Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 180

Seraphina Bennett didnt really have a hankering for a chinwag with Leandro, but his arrival had gottenquite a few heads turning, and given that they were in a public setting she had no choice but to playnice

So Seraphina extended her hand, which Leandro took.

Bowen, who was watching the scene, let out a chuckle

Seraphina then introduced Bowen to Leandro, saying. “This is Mr. Smith”

Leandro first glanced at Seraphina, then turned to Bowen slow and steady “Hello, Bowen Smith.”

Clearly, Bowen and Leandro didn’t run in the same circles. When he heard Leandro call him by his fullname, he looked rather taken aback but quickly brushed it off, extending his hand with a grin andsaying, “Hello, Mr. Reynolds,”

Leandro shook hands with him, then asked, “Did you come alone, Mr. Smith

“Nope.” Bowen chuckled right away. “My dates over there Sera, Il leave you be with Mr. Reynolds.”

Seraphina responded with a smile

Bowen headed off, and Seraphina turned to Leandro and said, “Fancy these kinds of events much, Mr.Reynolds?”

Leandro looked at her and answered, “Not really”

Seraphina found this quite amusing.

The party was soon in full swing, and Seraphina and Leandro took their places

The atmosphere was lively, with many celebrities in attendance and numerous charity-related activitiesplanned

Then came the charity auction, with a variety of items donated by the quests. Seraphina was quiteintrigued by the offerings.

At the peak of the event, a staff member brought a painting orto the stage, accompanied by the latearriving superstar Georgina, who had clearly donated the artwork

Georgina picked up the microphone, apologized for her tardiness, and then began introducing thepainting: “This is a landscape painted by the renowned artist Malcom and a friend of his. Suchcollaborations aren’t common in the art world, but Mr. Malcom highly admires his friend’s talent, hencethis rare piece. I hope everyone bids generously. The winner will have the pleasure of dancing with me

The room burst into applause as soon as she finished speaking

Seraphina who had been quite active earlier, was now sitting still.

Leandro glanced at her noticing that she was staring intently at the painting seemingly deep in thought.

The bids quickly surpassed two million dollars and kept rising

Leandro once again took Seraphina’s hand

His palm was warm, but her fingertips were quite cold.

The sounds of bids kept coming

2.6 million dollars!”.

“2.7 million dollars”

“2.8 million dollars!”

Seraphina wasnt as fidgety as before and sat quietly without moving

Out of nowhere, Leandro’s voice rang out beside Seraphina: “5 million dollars.”

The room instantly fell silent. Georgina looked at Seraphina from the stage and nodded at Leandro witha smile.

But Leandro had already turned to Seraphina, who was now back to her senses, and looked at him.

“Happy with that price?” Leandro asked her

The way he asked made it seem as if Seraphina was the one who had donated the painting.

Seraphina thought for a moment, then slowly said. “I think it could go a bit higher”

Without missing a beat, Leandro raised his paddle again and said, “10 million dollars”

This bid immediately set a record for the highest donation of the night, leading to a round ofenthusiastic applause.

Seraphina clapped along, her face filled with joy, clearly satisfied with the price.

Since Georgina had donated the painting, which came with a dance, the host was planning to commenton Georgina’s charm, but the painting had been bought by Leandro, whose fiancee was sitting rightnext to him. The host didn’t dare to imply anything else, so instead he just walked up to Leandro andasked. “Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Reynolds. What about this painting made you so determinedto have it?”

“The other painter of this artwork is my fiancee’s father, Carney Bennett, Leandro answered succinctly

Gasps of surprise echoed throughout the room.

Seraphina wasn’t too shocked, because she had suspected as much when Leandro asked her aboutthe price.

So, she just smiled and snuggled up to Leandro.

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Georgina, who was watching from the stage, simply smiled and clapped silently.

“So, Mr. Reynolds, along with winning this painting, you’ve also won a dance with Ms. Georgina,” thehost said. “Are you going to dance yourself, Mr. Reynolds, or will you be transferring this honor tosomeone else?”

Leandro didn’t answer the question but instead extended his hand to Seraphina.

Seraphina looked at his outstretched hand, unsure whether to take it.

Upon seeing this, Georgina quickly reacted, saying with a smile, “Mr. Reynolds’s fiancee is here, so heshould dance with her. So, let’s have Mr. Reynolds and the future Mrs. Reynolds dance together, soeveryone here can witness their happiness and wish them a happy marriage.”

The room erupted with applause once again, and all eyes were on Seraphina, who looked up atLeandro and said, “I’m not sure if I remember how to dance”novelbin

Upon hearing this, Leandro slowly said, “You’ll do just fine, I taught you, remember?”

After he spoke, he rose to his feet and extended his hand to Seraphina again, a real gentleman-likemove.

Seraphina locked eyes with him for a moment, then finally placed her hand in his, ready to take thestage.

The room was all lit up, she normally wouldn’t be the center of attention, but because she was withLeandro, she became the one performing in front of all these big shots

Seraphina saw tons of people whipping out their phones to snap photos or record videos. Leandrogently wrapped his arm around her waist.

As soon as the music started, the familiar dance steps just flowed out.

Seraphina’s dance skills were indeed taught by Leandro.

During that autumn student art festival, she was dragged into participating in the class’s ballroomdance team. However, since she knew nothing about dancing, she had to secretly practice in her roomafter school, but the progress was as good as zilch.

Until one day, Leandro accidentally stumbled upon her.

So, during those late nights, with every piece of music and every dance, the distance between her andhim gradually shrank..

In this moment, amidst the room full of lights and shadows, when Seraphina looked into Leandro’seyes, she suddenly remembered past events.

At the same time, all those questions that were previously up in the air seemed to suddenly haveanswers.

The person who wanted to understand her past, who wanted to clearly understand Betty’s background,wasn’t him.