Chapter 104

A week flew by in the blink of an eye. Ever since that scandal of Isabella Knight blew up online, barely anyone accepted her birthday invites. People basically just wrote her off. Right now, she was the living definition of “everyone kicks you when you're down.” Out of options, Isabella spread word that Summer Knight and Alexander Barron would show up at her birthday bash too. She played it up like there was going to be some huge “family peace summit”—and that finally got the big names in City Q to say they'd come. And that was exactly what she wanted. The more people showed up, the better chance she had of making Summer look ridiculous in public. The party kicked off at seven that evening. As night settled in, the pale moon hung overhead and stars scattered like glitter. Inside the villa’s living room, Alexander lounged on the sofa, casually waiting for Summer to finish getting ready. It wasn’t long before she came downstairs in her dress and heels, her every step slow and graceful. W