The night Leandro returned to the apartment, Seraphina wasn't around.
Keen had brought some files over. Upon seeing the situation, he immediately said, "I'm gonna call Ms. Bennett."
After putting down the files, Keen dialed Seraphina's number, hoping she wouldn't be fooling around this time.
But his worst fear came true. No one picked up the call.
Keen tried three times, but still no answer. Finally, he sighed in disappointment and told Leandro, "No one's picking up. I'll check with Laura."
Laura entered quickly, upon hearing them inquiring about Seraphina, she chimed in, "I saw Ms. Bennett leaving today. She said she was heading back to Velvetwood."
At this, Keen immediately glanced at Leandro, tentatively asking, "No answer on her phone. Want me to head to Velvetwood and check?"
Leandro, sitting on the couch with a half-smoked cigarette in hand, simply responded, "No need."
If she could stay put in the apartment, she wouldn't be the Seraphina they knew now.
Plus, there should be plenty waiting for her in Velvetwood.
Leandro extinguished his cigarette and moved to his bedroom.
Seeing this, Keen breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left with Laura.
The following day, at the Reynolds Group's Starhaven branch.
Work was especially heavy that day. Keen had already dealt with three or four emergencies in the morning when the receptionist called, saying a woman claiming to be Seraphina was here to see Leandro without an appointment.
Hearing this, Keen immediately felt a headache coming on – why was this woman always causing trouble when he was busiest?
But this woman was Seraphina after all, so Keen had no choice but to say, "Let her up!"
After hanging up, he quickly instructed his colleagues before heading to the elevator to wait for Seraphina.
The elevator quickly reached their floor, and as the elevator doors opened, Keen was about to greet her, when a punk-style girl with outrageous makeup dashed out.
Keen didn't react in time, and the girl had already stormed past him towards the office.
By the time Keen caught up, it was too late.
The office layout here was simpler than at the Reynolds Group in Sunburst City. The girl dashed around the office for a bit before spotting Leandro's office and headed straight for it.
By the time she had pushed open the door and half her body was in Leandro's office, Keen finally managed to grab her.
"Who are you?" Keen asked sternly.
Inside the office, Leandro was engrossed in his paperwork. Upon hearing the commotion, he looked up and immediately spotted Farrah, half inside and half outside his office door.
"He knows me!" Farrah snapped, kicking at Keen in irritation. "Let go of me!"
To Keen's surprise, Leandro signaled for him to let her go.
Keen reluctantly let go and quickly moved to Leandro's side, whispering, "She told the receptionist she was Seraphina. I thought she was Ms. Bennett, so I let her in."
Farrah was now sitting across from Leandro's desk, provocatively eyeing Keen as he explained the situation to Leandro.
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