He Gave Her Strawberries, Gave Me Hives (Ford and Sylvia) novel Chapter 209

Chapter 10

Liam sat on the edge of the bed, his fingertips stroking the pillow, his eyes filled with a darkness so thick it couldn’t be dispersed.

He took out his phone and called his assistant, his voice as cold as ice. “Investigate. Find out why Seraphina left, and find out where the ball the

Yes, Mr. Blackwood. I’ll get on it immediately.”

The assistant on the other end agreed, and the call was hung up.

Melody stood to the side, watching Liam, who had been completely devastated since learning of Seraphina’s departure. She said softly, Liam, do you think… maybe Sera did this on purpose? Just to make you worry, to see you panic, so she could have the upper hand.”

Liam’s body stiffened almost imperceptibly. It was unclear if he had taken her words to heart or was just comforting himself, but he continued along her line of thought. “She must be… waiting for me to go and win her back…”

Melody sneered inwardly, but her expression remained gentle. “Yes, Sera relies on you so much, how could she really leave? But…”

She paused. She knew now wasn’t the best time to bring up the public opinion about the competition, but the thought of being destroyed by the overwhelming wave of accusations if she didn’t resolve it made her force herself to speak. “Liam, the public outcry over the design competition… it’s getting worse. If we don‘? do something about it, I…”

Liam’s attention was pulled back. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, his tone regaining some of its usual coldness. “Ill have someone handle it. You can go home

now.”

But she wanted to stay, to see the matter resolved with her own eyes before she could feel at ease. “Liam, I…”

“I’ll have the butler see you out.” Liam cut her off, his tone leaving no room for discussion. His mind was completely occupied with Seraphina, he had no energy to deal with her.

The butler responded respectfully, “Ms. Croft, this way, please.”

Melody bit her lip, a flash of resentment in her eyes, but she could only nod. “Then I’ll leave now. I’ll come see you another day.”

With that, she followed the butler out of the study, looking back every few steps.

After Melody left, Liam’s tense body instantly collapsed. He fell onto Seraphina’s bed, picked up her pillow, and buried his nose in the lingering scent on the pillowcase. Regret washed over him like a tidal wave.

Had he gone too far?

But when he used those nude photos to force her to withdraw, he was only trying to scare her. He never would have actually spread those pictures around

From the time they were children, from the very first moment he saw her, he had decided that Seraphina belonged to him.

And for all these years, she had always followed obediently behind him, never leaving his side.

But this time, how could she just leave?

Knock, knock, knock-

The knocking interrupted Liam’s thoughts.

“Come in.” He suppressed the sob in his voice, trying to sound normal.

The butler walked in holding a tablet, his expression grave. “Sir, we’ve found something. You should take a look.”

The butler handed him the tablet, which was displaying a security video.

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