Chapter 98 - not under romance genre

Seraphina sped off the very instant she entered her car. She kept on accelerating her speed which made the ride a bit incautious. Even though, this time, her intention was to not drive recklessly -- it still seemed she was.

Her destination wasn't going forward to the Yue family mansion nor to the Jin medical group -- instead, she stopped at the familiar woods where the forgotten property of Yue family lies. It was also her new headquarters for the moment.

As soon as she reached her destination, she could feel her eyes clouded and a little light headed. Although she couldn't feel the pain, she knew she had acquired a great amount of injury because she felt the tightening of her breathing.

[Inside the woods]

She let out a series of little coughs along with her slow strides towards the direction of the abandoned house. Using her hand to cover her mouth, a visible speck of blood was seen on her palm. Seeing the blood, she was even more determined to reach the house as soon as possible. However, Seraphina's complexion turns even paler by every minute passed.

'No good.' she thought inwardly.

Seeing the old property with ivy vines clung on it, Seraphina felt somewhat relieved.

"Just a few more steps…" she mumbled, alas, her body reached its limits. It collapsed to the ground as her vision darken a few steps away from the old house.

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A few hours later, at Bloom flower shop owned by Tito:

"Man, it's getting late… Boss, isn't here yet." Riggs spoke whilst glancing outside for the nth time.

Tito who regained half of his strength after he got treated by Riggs and also by the help of the antidote Seraphina fed him, he replied in a rather investigative tone, "Hey, do you like her?"

"What?! You mean Luciano? No thanks! I'd rather stay single forever!" Riggs was astounded by the sudden question, thus, he denied with dismay instantly by the nonsensical question thrown at him, he continued.

"Not to mention, she's not under romance genre. The only romance she knows is her love for guns!"

"Then, why are you acting like a worried lover?" Tito probed further -- questioning his action towards Seraphina. In retrospect, Riggs would care less or rather would never really show whenever his concern about her when she was in Luciano's disguise. But why now?

"Dammit! Didn't you see her earlier?! She looks like a dead person! Have you forgotten how you throw her like you're throwing a ball?! Not to mention that kick! She's smart and capable but not a superhuman!" Riggs explicate a bit agitated.

Obviously, based on Seraphina's personality, she would probably never say or even mention her injuries, however, being with her for these past few months, Riggs somewhat understood her ways of taking things. Furthermore, her status now as the next head of the Yue International Enterprise -- she'll definitely won't go to any hospital to not arouse suspicions.

When Tito heard Riggs explanation, he pondered about his point. He has to agree that, this time, Seraphina actually let him land those powerful blows he launched. Reminiscing the days when she was subduing him to follow her rules; he actually couldn't lay a finger her because she shoots him mercilessly before he could even come close to her. Alas, this time, he admitted that his attacks were unrestrained and surely cause her great injuries.

Although on the surface, she neither winced nor showed she felt pained; those attacks were undeniably powerful. The fact that she could maintain her smooth and precise skills after receiving those blows frightened Tito a little. Moreover, he felt a bit remorseful at his action a few hours ago even though his injuries were much graver than her.

Silence dawn on the closed flower shop as both of them waited patiently for someone to enter the door and anticipated it was Seraphina.

Seeing the shadow of the figure that's entering the shop, they unconsciously held their breath as they hope it was Seraphina. Alas, when they finally had a glimpse of the person who entered the shop -- they felt rather disappointed.

"Why did you closed early?" A tall man wearing a floral polo shirt, an above the knee shorts and a sunglasses as if he came from a vacation greeted the moment he entered the premises. His slight wavy long hair that reached above his overly pierced ears was a bit messy yet it only added to his charm. One could tell he's a wealthy man with an authentic Rolex watch on his wrist alone.

"What an ass." Riggs disses him as a greeting.

"Huh? Nice seeing you too, Riggs." the man who just entered the establishment was not a bit offended as he greeted Riggs with a welcoming smile.

"Wren, I thought you'll be gone for a month?" Tito inquired seeing Wren's unexpected arrival.

"Uh, don't mention it." Wren's booming mood instantly turn slumber when he heard the inquiry of Tito. Thinking about the reason of his cut-off vacation, he felt rather annoyed. He wordlessly entered the patio separating the shop and Tito's studio type room.

Wren wordlessly grabs a couple of canned beers from the small one-door refrigerator before getting back on the shop were Riggs and Tito perched.

He then laid the greatest creation of humankind on top of the small table that is originally used for their clients. Sensing that something is amiss about these the two people upon his arrival -- he pinches his brows before he inquired.

"Don't tell me we'll soon declare bankruptcy."