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.

no

a tall, impeccably dressed man emerged from

When he turned around, she

me a light?”

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

man stood there for a while before approaching her.

tall and thin, dressed in a well–fitted black suit.

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

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

like him, there was hardly anyone in Sunburst City who didn’t know him.

elegantly flicked the switch on his lighter, the blue flame flickering between his fingers.

cigarette, took a deep drag, watched the smoke slowly rise, then looked up at the man in front of her and smiled slightly. “Thank you, Mr. Lawson.”

Balch said calmly, put away his lighter, and turned

at him with a sweet

was fixed behind

end of the hallway, Ike was coming this way with

surprised, but the smile on his face remained. “Mr. Lawson, I couldn’t find you in the banquet hall. You came out

answered politely, “What can I do

said with a smile, “I was hoping to have a few drinks with you!”

cooing, “Mr. Lawson promised to take me home. He can’t drink

at her, seemingly understanding

in arm with Seraphina, they strolled

away, he’s been avoiding women, hasn’t he?” one of the men

behind Ike said.

two, a smile still on his face, but his eyes deepened, “That depends on the ability of

the

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

softly and looked down

just a slight movement, her heels would

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

said slowly, “If the shoes don’t fit, you should throw

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

didn’t say anything for a moment.

him, “A nice guy like Mr.

that, Balch smiled slightly.

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