Female Novel
Chapter 336
Chapter 336
Leandro gave a casual nod to the surprised woman before him, “Hey there.”
The young girl’s mother finally snapped out of her daze, smiling as she rushed to say, “Oh, you must beMr. Reynolds, right? I live next door. I made some pancakes this morning and brought some over forValerio and his mom.”
As she was speaking, Seraphina emerged from behind Leandro, taking the pancakes with a smile,“Thanks a lot.”
“Oh, don’t mention it,” the lady replied, glancing at Leandro. “You guys moved in a while ago, but this isthe first time I’ve seen Mr. Reynolds!”
Seraphina tumed around to look, giving a light laugh, “Yeah, he’s always super busy.”
“Being busy is good,” the lady said, “Mr. Reynolds looks like a big shot, of course he’s busy!”
As Seraphina still had a ton of stuff to take care of, she didn’t have time to chat for too long. “Thanks forthe pancakes, I’ll bring Valerio over for a visit when I get
the chance.”
“Sure, sure, take your time to enjoy,” the neighbor said as she turned to leave.
But after just a few steps, she couldn’t help but glance back.
Seraphina had already brought the pancakes inside, and as Leandro casually looked out, their eyesmet once again.
The neighbor gave an embarrassed laugh, quickly leaving.
Leandro shifted his gaze, turning to look at Seraphina.
Seraphina tore off a piece of pancake and popped it into her mouth, laughing when she saw Leandro’slook, “What’s up?”
Leandro gestured in the direction the neighbor had left.
“Hey, you leave me and Valerio here and never show up, so of course the neighbors assume we’respecial, Seraphina shrugged nonchalantly. “I’ve heard all sorts of rumors. The most popular one is thatI’m your kept woman, and as for Valerio, some say he’s mine, some say he’s ours. All in all, the story isfantastic!!”
Leandro just quietly looked at her, “And you’re still okay with being here?”
“That’s what you don’t get,” Seraphina said. “Gossip is a part of life here. Without it, life wouldn’t haveany taste.”
Leandro didn’t ask anything else, instead instructing his staff to go and buy gifts from the local store.
When the gifts were ready and Seraphina’s packing was almost done, Leandro changed into a freshsuit, adjusting his collar as he said, “I’ll go with you.”
Seraphina gave him a look, but didn’t refuse.
In this small neighborhood, only the Manleys had seen Leandro, so for everyone else, he was like amythical figure. As a result, wherever Leandro went, people were naturally curious.
Leandro, as always, was cool and reserved. He was polite, but also distant.
However, this distance disappeared completely when he was around Seraphina-
When Seraphina introduced him to the neighbors, he would put on a warm smile;
When Seraphina asked him to give out gifts, he obediently did so;
Even when a neighbor needed help changing a light bulb or fixing a pipe, if Seraphina asked him tolend a hand, he wouldn’t hesitate to roll up his sleeves.
And so, everyone got to know Leandro, and they came to understand his relationship with Seraphina.
But Leandro wasn’t satisfied with just that.
When they got home, the house was unexpectedly filled with candies and candy boxes, each boxbearing the beautifully printed names and greetings of Leandro and Seraphina!
These candies were quickly packed into boxes and distributed to every household in the neighborhood,even to the people passing by, one box per person.
As his staff handed out the boxes, they explained, “Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds got married a while ago. Wedidn’t have a chance to get to know everyone at that time, but we hope you can share in our joy.”
With this formal announcement, Seraphina’s status as Mrs. Reynolds was firmly established.
When it was time for the family to leave, every household in the neighborhood came to see them off.
Seraphina knew that most of them were there because of Leandro, so she willingly stepped aside to letLeandro take center stage.
However, the spotlight was unexpectedly stolen by Valerio-
When he was saying goodbye to his little friends, the children were all chatting excitedly, especially thethree little girls. They held onto Valerio, tears streaming down their faces as they reluctantly saidgoodbye, completely stealing the show.novelbin
Seraphina glanced at Leandro, “Thank God he can’t talk yet, otherwise he might attract even moreattention. Your son sure is popular!”
Leandro just replied indifferently, “He won’t be like this when he’s with me.”
Seraphina was speechless.
The flight back to Sunburst City took off at noon, right when Valerio usually took his nap. Seraphina hadonly slept for a short while the night before, so she and Valerio took a nap in the suite.
When they woke up, the plane was already beginning its descent.
Seraphina glanced at the still sleeping Valerio, then got up and walked out.
In the cabin, Keen and a few others were quietly sitting in the back, while Leandro was alone in thefront, engrossed in some documents.
When Seraphina passed by, Leandro immediately noticed. He glanced at her, then pulled her into hislap.
The others in the back all lowered their heads, pretending they hadn’t seen anything.
“Awake?” Leandro looked at her slightly dazed eyes, asking.
“Of course,” Seraphina replied. “I can sleep whenever I want to.”
Leandro dropped the files he was holding and reached out to adjust her hair.
She was in a much better state than he had imagined, super clear-headed, ice-cold, and completelyrational.
Seraphina leaned on him, quietly watching the clouds outside the window, when Keen picked up asatellite call.
After hanging up, Keen walked over to Leandro, whispering, “Mr. Reynolds, just got word, the MartinGroup have been having hush-hush chats with the government. They’re willing to cut 30% from theirprofits to take over this infrastructure project. Looks like they’re pretty much on the same page.”
Before Leandro could respond, Seraphina asked, “They’re slashing that much from their profits? Isthere even a profit left?”
Keen just shrugged.
Seraphina suddenly turned to Leandro, “Has he been playing these little games behind your back?”
“No biggie,” Leandro said, “If he wants it, he can have it.”
Keen frowned slightly, as if wanting to say something, but eventually held his tongue and went back tohis seat.
After a moment of silence, Seraphina said, “Leandro, no wonder you’re so distrustful of people now,people are so hard to read.”