Chapter 390
At that time, Leandro never wanted to see Seraphina again.
He didn’t want to see what she looked like now, didn’t want to know how she was living, and didn’t want
to know whether she was doing well or not.
In the past year, he had sessfully isted many pointless people and things. Bringing up the past
was not his style anymore.
But a living, breathing blood rtion was right in front of him and he had no choice but to look into it.
Conveniently, he had a business trip to Moonhaven in a week.
With this opportunity, he could have his subordinates investigate in Velvetwood.
But that trip to Moonhaven was extremely unsessful. He hit a wall everywhere, was left to cool his
heels by his business partners for a few days, and got nothing done.
Finally, Leandro decided to leave.
On the day he left, it was early spring, the weather was fine, sunny and warm.
The flight took off in the evening, the apanying staff were given the day off, and everyone was free
to do their own thing. He himself drove aimlessly.
This trip was unsessful, and he felt frustrated. He drove onto the road absentmindedly, and when he
came to his senses, there was a road sign for Velvetwood.
He looked at the name Velvetwood from afar, a name that was both strange and familiar, and suddenly
remembered that he had another purpose for this trip.
And at this moment, he was so close to that purpose.
Perhaps he only needed to drive another twenty or thirty minutes to see the person he had been apart
from for a whole year.
She was neen now.
Maybe she had matured, maybe she had gotten prettier, maybe she had made new friends…
Maybe she had already forgotten him.
Leandro slowly parked the car on the side of the road and lit a cigarette for himself.
When he finished the cigarette, he started the car again, turned around, and left without looking back.
He didn’t go to check in person after all.
It was because he thought it was impossible, and also because of the steadfastness in his heart.
After returning to Moonhaven, he sent someone else to investigate, stating clearly that he did not need
any information, just a result.
But the person who went to investigate still brought back some information, and reported it without his
objection.
After going to Velvetwood, she had reunited with her mother, settled down securely, and was attending
a tutoring ss. She was currently applying to several universities, including the famous University of
Pennsylvania.
She was doing well.
She had never given birth.
This was the result he had anticipated, so he had no reaction.
It wasn’t until a long, long timeter that he finally understood –
Behind thatplete calm and steadfastness, was the unspoken expectation.
It was the same then, and it is the same now.
The only difference is, back then, he never faced or touched this expectation;
And now, after a long period of emptiness and tranquility, all of a sudden, something seemed to pierce
through the sky and hit straight to his heart!
His heart, which had been calm before, was now beating violently.
Leandro stretched out his hand and pulled Seraphina into his arms, holding her tightly.
Seraphina’s tears had never been as uncontroble as they were today..
The moment she hit Leandro’s shoulder, more tears flowed out.
“Thank you,” she said in a damp and hoarse voice when she spoke again, “Thank you for helping me
find my child -”
“Our child.” Leandro said heavily.
Seraphina bathed Valerio for a long time.
In the more than a year that she had known Valerio, he had always bathed himself from the moment he
started living with her.
But this time, Seraphina filled the bathtub with water and washed him thoroughly.
Valerio had stopped crying and was trying hard to make Seraphinaugh, so she, with red eyes,
laughed again
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The bath took over an hour, and by the time they finished, it was past dinner time,
I again.
“Are you hungry?” Seraphina asked, wrapping Valerio in a towel and cing him on the bed.
Valerio shook his head, crawled under the covers, and patted the bed, indicating that Seraphina should
come up too..
He had missed Seraphina terribly for so many days, and now that she was finally back and so gentle,
he wanted to be with her all the time.
“Don’t worry,” Seraphina read his mind, “Mommy won’t leave you ever again.”
She turned to get Valerio’s usual lotion, “Shall I apply it for you?”
Valerio immediately nodded and pulled back the covers.
Boys his age usually have some sense of gender and would probably be shy in front of females.
But maybe because he doesn’t talk, he’s a bit slower to mature than other boys his age, so most of the
time in front of Seraphina, he’s still a cute and soft child.
Seraphina squeezed the lotion into her palm, warmed it with the temperature of her hand, and then
slowly applied it to Valerio’s body.
He had several moles on his body, one at the back of his neck, one on his waist, and even one on his
butt.
When she saw thest mole, Seraphina couldn’t help butugh, but as soon as her smile spread, tears
fell.
She really wasn’t a good mother.
Even if she knew her child was missing, she didn’t even know what marks he had on his body, how
could she find him back if it wasn’t for a lucky coincidence?
The more Seraphina thought about it, the more frightened she became, and the more tears she shed.
Hearing the noise, Valerio turned around to see Seraphina crying again, he immediately became
anxious and quickly reached out to wipe her tears.
“It’s okay,” Seraphina quicklyforted him, “Mom is happy.”
But Valerio still pouted, looking unconvinced.
So Seraphina put down what she was holding, sat on the bed, and wrapped herself and him in the
nket, handing him the pen and paper from the bedside table.
“I haven’t been home for a long time, I didn’t even apany you when you started school,”
Seraphina said, stroking his head, “Tell me about your life at school. Do you like it? Are your teachers
nice? Are there any pretty girls in your ss?”
With a new topic of conversation, Valerio immediately lit up. Grabbing a piece of paper and a pen, he
started to sketch and write, exining to Seraphina about his favorite teacher and the new friends he
had made.
They sat in their bed, chatting away until the darkness of night had enveloped them..
Downstairs, Conway sat on the couch, restlessly twiddling with his walking stick.
Karan, anxious, kept ncing towards the door, letting out an exmation when he finally saw a car
pull in. “They’re back!”
At hearing this, Conway immediately got up and made his way to the door.
A car stopped outside, and Keen, holding a paper folder, hurriedly entered.
He had originally intended to report to Leandro, but was intercepted by Conway. With no other option,
he handed the report in his hands to Conway.
Conway took the folder, his hands trembling as he opened it. Realizing he couldn’t see clearly, he
pushed the folder back towards Keen in frustration. “Read it!”
Keen started to read out the contents of the folder. “Parental verification report, Sunburst City Medical
University Medical Examination Center…”
Conway, getting irritated, tapped him with his walking stick. “Read the results!”
Keen quickly flipped to thest page. After confirming the results, he read, “…supporting the existence
of a biological rtionship between sample 1 and sample
2…”
Karan let out a gasp and covered his mouth.
Conway, clutching his chest, was on the brink of tears.
Karan quickly moved to support Conway, his voice choked with emotion. “Sir, Valerio really is Sera’s
child! This is such great news! It’s wonderful!”
Conway let out a breath, nodding slowly, then turned to Keen. “Now take it upstairs!”
Keen hurriedly took the folder and went upstairs, pushing open the door to Leandro’s study.
“Mr. Reynolds.” Handing over the report, Keen could hardly conceal the excitement in his eyes.
The results of the verification were clear.
Leandro took the report and read it, then slowly closed his eyes.
Keen stood there silently, holding his breath.
Sure enough, when Leandro opened his eyes again, they were deep and cold, filled with a deadly
seriousness.