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Chapter 462
After listening to Seraphina’s spiel, Simon chuckled softly before eventually responding with a nonchalant, “Having
faith is a good thing.”
“Do you have faith, Mr. Martin?” Seraphina inquired.
“None,” Simon answered bluntly. “I’m more of a believer in making my own destiny.”
Raising an eyebrow, Seraphina retorted, “A man without faith is a man without fear. Perhaps Mr. Martin, you feel
that lacking faith frees you from all restraints?”
“Life’s but a fleeting moment, why live it in constant fear and hesitation? That’s no way to live at all,” Simon
remarked. “I thought you youngsters would see through that.”
Leandro, who had been quietly listening, finally spoke up, “That just shows that we walk different paths, Mr. Martin.”
Seraphina glanced at Leandro, whose gaze was cool and steady on Simon.
Simon let out another dry laugh and said, “You’re right. It would be quite dull if everyone were the same. You and
your wife are quite the interesting couple. I’m sure you’ll lead a very interesting life.”
“Thank you,” Leandro replied coolly.
Simon’s eyes once again settled on Seraphina, and after a moment of silent observation, he remarked, “I once
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthought you reminded me of someone I knew.”
“Did I?” Seraphina lifted her chin slightly. “And now?”
“Not anymore,” came Simon’s reply.
“Is it because I’m sharp-tongued and maybe a bit too forthright? Did I scare Mr. Martin?” Seraphina teased.
Simon smiled, “How could you?”
“Right, I forgot. Mr. Martin fears nothing,” said Seraphina with a hint of sarcasm.
Simon laughed again but did not pursue the conversation further.
During the quiet interlude, the door to the hospital room was gently knocked upon, and Seraphina looked up to see
Herman entering.
“Leandro,” Herman greeted Leandro before noticing Simon seated on the couch, which caused him to pause
briefly.
Simon nodded at him with a smile, and Herman, recovering from his moment of surprise, greeted him rather
coldly, “Mr. Martin.”
Simon then asked, “It’s been a while. Have you fully recovered?”
“You mean from the injury?” Herman replied. “It was nothing serious, and I’m hard to kill.”
Simon smiled faintly, “Good. In your line of work, you should have such resilience.”
As Herman was about to speak, the door swung open again.
Andrea entered, not expecting Herman to be there, and after a moment of silence said, “Valerio mentioned he left
his sketchbook here. I came to fetch it for him.”
Seraphina handed her the sketchbook from beside the couch.
At this juncture, Simon stood up, “Since you’re doing well, Leandro, I won’t impose any longer. Andrea, will you be
coming back. with me?”
Before Andrea could reply, Seraphina pulled her aside and said, “She’s got dinner plans with me tonight, so sorry
Mr. Martin, I’ll be borrowing your daughter.”
“That’s fine,” Simon said. “You young folks enjoy yourselves. I’ll be on my way.”
“Take care, Mr. Martin.”
Seraphina escorted Simon to the door, and after one last look and a nod, he departed without looking back.
Returning to the room, Seraphina overheard Herman asking Leandro, “What brought him here?”
“Just passing through,” Leandro replied.
“Passing through?” Herman snorted. “Since when does he have idle time to just ‘pass through”?”
At that, Seraphina kicked Herman playfully on the ankle.
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“Ow! What was that for?” Herman yelped, clutching his ankle.
“You talk too much,” Seraphina scolded.
Realizing his mistake, Herman glanced at Andrea.
Andrea stood nearby, quietly flipping through Valerio’s sketchbook as if she hadn’t heard anything. But regardless
of how composed she appeared, her identity as Simon’s daughter was inescapable.
Herman’s expression darkened, and the atmosphere grew heavy.
Seeing this, Seraphina poured Leandro a glass of water before turning to Herman, “Are you off work now? Would
you like to join us for dinner?”
Indeed, Herman had finished work. Worried about Leandro after his unscheduled outing and prolonged absence,
Herman had come to check on him.
Under normal circumstances, joining them for dinner would be the expected thing to do. However, having just seen
Simon, Herman really wasn’t in the mood.
“No, thanks,” Herman answered after a brief glance at Andrea. “I’ve got a couple of cases to work on, need to put
in some overtime.”
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