It was signed by Garry Clark, Waldo’s second son.

Lucia noticed Waldo holding a card with a look of hesitation and inquired, “Whose gift is that?”

Both Stella and Matthew observed Waldo attentively.

The unexpected arrival of the gift had raised their concerns about potential complications.

After a brief moment, Waldo tucked the card away.

His expression eased as he looked up again.

With a smile, he reassured them, “It’s from an old friend I haven’t been in touch with for a while.

Let’s get back to the cake cutting.

Relieved by his response, Lucia’s tension faded.

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She resumed the birthday ritual, making a ceremonial slice in the cake before passing the knife to a waiter, who continued to serve slices to the guests.

As everyone settled back into their seat, Waldo’s demeanor grew more reserved.

The card had clearly stirred something within him, leaving him pensive and distant.

Waldo’s thoughts were on his younger son, Garry Clark, a source of both pride and frustration.

inherited the best attributes from both his

these traits had led him down a path of

empire, had little time to guide Garry, hoping it was just a phase

Garry would eventually mature and take up

reckless behavior, even

when he provoked a mafia boss, leading to his untimely

full extent of his son’s misadventures upon receiving

he realized the

marked the bleakest in Waldo’s life, a time shrouded

was then that both he and Lucia began to find

to have been Garry’s mistresses, approached the Clark

refused to meet any

coincidences and, selfishly, he was unwilling to accept any of Garry’s

Clark family’s lineage, a

interrupted as he narrowed his

had been over twenty years since Garry’s death, and these

received tonight felt

from the woman he recently refused to

but maintaining a composed exterior, Waldo remained

something was off with Waldo and suspected

wait until after the banquet

this plan in mind, Matthew redirected his attention, engaging in conversations with the other guests, putting his concerns aside for

banquet wound down smoothly, despite earlier

the younger ones congregated for

man playing snooker? He’s incredibly

come I’ve

a new face

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