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.

call to driving alone here,

at him, and he felt he had no other

parked in front of the

quiet, with no sound other

car for a few seconds, saw no sign of anyone, and then walked into the

was equally deserted, with no safety measures at doors, windows, or stairs.

was semi–open, devoid of doors and windows. In the midst of this space was a lone chair, and on that chair sat Seraphina She was bound to it,

her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she

with her briefly. Without a word, he dropped

face steady, “There’s a bomb strapped to my hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for

moment after hearing her words, but

She called out again, “This is not

checked her safety, and then

controlled,

squatted down next to the chair.

saw him taking out a small set of tools from his clothes–originally intended for emergencies, but now, was he going

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

A bomb this small won’t

Seraphina was speechless

a while, she said, “Can you at least remove

was, after all, not wearing a

say you’re not afraid to die?” Leandro asked.

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

defusing the bomb, then said, “Even if

left

glance, and defusing it was a breeze. In less than two minutes, he had disarmed the remote

would no longer explode, Leandro began to untie the ropes on