Chapter 12

Seraphina sat on the sofa, patiently waiting for Leandro to ask his questions.

However, Leandro was far from anxious. Only after Valerio’s figure disappeared up the stairs did he take out a cigarette from his pack, lit it leisurely, took a puff, and then turned to Seraphina. He didn’t say a word, just furrowed his brows, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Sat on the sofa, Seraphina quickly played along and explained with a smile, “Mr. Reynolds, you’ve got it all wrong. I actually lost something and came here looking for it. I think I left my stuff in your car. You don’t mind if I look for it, do you?”

She was about to get up when Leandro’s voice followed, “This?”

Seraphina turned around to see a silver voice recorder in Leandro’s hand- exactly what she had been missing!

“That’s it!” Seraphina walked towards him with a laugh, “So it really was here! I’ve been looking for it for so long!”

She went over to take the voice recorder, but Leandro’s hand suddenly closed, his slender fingers gripping the recorder tightly.

at him, “Mr. Reynolds, what’s the deal?”

Leandro looked at her, “I should be asking you, what’s the deal?” Seraphina burst into laughter, “You know I was

her deeply, obviously not accepting her

have anything I should be investigating? Is it…” Seraphina gestured upstairs, implying Valerio, but she quickly ruled out this answer, “If I really wanted to investigate you, I could just go back to the Reynolds family and ask

eyes were

smiling, but her eyes gradually became serious, quietly

smart. He saw through her so easily

such mistakes, but this time, things were unusually difficult. “Yes, I am investigating Balch.” At this point, Seraphina no longer resisted futilely and openly admitted. Leandro took a puff of his cigarette, but his voice was still clear, “What are you investigating him for?” “Someone reported that his company is involved in illegal transactions.” Seraphina

again when he heard this, “What gives you the right to investigate this?”

looked at him squarely, “I find

“How did you, who once wanted to be a painter, become

didn’t expect him to bring

important part

from a very young age. After being adopted by the Reynolds family, Conway Reynolds and Bruce gave

few years living

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