Tangled in His Obsession

Chapter 410

The coming Saturday, with Leandro caught up in work, Seraphina postponed their planned outing to Sunday. Instead, she invited Andrea over for dinner. With Conway visiting friends and the nanny on her day off, the house was left to Seraphina, her son Valerio, and their guest, Andrea.

Since Seraphina had once expressed her wish to try a meal cooked by Valerio, the young boy was filled with ambition to cook for his mother and aunt, following a recipe he had found.

Seraphina, however, couldn’t bear to let him into the kitchen alone and decided to be his assistant.

The result was, of course, a complete mess. Unable to bear the sight, Andrea ushered the two out of the kitchen and rolled up her sleeves to prepare a simple meal of three dishes and a soup.

“Wow,” Seraphina was pleasantly surprised: “I didn’t know you could cook.”

Andrea gave her a sidelong glance, “I’m actually pretty good at surviving, you know?”

“Son, in the future, you need to stick with your aunt more. Learn her survival skills so you can take care of me, okay?” Seraphina told Valerio.

To everyone’s surprise, the young boy actually nodded in agreement.

Andrea looked at Seraphina, at a loss for words. “I thought you said you were going to take care of him?”

“I take care of him, or he takes care of me. There’s no difference,” Seraphina explained. “My son is so brilliant, why should I be worried? If anything, he should be the one looking after me.”

“Alright, alright,” Andrea hastily interrupted, “We get it. You have a wonderful son. Now quit gloating.”

Seraphina couldn’t help but laugh. She teased Valerio, “Your aunt is just jealous of us.”

Andrea simply rolled her eyes and continued eating.

Seraphina, on the other hand, didn’t give up. “Come to think of it, all these years, besides Leandro, have you ever met anyone you thought you could spend the rest of your life with?”

Caught off guard, Andrea nearly choked on her food. She looked at Seraphina, “Do we really need to discuss this in front of the kid?”

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Seraphina was unfazed. “My son is exceptionally intelligent. There’s nothing he can’t handle.”

With a light sigh, Andrea finally answered, “No.”

“That’s impossible.” Seraphina retorted, “There are so many eligible bachelors in Sunburst City. Aside from their family business, there should be plenty who are

better than Leandro.”

Andrea put down her utensils to serve herself some soup before responding, “That’s if they’re interested in me.”

“Don’t tell me you’ve set your standards too high?” Seraphina joked, before suddenly remembering something, “By the way, what do you think of Herman Garcia?”

Upon hearing the name, Andrea’s attention sharpened. “Stop kidding around, Seraphina. You know his background. What chance do we have?” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Why not?” Seraphina insisted. “As long as you two like each other, anything is possible.”

Andrea simply shrugged, “That’s too bad then, because the chance of us liking each other is zero. Isn’t it?”

Seraphina thought of Herman’s temperament and sighed, “Herman is actually a reliable guy. He’s just a bit too straightforward. Can’t seem to take a hint.”

Andrea looked down and smiled, “There are plenty of good men in the world. If there’s no spark, what can we do?”

“Don’t worry,” Seraphina reached out to pat Andrea’s hand, “You’ll find the right person eventually.”

Hearing this, Andrea couldn’t help but chuckle, “The way you’re talking, it sounds like you’ve already found the right person. Now you’re starting to worry about me?” “Whether I’ve found someone or not, I have no control over it,” Seraphina reached out to caress Valerio’s cheek, “As long as my son is happy, that’s all that matters. For now, Leandro is fulfilling his role as a father, so I don’t plan on finding a new one for Valerio.” At this, Andrea broke into laughter. She glanced subtly towards Seraphina’s back.

Sensing something, Seraphina turned around to find Leandro standing at the dining room entrance, his gaze steady on her.

Upon seeing her turn around, Leandro slowly approached and took the seat next to Seraphina. Only then did he turn to her, “So, under what circumstances would you consider changing Valerio’s father?”

Seraphina gave Andrea a look before responding to Leandro, “That would depend on your performance. If you do well, I might consider keeping you around a bit longer. But if you slip up, I won’t hesitate to kick you out. Don’t say I didn’t warn you

Leandro turned to Valerio, “Aren’t you going to ask your son’s opinion?”

Without hesitation, Seraphina turned to Valerio, pinching his cheek, “Son, how would you like to have a new father? Someone more handsome, richer, and who spends more time with you than your current father. Someone who takes you on trips around the world. How does that sound?”

Valerio furrowed his brows, glancing between Seraphina and Leandro, before decisively shaking his head.

“Are you crazy!” Seraphina lightly tapped his forehead, “When I say you should, you should!”

Yet Valerio remained firm, shaking his head again.

“If we’re going by what makes our son happy, Leandro commented, “It seems like my position is quite secure.”

“Don’t get too cocky, Seraphina huffed, before changing the topic, “I thought you said you were busy today?”

“A meeting got rescheduled,” Leandro replied. “One of our company’s property projects is in its trial operation phase. I thought I could take Valerio there this afternoon.”

Seraphina scoffed, “Oh please, you’re not taking Valerio out for fun, you’re just checking on your work. I wasn’t planning on spending my day with you.”

Andrea just smiled wryly, “Oh, forget it. In a situation like this, I wouldn’t dare to be a third wheel. You all should enjoy your family time, while I’ll go back to my

studio and draw.”

Leandro gave Andrea a subtle nod, a silent thanks for her understanding.

Suddenly, Seraphina remembered something else and asked Andrea, “Do you have plans for Thanksgiving? If not, you could spend it with me and Valerio.”

“Thanksgiving?” Andrea looked at Leandro as she responded. “Why would it just be you and Valerio? Doesn’t the Reynolds family have a family feast?”

“We do.” Seraphina replied, “But Valerio and I don’t necessarily have to go.”

After all, in the vast Reynolds family, she and Valerio weren’t exactly popular figures. Now that they were mother and son, they were even less welcome.

Andrea glanced at Leandro once more before replying, “The Martin family also has a family feast on Thanksgiving. I can’t really bail.”

Hearing this, Seraphina let out a faint huff.

Leandro glanced at her before finally saying, “On Thanksgiving, both you and Valerio are needed. No exceptions.”.