To her surprise, he never returned that night.
After thinking about it, she decided it made perfect sense.
'His first love's son got hurt, and Vanessa cried her eyes out. Of course he's off comforting her.'
What Sienna didn't know was that the party itself ended early after she left.
The birthday girl was gone, and the thoughtful gifts Noah and the Whitmores had brought made the Hawthornes' carefully arranged banquet look hollow by comparison.
In the eyes of many guests, the Hawthornes had disgraced themselves tonight.
Once the gathering broke up, Victoria immediately called Vanessa to ask about Milo.
Vanessa answered tearfully, "He got the shots. He cried for a long time. I only just managed to get him to sleep..."
Victoria soothed her and promised to visit later.
Vanessa agreed
