Ivonne looked uncertain. “Isn’t that a bit much? If you want to invite your friends over, just do it. Your dad and I don’t mind at all.”
Peyton turned to Adrian, her eyes bright with mischief. “Dad, what do you think? Shouldn’t we invite friends and family for you and Mom’s thirtieth wedding anniversary? Let everyone see how much you love her?”
Adrian blinked, caught off guard. The way Peyton said it, it almost sounded like not throwing a big party meant he didn’t love his wife enough.
He stumbled over his words. “Well, um, I mean... maybe we should? Our wedding was pretty simple. For our thirtieth, we could invite everyone and make it a real celebration. It’d be nice to reconnect with people.”
Ivonne gave her husband and daughter a helpless look. She really hadn’t planned on anything like this.
Before she could object, Peyton squeezed Ivonne’s arm and grinned. “That’s settled then. I’ll tell my friends to come over. It’s going to be great.”
That was all it took. Peyton’s enthusiasm won out, and suddenly a huge anniversary party was happening.
Everything came together so fast that by the time Alyssa heard about it, the hotel was already booked and the decorations were set. She didn’t want to go, but with invitations sent to all their friends and family, she didn’t have a choice. As the Reynolds family’s daughter and heir, skipping it was out of the question.
Two days flew by. Lydia and Juna used the time to explore Rock Bay, checking out all the must-see spots and treating it like a mini vacation.
The Reynolds family’s party was that evening at a luxury hotel. Only friends and family were invited, with barely any business partners on the list. It was a wedding anniversary, after all, and mixing in work would have felt awkward.
Lydia and Juna got their invites as Peyton’s friends and arrived at the party. Lydia had decided not to bring Connor and Carter. They stood out too much. Still, Connor couldn’t relax and kept a close watch from afar, quietly blending into the background.
The whole venue felt dreamy and romantic, exactly the way Peyton wanted. If you hadn’t known better, you might have thought it was an engagement party.

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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