Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 321

Magdalen couldn’t hold back her tears anymore, but at the sound of Seraphina’s following words, she spun around to look at her.

What she saw was a shattered scene: Seraphina’s face was blurred, only her eyes were clear, filled with regret, remorse, and pain beyond words.

“What did you just say?” Magdalen asked, her voice shaking.

Seraphina held her hand tightly, “I initially thought that maybe our father betrayed you, deceived you, and I might be his daughter with Adelina…”

Hearing this, Magdalen immediately tightened her grip on Seraphina’s hand.

Seraphina gave a small smile, then covered her hand with her own, “So, I went with Andrea to do a paternity test today. Do you know Andrea? She is Simon and Adelina’s daughter…”

Magdalen didn’t reply, she was just staring at Seraphina, her tears still uncontrollably streaming down her face.

“Mom.” Seraphina called her again, then continued, “I don’t know what made you think that Dad betrayed you, deceived you. But I want to tell you, the results of my test with Andrea show that we are full biological siblings.”

Full siblings, meaning they share the same father and mother.

She and Andrea weren’t half-sisters, but full-blooded, same father and mother, sisters.

The moment she received these results, Seraphina couldn’t clear her jumbled emotions. But soon, she thought of Magdalen.

And Magdalen, hearing these results, she froze completely, even tears in her eyes stopped falling.

She opened her mouth, repeating the words with a trembling voice, “What did you just say?”

“I’m not your biological daughter, and I’m not Dad’s either.” Seraphina said quietly, “He never lied to you, he never betrayed you…”

With a slight sway, Magdalen’s tears rolled down once again.

This time, her vision finally cleared.

She stared at Seraphina for a long while, then slowly shook her head, murmuring like she was comforting herself, “Impossible…impossible…” Seraphina remained calm throughout.

“I thought it was impossible too when I got the results.” Seraphina said softly, even with a hint of a smile, “How could I believe that the people who raised me aren’t my biological parents? But, Mom, Andrea and Simon have done the paternity test, she truly is Simon’s daughter.”

Meaning, Seraphina, must also be Simon’s daughter.

Neither Magdalen nor Carney had any blood tie with her.

At that moment, Magdalen felt ice-cold.

Seraphina could clearly feel how Magdalen’s hand, the one she was holding, was gradually cooling down.

“Mom…” Seraphina called her again softly.

It took a long while before Magdalen responded. But then she laughed.

With a smile still on her face, her tears rolled down uncontrollably again.

“You’re not his daughter…you’re not his daughter…” she repeated, “He didn’t lie to me, he didn’t lie to me…”

Seraphina remained silent, just quietly holding her hand, letting her vent her emotions.

Then, Magdalen started to cry while laughing.

Her crying once again attracted the attention of those around them.

The restaurant staff had been paying special attention to them ever since Magdalen slapped Seraphina. Seeing the situation, the manager quickly came over to

ask.

However, before the manager could get close, Abbot, the bodyguard who had been following Seraphina around, stepped forward to stop him.

Not long after, all the guests in the restaurant were politely asked to leave, and even the staff were asked to leave, leaving only Magdalen and Seraphina.

Seraphina seemed calm and composed, but in reality, she hadn’t noticed the people around her leaving one by one.

And Magdalen had cried out of her mind.

She was a woman who had always been loved by everyone, received unlimited tolerance and love, but at this moment, all of that was gone.

In her world, there was only one person.

This person had been dead for over a decade.

She laughed for him, cried for him, lived for him, and ruined herself for him.

She seemed like the most carefree person, but in reality, she was the most tense.

She tied herself tightly to a person who was already dead. Only he could truly affect her emotions.

Seraphina sat beside her, quietly watching Magdalen cry for a long time, then reached out to gently hold her.

“Mom.” She said softly, “How could Dad lie to you? He often said ‘I only have one rose… don’t you know your place in Dad’s heart?”

Late at night, in the hotel room, Magdalen who had been crying for a long time finally calmed down.

Seraphina sat beside her the entire time, letting her cry without trying to comfort her.

Ten or more years of grievances and pain, she needed such a catharsis.

And this was far from enough.

