Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

working on a pile of art supplies. He looked at her, obviously having heard her exchange with Karan.

a smile, but he quickly looked

back down in no time. Despite having spent the night here, her recorder had always been in her bag, so if

no choice but to wait for Leandro. But

pondered this, she approached Valerio. He didn’t look at her but seemed to sense her approaching, his sketching grew even more frantic the

picked

child to create a family album with the help of their parents, featuring a family portrait and individual pages for each

identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies

Valerio himself. But it seemed like a crucial person was missing. However, the rough sketching

gaze, Valerio’s

help you with this assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid. I haven’t drawn for seven

pencil, and quickly sketched out Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused and handed the pencil to Valerio,

at her sketches of Bruce and Gloria for a moment before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite his lack of drawing skills, his sketch, although

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resembled Leandro.

quickly averted her gaze and pointed to the last empty spot on the paper, “Now it’s time to draw yourself.”

furrowed in deep thought, but

this, Seraphina took the pencil from him, “Let me help you.”

flawless skin, dark

her gaze, starting to sketch with her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her

chin and said with a smile, “You’re such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually