Chapter 206

In 2009, during the sweltering summer.

Sunburst City experienced some crazy weather that year. After September, the city was hit by a heatwave with record breaking temperatures for days on end. Even late into the night, the heat was still suffocating

That evening, while Conway was at the hospital for a check-up and Glora was traveling in Europe, Bruce Reynolds was notably absent. This left Seraphina as the only awake inhabitant of the grandl Reynolds Manor: the servants had long since retired for the night.

Lost in thought, Seraphina wandered between her room and the kitchen. During one of her trips, she unexpectedly ran into someone at the kitchen

entrance.

Leandro, slightly inebriated from a recent party had just returned to the manor. He was in the kitchen for a cold drink when he turned and collided with Seraphina. She stood there, wearing a sleeveless nightgown, her bare shoulders glowing, cheeks rosy and hair slightly moist.

It seemed like they always ran into each other in the kitchen late at night

The moment he saw her, Leandro couldn’t help but chuckle, “Are you hungry again?”

Seraphina bit her lip and just replied, “No,” before throwing him a glance and bolting off

Back in her room, her heart was pounding

She still remembered the last time they ran into each other late at night, she had tripped and fallen right into his arms.

taking deep breaths to calm her racing heart, she was startled by a knock

breath, her mind racing. At this hour,

lip, then resolutely opened the door. There stood Leandro, a croissant from the fridge in one hand and a bottle of cold water in the

a teasing smile on his

shifted from the croissant to

Her light attire

up with your room? Why is it so

broke.”

in his hands, then handed her the water. Is this what

took the water and murmured a small “Yes,” before pressing the cold bottle against her neck, and stealing another glance at

actually help with the heat? Leandro

lowered her head and replied, “Better

moment the cold bottle touched her skin droplets formed and

her and suddenly found it

Seraphina paused, then said, “gel

out

stop the door from closing.

him, her eyes lighting up in

finally let a small smile

response to her smile. As the eldest Reynolds son, he had grown up in luxury, groomed to helm the family business Yel, In this moment, he was playing the role of a handyman, trying to

unexpected gesture delighted

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