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Everyone exchanged glances, wondering if this was the surprise Giselle had prepared.

If so, it was certainly shocking-though hardly pleasant.

It quickly became clear from Giselle's mortified expression and the tears welling in her eyes that this wasn't a planned surprise -it was an accident.

When the party coordinator shouted to cut the livestream and someone rushed to help Giselle away, everyone's suspicions were confirmed.

Giselle had thrown exactly 25 birthday parties. This was the first time anything like this had happened.

Her parents recovered quickly. Facing their bewildered guests with awkward smiles, they explained that Giselle was simply playing a prank.

Nobody bought it.

Giselle had always cultivated the image of a refined,

accomplished young woman. Why would she suddenly abandon all decorum and humiliate herself in front of everyone?

But since the hosts were brushing it off, the guests couldn't press the issue.

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Still, an uncomfortable tension lingered over the party. Giselle never reappeared,

and by nine o'clock, most guests had departed.

Alistair had arrived with Yves, who now felt obligated to drive

him home.

"Thanks, but I've got a ride," Alistair said with a smile.

Yves assumed Alistair was just being polite, smiling, "A ride? With whom?"

They were in the middle of nowhere-no taxis, no buses. Unless he'd called an Uber, but even then, who knew how long it would

take?

Being single with no family obligations, Yves insisted on driving Alistair home.

Alistair replied, his smile carrying just a hint

smugness.

surprise.

Rolls-Royce

the rear door

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didn't run in Caroline's circles and had

Julian was.

Alistair's wife was the

goodbye to

car.

through the window until Alistair got in,

see you at the party?" "Did you guess I'd be here? Is that why

Robinson?"

Robinson's always been good to me. I felt bad turning him down

slightly, a silent warning to choose

be here. I wanted to

their displays of affection by now,

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grin, "Hoping

the one with surprises," Alistair said, glancing at

clearly

it," Caroline said. "It's only us

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was no one around

falling in the

said before he

studied his calm wife.

replied matter-of-factly. "Shouldn't you

Julian knew about the history between Caroline and

to his wife pushing someone into a pool, he cared far more about whether she'd

people's problems weren't his

you had your reasons," he said

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it's not

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