Tangled in His Obsession Series

Chapter 4

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.

the garden, holding a slim

lit.

no hurry, tiptoeing

tall, impeccably dressed man

called him. When he turned around, she raised the cigarette in her hand. “Could

me a light?”

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

there for a while

about thirty–five or six, tall and thin, dressed in a well–fitted black suit. He was wearing black–rimmed glasses, and he had long, gentle eyebrows and eyes,

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

she recognized him. He just smiled

hardly anyone in Sunburst

lighter,

lit the cigarette, took a deep drag, watched the smoke slowly rise, then looked up at the man

put away his

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

however, was fixed behind him.

and at the end of the hallway, Ike

his face remained. “Mr. Lawson,

answered politely, “What can I do for you, Mr.

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

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

her, seemingly understanding something, and nodded in agreement.

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

heard that ever since his wife passed away, he’s been avoiding women, hasn’t he?” one of the men

behind Ike said.

puffing on his cigarette, 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 he comes into contact with…”

in arm with Balch, headed towards the hotel

“It’s still early, the dance isn’t

softly and looked down

just a slight movement, her heels

a pair of shoes that don’t fit, and I can’t

her gaze and said slowly, “If the shoes don’t fit, you should throw them away sooner. There’s no

paid for these shoes. The

didn’t say anything for

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