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.

in no hurry, tiptoeing

impeccably dressed man emerged

turned around, she raised

me a light?”

in the breeze in her red dress with the skirt fluttering, she was stunning.

stood there for a while

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

with a

recognized him. He just smiled slightly, his eyes unwavering.

like him, there was hardly anyone

lighter, the blue flame flickering between

drag, watched the smoke slowly rise, then looked up at the man

said calmly, put away his lighter,

her arm around his, looking at him with a sweet smile. Balch seemed somewhat surprised,

gaze, however, was

and at the end of the

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

answered politely, “What can I

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

Balch could answer, Seraphina was already clinging to him, cooing, “Mr.

seemingly understanding something, and

in arm with Seraphina,

wife passed away, he’s

behind Ike said.

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

with Balch, headed towards the hotel entrance, casually

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

softly and looked down at her

movement, her heels would ache.

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

and said slowly, “If the shoes don’t fit, you should throw them away sooner.

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 I want to step on them, for as long

say anything for

like Mr. Lawson may not

that, Balch smiled

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