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GILES HADN’T GIVEN a ht to hoanted to spend his fiftieth birthday, but Gwyneth had

Whenever Giles thought about his reat deal—he still couldn’t pinpoint when things had begun to go wrong The tragic death of their son Walter at the age of three, and the realization that Gwyneth couldn’t have another child, had turned her froht spirit who lit up everyone’s lives, to a edy drawing the apart, not helped by a Member of Parlia schedule

Giles had hoped that tian to live separate lives almost as if they weren’t a couple, and he couldn’t remember the last time they had made love Despite this, he was determined to remain loyal to Gwyneth, as he didn’t want a second divorce and still hoped they ht be reconciled

Whenever they were together in public, they atte Giles’s constituents, his colleagues, and even their fae was a shaether, he envied them

Giles had rather assumed that on his birthday he’d be on his way to, or on his way back fron field Gwyneth, however, was insisting that the milestone should be properly celebrated

“What do you have in mind?” asked Giles

“A dinner, just the family and a few close friends?”

“And where would it be held?”

“The House of Co rooms”

“That’s the last place I want to be reminded that I’m fifty”

“Do try and reo to the Palace of West rather special”

Giles knehen he was beaten, so invitations were sent out the following day, and when he looked around the dining room table three weeks later, it was clear that Gwyneth had been right because everyone see themselves

Eht, and their sister Grace, on his left, were chatting to their respective neighbors Giles used the ti down a note or two on the back of his menu

“I knoe shouldn’t talk business on an occasion like this,” said Emma to Ross Buchanan, “but you kno much I value your advice”