“Where did you come from? You can’t even afford diapers and you’re pretending to be rich?”
His phone screen suddenly lit up. Someone had sent a message asking about the progress.
I glanced at the wallpaper and saw it was a photo of Stella. What else was there to understand?
“Name your price. How much are you willing to sell it for?”
The other person looked me up and down with disdain.
“Ten thousand per photo, cash only. Hand it over.”
I froze in shock.
Now I couldn’t even ask Charles for help.
Luna’s cries grew louder, attracting the mall security guards who were ready to escort us out.
As I was frantically trying to figure out what to do, my phone popped up with some messages from Theo.
[It’s okay, you don’t need to come. Take Luna home and stay there.]
[Today happens to be Stella’s birthday, so we’ve changed Luna’s birthday party to Stella’s birthday party.]
[Don’t argue with me. It’s your fault for dragging your feet. We’ll just have to reschedule the first birthday banquet for next year. I have no idea what you’ve been doing all day. What’s so busy about that?]
The hotel staff hadn’t received the message and continued filming the event as planned, leaving the video for me as a souvenir.
When I opened the video, Stella stood on stage in a custom-made evening gown, with countless diamonds sparkling on the skirt, blinding everyone.
It didn’t look like a last-minute replacement. It seemed more like it had been planned all along.
“Hello everyone, I’m truly sorry for the last-minute change. It’s just that my sister-in-law, Adele, is a very busy person and couldn’t bring Luna over.”
“Everyone, don’t be angry with her. She’s a woman and it’s understandable that her emotions are all over the place after just giving birth.”
“So that everyone didn’t come for nothing, I’ve changed Luna’s birthday party to my birthday party. Welcome everyone to come celebrate my 24th birthday. Here, I want to give special thanks to one person.”
“My brother, Theo, who is also the closest person in my life...”
Stella’s group of close female friends had somehow replaced the relatives below.
Upon hearing this, they all started urging her to shout, “Give him a kiss! Give him a kiss!”
The backdrop still displayed her daughter’s photo, but it now felt incredibly ironic.
Theo looked awkward, his face turning red all the way to his ears.