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

he turned around, she raised the cigarette

me a light?”

night wind swept through the garden. Standing in the breeze in her red dress with

for a while before

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

with a smile,

she recognized him. He just smiled slightly,

hardly anyone in Sunburst City

on his lighter, the blue flame flickering between his

rise, then looked

said calmly, put away his lighter, and turned to

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

gaze, however, was

of the hallway, Ike was coming this way

Balch standing next to Seraphina, Ike seemed somewhat surprised, but the smile on his face remained. “Mr. Lawson, I

politely, “What can I do for

glanced at Seraphina standing behind him and said with a smile, “I was hoping to have a few drinks

“Mr. Lawson

looked at her, seemingly understanding something,

said goodbye to Ike, arm in

passed away, he’s been avoiding women,

behind Ike said.

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

with Balch, headed towards the hotel entrance, casually glancing

“It’s still early, the dance isn’t over yet, Ms. Bennett, are you

and

slight movement, her heels

wearing a

don’t fit, you should throw them away sooner. There’s no need

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 I

didn’t say anything for a moment.

him, “A nice guy like Mr. Lawson may not understand this kind of stubbornness in us women.”

Balch smiled

they got in the car, Balch whispered something to the driver. Soon, the driver took out a pair of cotton