Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 168

Leandro paused at the entrance, observing her silently. She remained still, not acknowledging his presence. Taking a step forward, he stopped right in front of her, lifting his head slightly as he inquired, “What’s going on?”

When Seraphina finally raised her eyes to meet his, the raw emotion in them was evident. She appeared taken aback, a mix of sadness and confusion evident in her gaze. Without a word, her hands instinctively rose to cover the plunging neckline of her dress.

Suppressing a smirk, Leandro merely watched her, biting back a chuckle.

After a moment, Seraphina finally answered, “I don’t want to wear this dress. They said every woman has to wear it, and they took my clothes

Leandro looked at her carefully and then asked. “You look great in it, why don’t you want to wear it?”

Even though she had just started high school, she was tall and could pull off the dress perfectly–its beauty was even more striking because of her youthful innocence.

Hearing Leandro’s question, Seraphina looked down again.

Seeing her reaction, Leandro was even more curious, “Isn’t it every girl’s dream to wear a wedding dress? Why are you the exception?”

It was a long time before Seraphina finally answered him,“I’m not looking forward to it.”

“Why?”

Tears filled her eyes as she gazed at him, “I’ll never get to walk down the aisle with my dad, so I don’t look forward to it.” As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. She quickly brushed them away, sitting in silence.

Leandro was taken aback, trying to grasp her words.

fairy–tale weddings in these dresses, her thoughts lingered on her late father,

taken her in, with Conway cherishing her like a granddaughter and Bruce as a daughter, it couldn’t fill the void left by

silence, Leandro left the room to find Rachel, “Where are Seraphina’s clothes? Bring them to

“She’s having fun, why

evident. “Just bring them,”

Rachel quickly collected the clothes Seraphina had taken off

school jacket, trousers, and a delicate pink piece of underwear.

left

clothes, especially noting the underwear. He approached the dressing area

saw the pink underwear. Swiftly, she

her school uniform, meticulously zipped up to the very top, her face slightly

escorted her to

in the passenger

Leandro finally turned to her, “Don’t be mad, okay? I’ll come to your school on Monday and

Seraphina finally responded, uttering a quiet acknowledgment after a moment.

at the apartment, Seraphina, who had spent the day trying on wedding dresses and gowns, felt too exhausted to move. Meanwhile, Conway, who had been out of the hospital for half a day, was still full of energy, enthusiastically discussing with Magdalen what color

showed an unusual kindness, carefully selecting a dozen designs for Seraphina to

designs and perked

at the time, Seraphina gasped, “Conway, you should be back at the hospital”

get to breathe

not about letting you stay, it’s about your health!” Seraphina responded, “You’ve been on your feet all day, don’t you feel

looked at her, surprised, and retorted, “Do I appear weary to you?”

at that moment Seraphina understood: Conway had no