Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 361

Chapter 361

“I’ve made up my mind.” Seraphina lifted her chin slightly, her gaze steady and solid. “But I don’t knowif it’s the right decision.”

Karan was silent for a moment, her eyes lowered, avoiding Seraphina’s gaze.novelbin

But Seraphina stood there, patiently waiting for her response.

After a while, she finally heard Karan’s voice.

“I know you’ve had it rough these years,” Karan said. “But it’s all in the past now. You and Leandrohave patched things up, and he’s making up for all the wrongs you’ve been through. Why can’t you justlet bygones be bygones?”

Hearing this, Seraphina was silent for a moment, then finally burst into laughter.

All these years, every time Vivian/came up, she was always tagged as a “murderer.”

Although Leandro had said he believed her before, he never revealed more.

And now, finally, someone acknowledged the injustice she faced.

At this moment, Seraphina felt a sense of relief from the guilt she’d carried for eight years.

But there was no joy or excitement in her heart. She didn’t even know why she was laughing.

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Soon, Seraphina stopped laughing, said nothing more, and walked past Karan, leaving the place..

Karan didn’t stop her. After a moment of silence, she took a deep breath and began packing the stuffGloria needed for her hospital stay.

When she got back to the hospital with the stuff, Leandro was at Gloria’s bedside, looking down atsome documents.

Karan knew Leandro’s habits well as she’d taken care of him for a long time. So, she could tell from thespeed Leandro was flipping through the documents that his mind wasn’t really on them.

Karan walked over, put her stuff aside, looked at Gloria and asked quietly, “Is she asleep again?”:

“Yes.” Leandro replied without lifting his head.

Karan sighed softly, dipped a cotton swab in some water, and gently applied it to Gloria’s lips.

“Has your father still not come yet?”

“Nope.” Leandro answered with just one word.

“Seraphina went to your house earlier.” Karan said casually as she repeated her actions.

Hearing this, Leandro finally lifted his head, his gaze falling heavily on her.

Karan tossed away the cotton swab, paused for a moment, then turned to look at him. “She went toquestion Aggie about whether your mother was on the balcony the day Vivian jumped off the building.That woman is so smart. Aggie was no match for her and spilled the beans when she got scared.”

Leandro listened quietly, then slowly closed his eyes.

She had guessed it.

She had suspected it from the moment she saw Leda.

On the way home, she wanted to ask him about it. But in the end, she didn’t. Instead, she chose toseek confirmation elsewhere.

“She has indeed suffered a lot over the years.” Karan continued. “I don’t know what decision she willmake… Given your mother’s current situation, what if she doesn’t want to forgive your mother?”

Leandro remained silent.

“You two are so close now…” Karan said. “Maybe you should talk to her. For your sake, she might backdown…”

It was a long while before Leandro finally said, “The fact that she didn’t ask me, that’s her backingdown.”.

With her character, she should’ve put the question to Leandro directly, demanding an answer.

But she didn’t.

Because she knew how difficult it was for Leandro to answer that question.

Leandro wouldn’t tell lies, but he couldn’t tell the truth, either.

For some reason, she had resolved the issue for Leandro.

So, what more could Leandro ask of her?

Late at night, when Leandro returned to Reynolds Manor, the lights were still on in the rooms ofSeraphina and Valerio on the second floor, and their doors were

open

Leandro went to Seraphina’s room. It was empty, except for a suitcase standing quietly by the bed.

Leandro stared at the suitcase for a moment, then turned towards Valerio’s room where there wassome movement.

In the room, there was another suitcase open on the floor, and Valerio was putting clothes into it fromhis wardrobe.

Seraphina sat beside the suitcase, watching Valerio helplessly. “Your dad hasn’t agreed yet, and you’repacking so many clothes. If he doesn’t agree, aren’t you wasting your effort?”

Valerio seemed not to hear, continuing to put clothes into the suitcase.

When he was done, he got up to get more stuff, and when he turned around, he saw Leandro standingat the door.

His eyes immediately lit up, and he pulled Leandro into the room, shaking his hand as if requestingsomething.

Leandro turned to look at Seraphina.

Seraphina looked calm, giving a slight smile before she said, “I got a call from the lawyer at Velvetwoodtoday. They said my mom’s inheritance has been sorted out and I need to go there to take care of theremaining procedures. Since you’ll be busy in the coming days, I thought I might as well go and takecare of those things.” After that, Seraphina glanced at Valerio and added, “I didn’t expect this little guyto insist on coming with me. I couldn’t stop him even if I wanted to.”

Upon hearing this, Valerio immediately started shaking Leandro’s hand again.

Leandro reached out and patted his head, simply saying, “Go on packing.”

Hearing this, Valerio was so excited he almost jumped up. He turned around and started packing otherstuff enthusiastically.

Only then did Leandro turn to Seraphina again, extending his hand to her.

After a while, Seraphina reached out her hand and, with his help, got up.

Leandro took her hand, leading her back to her bedroom, then eased the door shut behind them.

Seraphina moved towards the bed, shifting her neatly packed suitcase to the wall.

“You don’t wanna see me?” Leandro asked gently.

Seraphina stood facing the wall. After a while, she shook her head.

Leandro moved a step closer, standing behind her, then asked, “Are you blaming me?”

Again, Seraphina shook her head.

“So, what’s your take on all this?”

Finally, Seraphina turned to face him, speaking softly, “I told you, you’re gonna be swamped. Yourmom’s not doing well physically, and emotionally, she’s a wreck. You need to be there for her, look afterher. I’ll be off to Velvetwood, sorting out my mom’s estate. I hope when I come back, your mom is backon her feet, ready to… ready to own up to her past mistakes.”

Leandro got the message.

She wasn’t gonna let it slide, but right now, Gloria wouldn’t be able to handle the fallout.

Once again, Seraphina chose to compromise.

She was willing to wait for Gloria’s recovery, but she didn’t want to keep facing her.

So, she planned for a temporary leave of absence.