Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 17

This was exactly what Seraphina wanted. They both left the private room, chatting as they walked.

“Working in showbiz is pretty rad. Lots of juicy gossip,” Seraphina said.

Una chuckled, “We can hang out more often, I’ve got tons of tea to spill!”

“Cool.” Seraphina nodded, then added, “I heard that apart from Leandro, Balch, another rich dude in Sunburst City, is also not too keen on the ladies. Is he also…”

“Balch? Wasn’t he just keeping away from women after losing his wife?” Una remembered something, “Oh, and there were rumors about him and Fidelia a few years back!”

Seraphina raised an eyebrow, “When did that happen?”

Una thought for a moment, “A long time ago, not long after his wife passed. But that rumor came outta nowhere. The word on the street was that Fidelia was just into Balch and wanted to marry into money. But Balch seemed really devoted to his wife. He owns an advertising agency, does a lot of business with us, but I’ve never heard of any other scandal about him except Fidelia…”

As Una was walking and talking, she was completely unaware of a man stealthily following them.

Seraphina noticed immediately, turned her head and saw the man with a messy hair, scruffy chin, swollen half–closed eyes, obviously eavesdropping.

doing?” Seraphina stopped

Una realize the problem, she turned around, instantly showed a disgusted face, and hurried Seraphina into the ladies‘ room.

shrugged, and walked away

Una closed the door

curious,

contemptuous, “Just like what you saw. Lurking around these fancy restaurants, seizing any opportunity to gather information. His methods are totally low. He doesn’t publish the information he gets, he sells it to the people involved. Such a

was familiar. She repeated it and then started laughing.

nowhere to be seen. Back in the private room, Ike had just opened two bottles

a sip of the wine Ike

glass with hers, “If you get drunk, I’ll drive you home.”

sparkled

his arm around Seraphina, she had already imbibed enough to feel a bit tipsy. Her steps were airy, her

Ike gazed at her with a tingling sensation in his heart and immediately cupped Seraphina’s face, yearning

the moon. However, the very

lively restaurant entrance suddenly fell

stood frozen in place, as if struck by a

erupted among the people around.

to offer assistance, and a few took charge, directing others