Chapter 700 The Pitt family Splinters Further

Jasper and Lucy were livid as they scrolled through the vicious online comments. Their faces turned pale, then reddened with rage. Stephen and Michelle, on the other hand, looked more drained than angry, like they'd already grown used to the public backlash. Their expressions were weary, dulled by exhaustion. Daniel seemed equally desensitized. Harold, however, wasn't holding back. "What the hell is Demi trying to do? It's her birthday, fine. But posting a passive-aggressive Twitter post like that? What's her goal—drag us down again? Isn't she ever going to let this go?" But Alex, sitting quietly in his wheelchair with his phone in hand, cut through the noise with a flat voice. "Last year, when Demi and Annie had their birthday on the same day, we forgot it was hers too. She even told us she'd celebrate at the end of the year, and we said, 'Sure, we'll make it up to you then.' And then… we forgot." After three rounds of acupuncture, sensation had begun to return from his waist d