CHAPTER 400: RUINED BABY SHOWER

The backyard at the Garcia mansion was decorated in a lush shade of brown balloons, white and gold ribbons, and clothes with a large sign saying "Brandon and Nelly Garcia baby shower. “Lauretta had suggested using the main house so Nelly could mean to suspect anything; she started working from home immediately after she got pregnant, so she was mostly indoors. The temporary leave she took from work left her with much time on her hands to tend to personal and family matters. She contacted event planners and looked up other baby showers online, incorporating what both parents liked. Then, she mainly collected the baby's report from their ob-gyn and placed it in a box with colored floating balloons for the gender reveal. "How does this thing work?" Gabriel asked, looking around the box. "They'll open the box, and inside is a transparent balloon filled with colored glitter. Pink for a girl, blue for a boy, and green for twins." She flicked the scissors twice, then picked up a carton of