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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

smugness.

surprise. "Your wife's

Rolls-Royce pulled up beside

rear door for Alistair

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clearly didn't run in Caroline's

Julian was.

he would have immediately realized that Alistair's wife was the president

said goodbye to Yves and

car.

the window until Alistair got in, then turned

the party?" "Did you guess I'd be here? Is that why you came with

Robinson?"

been good to

a silent warning to

thought you'd be here. I wanted to create a chance

immune to their displays of affection

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grin, "Hoping to surprise

Carol was the one with

clearly on his

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enough—even if he was overthinking things, there was no one

falling

pushed her," Caroline said

studied his

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

the history between Caroline and Giselle and

wife pushing someone into a pool, he cared far

people's problems

you had your reasons," he said

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girlfriend, as long as it's not a matter of principle,

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