Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 466

Back in the living room, Herman was still lost in his own world, disengaged from the animated conversation led by Leandro and the chit-chat centered around Seraphina. He just sat in the corner, lost in thought.

Every time Seraphina caught a glimpse of him, she could hardly suppress a chuckle. Herman, on the other hand, wasn’t in the mood for laughter.

In fact, the thing that Seraphina had brought up had been weighing on his mind for days.

He kept reflecting on whether he had been too harsh that day, to the extent that he might have hurt Andrea’s feelings.

Honestly, considering how he usually treated Andrea, leaving without a word that day wasn’t really out of character for him. But for some reason, ever since he learned that Andrea might be the girl from seven years ago, despite insisting he was over it, he couldn’t help but feel differently whenever he saw her.

That’s why he’d been mulling it over, wondering if he had crossed the line.

Andrea always seemed so nonchalant, but Seraphina mentioned she was upset… How far had he really gone that day?

With this in mind, Herman found himself instinctively reaching for his phone, his thumbs scrolling across the screen as he mentally crafted an apology.

How could he apologize after such a long time? They had agreed to let bygones be bygones and to act like strangers. Wouldn’t it be awkward to message her out of the blue?

After wrestling with his thoughts for a while, Herman finally decided to bite the bullet and call Andrea to come clean, but as he stood up, there she was, walking through the door.

She wore a calm smile as she looked at Seraphina in the midst of everyone; “Sorry, I’m late.”

And Seraphina, who had claimed she’d probably bail at the last minute, beamed, “You’re not late at all, dinner hasn’t even started! Didn’t you say you wouldn’t make it until after seven? You’re actually early!”

Hearing this, Herman shot Seraphina a glare that could kill.

Seraphina turned just in time to catch his look and simply flashed him a small smile before pulling Andrea by the hand.

Herman silently pocketed his phone.

Everyone present was a close friend of Leandro, and they were all familiar with Andrea. Upon seeing her, there was a moment of surprise as they glanced between her, Leandro, and Seraphina, each wearing an expression that seemed to hold back a secret.

“Hey, Andrea, come here,” Valerio said, grabbing her hand with excitement, eager to show her his recent achievements in studies and play.

“Valerio!” Seraphina suddenly called out to him, “Didn’t Uncle Herman give you a model airplane last time? Why don’t you show him how well you’ve put it together?”

“Oh, right!” Valerio replied, releasing Andrea’s hand and asking her to wait at the foot of the stairs before running back to pull Herman along upstairs.

Their ascending figures stood out conspicuously, drawing the eyes of everyone in the room until they disappeared upstairs.

“Something feels off here,” Edgar said, stroking his chin and looking at Seraphina, “What are you up to?”

“You’re overthinking it,” Seraphina leaned into Leandro’s embrace, giving him a glance before saying. “I’m not up to anything. I just want the people I care about to be happy, that’s it.”

Edgar was even more confused, “The people you

before she replied with a light chuckle, “I’m not telling you.”

“Your wife’s being bold,

“If I don’t let her have her way, should

erupted into a mix of cheers and

into Leandro’s arms, triumphantly watching

in Valerio’s room, the boy was showing Andrea his recent drawings while handing each model to Herman for inspection.

a few models, Herman couldn’t help but glance at

Valerio’s sketchbook, occasionally engaging in hushed conversation and laughter with the kid, acting as if

extremely awkward, Seraphina’s voice calling for Valerio echoed from downstairs. Valerio gave a shout back and dashed out of the room.

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caught off guard. Andrea, however, remained composed, putting away Valerio’s sketchbook and

on the bed behind her, silently observing her every move.

tidying the desk and turned around, Herman was still

“Are you done with the models? If you’re finished, I’ll put them away.”

to reality. He stood awkwardly and revealed the pile of models he’d

forward to organize them, and Herman, unable to just stand by idly, silently helped her.

on the highest shelf. Andrea tiptoed but couldn’t reach

revealing a sliver of her waist. Snapping back to his senses with a warm flush on his face, he quickly stepped forward to take the model from her

Andrea said with

after a brief pause, he finally managed to say, “I’m sorry.”

glanced at him, clearly puzzled,

Once Herman started, he decided to push through the awkwardness, “I didn’t

responding, “You gave me the cold shoulder

Herman was speechless.

that way,” she said with a dismissive wave

but for some reason, Herman felt an even heavier weight on his chest.

wasn’t until after dinner that Seraphina found a chance to corner Andrea in the

did it go?” Seraphina prodded, “What did you two talk about

and sighed, “So you made that

he apologize?” Seraphina

he feels about the

don’t care about his issues, Seraphina declared. “As

mused for a moment before

chuckled softly, “That’s

to find Edgar and the others had already set up a card table and were

and had to leave

from the bathroom and announced to the card players, “Carry on, guys.

they just nodded and

also getting ready to leave and was momentarily taken aback, “You’re leaving