Chapter 288


    The night was already deep and doing anything was a bit of a hassle. On top of that, Herman needed


    some time to calm down and get over the shock while Seraphina had some things to figure out. So, it


    was destined to be a sleepless night.


    By the time Seraphina and Leandro got back to Reynolds Vista Retreat, Conway and Valerio were


    already asleep.


    Sleeping was thest thing on Seraphina’s mind. She headed straight to the study after getting home.


    Leandro had a lot on his te today and only now could he snatch some time to get things done. With


    the study already upied by Seraphina, he had no choice but to work in his bedroom.


    But not even an hour in, Seraphina barged in.


    She first pushed the door open, peeked inside, and seeing Leandro on the phone, she hesitated.


    Clearly, she wasn’t here to sleep. Leandro put down his phone and looked at her, “What’s up?”


    Seraphina then walked over and plopped down in hisp, “You still working?”


    “Yep,” Leandro answered.


    Seraphina nced at his muted phone, the screen showing Keen’s name.


    She frowned a bit, then asked, “Is this work super important? Does it have to be done tonight?”


    Leandro could tell something was up and looked at her with a teasing smile, “What do you want?”


    Seraphina immediately pointed at his phone, “I want this guy on your phone.”


    Leandro had said before that she could always turn to Keen for anything. Indeed, Keen was quite


    reliable, handling whatever Seraphina gave him quickly and efficiently.


    Apart from being a bit too honest, Keen was a great assistant.


    But tonight, she’d been trying to call Keen, but his line was busy all the time. After more than half an


    hour, she still couldn’t get through.


    Naturally, she thought of Leandro. Sure enough, he was on the phone with Keen.


    Her request was a bit unreasonable, but she had a feeling that Leandro would agree.


    “It’s alreadyte.” Before Leandro could say anything, Seraphina added, “Get some rest and deal with


    this stuff at the office tomorrow. Don’t always pull all-nighters. They age you.”


    “Really?” Leandro raised an eyebrow but just watched her quietly.


    That look clearly asked, what about you?


    “I’m different. I’m a woman. I can just freshen up and recover,” Seraphina said. “Men can’t pull all-


    nighters. Once your health is overdrawn, you can’t get it back no matter what.”


    She said it so earnestly as if it were an absolute truth. Leandro knew she was talking nonsense, but he


    didn’t argue.


    In that short span, Leandro handed his phone to her.


    Seraphina happily took it, “Keen, I need your help with something. Can you drop what you’re doing for


    a bit?”


    As she spoke, she turned to leave. After a few steps, she remembered something, turned back to


    Leandro, and paused her conversation with Keen, handing the phone back to him, “I’ll call him with my


    phone in a bit.”


    “No need,” Leandro said. “You can use this one.”


    Seraphina blinked in surprise. “You’re letting me use your phone?”


    “Is there a problem?” Leandro asked.


    Seraphina arched an eyebrow, “Nowadays, a phone is a very personal thing. If I have your phone, it’s


    like having all your secrets. Are you sure you want me to use it?”


    Leandro just watched her quietly, “Do you think I have secrets I don’t want you to know?”


    “If there are other women’s contact info or photos, or men’s contact info and photos in your phone and I


    find out, I won’t let you off the hook,” Seraphina said.


    Leandro just sat there, saying slowly, “I’d really like to see how you won’t let me off the hook.”


    “Since you’ve given me your phone, I’ll trust you for now,” Seraphina said, then suddenly leaned in and


    kissed him with a smile. “Alright, get some rest. I have things to do.”


    With that, she turned and left. Leandro sat quietly for a while, then got up, changed clothes, and went


    to the bathroom.


    After returning to the study, Seraphina quickly started discussing how to fabricate some evidence with


    Keen.


    They were deep in discussion of how to go about it and what the content should be,pletely losing


    track of time.


    Seraphina was thoroughly engrossed when she heard a knock on the door.


    Thinking it was Leandro, she looked up to see a maid carrying a tea cup.


    “How can your body handle all thesete nights?” the maid set the tea in front of Seraphina, “Drink up


    and get some rest.”


    “Thank you,” Seraphina said gratefully.


    “Don’t thank me,” the maid said. “Leandro had me make this for you. He said you didn’t eat enough


    tonight. You must drink it.”


    Hearing that, Seraphina was taken aback.


    Indeed, dinner at Herman’s was a bit hurried, but she didn’t think much of it. She didn’t expect Leandro


    to have noticed.


    “Is he asleep?” Seraphina asked.


    “He said he was going to sleep just now,” the maid said. “You should also go to bed soon. Don’t stay up


    toote, got it?”


    Seraphina nodded repeatedly.


    After the maid left, Seraphina took a couple of sips of the tea, then got back to discussing with Keen.


    She was full of energy, and Keen didn’t dare to be sleepy. After all, he was used to it from working with


    Leandro. Pulling an all-nighter was a piece of cake.


    She was surprised when, an hourter, the maid came back to the study.


    Seraphina jumped, “Aren’t you going to sleep?”


    “I came to collect the dishes,” the maid said, walked over to check on Seraphina’s tea drinking


    progress, then shot her a re.


    Seraphina stuck out her tongue, but the maid didn’t say anything else. After cleaning up, she muttered,


    “You’re not sleeping, Leandro’s not sleeping, you two are having a staying-uptepetition…”


    Seraphina nced up and asked, “Leandro’s not asleep yet?”


    “Of course not.” The servant replied, “His light is still on.”


    And indeed, Leandro had not gone to bed.


    In fact, he had tried to sleep, but couldn’t, so he’d decided to get up, turn on hisputer and check


    his emails.


    This was a rare urrence.


    Despite his constant struggles with steep, when he was alone, he hardly ever had trouble falling


    asleep.


    This should have been his most peaceful time, but he always felt like something was missing.


    As for what was missing?


    The answer was pretty obvious.


    After checking a few important emails, Leandro shut down hisputer and headed for the bathroom.


    When he came out, he sharply noticed a slight change in the room.


    Even though, on the surface, everything looked the same as before, he was sure there was a subtle


    difference..


    Leandro went back to the bed, swiftly reaching under the covers.


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    It felt familiar.


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    Leandro lifted the nkets and just plonked himself down.