Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 269

When Leandro and Seraphina returned to Reynolds Manor, the living room lights were still on.

Seraphina had been quiet all along, letting Leandro lead her out of the car and into the living room.

In the living room, Valerio and Conway were sitting by the dining table, their heads close together, discussing something.

When they saw Leandro and Seraphina enter, Valerio's eyes lit up. He quickly jumped off his chair, ran to Seraphina, and reached out to grab her hand.

Seraphina came back to her senses, looked at him, then at Conway, "You're back."

"Yes." Conway answered, "I'm old, I like to stay in this house."

Seraphina then pinched Valerio's face, "What about you? Why are you still up so late?"

Valerio led Seraphina towards the kitchen.

The kitchen counter was covered in flour, and Valerio opened the fridge door, taking out a small plate. On the plate were a dozen or so raw egg tarts.

Seraphina paused, bent over to look at him, "Did you make these?"

Valerio nodded proudly.

Conway also came to the kitchen door, saying, "He learned how to make egg tarts from school today. He wanted to make some for you when he got home, but you came back so late, he almost fell asleep waiting."

Valerio pouted, looking at Seraphina expectantly.

Seraphina reached out and touched his head, "I've had a lot of alcohol today and the wind was cold. I could use some dessert. You're so thoughtful."

Valerio smiled shyly and happily, then handed the egg tarts to the maid.

"I'll do it." Seraphina stopped him, taking the egg tarts.

"You?" The maid looked at her doubtfully, "Can you cook?"

Seraphina sighed, "I can't do complicated stuff, but just baking some egg tarts should be no problem, right?"

"Let her do it." Conway said, "If she makes them well, I want to try one."

"You wish!" Seraphina said, "With your health, you can only have a bite. I can make you a sugar-free, fat-free version some other day."

They chatted and laughed. When Leandro came downstairs after changing his clothes, Seraphina was ready to bake the egg tarts under the maid's guidance.

Valerio watched from the side, while Conway returned to the living room with Leandro.

"How's Seraphina's mood?" Conway asked.

"She seems okay on the surface." Leandro answered.

Conway sighed softly, saying, "They're all poor kids."

"Don't worry." Leandro said, "I know she's hurting inside and might do something impulsive. I'll take care of her and won't let anything happen to her."

Conway nodded.

Soon, Seraphina brought the egg tarts out of the kitchen.

Seraphina distributed the egg tarts to everyone, then hugged Valerio saying, "This is our first collaboration. You all must eat them all!"

Conway looked down at his plate, which only had half an egg tart core.

"I really want to eat them all, but someone won't let me." Conway said, suddenly seeing Leandro's plate and suggesting, "Leandro doesn't like dessert, I can help him with his."

Seraphina glared at him, "You can't!"