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. Evente 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 kitchente 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 nce and bolting off


    Back in her room, her heart was pounding


    She still remembered thest time they ran into each otherte at night, she had tripped and fallen right


    into his arms.


    Leaning against her door and taking deep breaths to calm her racing heart, she was startled by a knock


    at her door


    She held her breath, her mind racing. At this hour, no one in the house would knock on her door…


    Seraphina hesitated momentarily, biting her 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 other


    Want some?” Leandro offered, a teasing smile on his face, nodding towards the croissant.


    Seraphina’s gaze shifted from the croissant to Leandro, remaining silent.


    Noticing her damp hair and flushed cheeks, Leandro realized she was feeling the heat. Her light attire


    contrasted with his own difort, making him adjust his shirt for relief


    Then, he looked into her room, “What’s up with your room? Why is it so hot?”


    The aircon’s broke.” Seraphina replied softly


    Leandro nced at the croissant and the water in his hands, then handed her the water. Is this what


    you want then?”


    Seraphina took the water and murmured a small “Yes,” before pressing the cold bottle against her


    neck, and stealing another nce at him.


    “Does that actually help with the heat? Leandro asked.


    Seruphina lowered her head and replied, “Better than nothing.”


    The moment the cold bottle touched her skin droplets formed and slid down her smooth neck


    Leandro caught another glimpse of her and suddenly found it hard to breathe in the stifling room.


    “Get some, Seraphina paused, then said, “gel some sleep soon.”


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    With that, she reached out to close the door


    But Leandro quickly reached out to stop the door from closing. 1 can fix your aircon for you!


    Seraphina Inoked up at him, her eyes lighting up in recognition


    “Alright” She finally let a small smile crept onto her face.


    Leandro found himself smiling in 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 ying the role of a


    handyman, trying to fix her air conditioner.


    This unexpected gesture delighted her.


    As he worked on the aircon in the sweltering heat, she stayed close, observing him intently despite not


    understanding the repair process. The oppressive heat soon had Leandro soaked in sweat, his shirt


    sticking to him.


    Upon seeing this. Seraphina quackly ran over to her bed, grabbed the handheld fan she left there, and


    returned to fan him.


    Leandro nced at her. “Do you think that helps?”


    Seraphina lestated before replying, “Better than nothing”


    With a small smile, he reconnected a wire in the aircon and pressed the power button. The aircon


    hummed to life, and cool air filled the room


    Relieved from the heat after a long night, Seraphina took a deep breath, pulling at the cor of her


    nightgown to let the cool air in


    Leandro watched her and suddenly found his mouth dry, the room still unbearably hot.


    He took the bottle of water Seraphina had been using to cool down, opened the cap and took a sip.


    The water was warm, having taken on her body temperature.


    Leandro frowned slightly


    Seeing his reaction, Seraphma quickly said, get you a new one.”


    She turned to leave, and Leandro watched her go without stopping her