Chapter 12

All of a sudden, abrupt applause broke out under the stage, sending a shockwave across the guests. Everyone scanned the venue to find that bold culprit who had clapped at the wrong time. Similarly, Alex and Lucas were taken aback and turned around in the direction of the sounds. A figure stood up with a squint and a smile. He sneered. "I guess I have Mrs. Palmer to thank for the entertaining show." "Stephen Thompson?" Upon recognizing Stephen, Alex's expression froze. The fury in his eyes increased. At that moment, he was blinded by the anger of being lied to by Melody, as well as the irritation at Gabriella for acting out. Why couldn't Gabriella just explain to him in private? Why did she have to resort to extreme measures and publicly shame them? No one had explained anything to him at all. As for the other guests, they seemed to have understood the situation when they saw Stephen. The Palmer family had very few enemies in Tramont, but the Thompsons were one of them. Stephen