Chapter 191
Seraphina gol herself a ss of water, didn’t go upstairs right away, but just sat downstairs sipping it
slowly.
After a while, Keen came downstairs again, darted out the door, looked like he was fetching some
papers from the car, and then bolted upstairs with a few documents
By the time Seraphina finished her water, Keen came down again, with worry all over his face
Seraphina didn’t n to pay him any mind and was about to head upstairs when Keen called out to her,
“Ms. Bet ”
Seraphina paused, turning to look at him.
“Ms. Bet, could you please talk to Mr. Reynolds?‘ Keen said, “You heard what the doctor said today
too, he really can’t overwork himself anymore…
“Why are you telling me this? Seraphina found it slightly amusing, “If you stop delivering documents to
his home, I’d like to see how he’s gonna work.”
Keen’s face reddened slightly. “1… I have no choice, and there’s so much happening in thepany,
those papers won’t pass without Mr. Reynolds, and
work can’t go on…”
Is your bigpany really that dependent on him?” Seraphina asked, “Isn’t there anyone else who can
share some of the workload?”
“Everyone carries their own load at work, Keen replied, “But Mr. Reynolds always takes the reins on
important projects”
Seraphina scoffed, “Just say you don’t trust anyone else, don’t sugarcoat it.”
“Can you please talk to him?” Keen said, “At this rate, his health will copse.”
“Why do you think I can persuade him?” Seraphina asked, “Don’t you know what kind of person your
boss is?”
Keen quietly looked at Seraphina for a moment, then replied, “It’s just… a feeling. If there’s anyone in
this world who can talk sense into Mr. Reynolds, it’s you, Ms. Bet.”
Seraphina couldn’t help butugh, “it’s easy for you to say, isn’t it?”
“You’re usually so confident.” Keen said, “Why are you doubting yourself all of a sudden?”
Seraphina nced at him, “Even an honest person like you uses sneaky tactics to convince others?
Too bad they don’t work on me.”
She didn’t waste any more words on him, turned around, went upstairs, and straight into her room,
mming the door shut behind her.
That night, it was almost dawn when Leandro finally left his study
He was about to go back to his room when he suddenly turned his head, looking towards Seraphina’s
room at the other end of the corridor.
The door was tightly closed, no light seeping through the gap, she should still be asleep at this time
ording to her habits.
Leandro turned back and went into his room.
The next morning, when Seraphina came downstairs, she heard Conway asking a servant about
Leandro’s condition.
The servant seemed to have instructions from Leandro, and replied, “He’s doing great, came home
earlier than before, he’s definitely resting well.”
Conway didn’t seem convinced, “When I got up this morning and passed the study, there were quite a
few cigarette butts in the ashtray!”
The servant hurriedly said, “That must have been from before. I’ll go clean it up right away.”
After the servant left to go upstairs, Seraphina passed by her, admiring the servant’s quick thinking.
When she had finished breakfast with Conway and was going back upstairs, she suddenly heard a
noise from the study, like something had fallen on the
floor
Seraphina went to check and saw that it was only the servant in the study, who seemed to be tidying up
the desk and had identally knocked something over.
Seraphina didn’t think much of it and was about to leave when she suddenly saw a metal box in the
servant’s hand..
She stopped, then walked in.
The servant heard her footsteps, turned back to see her, and sighed in relief, “I was tidying the desk
and identally knocked this box off
Seraphina went over and heard the servant say, “I didn’t originally put it here”
Only then did Seraphina get a good look at the box. It was an old–fashioned metal box, with two
flowers on the lid. The paint had peeled off due to its age, and it looked very old.
“Where was it originally? Seraphina asked.
The servant pointed to a cab under the desk, “It was there. Mr. Reynolds probably took it out to look
at it.”
Seraphina reached out, and the servant handed her the box.
She held the box, weighed it lightly, and felt a familiar weight.
Leandro stayed at home as instructed by Conway, staying in his room all day, and only went downstairs
for dinner with everyone in the evening.
Everyone was at the dinner table. Valerio looked very happy, but the three adults all had heavy hearts,
making the whole dinner very quiet.
After dinner, Seraphina went upstairs, leaving the task of tutoring Valerio to Leandro
Luckily, tutoring Valerio was not strenuous, Leandro took it as a rest.
What’s up with Sera today?” Conway was puzzled, “She barely said anything during dinner, she
seemed much better ye! again.
Leandro was silent for a moment, and replied, “I’ll keep an eye on her.”
Conway looked at him and sighed
When Valerio fell asleep, Leandro entered the study and realized why Seraphina had been so quiet.
The metal box that was originally in his study was gone.
Seraphina locked her room door, got up from her bed when she heard a knock, opened the door, and
saw Leandro standing there
Whether it was because he was sick or in a bad mood, the oppressive aura he usually had around her
had lessened recently, but now, it seemed to be
back
“Give me my stuff back” Leandro said.
Seraphina asked casually. What stuff?”
Leandro nced at her, then his gaze fell on her dressing table in the room – the metal box sat there
quietly.
Leandro was about to walk in, but Seraphina body blocked him. She nced back in the direction he
was looking, then turned back to him, her eyes brimming with challenge, “If I remember correctly, that’s
my stuff. I should decide what to do with it.”
“You wouldn’t dare,” Leandro said.
Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
Why wouldn’t I?” Seraphina retorted. “Seven years ago, I had the guts to bury it. Seven yearster, I’ve
got even more determination to burn everything inside!
At her words, Leandro’s eyes instantly darkened, and he grabbed her wrist. Despite being sick, his
strength was still formidable enough to control her. Pulling her along, he strode into the room, walked
up to the dressing table, and yanked open the lid of the metal box.
Inside the box, various sized portraits remained intact.
Each and every one of them was his portrait.
Leandro quietly gazed at them for a while, then let go of Seraphina and closed the box again.
Standing behind him, Seraphina gently rubbed her wrist, then let out a soft chuckle. “Do you care?” she
asked.