Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 336

Leandro gave a casual nod to the surprised woman before him, "Hey there."

The young girl's mother finally snapped out of her daze, smiling as she rushed to say, "Oh, you must be Mr. Reynolds, right? I live next door. I made some pancakes this morning and brought some over for Valerio and his mom."

As she was speaking, Seraphina emerged from behind Leandro, taking the pancakes with a smile, "Thanks a lot."

"Oh, don't mention it," the lady replied, glancing at Leandro. "You guys moved in a while ago, but this is the first time I've seen Mr. Reynolds!"

Seraphina turned around to look, giving a light laugh, "Yeah, he's always super busy."

"Being busy is good," the lady said, "Mr. Reynolds looks like a big shot, of course he's busy!"

As Seraphina still had a ton of stuff to take care of, she didn't have time to chat for too long. "Thanks for the pancakes, I'll bring Valerio over for a visit when I get the chance."

"Sure, sure, take your time to enjoy," the neighbor said as she turned to leave.

But after just a few steps, she couldn't help but glance back.

Seraphina had already brought the pancakes inside, and as Leandro casually looked out, their eyes met once again.

The neighbor gave an embarrassed laugh, quickly leaving.

Leandro shifted his gaze, turning to look at Seraphina.

Seraphina tore off a piece of pancake and popped it into her mouth, laughing when she saw Leandro's look, "What's up?"

Leandro gestured in the direction the neighbor had left.

"Hey, you leave me and Valerio here and never show up, so of course the neighbors assume we're special," Seraphina shrugged nonchalantly. "I've heard all sorts of rumors. The most popular one is that I'm your kept woman, and as for Valerio, some say he's mine, some say he's ours. All in all, the story is fantastic!!"

Leandro just quietly looked at her, "And you're still okay with being here?"

"That's what you don't get," Seraphina said. "Gossip is a part of life here. Without it, life wouldn’t have any taste."

Leandro didn't ask anything else, instead instructing his staff to go and buy gifts from the local store.

When the gifts were ready and Seraphina's packing was almost done, Leandro changed into a fresh suit, adjusting his collar as he said, "I'll go with you."

Seraphina gave him a look, but didn't refuse.

In this small neighborhood, only the Manleys had seen Leandro, so for everyone else, he was like a mythical figure. As a result, wherever Leandro went, people were naturally curious.

Leandro, as always, was cool and reserved. He was polite, but also distant.

However, this distance disappeared completely when he was around Seraphina—

When Seraphina introduced him to the neighbors, he would put on a warm smile;

When Seraphina asked him to give out gifts, he obediently did so;

Even when a neighbor needed help changing a light bulb or fixing a pipe, if Seraphina asked him to lend a hand, he wouldn't hesitate to roll up his sleeves.

And so, everyone got to know Leandro, and they came to understand his relationship with Seraphina.

But Leandro wasn't satisfied with just that.

When they got home, the house was unexpectedly filled with candies and candy boxes, each box bearing the beautifully printed names and greetings of Leandro and Seraphina!