Simeon's POVThe door creaked open, and a waiter peeked in, balancing a tray with a champagne bottle and glasses. He froze, taking in the scene, then mumbled, “Oh, I apologize, I didn’t mean to intrude.”Sheila sat up while I adjusted myself. The waiter started to back out, but I held up a hand. “Wait—actually, we’ll take that,” I said, gesturing for him to come over.The waiter stepped forward, eyes darting between us, and handed me the tray. I gave him a nod. “That’ll be all. Thanks.” He nodded quickly and exited, leaving us with the champagne.Pouring us each a glass, I raised mine. “Here’s to our miserable lives,” I said dryly, holding up my drink.Sheila chuckled and stared at the glass of wine before clinking her glass with mine. “To our pathetic lives,” she agreed, taking a sip. After a moment, I added, “Well, actually, my life might just be slightly less pathetic now. My grandparents finally acknowledged me, all thanks to your superhuman emotional speech.”She laughed again,
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