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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.

wife," Alistair replied, his smile carrying

smugness.

surprise. "Your

cue, a Rolls-Royce

opened the rear door

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cringed at the

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didn't run in Caroline's

Julian was.

that Alistair's wife was the

said goodbye

car.

Yves through the window until Alistair got in, then turned her

Alistair buckled his seatbelt, he asked, "Why didn't I see you at the party?" "Did you

Robinson?"

Mr. Robinson's always been good

her eyes slightly, a silent warning to

added quickly, "I thought you'd be here. I wanted to create

their displays of affection

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grin, "Hoping to

the one with surprises," Alistair said, glancing at

something clearly on his

it," Caroline said. "It's

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was no

Giselle falling in

Caroline said before

he studied his calm wife. "You didn't get hurt, did

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

the history between Caroline and Giselle and preferred

wife pushing someone into a pool, he cared far

problems weren't

you had your reasons," he said

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a mental

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girlfriend, as long as it's not a

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