Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 4

After the main part of the engagement ceremony, the dance party was up next. After Peterson and Edith finished their first dance, more youngsters joined in the fun on the dance floor, having a whale of a time.

Upstairs in the lounge, the Whitmans and the Millers were sitting together, their faces grave after a heated. argument. Ike Whitman, the second son of the Whitman family, was nonchalantly leaning against the window, intrigued by the scene on the dance floor.-

Among the sea of soft, muted colors, a lady in a red dress stood out, her skirt swirling with her dance moves, oozing artistic flair.

The party had been going on for just twenty minutes, and Seraphina had already had five dance partners. Yet, there were still plenty of dudes lurking around, hoping for a chance to dance with her.

The door was pushed open, and Peterson and Edith came in. Edith’s dad immediately picked up a glass of water and threw it at Peterson’s feet.

Ike turned around when he heard the noise.

The parents started arguing again, but Edith and Peterson remained silent, one with a stiff face, the other puffing away on his cigarette, frowning.

The lounge door was pushed open again, and the bridesmaid Amelia appeared, panting.

Edith looked at her with a poker face. “Where have you been?”

“I… I was locked in the toilet. I just managed to get out.” Amelia was startled by the tense atmosphere in the room. “What happened?”

Edith sneered, then turned to look at Ike.

Ike smiled and said, “Come on, it’s a day of celebration. Don’t frown all the time. As for Seraphina… I’ll take care

of it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Peterson looked up at him, his face dark.

Ike had already turned his head, his gaze returning to the banquet hall.

The dance floor was still buzzing.

Apart from the boisterous atmosphere, the open garden at the end of the corridor seemed serene and tranquil.

Seraphina was leaning at the entrance of the garden, holding a slim ladies‘ cigarette in her hand, but it wasn’t

lit.

in no

dressed man emerged

he turned around, she raised the cigarette

me a light?”

breeze in her red dress with the skirt fluttering, she

a while

a well–fitted black suit. He

said with a smile, her voice

seem surprised that she recognized him. He just

as a tycoon like him, there was hardly anyone in Sunburst City who didn’t know

the switch on his lighter, the blue flame flickering between his fingers.

slightly, lit the cigarette, took a deep drag, watched the smoke slowly rise, then looked up at the man in front of her and smiled slightly. “Thank you, Mr.

away his

arm around his, looking at him with a

gaze, however, was fixed behind him.

of the

but the smile on his face remained. “Mr. Lawson, I

I do

Seraphina standing behind him and said with a smile, “I was hoping to have a few drinks with you!”

answer, Seraphina was already clinging to him, cooing, “Mr. Lawson promised to take me home. He can’t drink anymore.”

at her, seemingly understanding something, and nodded in agreement.

Ike, arm in arm with Seraphina, they

away, he’s been

behind Ike said.

his cigarette, stared at the retreating figures of the two, a smile still on his face, but his eyes deepened, “That depends on the ability of the

towards the hotel entrance,

the dance isn’t over

hearing this, Seraphina sighed softly and looked down at

slight movement, her heels would ache.

to, I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing a pair of

and said slowly, “If the shoes don’t fit, you should throw

After all, I paid for these shoes. The more uncomfortable they make me

anything for

her head to look at him, “A nice guy like Mr. Lawson may not

Balch smiled

the car, Balch whispered something to the driver. Soon, the driver took out