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\u201cWhat\u2019s this party for?\u201d I asked with a smile as I settled into a seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Aelfric lounged back, smirking lazily. \u201cBe patient. There\u2019s one more guest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right on cue, a server led a woman in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Evelynn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She was wearing a delicate white dress. When she saw the crowd, her eyes widened with confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Our friends greeted her warmly, ushering her inside with broad smiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stayed in the shadowed corner. The lighting was dim, and she never noticed me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they began to force toast after toast upon her, the realization hit me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This wasn\u2019t a welcome party. This was Aelfric and the others helping me settle the score.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, Evelynn sensed something was off and tried to excuse herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone blocked the door. \u201cMs. Wilde, you came all this way, and we threw this whole party just for you. Leaving now would be a little rude, don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn forced a smile, but she looked like she was on the verge of tears. She claimed she wasn\u2019t feeling well, that she really couldn\u2019t drink\u00a0<\/p>\n
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another drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, no one showed her any mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she reached for her phone, someone plucked it from her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That man smiled. \u201cLooking for your big brother?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another voice chimed in cheerfully, \u201cDon\u2019t worry, we already called him. He\u2019s on his way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn\u2019s eyes filled with tears. \u201cBain won\u2019t let you get away with this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laughter rippled through the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Bainbridge is that protective of his little adopted sister, huh?\u201d they teased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn shrank into herself under the mocking chorus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone grabbed her arm and forced another drink down her throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sobbed and fought, but there was no escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched from the shadows, not a flicker of sympathy in my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could only understand the sting of a blow once she\u2019d felt it herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only when the scales were balanced could we call it even.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, the door flew open. Bainbridge stormed in and pushed through the crowd to reach Evelynn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hid behind him, tears streaming as she poured out her grievances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bainbridge bellowed, \u201cHave you all lost your minds?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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another drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, no one showed her any mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she reached for her phone, someone plucked it from her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That man smiled. \u201cLooking for your big brother?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another voice chimed in cheerfully, \u201cDon\u2019t worry, we already called him. He\u2019s on his way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn\u2019s eyes filled with tears. \u201cBain won\u2019t let you get away with this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Laughter rippled through the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Bainbridge is that protective of his little adopted sister, huh?\u201d they teased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn shrank into herself under the mocking chorus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone grabbed her arm and forced another drink down her throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sobbed and fought, but there was no escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched from the shadows, not a flicker of sympathy in my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could only understand the sting of a blow once she\u2019d felt it herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only when the scales were balanced could we call it even.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, the door flew open. Bainbridge stormed in and pushed through the crowd to reach Evelynn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hid behind him, tears streaming as she poured out her grievances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bainbridge bellowed, \u201cHave you all lost your minds?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Aelfric sat dead center on the sofa, a single spotlight cutting through the darkness to illuminate him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took a slow sip of whiskey, his voice as cold as the ice clinking in his glass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBainbridge, you think you\u2019re the only one with a sister? Is only your sister precious?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hurled the glass to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can take Evelynn and leave. But from this moment on, whatever friendship we had-it\u2019s as broken as that glass.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next time we meet, we\u2019re enemies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shock and a trace of reluctance flickered across Bainbridge\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But with Evelynn trembling behind him and the atmosphere too charged for argument, he had no choice but to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the door, he paused and said quietly, \u201cWhatever I owe Gigi, I\u2019ll pay it back in full.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out!\u201d Aelfric\u2019s voice rose like a whip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The night\u2019s drama finally ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn had followed Bainbridge to New York in secret.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had seen him uproot his entire life to follow me, and she was drowning in insecurity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they sat in the car, she cried and complained about the humiliation she\u2019d suffered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bainbridge listened in silence. When she finished, he said quietly, \u201cBut didn\u2019t you treat Angelique the same way back then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t believe he would speak to her like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBain,\u201d she whispered, \u201cyou always told me I was the most important person to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was before,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn looked at him, stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He went on, his tone flat and distant. \u201cFrom now on, you\u2019re just my sister. Stay out of my affairs. And don\u2019t cause any more trouble for the Wilde family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He fixed her with a cold stare. \u201cDon\u2019t make Mom and Dad regret ever adopting you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evelynn went rigid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In that moment, she understood-some things, some bonds, had irrevocably changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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