For a moment... Silence.
Then Aurora slowly raised her hand, offering an awkward smile. "That would be… me."
All eyes turned toward her.
Aurora let out a nervous chuckle. "Did I… mess something up?"
Mary sighed, rubbing her temple lightly. "You did," she said. "Candice shouldn't have been invited. We're not close to her."
Aurora frowned slightly. "But she used to give me candy when I was a kid," she replied. "And she said she and father were close."
The moment those words left her mouth... Mary shot a sharp, dangerous glance at Adam.
Adam immediately raised both hands in surrender. "I didn't do anything!" he protested. "Don't look at me like that... I feel wronged!"
Aurora blinked, confused, while the others struggled to hold back their laughter.
After the party ended, everyone assumed that was the end of it.
But...it wasn't. In the following days, Adam began receiving calls from unknown numbers. At first, he ignored them, assuming they were promotional calls.
