Female Novel
Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Seraphina invited Patrick to sit down in the lounge area, and personally got him a cup of coffee.
“Would it be pretty cheeky if I didn’t accept your invitation but still wanted to know about the case?Seraphina asked Patrick, looking him in the eye.
Patrick stared at her and slowly began to chuckle, “Usually, I can’t say no to a pretty face. Plus, youmight change your mind after hearing about this
case
“Well, spit it out then, Seraphina said eagerly
1 need your help to look into this case because I’m somewhat involved, Patrick confessed, “I believe inyour abilities.”
Seraphina stared intently at Patrick as he continued.
The case started with his friend Abel Jones.
Abel came from a big family. Although their business wasnt top-notch, they had a wealth of assets,complicated interests, and the family was rife with power struggles.
Six months ago, people started dying mysteriously within his family. To date, three stakeholders hadlost their lives, including Abel’s father
The three people died in different accidents within half a year, leaving no traceable clues. The onlysuspicious part was
The biggest beneficiary of these deaths was the same person – Abel’s cousin, Mack Jones.
“That sounds a bit suspicious,” Seraphina commented.
Patrick nodded, “So, Abel has always suspected these accidents had something to do with Mack, butthere’s no evidence. All three accidents left no signs of foul play.”
“So, the police can’t open a case or investigate, Seraphina mused, “You want me to help your friendinvestigate this case?”
Patrick fell silent for a moment, then chuckled bitterly, “No, you’re not the first person I’ve asked. I haveanother friend named Woody, he’s a journalist, and I asked him to look into these cases.”
“And then?”
Patrick looked at Seraphina and said slowly, “He met with an accident too, died in a house fire a monthago.”
Seraphing listened attentively. “Was it because he found something?”
“I don’t know.” Patrick confessed. “He didn’t leave behind any documents. All the information related tothe cases was destroyed in the fire.”
“No way. The fire could destroy physical evidence, but not digital information, right?” Seraphina foldedher arms as she sat on the chair
“Right,” Patrick agreed, “But there’s no information related to the case on any of his digital platforms.”
Listening to this, Seraphina slowly said. “Someone is covering up the truth.”
“But still, there’s no evidence” Patrick reiterated, “There was nothing suspicious about the fire.”
“That just means these cases were meticulously planned and executed. The person behind all this isno joke, Seraphina observed.
Patrick nodded in agreement. I got Woody involved in this case. I can say I brought trouble to him. So, Imust learn the truth about this case.”
Seraphina fell silent for a while, then smiled. Tm honored you invited me to investigate this case
“So…” Patrick chuckled softly and slowly asked, “Are you still planning on turning me down?”
Instead of answering his question, Seraphina just asked, “Can you show me the information you haveabout this case?”
Patrick locked eyes with her for a moment, then laughed again.
That day. Seraphina put aside her work and spent the whole day in the office, reading through the casefiles until late at night.
When she realized the time, she checked her phone. It was almost midnightnovelbin
Leandro hadn’t come looking for her, nor had he sent her any messages, Clearly, he hadn’t returnedhome yet.
Seraphina had been sitting for hours, and now she was sore all over. Luckily, she had almost finishedreading the files. She stretched her body and decided to go home to rest
When she returned to Reynolds Manor, everyone who should be asleep was already asleep.
She checked-Leandro’s study and bedroom, confirming that nobody was in
Seraphina went back to her room, washed up, and lay down.
She initially wanted to send Leandro a text to check on him, but thought better of it considering hemight still be at Reynolds Vista Retreat.
After all, Gloria was in a fragile state right now. If she happened to see Seraphina’s message toLeandro, it could stir up more trouble, and Seraphina would be the one to blame.
Seraphina put down her phone and closed her eyes in peace.
She had received a lot of information that day and felt utterly drained. She fell into a deep sleep anddidn’t wake up until the next morning.
When Seraphina came downstairs, there didn’t seem to be anyone at home, not even Conway
She walked into the kitchen and saw Karan cleaning. “Karan, where’s grandpa?” she asked.
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Karan looked at her with a somewhat troubled face and sighed before saying, ‘Conway found out aboutthe situation at Reynolds Vista Retreat”
“What?” Seraphina’s voice changed, “Who told him?”
Everyone knew that Conway disliked the disputes at Reynolds Vista Retreat, which was why hepreferred living in the nursing home and didn’t want to go back. Now that his health was deteriorating,everyone agreed to keep him in the dark about the happenings at the Retreat. She didn’t expect him tofind
out.
“It seems like someone accidentally let it slip while on a phone call, the maid said, “Something thismajor happened. Conway couldn’t just ignore it. He rushed over as soon as he hung up.”
Seraphina stomped her foot in frustration, “What was grandpa thinking? He doesn’t even know his ownhealth status, why does he have to meddle in those affairs?”
Karan hesitated before saying, “Conway knows damn well he hasn’t been doing anything all theseyears. If he doesn’t step up now, who knows if he’ll get another chance…”
Before she could finish, Seraphina shot her a look.
Karan lowered her head. “That’s what Conway said himself.”
“I’m gonna go get him back!” Once Seraphina declared this, she turned on her heel and headed out.
Getting to the door, she grabbed her coat hanging in the hallway, shrugged it on, and flung the dooropen. She didn’t expect to walk straight into a man’s
Seraphinas face hit his chest, and she couldn’t help but take a deep breath-
His body was really cold.
She looked up at him, Leandro’s eyes were dark. Seeing her made him slightly soften, but he stilllooked tired as hell, Tog lazy to even lift his eyelids. His voice was a tad hoarse when he spoke. “Whereya heading?”
“Where the heck have you been?” Seraphina countered, “Where’s grandpa?”