Chapter 242: Plain for All to See Laughter quickly erupted around them as others joined in mockingly:
"Mr. Reid, even we couldnât stand itâSelina really knows how to brag."
"Exactly. She even had the nerve to claim the island was hers. You canât let her get away with that!"
Angelica could hardly contain her excitement. She was just waiting for Logan to personally shut Selina down and humiliate her.
But Logan didnât even glance at Angelica. Instead, he met Selinaâs eyesâthen casually asked:
"Mr. Clark, those gifts I sent... who did you give them to?"
James hurried forward, bowing respectfully, "Of course I gave them to Angelica! Donât worry, Mr. Reidâthereâs no way Selina could take what was meant for Angelica!"
Loganâs tone was lazy, almost indifferentâbut somehow terrifying:
"And who exactly told you...those gifts were for Angelica?"
Waitâwhat?
If they werenât for Angelica... then who else could they be for?
A thought began to slowly creep into everyoneâs mindsâ
No. No way. Selina? Mr. Reid giving gifts to her?
Angelicaâs face turned ashen. Her legs wobbledâshe could barely stay upright.
James visibly panicked. "Mr. Reid... what are you saying? What does that mean?"
Confusion rippled through the crowd.
Luke let out a sarcastic laugh, "Oh, whatâs so hard to understand? It means the gifts were for Selina. Huh, I always thought it was just evil stepmothers... didnât realize real dads could be just as cruel. Didnât even askâjust handed over his own daughterâs gifts to the stepdaughter."
Boom. The room exploded.
The gifts were for Selina?!
How was that possible?!
What kind of relationship did Logan and Selina haveâfor him to give her gifts on Angelicaâs birthday?
James was now fully spiraling.
"No, noâMr. Reid, I mustâve made a mistake! It has nothing to do with Angelica! I get it nowâthose earlier gifts were for Selina, and the island is for Angelica, right? Right?"
Yesâthat had to be it!
Others started nodding too, trying to rationalize it.
"Well, she is a stepdaughter... if Mr. Reid only gave Angelica gifts, people would say he was playing favorites. Maybe he just gave Selina something small to keep the peace."
"Yeah, makes sense. Mr. Reid still clearly favors Angelica..."
Logan raised a brow, his gaze cool and unreadable.
"The island?"
He turned slightly.
"Jack."
Jack stepped forward and presented a document.
"This island was fully purchased by Mr. Reid under his own name. And now, as a gift, heâs officially transferring ownership toâ"
He paused deliberately. Angelica, eyes gleaming, stepped forward, ready to accept it.
But Jackâs next words cut the air like a knife.
"âtransferring full ownership to Miss Selina. Miss Selina, please come sign."
Transferring... to Selina?!
Angelica froze mid-step, her hand still hanging in the air. Her face went deathly pale.
Selinaâs eyes sparkled with amusement. She walked forward with an easy smile, signing her name with a flourish.
"I remember someone just now saying this island was a gift for Angelica."
She tilted her head slightly, pretending to be puzzled.
"Angelica, was it fun trying to steal your little sisterâs present?"
You bitchâ!
Angelica nearly cracked. Her lips trembled, her eyes flooded with tears.
"Logan, you... youâre kidding, right? Today is my birthday..."
Logan looked at her, voice cold and calm.
"Is it really?"
Angelica was struck silent. A wave of terror shot up her spine. Her scalp tingled.
"James," Luke said lazily, dragging out the words like he was just looking to stir the pot. He looked every bit the troublemaking rich heir, bored and smug.
"I just happened to stumble upon two birth certificatesâlucky me."
"One of them is your biological daughter Selinaâs. Born December 29th, twenty-one years ago."
"And the other one..."
Before he even finished, Luke casually flicked the second document into the crowd.
Everyone instinctively turned their headsâand then gasped.
"Angelicaâs birth certificate?! Sheâs a year older than Selina, born twenty-two years ago... That checks outâwait a second, it says she was born in October!"
"Hold up. So todayâs not Angelicaâs birthday?"
"Itâs Selinaâs?!"
"Well, birth certificates donât lie..."
"Then why the hell is the Clark Family throwing a huge party for Angelica? They ignored the actual birthday girl to celebrate the stepdaughter?"
Jamesâs face turned bright red with shame. He opened his mouth to deny itâ
But Luke cut him off without hesitation.
"Why would Angelica lie and claim todayâs her birthday? Isnât it obvious?" Luke said, voice oozing mockery. "Sheâs got a homewrecker for a mom, and somehow that gave her more status in this family than the actual eldest daughter."
"She insists on celebrating her âbirthdayâ today so that no one would care about Selinaâs. Over time, all of Selinaâs gifts and recognition got stolen right out from under her nose. Tell me Iâm wrong, Mr. Clark."
Everyone turned toward James in unison.
James never imagined a birthday party would spiral this far out of control. He stammered, "Y-Young Master Luke! What youâre saying is ridiculousâ
pure nonsenseâ"
"Donât worry, Mr. Clark, I know your memoryâs not what it used to be," Luke said, tone like a whip, "so let me help jog it."
He stood alone, taking on the entire crowd with a grin.
"When Selina was seven, you gave both her and Angelica a little crown each for their birthday. Remember what happened?"
"Angelica broke hers on purpose, and you forced Selina to give hers up."
"After that, no one in the Clark Family even bothered giving Selina gifts anymoreâwhat was the point, right? Anything she got would just be taken by Angelica anyway. Iâm wrong?"
"First she lost her presents, then her birthday. From that moment on, this day belonged to Angelica. A thief... celebrating a stolen birthday. Feels good, doesnât it?"
The guests stared wide-eyed in stunned silence.
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ï¤Chapter 241: The Delusional Narcissist Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Shadow Slave ï¤Chapter 2468 Home Bitter Home Even the celebrities and socialites in Angelicaâs circle were shaken. No matter how close they were to her, even they couldnât excuse this.
Stealing a kidâs crown at seven, forcing herself into someone elseâs birthday year after year, until everything that once belonged to Selina now had Angelicaâs name on it...
Angelica felt like she was about to faint as Luke aired out her past one dirty secret at a time.
This was supposed to be her big day. Her moment.
This was a nightmare.
Tears welled in her eyes as she looked desperately at Logan, clinging to her last hope.
"Logan... You came here for me. You have to be. You set off that firework and drone show just after midnightâhow could that not be for me?"
Yes, the fireworksâthose couldnât have been a lie.
Logan raised his eyes, expression ice-cold as he cut her off with brutal clarity:
"I set off fireworks for my wife. What does that have to do with you?"