Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 508

"Darleen was divorced and her daughter carried her surname, but what about her ex-husband?" Seraphina couldn't help but be curious.

Patrick shook his head, "As for him, I haven't really kept up."

Seraphina smiled slightly, "That makes sense. After all, we all have only so much energy to go around. But you've given me a lot of info today, which is a big help."

Patrick gave her a sideways glance, "Now, can you tell me what you need all this information for?"

Seraphina pursed her lips, meeting his gaze, "What if I don't want to tell you?"

"Well, I can't force you to do anything," Patrick said with a raised eyebrow, "but next time you come looking for info, I can't promise I'll be as open."

His words sounded harsh, but his tone was gentle, and Seraphina knew he was joking. She laughed, "Let's just say I want to know everything about the Martin family."

"Is that because..." Patrick paused, "you're Simon's daughter?"

Seraphina turned swiftly to him, a smile playing on her lips, "Word travels fast, huh? All the way to Moonhaven?"

Indeed, since the Martin family dinner, rumors about Seraphina's connection to the Martins had spread like wildfire. With many in the know, it didn't take long for the gossip to reach every nook and cranny, including the far-off Starhaven where Patrick kept a keen eye on the Martin family's dealings. After a moment, Seraphina added, "So, did you find out just recently, or did you already know when you gave me that painting of the jasmine flowers?"

The painting of jasmine flowers, a lost piece by Carney meant for Adelina, had been delivered to Seraphina by Patrick. It was that painting that had led her to question her own origins and investigate further, unraveling the series of events that followed.

"I'm not as omniscient as you think," Patrick admitted, "The jasmine painting was just a coincidence."

Seraphina shrugged, "It would have been easier if you'd done it on purpose."

"Why's that?"

"Then I could blame you for dragging my peaceful life into a whirlwind. But since it wasn't intentional, what can I say? It's probably all just fate." Patrick fell silent for a moment before asking, "So, are you planning to go back to the Martin family?"

us

long look, "The Martin family is large; not everyone

I trust there are still

which suggested he had insiders helping him. Whether through money or loyalty, there were people within the Martin family

you return to the Martin family, can we still be

you choose to stand against me,

not sure which side you're

out," she replied with

Patrick farewell, Seraphina headed home to attend to documentation for an imminent art exhibition. In a spontaneous

had adopted Renee, her biological father must be

father was very

the 40-year-old was working at an upscale private club called Hot Summer as a Customer Service Manager. His age and position in such a venue were somewhat unusual,

mother had passed, Lionel had not only adopted

reason he was able to adopt Renee

Seraphina arranged to meet a gallery client for lunch

with the Enchanted Petals Club and with connections to the Mart Group, the clientele was a who's who of society. Seraphina, no stranger to the

couple times, and the sharp-eyed staff knew her well. Despite this being her first visit,

and the conversation with her client was enjoyable, making

almost inadvertently, asked the young customer service manager who had been assisting her, "Is Chuck

young man was clearly taken aback by the sudden inquiry about Chuck, pausing for a beat before responding, "Oh, Chuck... he took the day off, isn't in today. Do you know

couple of times," Seraphina replied with a nonchalant shrug.

manager's

smiled and said, "Well, Chuck's an old hand here, knows a lot of people. He's got so many to greet, he's hardly

his eyes, Seraphina chuckled and said, "He

had quickly picked up on his insinuation, the manager hesitated

spends half his time away from the clubhouse? How does the boss let that slide?"

manager shrugged, "Hey, who knows? Maybe he's tight with