Heads turned abruptly as Marissa entered the event center. Henrietta and her husband are using it for their 5th wedding Anniversary. The A-One event center was widely known for its opulence and grandeur, and the management stepped up their game with the arrangements for the wedding anniversary.

The tone of the party was low-key, with soft music wafting from the boom box, chandeliers dripping seductively with muted lighting, and silently efficient waiters wiggling in and out of the throngs of couples at the events.

Marissa noticed that many people stood in groups, talking in low tones, while some danced as they awaited the celebrants to join them. Most men turned...