Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 199

Chapter 199

After getting the keys to Carney Artful Reverie, Seraphina had a place to spend her free time.

Even though the exhibition opening was scheduled after her wedding with Leandro, most of her time was consumed by preparations for the exhibition, apart from dealing with Leandro

That day, Seraphina stayed late at Carney Artful Reverie again. When Leandro left the company and found out she hadn’t left yet, he instructed his driver to come here.

The lights in the gallery were still on. Leandro got out of the car and saw Seraphina standing with her back to the entrance.

In front of Seraphina was a spot originally meant for her childhood portrait, but now a painting of a rose had taken its place.

Seraphina stood in front of the rose painting, silently observing it

Leandro approached her slowly and stood beside her, “What happened to the previous painting?”

Seraphina turned her head to look at him and gave a slight smile, “What do you think of this one here?”

“It doesn’t quite match your father’s usual style.” Leandro responded.

Seraphina suddenly burst into laughter.

Leandro was not wrong, Carney’s painting style was usually cold, simple in color yet strong in style, like the portrait of Seraphina at the age of ten, which only used two tones of black and red. But when he painted roses, he used the most vibrant and full colors, making the roses extraordinarily vivid and eye– catching.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

“Because he painted it for the woman he loved most.” Seraphina said, “Such intense use of color represents his full lave. When painting these roses, he was not a painter, but a man in love.”

This painting was the one exhibited at Malcoms Moonhaven exhibition. When Magdalen casually sold Carney’s paintings, Malcom rushed over, only managing to save this one. He had kept it in good condition over the years, and as soon as Seraphina asked about it, he immediately sent someone to deliver it

To Seraphina, this painting was the best representation of her father’s inner emotions. It wasn’t her childhood portrait that deserved this spot, but this beautiful rose

‘He loved my mom the most, but unfortunately, she never wanted to see these paintings again.” She fell silent for a moment, then continued, “But this is my father’s exhibition, so it should be arranged according to his wishes”

Leandro listened quietly but didn’t offer any comment. After a long time, he finally said, “Let’s go home.”

Seraphina came back to her senses, and with a somewhat exaggerated gasp, she covered her mouth, “Did you come here specially to pick me up? I’m so sorry for keeping you waiting, let’s go now!”

She quickly grabbed her purse, and turning around, she took Leandro’s arm. As they walked out, she asked, “Hey, I heard the owners of the two auction houses on this street are acquainted with you too, is it true?”

She laughed in a flirtatious and fawning way, clearly having a favor to ask Leandro, however, was not very willing to answer.

As they walked out the door, Seraphina was still tightly holding onto Leandro. Even though he didn’t respond, to outsiders, they looked like a very loving couple

Seraphina would play with his tie one minute, and pull at his shirt the next. In the midst of this playful fuss, a couple across the street suddenly caught her eye. Seraphina stopped in her tracks and looked up

The moment she saw the two figures, she felt a sense of familiarity. She looked directly at them, and sure enough, they were people she knew – Bowen Smith and Tanla.

Leandro followed her gaze and squinted slightly.

Seeming to feel their gazes, Bowen looked and

saw them. Quickly, he brought Tania over and said, “Sera, Mr. Reynolds, what a coincidence!” Seraphina glanced at the hand Tania had placed on Bowen’s arm, and Tania also looked at her hand on Leandro’s arm. “Bowen, what are you doing here?” Seraphina asked.

“We just went to a concert here” Bowen replied. “Our car happened to be parked nearby and didn’t expect to run into you two. Did you come for the

concert?”

“No.” Seraphina pointed to Carney Artful Reverie behind her, “I’m preparing an exhibition here. Bowen, if you have time, you’re welcome to visit.” After she finished speaking, she noticed Tania, standing next to Bowen, moving her mouth as if she wanted to say something. But after she looked at Leandro, she didn’t say anything. Instead, she said, “Mr. Reynolds, are you interested in famous paintings? My family also has quite a collection. I should have invited you over more often, maybe our families would be closer now, what a shame…”

After finishing her sentence, Tania glanced at Seraphina, appearing as if she wanted to say more but held back, her scornful look was not concealed. Seraphina turned to look at Leandro, “Do you know Tania? Does her family have many famous paintings? Why didn’t you go take a look?”

“I don’t know whether the Martin family has any famous paintings, Leandro responded bluntly. They do have many celebrities, but I’m not interested in them.”

“You..” Tania’s face changed, wanting to retort but hesitated. After a pause, she sarcastically said, “True, the kind of woman men are interested in would

belike Ms. Bennett.

At her words, Leandro’s face remained unchanged, but his eyes turned cold. He glanced at Tania, who immediately moved behind Bowen

But Seraphina just laughed, “Thank you for the compliment. After all, I’m both talented and beautiful, it’s not my fault.”

As she spoke, she gazed at the car window glass, appearing narcissistic and naive

Seeing that scene, Tania was both scared of Leandro and looked down on Seraphina. She could only grab Bowen and quickly leave, with him reluctantly saying goodbye and leading her away.

The moment they left, Seraphina’s smile faded and she hopped into the car with a frosty expression.

Only when Leandro had climbed in did she ask, “So, what’s the deal between you and that Tania girl?”

“Nothing” Leandro responded.

Seraphina scoffed. “You’re at the point of being invited to her house and you’re claiming there’s nothing going on? Who are you trying to fool?”

Leandro calmly replied, “Thave no reason to lie to you?

Seraphina pondered for a moment, then deliberately moved closer to him. Looking up, she asked, “Can’t you just answer me straight? How do you know her? And the Martins, they’ve got some big shots in their family, right? What kind of big shots are we talking about? How come I’ve never heard of them?” Leandro glanced at her, seeing through her feigned jealousy to her curiosity about the Martins, After all, she was a journalist, always sniffing around for the latest gossip

The Martins made their fortune through some shady business back in the day. They’ve been trying to clean up their act recently, but there’s still a lot of dirty laundry hidden away. Some of the family members have become infamous because of the scandals.” Leandro replied, “Happy now?”

Upon hearing this, Seraphina blinked and continued to press him, ‘So, how did you become connected to them?”