphina was scrolling through her phone, not even bothering to look up as Leandro entered.

“Where’s Valerio?” he asked.

Without looking up, Seraphina replied, “He’s playing next door. Go find him yourself.”

Leandro did just that, not without giving her a long, searching look – which Seraphina pointedly ignored, engrossed in her phone.

Leandro strode forward and snatched the phone from her hands.

Seraphina protested, looking up at

his hand,

out to find Valerio. As they opened the door,

a bad mood

she’s been rather cheerful

so

throat awkwardly, “I

be menopause?” Keen muttered under his breath. “I’ve heard that can

stop, but

voice, flat and unemotional, followed, “You seem to know a

to re-emerged so fast and was caught off guard. He blushed with embarrassment.

hand, would have loved to crack open his head with a hammer, but Leandro

far from

even raising her hand in a

a chill

with him, went next door to bring Valerio back

leaping into his arms and refusing to let

much physical closeness in days, they had been only catching up over the

away, his speech

had hit his chattiest day since he started

to his endless babble, so she played with

and that didn’t change until Valerio was sound asleep. Once he had Valerio tucked in bed, fast asleep, Leandro

and inadvertently met his gaze, she asked, “What are you looking

your attitude after not seeing me for a

him provocatively, “Regretting it? Too late!”

pulled her into his embrace and whispered,

taboo,” Seraphina said. “I just simply don’t like the look

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