Daphne burst out laughing. Then she threw her arms around Jeremy, and they both embraced amorously.

'Are you going to tell them or shall I? ' she asked Jeremy.

'They're all yours', Jeremy replied, somewhat sheepishly.

With an enormous grin on her face, Daphne began to explain. 'We know all about your plan, but I couldn't resist it. There you were plotting and scheming behind my back, and thinking that you could use 'surprise tactics' to persuade me to join you in your crazy idea. The problem is you fell unlucky. Very unlucky! What you obviously didn't realise is that I am seeing Jeremy! We met up, at a business function, almost straight after I got back home.  When you contacted Jeremy, and chatted briefly through your plans, he thought that some of the names mentioned sounded familiar. Anyway, it's obvious that none of you really know me at all. 
You've been deceptive - so we've been deceptive. Touché.'