Chapter 161
Ever since she went public with her rtionship with Leandro, Seraphina found herself constantly
pursued by eager paparazzi While her day to day life remainedrgely unchanged. the one significantly
affected was Valerio.
In an effort to shield him from the relentless media re, Seraphina had to relinquish her role as his
chauffeur Naturally, Valerio was displeased. However, such was Seraphina’s influence over him that a
fewforting words from her would melt away any of his reservations. And so, after a heartfelt
conversation, he begrudgingly epted the change
Despite the adjustments, Seraphina’s priorities remained. She found herself continually shuttling
between the hospital and her apartment, ensuring that she was present as much as possible for
Conway
One day, as Seraphina was at the hospital entrance, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the
corner of her eye. But when she tried to get a better look, the figure had vanished.
Seraphina paused and then walked into the security room.
Not two minutes after she entered the security room, the familiar figure appeared again at the hospital
entrance, constantly peeping into the hospital.
Caught in the act, he suddenly saw Seraphina in the security room. She was standing with her arms
folded, watching him with amusement through the ss
Terrell couldn’t help but frown.
Finally, Seraphina came out of the security room and stood in front of Terrell. What are you looking for?
Need my help?”
Terrell nced at her. “You should be busy these days, I don’t want to disturb you”
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“I’m not busy, I have time.” Seraphina quickly said. “Just tell me what you’re looking for Maybe I can
help. Unless it’s about me, what can’t you tell me?”
Terrell red at her and finally said, “I’m investigating a case where a doctor has been abusing his
patients for a long time. How can you help?”
Seraphina perked up. The best way to investigate such cases is to have someone lure the suspect out.
How could you not ask for my help? Don’t I have the capability?”
Terrell looked at her and rolled his eyes. You would have been perfect, but now the whole world knows
you’re Leandro’s woman. Who would dare to touch you?”
Seraphina’s spirits dampened by half. She sighed, then looked at him again. “You’re not working in the
entertainment industry anymore, right?”
“Yeah Terrell grudgingly replied.
“Why?” Seraphina asked. “Isn’t good working in the entertainment industry?”
“Why do you care?” Terrell replied irritably, then turned to leave.
“Hold on.” Seraphina hurriedly grabbed him. “I just want you to introduce me to some good jobs.”
Terrell scoffed. “You’re about to marry into the Reynolds family, and you still want to work as a
reporter?”
Seraphina flicked her hair back and replied, “It’s best to rely on oneself, especially for a beautiful
woman…
Ignoring her, Terrell turned and left.
Seraphina didn’t bother him anymore and headed for the ward.
To her surprise, she saw another familiar figure just as she reached the entrance to the ward.
This time, Seraphina nned to pretend she hadn’t seen him and walk past, but he unexpectedly
reached out to stop her. “Sera”
Seraphina sighed a little helplessly when he grabbed her arm and looked at him. “Peterson Miller,
what’s the fun in this?”
Peterson, whom she hadn’t seen for several months, seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Compared to
his past morous image in Starhaven, he looked quite haggard now.
“I want to talk to you” Peterson said, and without waiting for her reply, he pulled Seraphina towards the
cafeteria.
The cafeteria in the private hospital was much morefortable and secluded than the one in the
public hospital. Seraphina sat across from Peterson and said impatiently, “Just spit it out.”
“Is your rtionship with Leandro real?” Peterson asked.
Seraphina looked at him andughed. “What’s the matter with you? We’ve been broken up for so long.
What’s it to you whether my rtionship with someone is real or fake?”
Peterson’s eyes faltered, but he didn’t reply.
Seraphina tilted her head slightly to look at him. “Or are your fiancée and her family giving you a hard
time and making you unhappy, so you thought of me?”
“You and Balch were together for a case.” Peterson finally spoke again. “What about now? What’s your
reason for being with Leandro? Is it for a case 1007”
“Are you kidding?” Seraphina said. “Do you need a reason to be with a man like Leandro? Isn’t just
being Leandro reason enough?”
Peterson seemed stung by her words. He just looked at her and asked, “Does he love you?”
Seraphina replied, “At least he doesn’t say he loves me while flirting with other women.”
“You know I had my reasons!” Peterson said.
“Yes, your reasons were money” Seraphinaughed. “It’s my fault for being poor. If I had money, you
wouldn’t have gone after that woman, right?”
After being mocked repeatedly, Peterson finally lost control of his emotions. But he kept a calm facade
andughed self–deprecatingly “So my love for you doesn’t count for anything?”
“You shouldpare it to the Whitman family’s fortune and see how much your love is worth”
Seraphina said expressionlessly.
Peterson suddenly stood up, mmed his hands on the table, leaned in close to Seraphina, and said
angrily, “I didn’t even care that you had a child. Do you think there are many men who would do that?
Could Leandro do that?”
Seraphina hadn’t really looked at him from the start until now. This time, she slowly raised her eyes and
fixed them steadily on his face.
Meanwhile, at the Reynolds Group.
In the CEO’s office, Keen and Yasmina were having a meeting with Leandro when suddenly, Leandro’s
computer pinged with an email notification.
It was a typical email sound, nothing out of the ordinary, but the fact that Leandro stopped mid–
sentence to check it was a bit weird.
Yasmina and Keen shared a brief look. A sense of unease grew in Keen as he discreetly observed
Leandro.
Leandro, however, remained focused on hisputer, his face revealing nothing, his eyes calm and
unfazed.
Keen couldn’t help but whisper, “Mr. Reynolds…”
“That’ll be all, Leandro suddenly said
He didn’t wait for Keen and Yasmina to leave before he grabbed a cigarette and a lighter from his desk
and lit up. Keen saw this and felt a bit uneasy, but didn’t dare ask further. He tightly held Yasmina’s
hand and they hastily left.
Leandro sat there, quietly savoring the taste of the smoke as it filled his lungs. After a while, he turned
back to hisputer screen.
On the screen was a photo of a little girl, only two or three years old. She had chubby cheeks, bright
eyes, and a pure smile. Absolutely adorable.
But she was dead.
She had died at the age of three from tuberculous meningitis.