Chapter 12
James couldn’t stop darting his eyes around as the guests mingled and chatted with one another in the backyard of his parents’ house. Some were seated while the others were standing next to their friends’ tables. It was a beautiful afternoon, but the sun was about to set. Most of the guests attending his father’s birthday party were already in attendance. His parents had invited close to a hundred guests, most of whom were relatives and close friends of the family. He was glad his parents had changed their mind regarding the initial number of two hundred people, though.
His parents owned a large house, and it had a massive backyard complete with a huge swimming pool, plenty of trees, and multiple flowering shrubs. However, he was certain the backyard couldn’t comfortably conta
