Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 72

Chapter 72 When Leandro arrived, Keen was anxiously waiting at the door. Upon seeing Leandro, Keen’s anxious expression immediately turned into guilt. “What happened?” Leandro asked Keen helplessly replied, “Ms. Bennett hasn’t made a peep since she took her clothes and shoes. Nomatter how much I knock, she doesn’t respond…” Keen felt like his luck was in the pits lately. His work used to be smooth sailing, but ever sinceSeraphina appeared, everything seemed to go south whenever he had to deal with her. He began toworry whether his boss would start doubting his abilities. As these thoughts raced through his mind, Keen sneaked glances at Leandro, but Leandro didn’t meethis gaze. He simply looked at the security door and said, “Call a locksmith.” Upon hearing this, Keen immediately stepped aside to make the call. Ten minutes later, the locksmith arrived with his tools and had the hefty door open in a minute. Leandro pushed open the door and walked in, while Keen, too scared to look inside, hurriedly closedthe door and turned around to pay the locksmith. Inside the dark room, Leandro flicked on the light and unsurprisingly found Seraphina sleeping soundlyon the bed. With the weather getting warmer, she had the AC on, was covered with a blanket, and evenhad noise-cancelling headphones on. Leandro approached her and removed the headphones. Startled awake, Seraphina stared at him for a moment before slowly sitting up, “How did you get in?” “Get up, change your clothes,” Leandro calmly instructed. Seraphina flopped back onto the bed, “I don’t have the energy… you know how I am right now. Afterwhat you did to me last night… my back hurts, my legs are sore, and I still bear your marks… How am Isupposed to put on an evening gown and attend a banquet…”

Leandro patiently listened to her complaints before saying, “Balch will be there too.” Upon hearing this, Seraphina immediately opened her eyes and the next moment, she was up and

headed for the bathroom, “Give me twenty minutes.” Twenty minutes later, Seraphina emerged from the bathroom, freshly bathed and dressed, with damphair and no makeup, and followed Leandro out the door. Once in the car, Seraphina started applying her makeup. As she busied herself with her makeup mirror, Keen sat in the front seat and reported to Leandro aboutthe banquet’s guests. Hearing the names of Sunburst City’s business elite, Seraphina turned to him, “For such a big banquet,there should be celebrities too, right?” Keen shuffled through his documents before answering her, “Yes, there will be over a dozen popularstars attending.” “Are there any pretty actresses?” Seraphina asked again. “Georgina, Cassie, Fidelia… are they counted?” Keen answered. Hearing two of those names, Seraphina turned to glance at Leandro and suddenly burst into laughter. Leandro was still engrossed in his documents and paid her no mind. Excitedly, Seraphina started chitchatting with Keen, “Of course they count, those ladies are all verybeautiful. I need to prepare my makeup accordingly. By the way, I heard a rumor, have you heard aboutit?” Caught off guard, Keen took the bait, “What?” “I heard that Georgina once waited in her pajamas in a hotel room for your boss, but he left as soon ashe saw her…” Keen’s expression suddenly turned serious, he tightly pressed his lips together and remained silent. He started regretting taking Seraphina’s bait…. “And later, the same company arranged for Fidelia for your boss, but he still refused.” Seraphinamumbled to herself and started laughing. “Is that true? Can you give me some details?” Keen suddenly coughed twice and in his fluster, he saw his phone, quickly picked it up, and started topretend to make a call. Seraphina glanced at him while applying her eyeliner and reminded him, “Your phone is upside down.” novelbin

Keen awkwardly laughed and recoiled in the passenger seat, not making a sound anymore. Throughout this entire exchange, Leandro was like invisible sitting by the side handling his documents.It wasn’t until now that he let out a slight smile. At twenty past seven, the car stopped at the banquet hall entrance, Seraphina closed her lipstick andsaid, “Just in time.” Keen turned around and was met with a smiling Seraphina who even winked at him, scaring Keen somuch that he immediately looked away. Seraphina didn’t tease him any further and was about to get out of the car when she suddenlyremembered something. “Oh, I missed a step.” Leandro turned to look at her as she took out a concealer from her makeup box, pointed at her neckand said, “Even though I don’t mind, Mr. Reynolds probably wants me to cover these marks, right?” Leandro, who had just put down his documents, picked them up again upon hearing her words. Only after Seraphina had covered the love bites on her neck did the two of them get out of the car andhead towards the venue. Seraphina took the initiative to loop her arm through Leandro’s, looked at him and asked, “How do Icompare to Georgina or Fidelia? Will I embarrass you, Mr. Reynolds?” Under the lights, her eyes shone brightly, her gaze was captivating, and her crimson lips were an eyemagnet. Leandro only needed one look to know she was here to steal the show tonight. “You’ll get your answer soon,” he said. “You can’t even spare a compliment for your fiancée,” Seraphina threw him a glance, “Mr. Reynolds isreally stingy.” Keen sat in the car, watching as the two hand-in-hand walked into the banquet hall, he couldn’t help butwipe the sweat off his forehead. “Ms. Bennett is really beautiful, just like those stars,” the driversuddenly whispered. Upon hearing this, Keen let out a cynical laugh.

A woman as beautiful as her isn’t easy for just anyone to handle. The dinner party was set to kick off at 7 sharp. By the time Leandro and Seraphina showed up, theywere already fashionably late. An attractive, tall receptionist graciously showed them the way. Luckily, the event was for a good cause, so the organizers made sure to keep the pap a raz zi away toavoid being overshadowed by other news. Even though Leandro and Seraphina couldn’t dodge theonlookers as they made their way to the venue, they managed to get through without a hitch. When they entered the venue, the host was up on stage giving the opening remarks. There were a totalof thirty tables at the party, each seating 6 to 8 people. Given Leandro’s status, his seat was expectedto be up front. Sure enough, the hostess led them straight to a table at the front. Seraphina, arm in arm with Leandro, headed towards the front, quickly becoming the center ofattention. Her red dress was impossible to ignore, making her look even more stunning, especially withLeandro by her side. As they reached their table, Seraphina released Leandro’s arm. He pulled out a chair for her, and witha sweet smile, she gracefully took. her seat. Seraphina smiled as soon as she sat down. She happened to be sitting at the same table as theperson she wanted to meet.