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 hurry, tiptoeing patiently.

tall, impeccably dressed man

turned around, she raised the cigarette

me a light?”

Standing in the breeze in her red dress with the skirt fluttering,

stood there for a while

tall and thin, dressed in a well–fitted black suit. He was wearing black–rimmed glasses, and he had long, gentle eyebrows and eyes, giving him a refined and scholarly look.

Mr. Lawson,” she said with

surprised that she recognized him. He just smiled slightly, his eyes

hardly anyone in Sunburst City who didn’t know him.

elegantly flicked the switch on his lighter,

then looked up at the man in front

said calmly, put away his

with a sweet

gaze, however, was fixed behind him.

at the end of the hallway, Ike was coming this way with two others.

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 air, I

I do for you, Mr.

a smile, “I was hoping

“Mr. Lawson

understanding something,

to Ike, arm in arm with Seraphina, they strolled away.

away, he’s been avoiding

behind Ike said.

of the two, a smile still on his face,

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

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

hearing this, Seraphina sighed softly and looked down at

just a slight movement, her heels would ache.

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

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

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

say anything for

nice guy like Mr. Lawson may not

that, Balch smiled

to the driver.