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.

was in no

impeccably dressed man emerged from

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

me a light?”

swept through the garden. Standing in the breeze in her red dress with the skirt fluttering, she was stunning.

there for a while before

thirty–five or six, tall and thin, dressed in a well–fitted black suit.

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

didn’t seem surprised that she recognized him. He just smiled slightly, his eyes unwavering.

hardly anyone in

switch on his lighter, the blue flame

then looked up at the man in front of

said calmly, put away his lighter,

suddenly grabbed his sleeve, then draped her arm around his, looking at him with a sweet smile. Balch seemed somewhat surprised, looking

gaze, however, was

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

Balch standing 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. You came out for some fresh

I

at Seraphina standing behind him and said with a smile, “I was

could answer, Seraphina was already clinging to him, cooing, “Mr. Lawson promised to take me home. He

seemingly understanding something, and

said goodbye to Ike, arm in arm with

I heard that ever since his wife passed away, he’s been avoiding women, hasn’t he?” one

behind Ike said.

on his cigarette, stared at the retreating figures of the two, a smile still on his face,

the

walked steadily, looking calmly ahead, and said softly, “It’s still early, the dance isn’t over yet, Ms. Bennett, are

sighed softly and looked down at her

a slight movement, her

if I didn’t want to, I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing a

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

laughed after 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

anything

at him, “A nice guy like Mr. Lawson may not understand this kind of

Balch smiled

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