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”

to Leandro’s do–it–yourself style, devoting most of his time outside of his breaks to work. So he didn’t feel anything special. The other person

entire company had worked overtime with Leandro for a week. It’s really rare except in special times. But what special time was

help but vent to him privately. She said Mr. Reynolds had been a pain in the neck lately. Despite her best efforts as a professional housekeeper, she got nitpicked

Mr. Reynolds started drinking again?”

night. He’s upped it to two these past couple of days! He didn’t do

Keen sighed.

it was all because of Seraphina! But that woman didn’t leave a

few days, and there was still no progress in finding Seraphina.

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 desk.

and ran over to explain, “These are all from the PIs, but

asked, “Why are we only looking

taken aback, “Ms. Bennett went

to go off the grid, she

of useless papers, turned

undere

Seraphina’s craftiness. But

personally involved, she had to be found, no matter

Leandro was losing his

a quick calculation, sure enough, they were due to return home in

downed two glasses of whiskey and

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

was about to drift off, he felt

his blanket was slowly lifted, clearly someone was

yanked the person

In the dark, her eyes were like a

reaction.

at her, his chest rising and

against his chest, looking him in the eye, “Heard you’ve sent people

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