Well, who would’ve thought? The room should’ve been dripping with scandal, awkward glances, and gossip whispering through every corner, but nope. It morphed into a fantastic party instead. Laughing faces, clinking glasses, and a weird yet totally welcomed wave of euphoria fizzed through the air. Everyone was raising their glasses, toasting to the spectacle, to the unexpected joy in a very expected mess.

My heart was bopping around in my chest like a pinball, all because of ...