Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 84

Hearing Seraphina's words, Leandro lowered his head to light up a cigarette.

"Blocking a knife for you?" Conway suddenly burst out in anger, "Don't you remember who got you in danger in the first place? You're touched just because he took a knife for you? Where's your sense? Where's your principle?"

Leandro was lighting his cigarette with his left hand. Hearing Conway's words seemed to hurt him a bit. He frowned, switching the lighter to his right hand.

Seeing Conway's fiery temper, Seraphina quickly tried to calm him down: "Grandpa, don't get too worked up. I know I messed up... I really do..."

Conway was panting heavily. With Seraphina’s help, he sat down before continuing, "I don't care about anything else, but if you're going to be with Balch, I can't support that! He's a playboy, not a good man!"

At this point, Seraphina didn't dare to talk back, so she played along. She sat on the floor leaning against her grandpa's leg, her chin resting on his knee, a mix of appeasement and coquettishness. "I get it, Grandpa. I know what kind of person Balch is. You don't need to worry, okay?"

Conway was still angry and huffed, "Cut him off, got it?"

Just then, Seraphina's phone rang. She glanced at the screen and saw Balch's name, picking up the call and reassuring her grandpa at the same time: "Got it, got it, I'll cut him off right away!"

Hearing her words, Balch on the other end of the phone asked quietly, "Cut off what?"

Seraphina didn't dare to talk on the phone in front of Conway, so she turned and walked out.

Leandro, sitting on the couch by the door, watched her leave, flicking his cigarette ash off with no expression on his face.

"I'm comforting someone else." Seraphina glanced at Leandro as she walked out of the room, answering Balch’s question.

Hearing that, Balch was silent for a while before finally saying, "I've put a lot of pressure on you, haven't I?"

Seraphina leaned against the wall, not saying a word.

"I know you're feeling lost right now," Balch said after a long pause. "But there's something... I need your help with..."

Seraphina took a deep breath as if sighing before finally saying, "Go ahead."

"A cop named Herman came to see me. He said the case has drawn a lot of attention and the police don't want to close it just yet. They need to search my place again," Balch said. "But there are some things... I don't want them to find..."

Hearing this, Seraphina just remained silent.

Whatever needed to be hidden from the police couldn't be good. They both knew that.

"Sera, I won't force you," Balch said. "If you don't want to, just forget it."

After a long silence, Seraphina finally said, "I’ll take care of it."

When Seraphina returned to the room after hanging up, Leandro and Conway had moved on to another topic – health. Conway's mood had improved a lot. Catching a glimpse of Seraphina, he patted the space next to him, "Come sit down."

"Grandpa, I have some stuff to do, I have to go..." Seraphina said in a soft voice.

Hearing this, Conway's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're leaving? You just got here a few minutes ago and you're leaving? When was the last time you visited me for more than half an hour?"

Seeing Conway worked up again, Leandro called out in a calm voice, "Grandpa."

Conway looked at Leandro, struggling to keep his anger in check. He waved his hand dismissively, "Go, just go! Don't bother about me!"

"Grandpa, don't be like that." Seraphina said, "When I have some time, I'll come and stay here with you for a month, will that make you happy?"

"Are you serious or fooling me again?" Conway said, "If you can't do it, I will punish you!"

Seraphina raised her hand solemnly, "I swear I will."