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Chapters
Chapter One In Which First Impressions Are Absolutely Botched
Chapter Two In Which Impressions Linger, Assignments Are Made, and Happy Hour Is Complicated
Chapter 3: In Which Cocktails Are Consumed and Secrets Nearly Slip
Chapter 4: In Which Coffee Is a Lifeline and Collaboration Is a Threat
Chapter 5: In Which Past and Present Collide Over Roast Chicken and Loud Opinions
Chapter 6: In Which Dinners Are Polished, Conversations Are Prickly, and Motives Are Murky
Chapter 7: In Which Deadlines Are Met, Glances Are Stolen, and Friday Hurts a Little More Than Expected
Chapter 8: In Which Friends Pry, Truth Slips, and Messages Matter More Than They Should
Chapter 9: In Which Pages Are Pushed, Feelings Are Contained, and Sleep Comes Late
Chapter 10: In Which Charm Is a Weapon, Cousins Are a Curse, and Dinner Goes Up in Flames
Chapter 11: In Which Waffles Are Salted with Bitterness and Ghosts Resurface Without Warning
Chapter 12: In Which Apologies Fall Flat and the Past Comes Calling
Chapter 13: In Which Walls Crack, Secrets Surface, and Lines Blur
Chapter 14: In Which the Universe Laughs, Lo Mein is Consumed, and Secrets Almost Slip
Chapter 15: In Which Worry Mounts, Secrets Stir, and Plans Are Set in Motion
Chapter 16: In Which Safety Comes at a Price, Lies Taste Bitter, and Texts Stir Something New
Chapter 17: In Which a Truce Is Formed, Family Stories Are Shared, and Invitations Get Out of Hand
Chapter 18: In Which Almost Happens, Texts Reveal Too Much, and Lines Begin to Blur
Chapter 19: In Which Dinner Tables Reveal More Than Food, Google Searches Uncover the Unexpected, and Questions Leave a Mark
Chapter 20: In Which Games Are Played, Lines Are Crossed, and a Kiss Changes Everything
Chapter 21: In Which Silence Hurts, and an Anonymous Conversation Opens Wounds
Chapter 22: Something Missing
Chapter 23: In Which the Truth Is Laid Bare, and a Kiss Breaks the Tension
Chapter 24: In Which A Date is a Date… Right?
Chapter 25: In Which a Friend Warns, and a Choice is Made
Ch 26: In Which the Past Comes for Her, and Love Fights Back
Chapter 27: In Which Truth Flickers and Betrayal Settles
Chapter 28: In Which Hearts Collide and Break Apart
Chapter 29: In Which Oliver Faces His Heart
Chapter 30: In Which the Tides Turn
Chapter 31: The Engagement Party
Chapter 32: In Which Hearts Are Laid Bare
Chapter 33: The Wedding
Epilogue: In Which Forever is Promised
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Chapter 31: The Engagement Party
The evening sparkled—literally. Fairy lights crisscrossed above the garden, casting a warm, golden glow over the tables adorned with crisp linens, gleaming silverware, and flickering candles. The air hummed with music, laughter, and the soft clinking of glasses.
Lillian arrived with her parents and...