Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 440

Patrick was also heading back to Sunburst City that day, not on the same flight as Andrea, but at a similar time. So, he sat down next to her and Seraphina and struck up a casual conversation.

Andrea, who called Patrick “uncle” out of domestic relation, wasn’t too familiar with him. They’d only exchanged brief hellos at some event they both attended by chance. So naturally, she didn’t have much to say to him. But Seraphina and Patrick were a different story. They gabbed about current events, buzzworthy news, and Patrick’s media empire, the conversation flowing like a river.

Andrea mostly stayed quiet, just listening from the sidelines.

It wasn’t until Patrick’s assistant came over to remind him it was time for security check that their engrossing chat came to a reluctant close. “Going through security with me, Andrea?” Patrick finally turned to her.

“No, thanks,” she replied. “I just got a text that my flight’s delayed. I’ll hang back a bit longer.”

“Alright then, Patrick said. “You two take it easy. I’m off.”

Seraphina waved with a grin, and Patrick flashed a brief smile before turning to leave. He paused, looking back at Seraphina, “Next time you’re in Sunburst City, let me take you out for dinner. Or if I’m in Summitville again and you’re still around, let’s grab a bite, yeah?”

“Sure thing,” Seraphina responded with easy confidence. “We’ll plan it out.”

With a nod and a more formal farewell, Patrick finally left. Seraphina let out a small sigh as she watched him go.

“What’s with the sigh?” Andrea asked, her tone light.

“I just missed out on a golden opportunity,” Seraphina replied. “He wanted me to work for him once, and I was quite tempted.”

“Why didn’t you?”

“Because he’s a legend,” Seraphina explained. “He’s got the Midas touch, and working for him would mean getting my hands on the most intriguing cases. Plus, he really trusts me. Imagine how fulfilling that job would be!”

slowly said, “He doesn’t just trust you,

shot her a

you afraid Leandro will

me because I’m likable. If Leandro gets jealous, that’s his own sour problem!”

keep telling yourself that,” Andrea teased. “We’ll see who can’t

won’t

next to you, how would

zip it,” Seraphina huffed, making a zipping gesture across her lips. “Be

zipping her own lips and wisely chose to stay

that by silencing Andrea, she inadvertently stirred up a whole lot of chatter elsewhere.

posted photos of her and Patrick deep in conversation, with a headline that screamed for attention, “Trouble in

right beside them, had turned invisible, not even a thread of her clothing in sight.

would believe the

was bombarded with messages-texts, calls, DMs-one

media contacts, nosy onlookers, and a throng of the Reynolds family elders, all reaching out

be bothered. After skimming through the unread messages, she

the Reynolds’ elders, Leandro must have seen the gossip. But his silence-was it indifference, or

Seraphina spent the afternoon searching in vain for any word from Leandro.

phone still in hand, Seraphina finally

and put

Valerio remarked. “Is Dad coming

him on her phone, maybe Leandro was planning

you call him and find out?” Seraphina suggested. “How would I know his

his fork and immediately dialed Leandro.