Tangled in his Obsession novel Chapter 9

Seraphina couldn't help but chuckle. It had been years since she'd been turned down by a man. But, since this man was Leandro, she had seen this coming.

Leandro slowly said, "You don't owe me anything. Now that you're sober, Ms. Bennett, you can leave."

His hint for her to leave was too obvious, but Seraphina didn't feel awkward. Instead, she comfortably sat on the sofa, "I can't find my purse, Mr. Reynolds, have you seen it?"

Leandro looked at Karan, "Karan, check the car for Ms. Bennett's purse."

Karan shot Seraphina a glance, then got up and walked out.

Seraphina gave Karan a smile, then glanced at Valerio, who was happily eating at the dining table, then said, "I haven't seen you for years, Mr. Reynolds. Your son is so big now, should I congratulate you!"

Leandro finally put down what he was holding, looked up at her, his eyes deep, "Thanks."

Seraphina looked at him, slowly wiped the smile off her face, and changed to a comfortable position on the sofa, "Never mind, I know you don't like me, I'll just grab my purse and go, don't want to be a sore sight."

Karan had already brought back Seraphina's purse and tossed it onto the sofa where Seraphina was sitting. Seraphina sighed, picked up her purse, and took out her cell phone.

There were over a dozen missed calls on the phone, most of them from Sandra, and three from Balch. Seraphina texted Sandra first to let her know she was safe, then called Balch back on the sofa.

Leandro sat quietly, seemingly watching to see how long she could stay.

Balch's voice came over the phone, and Seraphina quickly said with a smile, "It's me."

"Uh huh." Balch's voice sounded calm, "Are you okay?"

Seraphina countered, "Did you come last night?"

"The driver didn't see you, and no one was picking up your phone, so I went myself and found out you got in Leandro's car."

Upon hearing this, Seraphina looked at Leandro sitting next to her and let out a long sigh, "That's embarrassing."

Leandro didn't look at her at all.