A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 229:

“Surprise!”

The moment Belinda swung the door open, the room erupted in a blaze of light.

The sudden brightness was so intense that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

As her eyes adjusted, she saw that the living room was teeming with familiar faces.

Her college roommates, classmates, and friends from the university club were all there, each wearing a smile.

In the heart of the crowd stood Madisyn, donning a whimsically colored, pointed party hat.

She wheeled forward a towering three-tiered birthday cake, leading the chorus of a hearty, “Happy Birthday, Belinda!”

Belinda stood frozen, momentarily stunned as if struck by lightning.

took her a

Today was her birthday!

the recent years, life had been tough, preoccupied with caring for Kristopher, and her birthdays had slipped by

She had completely forgotten.

had

brimmed with tears, and she finally let them flow. After she had married Kristopher and faded from

her friends reunited in her apartment, ready to surprise her and revive the birthday traditions she

tears!” Madisyn, surrounded by friends, chuckled and pointed out Belinda’s tears, teasing

Belinda offered no comeback.

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nodded, her voice soft.

“Don’t cry.”

and said, “You rushed into marriage right after graduation. We

who knows what heights you

your divorce from