Chapter 140

His relationship with Seraphina might be confusing to those around them, but it was crystal clear between them.

She might have tried to erase all their past, but when she found out he was behind her return to Sunburst City, the memories flooded back.

She probably still hated him. She hated him for treating her like a booty call. With her character now, she’d definitely want to get back at him.

He knew what to expect, so he just watched before..

Her flirtatiousness, her come-ons, her deliberate indulgence, her feigned hurt… he saw it all, and even if he played along sometimes, he wouldn’t get too hooked

Now, she started playing hide and seek.

Alright then, he’ll play along.

Las Vegas was miles away from Moonhaven. Keen had the means but felt stretched thin, let alone Leandro who didn’t have the means at all, so he hired a few private detective agencies to look for Seraphina

However, they came up empty after half a month.

Keen was at his wit’s end every day with no news from Seraphina, while Leandro was business as usual, working when he should, resting when he should, seemingly unbothered.

But Keen still noticed something was off.

Like how the dark circles under the company executives‘ eyes were getting worse by the day. Their eye bags were heavier too, obviously overworked.

Keen didn’t know why until one day a senior came to talk to him “Mr. Keen, have you noticed Mr. Reynolds has been working very hard lately?”

Keen was taken aback, “Not really”

feel anything special. The other person was almost angry at his answer, pointing at his eye bags in complaint: “We’ve been working overtime for a week! This is just too harsh!”

thought back and realized that the entire company had worked overtime with Leandro for a week. It’s really rare except in

been a pain in the neck lately. Despite her best efforts as a professional housekeeper, she got nitpicked over trivial things lately – like uneven cuffs, coffee not at the right temperature, wine not to his

again?” Keen couldn’t

a glass of whiskey every night. He’s upped it to two these

this, Keen

because of Seraphina! But that woman didn’t leave

there was still no progress

at night, after a round of talks with the detective agencies, Keen went to wash his face in disappointment. When he came back, he found Leandro, who was about to clock out, checking out the info from the agencies at his

to explain, “These are

are we only looking

aback, “Ms. Bennett

she wanted to go off the grid, she wouldn’t

the pile of useless papers, turned around and

undere

Seraphina’s

that Leandro was personally involved, she had to be found, no matter how wide the

was losing his patience

enough, they were due to return

two glasses of whiskey and went to

help him sleep in a long time. And two glasses of whiskey were nothing to him now, just a bit to

he was about to drift off, he felt

was slowly lifted, clearly someone was joining

person out from under the

was lying on the pillow, looking at him. Her hair was silky smooth. In the dark, her eyes were like a painting. She couldn’t

reaction.

just stared deeply at her, his chest rising and falling with

her arms around his neck, pressing against his chest, looking him in the eye, “Heard you’ve sent people searching high and

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