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I shrugged and turned to leave. Just then, a group of men in sharp suits rushed down the hallway. As they passed me, one doubled back. “Excuse me, have you seen a guy in a white T–shirt come this way?”

My pulse spiked. The way they carried themselves screamed trouble.

Thinking of the tipsy boy from earlier, I lied, “Yeah, I think he went that way.” The men immediately halted, then stormed off in the direction I’d pointed.

A low chuckle sounded behind me. “Thanks. You’re the best.”

I turned to see the boy stepping out from behind a pillar and frowned. “Are they after you? Why aren’t you running?”

Leaning lazily against the pillar, he smirked. “They are after me. But I don’t need to run.”

Youth really was wasted on the reckless. Facing capture, he still looked utterly confident. “Well, good luck not getting caught,” I said dryly before walking away.

By the time I returned to the private dining room, Jared was still holding his liquor–impressive, given how much he’d drunk.

“We’re heading to John’s place. Let’s go.” Jared braced himself against the table and stood, only to sway dangerously before slumping against me. “Victoria, help me out.”

barely resisted rolling my eyes in front of everyone and half–dragged him out. We slid into a car, Jared still clinging

When we arrived, the Holcombs were already there, including

and John’s daughter Fiona had always been close, being around the same age. Now, they were sprawled on the

“Jared! Finally. Fiona and I

the sofa, unimpressed. “You get an allowance every

never enough. If you don’t give me more, I’ll just…” She smirked. “Find a boyfriend to

threatening her reputation. And

jumped enough to make her grin. She planted a kiss on his cheek. “Thanks, Jared! You’re the

face with a grimace. “Don’t do anything stupid.

me, flashing a saccharine smile. “Oh, Victoria.

smile. “You

way. Feeling

her. I still remembered the concert where she dragged Yvonne off to

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for Tracy to