Steward watched the girls leave and casually remarked to a friend, "I really envy you guys who have sisters."
Ian Eames clapped him on the shoulder. "Having a sister only works if you actually get along. Vernon Lowell has a sister, and do you ever see them acting like that?"
Steward shook his head. He still remembered the absolute spectacle Vernon's sister had made of herself at Sylvie's birthday party.
Vernon was busy and couldn't make it tonight, but Una Lowell was there.
Una had no idea Stella was Julius's wife. If she had known, she wouldn't have shown up if her life depended on it.
Currently, the topic of their conversation was sitting in a corner, nursing a drink in a foul mood.
She had seen everything earlier—so many people kissing up to that country bumpkin.
She could understand Sylvie, since they already knew each other. But why did Cecilia and Sabrina adore her so much?
They even wanted to be her bridesmaids!
*Spit!*
She was obviously just an uneducated, useless hick!
She had spotted Rhoda earlier but hadn't bothered going over to say hi.
It felt like every time she hung out with Rhoda, something terrible happened to her.
A wealthy heir wandered over to hit on her, briefly distracting her from her miserable thoughts as they struck up a conversation.
Meanwhile, Yvonne glared jealously at the retreating group of girls.
Why did a country bumpkin like Stella get so much love and attention?
She was infinitely better than that hick in every single way. Those people were completely blind!
Stella turned to Sylvie and the others. "You guys go ahead and write out your wishing cards. I'm going to say hi to a friend real quick."
When Yvonne saw her, she glanced at the now "unconscious" Stella and snapped, "What are you staring at? Come help me! She's heavy!"
Rhoda hurried over and helped drag Stella further into the shadows.
"Rhoda, did you get the guy?"
"I got him. I knocked him out and left him exactly where we planned."
"Then let's hurry up. They don't actually have to do anything. We just need to lay them together, strip off their clothes, take some scandalous pictures, and then go scream for help."
"Got it."
Their plan was simple: Yvonne would drug Stella and bring her to the spot, while Rhoda would find a random man to defile her.
Then, they would snap indecent photos of the two of them and discreetly lead Julius over, letting him catch Stella in the act of cheating. It would completely destroy their relationship.

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