The moment the doorbell rang, Seraphina came back to her senses, stood up, and walked to the door.

Upon opening it, Abbot was standing there, handing her a painting.

It was the most stunning picture of a rose that was placed right in the center of the entrance to Carney Artful Reverie.

Seraphina took it and closed the door immediately.

Abbot watched as the door slowly closed, opened his mouth to say something, but in the end didn’t say anything.

Seraphina returned to the bedroom, walked to the side of the bed, set up the painting, and placed it next to Magdalen.

“Mom, I had someone bring this rose painting.” Seraphina said, “You haven’t properly looked at this painting for many years, now, I’m giving it back to you.”

Magdalen was initially lying in bed with the blanket almost completely covering her head. Then Seraphina spoke, and Magdalen slowly lowered her blanket to look at the painting in her hand.

Just one look, and her eyes were blurred with tears again.

She sat up slowly, reached out to take the painting, and began to study it closely.

He never liked using bold colors when he painted, but when it came to roses, he would use a rich and vibrant red.

Why did she misunderstand his intentions?

“He and Adelina have known each other since they were kids… As Magdalen spoke, her voice was raspy from crying, “Adelina loved jasmine as a child, and he would occasionally sketch one for her. Then, we ran into Adelina in Summitville, and by then he was making a living off his paintings. Seeing Adelina alone and pregnant, he painted her a jasmine. I got jealous, didn’t want him painting flowers for other women, so he stopped… From then on, he painted a rose for me every year… But I’ve lost them all…” This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.

As she spoke, her tears fell on the glass frame of the painting. She tried to wipe them away, but they only kept coming.

“You didn’t lose them,” Seraphina said. “The rose paintings, they’ve all been found.”

Upon hearing this, Magdalen looked up at Seraphina.

Seraphina gave a small smile, “After the gallery opened, Leandro collected many of Dad’s paintings, among them were seven rose paintings. After I took over, I found the remaining three. Now all ten of Dad’s rose paintings are in the gallery’s collection room.”

Magdalen started laughing through her tears, but that only made her cry more.

“Mom, Carney Artful Reverie is doing great, but you’ve never visited, Seraphina said. “When will you come? We can organize Dad’s paintings together… There are many paintings where Dad didn’t write the date, and I was too young to remember. But you must remember, we can compile them into a collection…”

Magdalen looked at her for a long while, then turned her face away..

After a while, she finally spoke, “It’s getting late. You should go… Leave me alone.”

Seraphina was silent for a moment, then nodded and replied, “Okay.”

As she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped. Lowering her head, she took out the emerald she had earlier.

She wanted to give this gem to Magdalen at the restaurant, but Magdalen didn’t really accept it, so she took it back.

Seraphina turned back to the bed, and Magdalen looked at her, seeing the gem in her hand.

“Mom,” Seraphina said, “I chose this emerald because it has two roses on it. They can’t compare to Dad’s paintings, but it’s… a token of my love. Mom, I’m giving you this gift because I want you to be

happy, so you must accept it.”

She took Magdalen’s hand and gently placed the emerald in her palm.

As she did this, Seraphina felt an inexplicable nervousness.

Magdalen had always been more likely to refuse her kindness.

This time, the gem sat quietly in Magdalen’s hand for a few seconds, then Magdalen slowly closed her hand around it.

“I’ll accept it,” she said.

Seraphina was shocked for a moment, then she smiled, reached out, and gently touched Magdalen’s tear-soaked hair.

Magdalen didn’t move, letting Seraphina tidy her hair.

Once she was done, Seraphina handed her a tissue to wipe her tears, then said softly, “Mom, get some rest, don’t cry anymore.” After saying this, Seraphina got up and walked towards the door.

Magdalen sat on the bed, watching Seraphina until she reached the door, then she lifted her head to look at her.

Seraphina opened the door, looked back at her, gave a small smile, then left.

Magdalen’s gaze remained on the slowly closing door, not moving for a long time.

But Seraphina didn’t go any further after she left the room.

She just leaned quietly against the closed door, standing still, her face expressionless.

She’d been smiling all night, and now her face was somewhat stiff.

Finally, she couldn’t smile anymore.