Chapter 359
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense.
Bruce remained silent, not giving the woman a single nce.
As for Leandro, his gaze lingered on her for a moment when he looked at her.
He swiftly turned his head to look at Seraphina, only to find her staring at the woman, seemingly lost in
thought.
A heavy feeling suddenly overwhelmed Leandro.
The woman was the first to break the silence.
Sheughed awkwardly and said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had guests. I’ll leave now…”
After she finished speaking, she nced at Bruce again, but he was still deep in his own thoughts, not
looking at her. When she saw Leandro’s gaze, her heart suddenly pounded, and she quickly turned
around and rushed downstairs.
At this moment, Seraphina slowly approached and smiled, “Let me walk you out.”
Even though it was her first time here, and this woman was clearly more familiar with the ce,
Seraphina still made the offer.
The woman smiled and turned to leave.
Seraphina followed her downstairs.
When they reached the bottom, Seraphina spoke softly, “You’re Lory’s mother, right?
The woman was slightly surprised, then nodded shyly, “Do you know Lory?”
Seraphinaughed, “Yes, I’m close with Lory. Even though I haven’t met you before, I can tell Lory
looks a lot like you.”
The woman smiled and said, “My name is Leda.”
“Leda,” Seraphina repeated, ncing upstairs before continuing, “You’ve been looking after him while
Bruce was away, haven’t you?”
Leda studied Seraphina carefully. She wasn’t sure how to respond.
Despite Seraphina’s gentle demeanor, she was, after all, Leandro’s wife, a member of the Reynolds
family. Leda wasn’t sure how Seraphina would view her, a lover who had been with Bruce for many
years.
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Seeing her hesitations, Seraphina said, “Don’t worry, Leda. I have no ulterior motives. I just want to
thank you for taking care of him while he was away. It puts both
me and Leandro at ease.”
Upon hearing this, Leda sighed, “I onlye by asionally. He’s so busy, he wouldn’t stay here for
long. Just being able to see him once in a while is enough for
me.”
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Seraphina smiled, “I can tell, Leda. You’re a kind and thoughtful person. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have
stayed with him for all these years. But…”
“But what?” Leda couldn’t help but ask when Seraphina paused.
Seraphina hesitated for a moment before saying, “You’ve probably seen the news about him over the
past few days, right? Leandro’s mother was quite upset by it and had to be hospitalized…”
Upon hearing this, Leda’s face instantly changed, her eyes filled with guilt and anxiety.
“How is she?” Leda asked anxiously.
“She’s not in any life-threatening danger now,” Seraphina replied, noticing Leda’s sigh of relief. She
continued, “You’ve met her before, haven’t you, Leda?”
Caught off guard, Leda stammered, “I… I’ve met her a couple of times when I was younger…”
Years ago, Bruce loved partying, and he’d often take Leda with him to various social events. Gloria and
Bruce were from the same social circle, and the two women had crossed paths on a couple of
asions, resulting in some unpleasant encounters. Perhaps it was because of these experiences that
Bruce eventually toned down his behavior.
After hearing this, Seraphina felt as if she had found the answer to her questions.
Gloria had met Leda when she was young, and not just once.
Fast forward to the present, Leda had been by Bruce’s side all these years, even gave birth to Lorenzo
and raised him to be a doctor.
How could Gloria, who loved Bruce so deeply, not feel threatened by such a woman?
For Gloria, Bruce’s betrayal was a pain she could never escape from. Over the years, it had eaten
away at her.
How would she have reacted when she saw Vivian, who bore a mole under her eye that looked just like
Leda’s?
Given her unstable mental state, could the shock of linking Vivian and Leda together have driven her to
harm Vivian?
Upstairs, Leandro, facing the silent Bruce, finally said one thing.
“If you truly don’t care about mom’s life and death, then just keep doing what you’re doing,” Leandro
said. “As long as you’re happy, right?”
With that, Leandro got up and left the room.
Downstairs, the dining table wasden with soup and food that Leda had brought, but there was no one
around.
Leandro went straight to the front door, where he found Seraphina standing alone outside, staring
nkly in the direction Leda had left/
Hearing Leandro’s footsteps behind her, Seraphina didn’t turn around.
It wasn’t until the driver brought the car around that Leandro reached out and grabbed her hand, “Get
in.”
Seraphina nced at him, then obediently got into the car.
Leandro instructed the driver to head home.
Seraphina turned to look at him, “Aren’t we going to the hospital?”
“I’ll take you home first,” Leandro replied.
Seraphina thought for a moment. If they went to the hospital at this hour, Gloria might already be
awake, and she might not be pleased to see Seraphina.
Although Leandro seemed indifferent, he cared deeply about many people and things, especially
Gloria.
As Gloria’s son, it was his duty to protect her.
Seraphina sat quietly, looking out the window for a moment before asking, “Have you met Leda
before?”
Without looking at him, she didn’t know what his reaction was to her question. After a while, she heard
Leandro answer, “Yes, I have.”
“When did you meet her?” Seraphina asked further.
“A few years back.”
Seraphina quietly did the math.
A few years back, in other words, after Vivian’s mishap.
Indeed, if Leandro had met Leda earlier, he’d have definitely spotted the strikingly simr mole under
the eyes of both women when heter met Vivian.
Considering how meticulous and cautious he is, how could he possibly bring Vivian home to mingle
with Gloria?
But then, if Vivian really got shoved down those stairs by Gloria, did he know?
With that thought, Seraphina turned her head to look silently at Leandro.
After a moment, Leandro turned his head to look at her.
Neither of them said a word, just quietly locking eyes.
Suddenly, Seraphina wondered, would the ever-truthful-in-her-presence Leandro answer her question
honestly, just like he always did, if she asked him?