Chapter 186

He must’ve just come back from outside.

Usually, he wouldn’t have to go outside to get from the garage to the house, but he was radiating freezing cold air that invaded Seraphina’s body through his thin clothing. Yet, when she touched his palm, she felt a burning heal.

His sudden appearance took Seraphina by surprise. Held tightly in his arms, she was caught between the two extreme temperatures, momentarily stunned.

She thought Leandro would say something, but he just held her without moving for a long time.

After seven years, he had become a man of few words, not because he didn’t want to speak but because many things were pointless to discuss.

All these things were useless and unnecessary to him.

Like apologies after regrets.

No words could make up for the irrevocable past and missed chances.

So Leandro didn’t say anything

He didn’t even make a sound, he just held her, his head buried in the crook of her neck, feeling her warmth and her breath.

Things had changed.

She was no longer the same as she was seven years ago.

After a while, Seraphina couldn’t help but move. Surprisingly, the moment she moved slightly, Leandro, who had been holding her tightly, let her go.

Seraphina turned around and finally got a good look at Leandro.

Under the bright light overhead, his face was a bit pale, and his usually deep eyes were clearly filled with desolation and fatigue.

seen Leandro like this, neither seven

who seemed fearless of storms and challenges. Seraphina never imagined she’d

regained her composure and

said. “Get some rest; have a

saying this, Seraphina turned her gaze away and quickly walked towards

place, watching her receding figure without trying

entire city was covered in heavy snow,

the snowy landscape from her bed, Leandro

after Leandro’s short business trip. All the staff on the 26th floor arrived early, waiting for the start of a new

office, Yasmina had already prepared a cup

to Leandro, Yasmina

instructions, but when she looked up, she saw Leandro was

her.

glanced at Keen, who gave her a quick

but instead of returning to her desk, she waited outside the door.

quickly grabbed him and

has

and said, “Mr. Reynolds is sick?”

her a look, sighing

Over the years, aside from a few early accidents

that Leandro was harsh on others and even stricter on himself, to

it quickly spread throughout the entire building, like a major

all, Leandro was just a normal person. It would be abnormal

had underestimated the impact of this illness on Leandro. That day, Leandro only completed half of his usual workload, a two–hour meeting took a full four hours, and

like he

was just regular overtime, but Leandro was sick, this could turn into a

tried to persuade him, but his

options, Keen decided to call

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