Chapter 124: Slapping Shannon Everett’s Face

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Slapping Shannon Everett’s Face

This comment got a lot of likes, and more and more netizens started to notice something was off.

[I also get the feeling Shannon Everett knocked over the water bottle on purpose to ruin Sienna Everett’s design draft!]

[Something’s really not right. The timing is just too suspicious! Right when Sienna Everett was about to present her design, Shannon Everett’s bottle *just happened* to fall over and spill water everywhere. Could it really be such a coincidence?]

But many others disagreed: [I think you guys are letting your imaginations run wild. There’s no proof Shannon Everett did it on purpose, so stop spreading baseless rumors.]

Just then, the design symposium came to an end.

Keith Sterling had just captured the moment Shannon Everett deliberately knocked over the water bottle on his phone. Fuming, he couldn’t wait to show the video to Sienna Everett.

But as it turned out, Sienna Everett was surrounded by several designers asking her for advice.

Not only were those designers young, but they were also quite handsome.

Keith Sterling looked on helplessly. ’My sister-in-law is so popular wherever she goes,’ he thought. ’Another day of feeling sorry for my brother...’

Meanwhile, Shannon Everett saw the comments online and felt a flicker of suspicion.

’Did people online really figure out that I knocked over the bottle on purpose?’

’Impossible.’

’I was so subtle. There’s no way anyone could have noticed!’

Shannon Everett carefully rewatched the reporter’s livestream.

Sure enough, the reporter’s camera angle hadn’t captured her deliberately knocking over the bottle. The online comments were just speculation.

Shannon Everett finally relaxed.

’So what if I deliberately knocked over the bottle to ruin Sienna Everett’s design?’

’Without proof, who could possibly convict me?’

Emboldened, Shannon Everett let out a sneer and composed a passive-aggressive post for X—

[I didn’t knock over the water bottle on purpose. I feel terrible that Sienna Everett’s design draft was accidentally splashed, but it truly wasn’t my fault. If flaming me makes you all happy, then go ahead. My conscience is clear, and I won’t argue.

Sienna Everett is my sister. I’ve always hoped she would return to the Everett Family, and I’ve always wanted to try and get along with her...

My sister grew up in an orphanage, and I truly ache for what she went through. A few days ago, I made charitable donations to five orphanages, hoping it would bring blessings to my sister...]

Shannon Everett’s X post cast herself as a poor victim suffering from online harassment.

When netizens saw it, they were completely baffled.

[??? Who’s flaming you, lady? Why are you playing the victim all of a sudden?]

Some self-proclaimed "rational" netizens started taking her side:

[Enough already. Shannon Everett has already responded directly and said she didn’t do it on purpose. Some of you need to just drop it!]

[Exactly! And Shannon Everett has been quietly doing charity work behind the scenes, donating to five different orphanages!]

[I know you can’t guilt-trip people about donations, but Sienna Everett grew up in an orphanage, and has she ever donated to one? For Shannon Everett to go this far is really impressive.]

As public opinion fermented, the hashtag #ShannonEverettRevealsOrphanageDonations# even started trending.

...

Back with Keith Sterling, he had been waiting for several minutes before the crowd of designers around Sienna Everett finally dispersed.

"Sierra!" Keith Sterling immediately ran over and showed her the video he’d taken. "Look what I got! That Shannon Everett definitely knocked over the water bottle on purpose!"

As the person involved, Sienna Everett knew better than anyone that Shannon Everett had done it intentionally. Watching the video Keith had filmed, she nodded in approval. "Not bad. It’s very clear."

Keith Sterling said excitedly, "I’ll post this video right now and expose Shannon Everett’s malicious act!"

After saying that, he looked at Sienna Everett, habitually seeking her opinion.

Sienna Everett’s beautiful eyes twinkled with a bright, carefree smile. "Why are you looking at me? Post it. What are you waiting for, to let Shannon Everett use it as a fig leaf?"

"You got it!" Keith Sterling immediately went online.

But as soon as he logged into X, he saw the trending hashtag #ShannonEverettRevealsOrphanageDonations#.

Keith Sterling frowned and clicked on it.

It turned out Shannon Everett had made a post on X denying that she had knocked over the bottle on purpose.

Keith Sterling scoffed repeatedly. ’How does she have the gall to deny it?’

’And using charity to make herself look good... the innocent victim act is so thick you could cut it with a knife, isn’t it?’

And then there were those self-proclaimed "rational" netizens, claiming that Shannon Everett donated to orphanages while Sienna Everett didn’t.

After reading that, Keith Sterling had a "you’ve got to be kidding me" expression on his face. Who said Sierra never donated to an orphanage?

And what about his brother and the Forresterer Group? They made regular charitable donations to orphanages and impoverished mountain regions every year, all because of what Sierra went through as a child.

Shannon Everett revealing her donation had become a trending topic and was causing quite a stir.

Just as netizens were grabbing their popcorn and watching the drama unfold, a blogger verified on X as a volunteer posted a comment:

[Wait, that’s not right. I often volunteer at a local orphanage, and while chatting with the director, I learned that someone named Sienna Everett donates to them every year. At first, I thought it was just someone with the same name, but I specifically asked the director, and it’s *the* Sienna Everett, the celebrity!]

Seeing this comment, netizens were utterly astonished.

Even more astonishingly, in addition to this volunteer, an authoritative charity organization also posted on X:

Ms. Sienna Everett makes annual donations to orphanages and impoverished children in mountain regions through our organization. The donation details are pictured below.

Once they saw the details, netizens realized that Sienna Everett had started doing charity work a long time ago and donated every year. She just never publicized it.

[Oh my god, she had a tough childhood, so once she was able, she started quietly helping other kids who had it tough just like her...]

[Now *that’s* what you call genuine charity! Sienna Everett never talked about it before. This is the first I’m hearing of any of this.]

[Wait, it just hit me. Shannon Everett donates to an orphanage *one time* and immediately announces it to the world. Is she just using charity as a tool to clean up her image?]

[She’s totally just using charity to make herself look good! @ShannonEverett, and to think I just praised you for doing a good deed. Your heart is completely in the wrong place! Ugh!]

When Keith Sterling saw this reversal, he almost laughed out loud.

’Excellent. Strike while the iron is hot!’

Keith Sterling posted the video he’d taken of Shannon Everett deliberately knocking over the water bottle and called her out by name:

[Shannon Everett, get over here and look at the proof! [Video]]

’Proof?’

’What proof?’

The curious, popcorn-munching netizens clicked on the video and were stunned the next second.

The video Keith Sterling posted clearly showed Shannon Everett deliberately knocking over the water bottle to ruin Sienna Everett’s design draft!

The more hot-tempered netizens couldn’t sit still and flooded Shannon Everett’s X page: [Shannon Everett, say again how you didn’t knock over the bottle on purpose?]

Shannon Everett, not having seen Keith Sterling’s video yet, replied brazenly: [I’ll say it one last time: I didn’t do it on purpose. My conscience is clear. I will never admit to something I didn’t do!]