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

this situation just came at him, and he felt he had

the building, then got

was eerily quiet, with no sound

a few seconds, saw no sign of anyone, and then walked

measures at

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, yet her face remained uncovered–no blindfold or gag in sight. Her demeanor was eerily calm, almost as if she

her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she

word, he dropped a bag of money

a bomb strapped to my hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d

a moment after hearing her words, but continued

“This is not a joke.

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

homemade bomb, remotely controlled, meaning it could

down next to the chair.

a small set of tools from his clothes–originally intended for emergencies, but now, was he going to defuse the

are obviously targeting you. As long as you leave, I’ll be fine! What are you trying to defuse? It goes off, we’re both toast!”

A bomb this small won’t kill

Seraphina was speechless

you at least remove the bomb from my hand before you defuse it?”

after all, not wearing

afraid

“But dying for your sake, I don’t think it’s worth it, and

paused for a moment in the midst of defusing the bomb, then said,

was left

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

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