Leandro went through a whole lot of trouble to get Gloria back to her room, but she was still a mess.
She wouldn't stop complaining and was throwing fits, repeating the same things over and over again.
Leandro was used to it, so after calming Gloria down for a while, he got someone to stay with her and then went downstairs.
Downstairs, Karan just stepped out of the kitchen. Seeing Leandro, he asked immediately, "I heard your parents are at it again?"
Leandro plopped down on the couch and said nonchalantly, "They've been fighting a lot recently?"
"Hardly," Karan sighed, sitting down too, "Your dad is hardly ever home, no chance for them to fight all the time."
Hearing this, Leandro frowned slightly, then said, "I thought my mom had been stabilizing?"
"Yeah," Karan sighed, "But since Magdalen passed away, your dad has been a mess. He's been playing her favorite songs, watching her favorite movies... Seeing all this, how could your mom not be upset?"
Leandro stayed silent after hearing this, not saying anything further.
Bruce's obsession with Magdalen was probably due to the fact that he never had her, so he couldn't let go.
But she was dead, cutting off all his longing, that's why he couldn't let go.
And Gloria's obsession was even harder to calm.
She had lost to many women in her life, and now she was losing to a dead woman, a battle she could never win.
Their broken marriage was beyond repair, but she still clung to it.
All the advice and comfort were like wasted efforts, ineffective.
So as an outsider, even her own son Leandro couldn't help her find relief.
"We're really powerless," Karan sighed, "We can only hope that your mom will have an epiphany one day and let it go."
Leandro lowered his eyes, not responding.
After a moment of silence, Karan looked at him again and said, "I heard you were wasting money around last night, six million?"
Leandro just responded with a nonchalant "yeah".
"So Sera must be very happy, right?" Karan looked at him, "No wonder you look so refreshed today. If she's happy, of course you're happy."
Hearing this, Leandro just gave a small smile.
"Well, you've been taking care of everyone for so many years. Now that she's helping you with Valerio and the old man, and making you happy, you should just stick with her," Karan finished, glancing at him, "Just try to keep a low profile, like last night. If your mom sees it, she'll be upset again."
...
Gloria was still unstable, so Leandro stayed to have dinner with her before leaving.
When he got back to Reynolds Manor, the yard was buzzing.
In the hot summer, a few more loungers were added to the yard, and an outdoor projector was specially installed today, playing a movie.
Conway, Seraphina, Valerio, and the nanny were all there, but only the nanny was watching the movie.
Conway was trimming a potted plant, while Seraphina and Valerio were fighting over a box of ice cream.
When Leandro approached, Seraphina successfully grabbed the ice cream and while eating, scolded Valerio, "You naughty little boy, you don't have any gentlemanly manners, how can you fight with a girl for food, how will you get along with other girls in the future?"
Valerio, spoon in hand, sat sulking.
Conway looked up and finally couldn't help saying, "Obviously you finished yours and are still trying to take his. And you're making it a matter of manners! Do you think that's right?"
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