Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 442

For a while, Seraphina had truly reveled in Leandro’s indulgence and compliance, to the extent that she had almost forgotten his cunning and ruthlessness.

He could be utterly merciless when he chose to be.

She’d been run ragged all day, to the point where she didn’t even have the energy for her usual sharp-tongued banter. It was only then that peace prevailed.

In the afternoon, Leandro had gone alone to pick up Valerio from school.

Having not seen his father for several days, Valerio was overjoyed, eagerly tugging Leandro home to see Seraphina.

But when Seraphina saw Leandro, she was as cold as ice, hardly in the mood to make nice.

“Mom, Dad’s here,” Valerio informed her, clearly hoping to warm the frosty atmosphere.

Seraphina glowered at Valerio, making a fist as a warning, deliberately showing off the marks on her wrist left by Leandro’s tie, a silent testament to her ordeal that day.

Leandro, holding an innocent-looking Valerio close, spoke calmly, “Mom’s tired. Let her rest, so she can give you her full attention later, instead of wasting her energy elsewhere.”

At his words, Seraphina gritted her teeth and shot Leandro another glare.

He met her fiery gaze with a raised eyebrow, as if to challenge her disapproval.

Remembering the day’s events, Seraphina begrudgingly swallowed her pride.

That evening, after a cozy dinner at the Manleys, they took Valerio to a movie at his request.

It was a family-friendly animation that Seraphina could tolerate, but exhausted from the day’s events, she struggled to focus and soon started nodding

off.

sound effect. Blinking groggily, she saw the movie had reached a climactic scene. To her surprise, she was resting against Leandro, her hand in his. She tried to withdraw her hand subtly,

let him hold her hand as

their position to

off to the airport. Seraphina was dragged along to see him

puzzled. “What about your plane?”

Leandro’s curt

beside him, somewhat lost in thought, as she watched the bustling crowd. She

motives.

than she had realized.

Seeing Leandro engrossed in a business magazine, she snuggled under

intimate and natural. Leandro glanced down at her and, without missing a beat, pushed the

Seraphina, so she wasn’t focused. She adjusted her posture, and “kindly” straightening his

set aside the magazine and

this what you wanted?” she

to roll her eyes in impatience, Leandro leaned in and kissed her, using the

the cover, their kiss

Leandro off at

her settling in Summitville and issues in her marriage to

by the gossip, their affectionate gestures and stolen

their bicoastal

fortnight later, Seraphina took Valerio back to Sunburst City for

at Reynolds Manor, only

Grandpa?” Seraphina inquired.

and responded, “He went