Female Novel
Chapter 353
Chapter 353
That night, Edwin was hauled off by the cops for starting a ruckus at a hotel under the Martin Group.
In this digital age, news about this spread like wildfire online.
With the ongoing buzz about two videos involving Seraphina and Edwin, public anger was brewing.Everyone was calling for justice for Vivian’s family.
The next day, detailed information about Vivian was leaked online.
She was from a well-off family, a good looking and obedient child, with excellent academicperformances. Later, she studied dance at a local university and seemed to have a bright future aheadof her. However, not long after meeting Leandro, she had an unfortunate fall from the balcony ofReynolds Manor, resulting in severe injuries that left her in a vegetative state.
That year also happened to be the year Seraphina left the Reynolds family.
Gossip lovers quickly linked these two incidents together
Seraphina had grown up in the Reynolds family and had developed feelings for Leandro from an earlyage, they speculated. So, when Leandro brought Vivian home, Seraphina, out of jealousy, had lost hermind and pushed Vivian off the balcony.
After the Reynolds family learned the truth, they didn’t turn Seraphina in but instead sent her away.
In one sense, it was a banishment; in another, it was a form of protection.
The once complicated love story between Seraphina and Leandro, now under this new light, suddenlymade people feel uneasy.
Everyone was pissed, and even Leandro was given a good tongue-lashing. The deep affectionbetween him and Seraphina, once known and admired by all, was now seen as a rotten watermelonthat no one wanted a piece of anymore.
At this moment, Seraphina was sitting in the living room of Reynolds Manor, enjoying a piece ofwatermelon.
Andrea sat beside her, watching her quietly for a moment, “Can you still stomach that?”
“It’s sweet.” Séraphina said, “You should try some.”
While talking, she was scrolling through all sorts of comments online and laughing People are callingLeandro a jerk. I haven’t even gone that far!”
Andrea couldn’t stand it anymore and snatched her phone away, “What’s the deal with this Vivian?”
“You mean, did I push her off the balcony?” Seraphina retorted.
Andrea paused, then said, “If you were that scheming, you wouldn’t have stayed in Starhaven alone forseven years, would you?”
On hearing this, Seraphina looked at her for a moment, then stretched out her hand, sticky withwatermelon juice, and squeezed Andrea’s hand.
Andrea wiped her hand with a napkin, handed another one to Seraphina, and asked, “Since Vivian fellat the Reynolds family’s place, what exactly was her relationship with Leandro?”
Seraphina wiped her hands casually, saying, “Leandro just wanted to use Vivian to make me give upand force me to leave. It was a simple matter. At the time, his/ actions did hurt me deeply. But it doesn’tmean I had to leave. Who knew that just when things were settling down, Vivian had her accident and Ihad no choice but
to leave…”
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for a moment, then asked, “Could it be possible that Leandro deliberately staged the accident to frameyou and make you leave?”novelbin
Hearing this speculation, Seraphina looked at her in shock, “Are you implying that I’ve been sharing abed with a cold-blooded murderer every night?”
“Quit it.” Andrea frowned, “I’m just
trying to analyze the situation here.”
Seraphina laughed, then said, “As bad as Leandro is, I don’t think he’s that bad.”
was her first time visiting the Reynolds family and meeting the people there.” Andrea said, “Who wouldhave such a grudge against her to push her off the balcony?”
Just as Andrea finished speaking, the nanny came in through the front door with Herman and anothercop.
Seraphina glanced at Herman, then grinned at Andrea, “See, no matter how you look at it, I’m theprime suspect, right?”
Herman approached, catching the tail end of Seraphina’s words. Clearly, he was here for the samereason.
Herman glanced at Andrea, then said to Seraphina, “Let’s have a chat.”
“About what?” Seraphina casually asked, greeting the cop next to Herman.
“About the incident where Edwin caused a disturbance. The police are about to release the details ofthe case, and I think we should discuss Vivian’s fall more so we can better define Edwin’s case.” saidHerman.
Seraphina rolled her eyes, “So, you’re saying if I’m innocent, he’s a troublemaker. But if I really didpush Vivian, then he’s seeking revenge, right?”
Herman didn’t say much, he just asked, “Do you have anything to say?”
Seraphina took a deep breath, “This happened a long time ago. Let me think it over.”
Herman wasn’t in a hurry. He sat down on the sofa, turned to Andrea, and slowly said, “Ms. Martin, youseem to be very close with Mrs. Reynolds. This is the third time I’ve seen you at the Reynolds family.”
Andrea smiled, “Mr. Herman, if you didn’t come to the Reynolds family, you wouldn’t see me.”
Herman was left with no choice but to say, “I’ve been hanging around the Reynolds family since I was akid, no reason to cut ties because of some random people.” No sooner had he finished speaking thanSeraphina landed a punch on him, “Who are you calling random people?”
Realizing his mistake, Herman coughed and then said, “Let’s get back to business.”
Seraphina huffed and then said, “Firstly, it was my birthday that day, and I thought Leandro would comeback to celebrate it with me. But he suddenly brought Vivian home and announced that she was hisgirlfriend, so I was really upset.”
“What was your relationship with Leandro at that time?”
Seraphina shot him a glance, “I was the little girl who had an unrequited love for him. And him? He justtreated me as a plaything, tossing me around when he felt like it.”
Upon hearing her description, Herman couldn’t help but frown, turning his head to look at his colleaguewho was taking notes.
The officer also looked at him, hesitating on how to record this.
Herman paused before saying, “So you mean, you thought you two were boyfriend and girlfriend, buthe never clearly expressed anything, right?”
Seraphina nodded and went on, “Secondly, although I was heartbroken, I was curious about what kindof person this Vivian was, to make him fall for her, to make him completely forget about me. So, whenshe was alone on the balcony, I went to have a chat with her.”
“Shouldn’t your first reaction be to ask Leandro?” Herman asked again.
Seraphina propped her chin up and looked at him, “I never even asked him if he really liked me, whatmakes you think I had the guts to ask him why he brought another woman home?”