Twisted Lies (Twisted, #4)

Stella is shaken up the next day but still forces herself to attend an influencer event with up-and-coming fashion designers that afternoon. At the event, Stella is inspired by a gown on display, which is black and semi-sheer and shimmering with subtle golden threads. She remembers the unfinished fashion sketches in the back of her drawer and realizes that she hasn’t sketched in almost three years. Her dream has always been to start her own fashion brand, but along the way, that goal has become lost.

Stella receives a call from her sister, Natalia. Their monthly family dinner scheduled for tomorrow has been moved up to tonight due to a change in their father’s business plans. Natalia requests that Stella bring her boyfriend, but Stella makes up an excuse to spare Christian from attending. At dinner with her family, Stella is grilled about her relationship with Christian. She claims that they’ve been dating for three months, and her parents insist that he be at the next family dinner.

Her family begins sharing their work accomplishments from the past month, which makes Stella feel insignificant in comparison. When it’s her turn, she begins to make up a false accomplishment but is interrupted by a work call that her father receives.