Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 157

When Herman arrived at Leandro’s apartment, he was dead set against Leandro’s decision to personally deliver the ransom.

But nobody, including Herman, could change Leandro’s decision

As he helped Leandro put on his bulletproof vest and tracker, he muttered under his breath, “Who the hell is this Seraphina? She’s a real trouble magnet. It wasn’t long ago that we had that Balch incident, and now you’re risking your neck for her again…”

Leandro gave him a side–eye, “Do you think that’s appropriate talk for a cop?*

Herman looked back at him, then at his own actions, saying. “Do you think this is appropriate? You’d better come back in one piece this time. If anything happens to you, I’ll pay for it with my future.”

With all the preparations complete, Leandro didn’t respond, but turned to leave.

“Leandro Herman was still worried, “we’re not sure if the kidnapper has any other motives. Be careful. I’ll be right behind you. If anything goes wrong, you have to let me know asap”

Leandro nodded, turned to leave, but suddenly looked back

Up on the second floor, Valerio was sitting on the floor, hands gripping the railing, watching him with hopeful eyes.

After a brief eye contact between the father and son, Leandro finally left.

Valerio’s grip on the railing tightened, but he remained sitting quietly

Leaving the apartment, Leandro met up with Keen at a nearby bank, collected the prepared money, said a few words to Keen, and then drove off.

Keen watched the car leave nervously. A minute later, Herman’s car stopped in front of him and Keen immediately got in.”

The exchange was to take place at a construction site in the outskirts. It was desolate, making it easy to hide and observe the surroundings, and also easy for a quick getaway.

he received the call to driving alone here, Leandro had

came at him, and he felt he had no other

front of the

eerily quiet, with no sound

for a few seconds, saw no

deserted, with no safety measures at doors, windows, or

She was bound to it, yet her face remained uncovered–no blindfold or gag in sight. Her demeanor was

echoed, Seraphina lifted her gaze. Spotting Leandro,

eyes with her briefly. Without a word, he dropped a bag of money

on!” Seraphina’s voice held a warning, her face steady, “There’s a bomb strapped to my hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for you

her words, but continued

out again, “This

safety, and then looked at the bomb on her hand.

remotely controlled, meaning

down next

a small set of tools from his

nervous, “Leandro, don’t mess around! These people are obviously targeting you. As long as you leave, I’ll be fine! What are you trying

a bulletproof vest. A bomb this small

Seraphina was speechless

remove the bomb from my hand before

not wearing a bulletproof vest!

not afraid

course I’m not afraid, Seraphina replied, “But dying for your sake,

midst of defusing the bomb, then said, “Even if you don’t want to,

left speechless.

He understood all the mechanisms at a glance, and defusing it was a breeze. In less than two

he confirmed that the bomb on Seraphina’s hand would no longer explode, Leandro