Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 38

Seraphina sat there, staring straight at Balch, and sighed softly, "Mr. Lawson, you didn't like me from the get-go, did you?"

Balch, hearing this, took another look at her.

"But turns out, you were right not to," Seraphina said with a self-mocking laugh, "Did you see that video online today?"

Balch moved to the couch across from her, not responding.

"Interesting, isn't it?" Seraphina looked at him, "I only watched the beginning before shutting it off. I wonder if it gets any good?"

Balch didn't answer this either.

The video was only a couple of minutes long and, while it didn't show anything too explicit, the characters, location, and insinuated outcome had everyone in a tizzy.

"Is it about what happened at 'Enchanted Petals Club' that night?" Balch suddenly asked.

At this, Seraphina's gaze filled with loathing before softening, "You figured it out, didn't you? Yeah, that night."

She remembered running into him that night while trying to avoid Leandro. She'd been quite spiteful.

Balch paused for a moment before asking, "Your childhood with the Reynolds family wasn't very happy, was it? Did it have anything to do with Leandro?"

Seraphina curled up on the couch, chin resting on her knees, and looked at Balch with a chuckle, "Mr. Lawson, you're really sharp."

"If you're willing to talk about it, I'm willing to listen," Balch said.

Seraphina stopped laughing. After a long silence, she finally said, "Even if I didn't say anything, you would've guessed... I was naive back then, easily fooled by him. I thought he was the best man in the world and loved him with all my heart. When the Reynolds family found out, they saw me as a menace and couldn't tolerate me. So, he coldly drove me away... It's been seven years. I thought I'd be over it, but turns out, I can't forget certain things and certain people."

These words were half-true, half-false, but they made Seraphina sad.

She came back to reality and laughed again.

"So, do you still love him?" Balch asked in a low voice.