Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 394

Valerio looked up and saw him, gave him a friendly nod.

Seraphina just glanced at him, smiled slightly, then went back to studying the menu for Valerio’s favorite food.

She didn’t like to waste, she wanted Valerio to enjoy his meal, but also didn’t want to order too much. So, she studied the menu quite thoroughly.

Valerio chimed in occasionally with suggestions, making the conversation lively. Leandro, despite being the owner of the office they were in, felt like an outsider.

Once Seraphina finally decided on their dinner menu, she called for Yasmina to place the order.

When Yasmina noted what they wanted, she suddenly realized something and snuck a glance at Leandro, whispering, “What will Mr. Reynolds have?”

After ordering, Seraphina went back to reading with Valerio, completely disregarding Yasmina’s question.

Yasmina cautiously looked at the ignored Leandro, “Mr. Reynolds?”

Leandro, uninterested in food, simply told Yasmina, “You can decide.”

Sensing the awkwardness, Yasmina quickly left the office after taking the order.

Seraphina and Valerio were engrossed in their book, laughing and occasionally exchanging affectionate gestures.

Leandro sat like an invisible man on the sidelines, unable to join in.

Soon, Yasmina brought in the food. Seraphina was still engrossed with Valerio, meticulously peeling the shrimp, picking out fish bones, and removing any possible hazards from his plate.

Leandro watched, then suddenly reached out to stop Seraphina’s hand.

“Let him do it himself.” Leandro said.

“It’s just a meal, it doesn’t matter.” Seraphina replied, “He won’t be spoiled by this.”

Leandro couldn’t refute her logic. Valerio snuck a glance at him and continued eating more happily.

After the meal, Seraphina was ready to take Valerio and leave, but Valerio suggested waiting for Leandro. Seraphina agreed without hesitation. Leandro rubbed his forehead, feeling like he was the one being pitied.

When Keen came in to report on work matters, Seraphina was still engrossed in reading with Valerio. She only looked up and asked, “Is everything sorted?”

“It’s sorted. The money has been transferred to Bowen’s account, along with the reason for the transfer,” Keen replied.

Seraphina only-responded with a nod, not showing any extra emotions.

Keen had already reported this matter to Leandro, so Leandro didn’t ask further. He only asked Keen, “Have you prepared the documents I asked for?” Keen quickly responded, “They are ready.”

Keen didn’t say anything else. He went and got the documents and placed them directly in front of Seraphina.

“What is this?” Seraphina asked with confusion, flipping through the documents.

Knowing that he wasn’t capable of explaining, Keen quietly left the office.

“These are the remaining assets of your mother, returned to their rightful owner,” Leandro explained.

Seraphina was taken aback.

She recalled how she had played Leandro and how he had forced her to reveal herself by seizing most of Magdalen’s assets.

“Sign it,” Leandro said after a pause.

Seraphina flipped through the documents before her eyes lit up, “I didn’t realize my mother was this wealthy. Does this mean I’ll be rich once I receive these assets?”

“Do you want to be rich?” Leandro asked.

“Of course! Who doesn’t want to be rich?” Seraphina said, “With wealth, I can do whatever I want, spend however I like, keep a toy boy-”

She suddenly realized Valerio was still there and stopped herself.

Valerio was looking at her with confusion, as if asking, ‘What’s a toy boy?’

Used to her blabbering, Leandro just raised an eyebrow, waiting for her explanation.

“It is a kind of toy, Seraphina told him, “But it’s not important. What’s important is taking care of my son.”

Seraphina said, pinching Valerio’s cheek, “Son, even if it’s just us two, you’ll always have enough to eat!”

Valerio knew this was good news, so he simply smiled.

Leandro narrowed his eyes at Seraphina, “What do you mean?”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

What did she mean by… ‘just them two’?

Seraphina quickly replied, “Oh, it’s just a figure of speech, to emphasize

t I’m a wealthy person now!”

After saying this, she quickly signed her name on the documents, then pulled t

the activity center.”

up, “Let’s not hang around your father’s office anymore, let’s go to

She pulled Valerio out the door, and Leandro looked at the signed documents on the table, suddenly feeling a pang of regret.

For Leandro, this feeling of regret lasted for many days, and even intensified.

Because for several consecutive days, all of Seraphina’s attention was on Valerio. She accompanied him to eat, to sleep, to school, and back. Her world

revolved around Valerio.

This situation became even more intense when Valerio was told that Seraphina was his biological mother.

He’d already accepted that Seraphina was his mom, and after finding out they were truly blood-related, he was even more inseparable from her, wishing to monopolize all her time.

Seraphina naturally indulged him, but some people around couldn’t bear it.

One day, while Seraphina was away, Conway took the opportunity to tell Valerio in a stern tone that although Seraphina was his mom, she was also his dad’s wife. He couldn’t keep her all the time, because then his dad would be pitiful.

Valerio heard this, but didn’t really understand it.

Until one night, after Seraphina had gone to bed, he went downstairs to get some water and saw Leandro sitting alone on the couch, talking on the phone. Perhaps it was the dim light, or the cool night, but at that moment, Valerio felt deeply that his dad was indeed a little pitiful.

After pondering for two days, Valerio, a boy of kind nature, decided to give Leandro a night with Seraphina.

So, on the third night, Valerio lay on his bed, waiting for Seraphina to fall asleep, then he quietly sneaked out of the room to wait for Leandro.

Leandro didn’t return home until nearly midnight, and upon entering the house, he found Valerio sitting on the stairs, yawning.

Seeing Leandro, Valerio immediately perked up, extended his hand to grab Leandro, and led him to the door of his room.

Leandro asked him playfully, “What’s all this about?”

Valerio solemnly held up a finger, suggesting this was a one-time thing, then he turned and ran into Seraphina’s bedroom, painfully closing the door behind him.

Leandro didn’t know whether to find it amusing or touching, he stood at the door for a moment before pushing Valério’s room door open and stepping

inside.