Sandra was blowing up Seraphina's phone with a ton of messages, most of them about a news story. The person in the spotlight was none other than Magdalen.
Seraphina quickly skimmed through the news, completely absorbed.
Seeing her engrossed in her phone, the guy asked, "Everything okay?"
"Yeah, it’s all good." Seraphina snapped back to reality, pocketing her phone and looking at him, "We're out of booze, anything else you want?"
The guy's gaze landed on her face, slowly saying, "We're in a bar, darling. Liquor doesn't run out that easily."
Looks like he's up for more than a few drinks. Seraphina couldn't help but chuckle.
She'd been in this bar for two months. His eyes had been hovering over her for two whole months, but it was only today that he made a move. The man sure knows how to play it cool.
And her waiting till today was no small feat either.
"Wait up." With that, Seraphina turned around and picked out several different bottles of liquor from the bar, setting them in front of the guy.
"These are some of my favorites," Seraphina said, "You seem to only drink tequila, how about trying something new today?"
"Sure."
Seraphina then popped open the bottles, filled the glasses on the small table, and motioned for the guy to help himself.
She lifted glass after glass, and the guy across didn't hesitate, matching her drink for drink.
After the first round, Seraphina poured a second.
Suddenly, the guy called her out.
Snapping back to reality, Seraphina noticed she'd overfilled a glass, spilling liquor all over the table.
She quickly put down the bottle and let out a sigh.
After a moment, she gave the guy a small smile, "Sorry, something came up, I gotta go."
With that, she immediately stood up and yelled to the bar owner, "Jason, I'm clocking out!"
As she spoke, she removed her accessories, grabbed her bag from the locker, ignored the questions from the people around her, and dashed out of the bar.
On the way to the airport, Seraphina reopened Sandra's messages and read the news about Magdalen in detail.
The old Seraphina would never have imagined seeing Magdalen's name in legal news. But now, the reality was right in front of her—Magdalen was embroiled in a contract scam, facing prosecution.
Sandra was utterly confused, "What's the deal? Isn't your mom loaded? How'd she get involved in a scam?"
Seraphina quickly texted back, "I'll find out what's happening and let you know."
That night, Seraphina took a flight to Moonhaven.
Without much effort, Seraphina found Magdalen. Party animals like her always choose the top-tier hotels.
But this time, when Seraphina knocked on her door, it was opened by a well-dressed, gentlemanly man in his forties.
"Can I help you?" The man asked.
"I’m looking for Magdalen," Seraphina responded without hesitation, "I'm her daughter."
The man seemed taken aback, seemingly because he'd never heard Magdalen mention having a daughter. He told Seraphina to "wait a moment" and went back inside to find Magdalen.
In less than a minute, the man was back at the door, "Sorry, she doesn't want to see you."
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