Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)
Chapter 35
Chapter 35
Terrell is no dummy, he quickly picked up on the whole story. He eyed Seraphina, his voice chilling, “So that’s the way it is! I really underestimated you, I thought it was all about Leandro_*
Seraphina responded without hesitation, Leandro that was just a fluke”
“And what’s your excuse for putting me through all this?” Terrell asked angrily.
Seraphina looked at him, surprised. “Terrell, I just thought I might’ve dragged you into this, but if you’re going to put all the blame on me, I’m not having it.” Terrell glared at Seraphina for a moment, then turned and walked out to the balcony, lighting up a cigarette.
Seraphina returned to the dining table, checked on Valerio’s meal, then joined Terrell on the balcony after eating something herself.
Terrell’s cigarette was almost burnt out, his stress clearly showing.
Hearing Seraphina’s footsteps, he didn’t turn around, but after a while he asked, “What’s your interest in Balch?”
Seraphina leaned against the balcony door, her voice measured. What other cases involve you and Balch?”
over Terrell’s face. He was all too familiar with the case Seraphinà mentioned – the murder of Balch’s wife, Janetta.
to do
hired,” Seraphina replied.
“By whom?”
Wilbur, the man who was convicted as
turned to face Seraphina directly, “That case was closed two years
nodded, “but that’s why I agreed to help his girlfriend
“Based on a few words from that woman, how
determined, “Wilbur claimed he was innocent until his last breath, and his girlfriend Diana has been fighting for a
“Serious illness?”
stomach cancer.”
this, then scoffed again, “So you came
interview with Mrs. Lawson, published or not, plus all
so clever, you should know that stuff isn’t
data’s gone, the memory’s still
sneered, “Can memory be used
judge, evidence isn’t important to me,