Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 110

The next day, Seraphina was still asleep when Sandra hollered at her, suggesting they meet.

They met at a coffee shop. Seraphina sipped her coffee while Sandra fixed her with a stare.

"I can't believe you're still sleeping!" Sandra gritted her teeth, "The Internet is overflowing with people roasting you, don't you know that?"

Seraphina propped her chin up and looked at her, "It's not my first rodeo, what's there to fear?"

"How can you compare this to before?" Sandra questioned, "Back then, you endured all the humiliation because you were investigating Balch's case. What's your excuse now?"

Seraphina couldn't help but chuckle at her words.

"You're still laughing!" Sandra angrily reached out to pinch her face, "I've been saying you should've left. You're done with Balch's case, what's tying you here? Planning on settling down or something?"

"I'm here for grandpa," Seraphina answered, "He's getting old. I want to spend as much time with him as I can."

Hearing this, Sandra muttered under her breath, "I wish it was really because of Conway."

"Then why else would I be here?" Seraphina shot back.

Sandra paused before speaking, "Is it because of Leandro? How long are you going to cling onto him?"

Seraphina raised an eyebrow, "And where's this coming from?"

"You bumped into Vivian's dad out of the blue, got hit by him, and even made the trending list last night, you think I wouldn't notice?" Sandra asked, "Are you trying to rile Leandro up with all this?"

Seraphina thought for a moment before saying, "The trending topic thing wasn't my doing. I don't know who made it happen."

"Look at you! How many people have you pissed off without even realizing?" Sandra pinched her in frustration, "And who took care of removing the trending topic?"

Seraphina chuckled lightly, "Some party with vested interest, I guess. I certainly don't have the financial means."

"So you're admitting you're riling Leandro up? What's your endgame? I'm seriously considering stuffing you into a suitcase and shipping you back to Starhaven!" Sandra's eyes were full of concern, "Stop stirring the pot, Leandro isn't someone to be trifled with."

Seraphina was quiet for a moment before speaking again, "Sandra, I've been carrying this stigma for seven years, I want to clear my name too. Since I'm back, why not give it a shot? It's not like it's costing me anything."

Looking at Seraphina's nonchalant demeanor and reflecting on her words, Sandra could only sigh, "If it's to clear your name then fine, but don't get mixed up with Leandro again, it won't end well!"

Seraphina nodded in agreement, "Yeah, yeah, got it."

In the afternoon, when Seraphina returned to Reynolds Manor, she found the chauffeur prepping the car.

Upon seeing her, the chauffeur immediately said, "Ms. Bennett, you're back. Conway has been waiting for you."

"Is grandpa going out?" Seraphina asked.

"Yes," the chauffeur answered, "He's heading back to the new place."

Feeling puzzled, Seraphina entered the house and found out it was actually Bruce's birthday.

Conway said, "If you want to go, come with me for dinner, if not, that's fine too."

"Let's go!" Seraphina immediately looped her arm through Conway's, "Bruce has been so good to me, how could I miss his birthday!"