Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 211

An old case, dormant for months, suddenly got stirred up by the appearance of a key player. The situation felt kinda delicate

Seraphina Bennett held her breath for a moment before finally managing to say, “You did show up a little late Patrick Gray chuckled softly, “Actually, I saw your report the moment it was published, it’s just that… I was just too busy to come.”

Seraphina paused for a moment before probing, “Were you two… close?”

At this, Patrick glanced at her, seeming to see curiosity in her eyes. He didn’t seem to mind, just smiled slightly and said, “We’ve known each other for a long time. She relied on me quite a bit.”

“Were you ever officially a couple?”

“No,” Patrick replied, “I know what she wants, but my own situation is complicated, and I don’t want to involve her in my life. She eventually married Balch Lawson… I knew she wasnt happy, but I never thought her dependence on me would be her downfall.”

There was a deep sense of regret and loss in Patrick 5 eyes as he said this.

“Relationships are always a complex beast, not so easily summed up! Seraphina tried to comfort him, quickly changing the subject, “You mentioned your life being complicated. How so?”

Patrick looked at her, a grin slowly spreading across his face, A journalist’s instinct, is it? I thought you were done with journalism,”

Seraphina shrugged, “Just making small talk. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

Patrick didnt respond, instead he pulled out a business card holder from his pocket and handed a card to Seraphina.

She looked at the card, it read the Chairman of SpectrumMedia Innovations.

media?” Seraphina

small smile, “If you’re considering getting back into

conversation. She hesitated, then replied with a laugh, if the conditions are right,

a whole new news line. If you’re interested, I’d like you to be the editor-in-chief of our new section, Patrick suggested. “You’ll

I even qualify

gave a light laugh, “With me, the possibilities are

not the editor-in-chief?”

this question, he just smiled and said, “The editor-in-chief has to take on some administrative duties. I’m guessing you’re not too keen on that,

and slowly nodded, “Your assessment of me, your potential partner, is

my offer?” Patrick asked.

tilted her head and looked at him, “Are we really diving into this

I’m confident you won’t be shortchanged. I

concern. If we can agree on that, everything else should

but laugh

so Seraphina kept a

before Patrick could speak, a crashing sound came from downstairs, followed by a staff

she quickly smiled at Patrick and said, “I’ll go check out what’s happening, Mr.

as soon as she reached the door, she spotted a familiar

a white jumpsuit, her checks flushed and eyes glazed, holding a purse and a bottle of water, was smugly studying a painting with a pile of broken glass at her

of her was Seraphina’s prized Rose Picture.

and saw that the glass cover of the Rose Picture

with her purse, the staff member

no sane person would vandalize a painting during a