I couldn't believe my luck as I sat in the opulent dining room of Cinnamon Grand's finest restaurant in Colombo, the soft glow of chandeliers casting a warm light over the polished marble tables. It was my 36th birthday, and Shivani had insisted on treating me to a night out. We'd been seeing each other for about six months now—discreetly, of course. She was Shivani Vasagam, the iconic Sri Lankan beauty queen turned entre...