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.

no

man emerged

turned around, she raised the cigarette in her hand.

me a light?”

the garden. Standing in the breeze in her red dress

stood there for a while

in a well–fitted black suit. He was wearing black–rimmed glasses, and he

with a smile,

didn’t seem surprised that she recognized him. He

as a tycoon like him, there was hardly anyone in Sunburst

the switch on his lighter, the blue flame

tilted her head 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.

Balch said calmly, put away his

Seraphina suddenly grabbed his sleeve, then draped her arm around his, looking at him with a sweet smile.

however, was fixed behind him.

at the end of the hallway, Ike was coming this

the smile on his face remained. “Mr. Lawson, I couldn’t find you in the banquet hall. You

politely, “What can I

him and said with a smile,

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

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

arm in arm with

since his wife passed away, he’s been avoiding women, hasn’t he?” one of the

behind Ike said.

on 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 woman he

with Balch, headed towards the hotel entrance, casually glancing back a

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

softly and looked

just a slight movement, her heels

I didn’t want to, I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing a pair of shoes that don’t fit, and I can’t dance all

slowly, “If the shoes don’t fit, you should throw them away sooner. There’s no need to torture

I paid for these shoes. The more uncomfortable they make me feel, the more I want to step on them, for as

say anything

“A nice guy like Mr. Lawson may not understand this kind

Balch smiled slightly.

whispered something to the driver. Soon, the driver took out a pair