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 call to driving alone here, Leandro had almost no hesitation.

this situation just came at him, and he felt he

of the building,

no sound other than

stood by the car for a few seconds, saw no sign of anyone, and then

of steel and concrete was equally deserted, with no safety measures at doors, windows, or stairs. Leandro ascended

doors and 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

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

briefly. Without a word, he dropped a bag of money and

face steady, “There’s a bomb strapped to my hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for you to get caught in the blast.”

moment after hearing her

called out again, “This is not a joke.

up to her, checked her safety, and then looked at the bomb

was a simple homemade bomb, remotely controlled, meaning

squatted down next to

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

As long as you leave, I’ll

bulletproof vest. A bomb this small

Seraphina was speechless

you at least remove the bomb from

was, after all, not wearing a

afraid to die?” Leandro

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

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

left

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 minutes, he had

bomb on Seraphina’s hand would no longer explode,