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Adeline stilled. She’d have to let her friends know later what she thought of being thrown under the bus like that.
She stayed quiet for the moment, though, not giving in to her friends’ goading as heat rushed into her cheeks.
“Had I known how big of an affair it was, you might have won your bet,” Eli told her with a smile that made it seem like he was trying to help her feel better about the whole thing. But his gaze also bounced around, like he was uncomfortable and unsure how to feel about being the subject of a bet.
Adeline gave him a side glance. “You…didn’t know that it was a town event?” If he had been lured to the event under false pretenses, maybe her friends’ win would be void.
“No,” he said. “I was only invited to dinner. I thought it would be a small family gathering.”
