Female Novel
Chapter 150
Chapter 150
Bruce’s conversation with Leandro didn’t end on a high note
After spending a full day with Conway Seraphina was now picking up Valerio from school.
Valerio had been feeling down all day because he didn’t see her last night. As soon as school endedand he saw Seraphina, he rushed over to her.
She smiled, patted his head, and ushered him into the car
They drove off to Leandro’s new apartment. Everything was normal, but Valerio kept glancing atSeraphina, looking a bit unsettled.
“What’s up?” Seraphina asked. “Why are you staring at me like that?”
Valerio lowered his head. After a while, he looked up at her again, his eyes still filled with unease andconfusion
Valerio could sense something different about Seraphina, but he didn’t know how to express it.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly opened his backpack and rummaged inside. To Seraphina’ssurprise, he pulled out a small box of chocolates and handed it to her
Seeing the chocolates, Seraphina burst out laughing “Where did you get these? Did a little girl givethem to you?”
There was a flash of discomfort in Valerio’s eyes, an obvious yes.
“You’re giving me someone else’s gift, huh? You’re quite the little schemer for your age. That’s notgood,” Seraphina said, taking the chocolates She opened the box, popped one into her mouth, and
handed another one to Valerio.
Valerio took the chocolate and ate it, all the while watching Seraphina with careful eyes as if trying togauge her mood.
After seeing his look, Seraphina fell silent for a moment. Then she reached out, touched his face, andasked softly, “Would you be upset if we can’t find your mom?”
Valerio’s eyes widened in shock and fear.
Seraphina quickly hugged him and reassured him, “Don’t worry, we will find her. Your mom must be soupset without you.. she’ll definitely come looking for you*
Valerio clung to her, his hand gripping her sleeve tightly Seraphina noticed but didn’t stop him. Shestared out the window, her eyes filled with confusion.
As the evening fell, Leandro’s car pulled up to the nursing home.
Conway was having dinner under Lacy’s care. When he saw Leandro, Lacy immediately set anotherplace for him and left.
“Why are you here at this hour?” Conway asked, “Seraphina left two hours ago.”
“I came to have dinner with you.” Leandro responded nonchalantly.
Conway looked at him and sighed, “Did something happen?”
“Nothing happened Everything’s normal,” Leandro replied.
“You’re all keeping secrets from me, aren’t you?” Conway asked, “Seraphina’s been acting differentlytoday, but she wouldn’t tell me anything. Do you think I can’t handle it because I’m old, or do you think Ican’t offer help anymore?”
“You shouldn’t worry about it. You should focus on getting better.”
“Worry? I’m not that worried,” Conway said. “I’m most worried about you and Seraphina. Why would Iworry about anyone else?”
Just then, a crisp female voice rang from outside the door, “Why are you so biased? You have so manygrandchildren, but you only care about Leandro and a stranger?”
Leandro turned his head and saw Ferne Reynolds.
Ferne was Billy Reynolds’s daughter, about the same age as Seraphina. She worked at the Hong Kongbranch of the Reynolds Group. She was tall and efficient, radiating a strong independent woman vibe.
Even though she was accusing Conway of favoritism, she still hugged Conway, “Grandpa, I came tosee you as soon as I landed”
“Good, good” Conway patted her arm, “How long are you planning to stay?”novelbin
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“I don’t want to stay in Hong Kong anymore,” Ferne said, “I came back to spend the Christmas vacationwith you!”
Conway immediately laughed and said, “That’s good.”
Seeing this, Leandro got up to leave. “Now that you’re back, you can keep grandpa company I’ll go
“Hey! What’s the deal? You’re leaving as soon as I arrive?” Ferne complained.
Leandro ignored her and left.
“Grandpa, he is too much-
“Let him go,” Conway said, “Doesn’t he have enough things to worry about?”
“You’re so biased!” Ferne said, “You favor Leandro, fine, but you also favor Seraphina. What’s up withthat? I’m mad!”
“Is that favoritism?” Conway squinted at her, “Do you know what Leandro’s been through these years?Do you know how many times he’s struggled on the edge of life and death? Seraphina grew up alonein the Reynolds family, and then so many things happened. She’s the same age as you, but do youknow. how much hardship has she faced? All of you had an easy path, it’s only her and Leandro that Ineed to worry about, that I can’t be at ease with… They’ve
both suffered so much, and who knows what the future holds…”
Seeing Conway growing more and more emotional, Ferne quickly interrupted, “Okay, grandpa, let’s nottalk about this anymore, let’s eat…
Conway sighed helplessly.
When Leandro returned to his apartment, there was a suitcase in the living room. It was the oneSeraphina had brought
Leandro walked into the room, eyeing the suitcase, only to find Seraphina and Valerio sitting on thestairs.
“Cheer up, kiddo.” Seraphina stroked Valerio’s head, “Even though I’m not living here anymore, I canstill drop you off and pick you up from school. We can see each other every day, right?”
Valerio didn’t answer As he looked up and saw Leandro, he immediately stood up, ran over andgrabbed Leandro’s hand.
He might not be able to speak, but his action was clear as day.
Leandro looked down at him.
It was rare for Valerio’s face to show such raw emotion. His eyes were filled with anxiety and pleadingas he looked at Leandro
“What do you want?” asked Leandro.
Valerio looked at him, then at Seraphina, and then shook Leandro’s hand.
“I need to know what you want, Leandro squatted down in front of him, “I don’t get it, I need you to spellit out for me.”
Valerio stared blankly at him, then lowered his head, as if brewing something inside, but in the end, hecouldn’t utter a single word
“If you can’t say it, I can’t help you,” Leandro stood up, breaking free from his grip.
Suddenly, Valerio began to cry silently.
Seeing this from the stairs, Seraphina quickly rushed down, pulling Valerio into her arms.