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 hurry, tiptoeing

man emerged from the nearby

Seraphina gently called him. When he turned around, she raised the

me a light?”

garden. Standing in the breeze in her red

for a while before approaching

He was about thirty–five or six, tall and thin, dressed in a well–fitted black suit. He was wearing black–rimmed glasses, and

Mr. Lawson,” she said with a smile, her

seem surprised that she recognized him. He just smiled slightly,

like him, there was hardly

lighter, the

lit the cigarette, took a deep drag, watched the smoke slowly rise, then looked up at the man in front

calmly, put away his lighter, and turned

his, looking at him with a sweet smile. Balch seemed somewhat surprised, looking at her without any hint of

however, was fixed behind

turned to look, and at the end of the hallway, Ike was coming this

next to Seraphina, Ike seemed somewhat surprised, but the smile on his face remained. “Mr. Lawson, I couldn’t find you in the banquet hall.

I do

a smile, “I was

him, cooing, “Mr. Lawson

seemingly understanding

in arm with Seraphina, they strolled away.

ever since his wife passed away, he’s been avoiding women,

behind Ike said.

the retreating figures of the two, a smile still on his face, but his eyes deepened, “That depends on the ability of the woman he

with Balch, headed towards the hotel entrance, casually

the dance isn’t over yet, Ms. Bennett, are you sure you

hearing this, Seraphina sighed softly and looked down

slight movement, her heels would ache.

wearing a pair of shoes that don’t fit, and I

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

a moment of silence, “Oh no, I can’t do that. After all, I paid for these shoes. The more uncomfortable they make me feel, the more I want to step on them, for as long as

say anything for a moment.

look at him, “A nice guy like Mr. Lawson may

that, Balch

something to the driver. Soon, the driver