The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1623

The group gathered around and sang Happy Birthday.

"Make a wish, Lex."

Claire motioned for Dane to hit the lights while she lit the candles on the cake.

Zara had spent five minutes giving Lex a quick makeover using the brand-new cosmetics she had just gifted her.

Skylar gently placed a paper birthday crown on Lex's head.

With all eyes on the birthday girl, Claire pulled out her camera to capture the moment.

Zara held up her phone, recording everything.

For the first time in her life, Lex felt like the center of the universe.

Tears pooled in her eyes, catching the candlelight and sparkling like stars.

Lex clasped her hands together in deep concentration and made her wish.

She opened her eyes and blew out the candles in one breath.

Skylar was dying to know what she wished for, but she bit her tongue.

Instead, she handed Lex the plastic cake knife.

"Time to cut the cake!"

Lex took the knife, and Skylar immediately chanted, "First cut through the middle, let the good times sizzle!"

Following the prompt, Lex sliced right down the center.

"Next cut across, never suffer a loss!" Skylar cheered.

Lex made the second cut, a massive grin plastered across her face.

She had never realized birthdays could actually be this fun.

Back home, she wouldn't have dared mention her birthday.

Because she was born a girl, her mother had been berated the day she was born and hadn't even been given a decent meal to recover.

Her parents considered her an unlucky burden; they were never going to throw a party for her.

"Thank you guys, seriously."

Lex had only drank one glass of sparkling wine, but she felt entirely intoxicated on happiness by the time she finished her cake.

The last time she had felt this elated was when she received her Official Admission Letter from The Cabinda University.

Actually, no. Even that hadn't felt this good.

Because getting accepted meant she had to beg her parents to let her actually attend.

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