Now They Want My Forgiveness - Chapter 141: Chapter 141

Andrew and Fiona were both furious.
'Stella is getting more and more out of line. She won't agree to marry Troy and insists on marrying Jordan. Isn't she just making things difficult for us?' they thought.
Anna said, "Mom, Dad, Max, why don't we go to Stella's birthday party? We haven't celebrated her birthday in the past three years, so it's natural for her to be upset. Let's go today and help her calm down."
Fiona looked at Anna, her heart aching. "But what about your birthday?"
Anna slipped her arm through Fiona's. "You've already given me a gift, and I'm really happy. Let's just say we've already celebrated. Besides, I want to make things better with Stella."
Fiona's heart ached even more. "You always end up being the one to make sacrifices."
"No, Stella's the one who's sacrificed more," Anna replied.
Andrew sighed, "If Stella were even half as thoughtful as you, we wouldn't have to worry so much."
Anna's lips curved into a smile, especially when she caught the way Max looked at her, like he was saying, 'This is my sister, and I'm proud of her.'
Anna knew she had outshone Stella once again, and in her parents' eyes, she now had an even better image.
The more she acted like this, the more they would favor Anna when they went to Stella's birthday party.
Stella wasn't really a fan of these gatherings, but for the company's sake, and because she knew how much it meant to Jordan, she didn't just go through the motions with everyone.
More importantly, Stella needed to build connections with everyone here, since she was planning to make a life for herself in this place.
Someone came up to Stella and whispered in her ear that the Hayes family had arrived and wanted to come in, but since they didn't have an invitation, they were waiting outside.
Stella wasn't surprised. Even if she didn't know the exact details about the Hayes family, she could more or less guess what was going on.
These were all the people who mattered in high society. Since everyone was at Stella's birthday party, it was only natural that no one showed up at Anna's.
Jordan seemed to know about it, too. He came over to Stella and said, "If you don't want to see them, I can ask them to leave."
"Anyone who comes is a guest. How could I turn them away? Let them come in," Stella replied.
Jordan's eyes grew thoughtful as he looked at her, and then a faint smile appeared on his lips. 'Yeah, Stella definitely has her ideas,' he thought.
As soon as the Hayes family arrived, the four of them came over to Stella, all smiles.
"Sorry, Stella. We're late. I hope you don't mind. The traffic was terrible; otherwise, we would've been here much earlier," Fiona said.
Stella turned to her mother with a smile. "So you didn't really want to come. If you knew there'd be traffic, why didn't you leave earlier?"
Max got angry and was about to point at Stella and yell, but Fiona quickly stopped him.
"Yeah, when we were leaving, Mrs. Hayes wasn't feeling well. I told them to go ahead, but they wanted to wait for me, so we ended up being late. We're really sorry," Fiona said.
Stella let out a cold laugh and wondered, 'They're actually using Grandma to put pressure on me.'
"But I heard Anna's throwing her birthday party at another hotel today. Did you only rush over here because nobody showed up at hers?" Stella said with a sly smile.
Everyone knew all about the Hayes family's drama, and now that there was some gossip to watch unfold, of course, everyone wanted a front-row seat.
Seeing the Hayes twins at odds like this, people couldn't help but tut and whisper among themselves.
Fiona's face clearly soured, but after all these years, she knew exactly how to keep her composure.