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.

the moment he received the call to driving alone here, Leandro had almost

at

the

was eerily quiet, with no

no sign of anyone, and then walked into the unfinished

of steel and concrete was equally deserted, with no safety measures at doors,

windows. In the midst of this space was a lone chair, and on that chair sat Seraphina She was bound to it, yet her face remained uncovered–no blindfold or gag in sight. Her demeanor was eerily calm, almost as if she thought it was a mere

lifted her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she chuckled, “You really showed

he dropped a bag of money and started

hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for you to

after hearing her words, but

called out again, “This is not a joke.

her, checked her safety, and then looked at

was a simple homemade bomb, remotely controlled, meaning it could explode at any

next

her neck and saw him taking out a small set of tools from his clothes–originally intended for emergencies, but

you leave, I’ll be fine! What are you trying to defuse?

bomb this small won’t kill me,” Leandro said calmly

Seraphina was speechless

she said, “Can you at least remove the bomb from my

not wearing a

say you’re not afraid

course I’m not afraid, Seraphina replied, “But dying for your sake, I don’t think it’s worth it, and I don’t

of defusing the bomb, then said,

was left speechless.

the bomb’s structure was too simple. He understood all the mechanisms at a glance, and defusing it was a breeze. In less than two

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