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93. Show stopper

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"She is a sweetheart for us, and a heartbeat of a party as without her everything is plain and dull,"

~George

Evening

The party starts and guests one by one start coming while praising his property and congratulating her daughter's achievement. Emma's rest of the friends also ganged up and they all were getting ready. While George and Shawn were receiving the guests at gates and Skylar was attending the guests inside making sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying themselves.

"I'm sorry Shawn for the way Emma lashed out at you. But you know nah Shane is her sensitive spot and she hates when he gets scolded. And apart from that it wasn't really his fault", he says in an apologetic low tone.

While Shawn sighs heavily and says it's okay. "You don't need to say sorry George. I understand", he replies with a tight lip smile. But deep down he was fuming in rage.

He hates when anyone tries to align her name with Shane and show as if they are dating or something. It irks the jealous beas
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