Chapter 126

Her left cheek was a bit swollen, and though her forehead had stopped bleeding, the wound was still clearly visible.

She looked a bit of a mess, but with a sly smile, she still managed to exude a captivating beauty.

This scene seemed oddly familiar.

Eight years ago to the day, he had come home late at night. Just as he entered the living room, he caught a glimpse of her hastily retreating upstairs.

She clearly heard him come in but hurriedly avoided him that was unusual.

Leandro went upstairs and walked to her bedroom door. With a gentle push, the door swung open.

But her room was empty. Leandro slowly made his way to the bathroom, spotting her curled up in the bathtub.

Her eyes were red and swollen – a clear sign she’d been crying. She seemed to be holding back tears at that moment. When she saw him, she startled, quickly wiped her eyes and put on a smile, “You’re back, huh?”

Back then, she wasn’t as adept at controlling her expression as she was now. She clearly wanted to cry but forced herself to smile at him. But as soon as her expression changed, the tears fell.

He walked over to the bathtub, used his finger to wipe away her tears, and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

People who are heartbroken aren’t afraid of others‘ concern. Her lips started to tremble, and tears began to pour uncontrollably.

“I miss my dad…” she said.

During all these years in the Reynolds family, she was always quiet and well–behaved, never mentioning her own parents.

was an orphan, so the Reynolds family thought it was only natural. No one cared about what she might

every child under someone else’s

not her

Seraphina had already picked up her

but today, I’d rather you not stay. I just want

you from

then ignored him and

while, most of it was cold, but she didn’t seem

ate a lot.

as she single–handedly polished off half the food

moment, Seraphina

happily eating but suddenly put down her fork. Then, a wave of nausea

Leandro heard the sound of her

he heard a thud that he quickly stood up and opened the bathroom door. Seraphina was curled up on the

Seraphina’s high fever of 104°F and acute gastroenteritis,

hurried into the hospital room and handed the report to Leandro, who was

“Otherwise, I would

at the report and didn’t respond.

seen her

now, she was genuinely lying in the hospital bed, breathing rapidly, her cheeks flushed. This was not something she could

fake.

he already had the

her lying there quietly, with

“The doctor said she needs to be hospitalized for two days. I’ll go prepare some necessities for Ms.

this and didn’t

leave the hospital room, Leandro suddenly called him back, “Find out which hotel Magdalen is staying

on the 25th floor of the hotel, Magdalen sat by the window alone. The bottle of red wine in front of her was almost empty, and the accompanying appetizers had barely

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