Chapter 164: Shannon Everett Apologizes to Sienna Everett in Tears

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Shannon Everett Apologizes to Sienna Everett in Tears

Ian Prescott strode up to Sienna Everett. "Did the Everetts just give you trouble?" he asked protectively.

A wave of warmth washed over Sienna Everett, and she shook her head. "They can’t bully me anymore."

Only then did Ian Prescott relax.

He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Sienna Everett and was always especially anxious about her affairs.

Even if the DNA test results came back and showed that Sienna Everett wasn’t his biological sister, he would still take her as his sworn sister.

「Outside the banquet hall.」

After the auction ended, Shannon Everett, bundled up tightly, planned to slip away unnoticed. She didn’t want anyone to discover she had snuck over.

As she walked out with her head down, she wasn’t watching where she was going and bumped into a reporter rushing past with a camera.

"Hey! Who do you think you are? Watch where you’re going!" The reporter’s chest ached from the impact, and he complained irritably.

Shannon Everett’s hat was knocked off, but she didn’t dare pick it up, terrified of being recognized. She turned her head and shielded her face with her hand. "Sorry."

After saying that, she prepared to slip away.

The reporter found her behavior strange and called out, "What’s the rush? You dropped your hat!"

The reporter kindly picked up the hat and held it out to her.

Now Shannon Everett had no choice but to take it. She reached out with one hand while her other still shielded her face.

’This person is acting so suspiciously, as if she has something to hide. Could she be a thief?’

Many business elites and entertainment celebrities were attending the charity gala tonight. ’Did this thief sneak in to steal something?’

Thinking this, the reporter couldn’t help but stare a little harder. As she put on her hat, he saw the pair of eyes she had exposed.

Although she was wearing a face mask, the sharp-eyed reporter recognized her at once. "Shannon Everett! You’re Shannon Everett!!"

The reporter was so shocked that he yelled it out.

They were outside the banquet hall, where many reporters were waiting to take pictures of the celebrities as they left. Hearing someone shout Shannon Everett’s name, they immediately looked around curiously.

"Shannon Everett? For real? Shannon Everett came to the charity gala too? No way!"

"Yeah, right over there! See her? The one in the hat and mask!"

"Whoa, she’s really bundled up!"

Discovering Shannon Everett’s whereabouts, the reporters immediately swarmed her.

Shannon Everett instinctively tried to get away, but the reporters completely surrounded her, blocking any escape.

Shannon Everett raised a hand to block her face, not wanting to be exposed on camera while so bundled up. But her attempts were futile. The camera shutters went CLICK-CLICK-CLICK as a barrage of questions filled her ears.

"Shannon Everett, why are you at the charity gala? When did you arrive? Have you been hiding in the shadows this whole time?"

"Shannon Everett, during the auction just now, Morgan Everett said you were too sick to attend. Can you give us a reasonable explanation for this contradiction?"

"Shannon Everett, no one wanted to bid on the famous painting you prepared, yet an ordinary bracelet from Sienna Everett sold for fifty million. What are your thoughts on this?"

Listening to this cacophony of questions, Shannon Everett clenched her jaw tightly.

Right now, what she hated most was the name Sienna Everett!

However, an even more piercing question was yet to come. A male reporter with glasses asked:

"Shannon Everett, you previously stole Sienna Everett’s design drafts and then turned around to falsely accuse Sienna Everett of stealing from Kian. Now that you’ve snuck into the charity gala, are you planning to steal something else from Sienna Everett?"

As if he had struck a nerve, Shannon Everett’s face went deathly pale, all the color draining from it.

This reporter had actually asked such a ruthless and incisive question.

Shannon Everett was so humiliated she could barely breathe, yet she couldn’t refute it.

Her reputation had plummeted. Even a third-rate little paparazzi could ask her such a contemptuous question.

Shannon Everett was so furious her lungs felt like they would explode.

’I will absolutely not let my reputation be ruined like this!’

Shannon Everett took off her hat and mask, letting the reporters snap photos of her. When she looked up at the camera, her eyes were red-rimmed, welling with tears of remorse and self-blame.

"I really am sick. I came to the charity gala today despite my illness because I wanted to see Sienna Everett and apologize to her in person."

Hearing this, the reporters exchanged glances.

Apologize in person?

Shannon Everett raised a hand to wipe her tears away, intentionally leaving them not quite dry so that teardrops still clung to her eyelashes. Her voice choked with sobs. "But Sienna Everett refuses to see me. I don’t even have a chance to apologize to her."

A sharp, veteran reporter immediately asked, "Shannon Everett, are you subtly accusing Sienna Everett of being ungracious and not giving you a chance?"

Everyone in the paparazzi circle was sharp. With this reporter’s prompting, they all immediately picked up on Shannon Everett’s veiled jab and felt even more contempt for her.

Her tactic exposed, Shannon Everett quickly shook her head, crying. "No, I just sincerely want to admit my mistakes to Sienna Everett. If you don’t believe me, I will formally apologize to Sienna Everett right now, in front of all you reporters and your cameras!"

The reporters looked at each other. ’Is she for real?’

’Does she really know she was wrong?’

Shannon Everett wiped her tears again, her nose red from crying, and looked at the camera with blurry, tear-filled eyes.

"Sister, so many things I did in the past hurt you. It was my fault for being so stupid and foolish. I know I was wrong now. I’m not asking for your forgiveness, I only hope you can give me a chance to make up for my mistakes..."

"For all the wrong things I’ve done, I deserve all the criticism I get from netizens. I only beg you to give me a chance to change. Sienna Everett, I’m sorry! I’m truly sorry!"

Shannon Everett cried as she spoke, tears streaming down her face like a torrential downpour, smudging all her makeup.

After finishing her apology, Shannon Everett faced the cameras and gave a deep, ninety-degree bow.

Seeing this, the reporters were stunned speechless for a moment.

’Does Shannon Everett’s apology actually seem sincere?’

Not only did she admit her faults, but she also bowed so deeply.

The reporters immediately uploaded the video they had filmed to the internet.

#ShannonEverettPubliclyBowsToApologizeToSiennaEverett#. The topic quickly shot to the top of the hot search rankings.

「Inside the banquet hall.」

Sienna Everett was chatting with Ian Prescott when she noticed many people were glancing her way from time to time.

’What happened now?’

Isabelle Sutton was scrolling through her phone out of boredom when she suddenly let out a gasp and looked up in surprise. "Sienna, look! Shannon Everett just publicly apologized to you!"

Sienna Everett raised an eyebrow slightly and lowered her gaze to look.

She saw the video of Shannon Everett crying and apologizing in front of the cameras.

’Shannon Everett came to the charity gala too?’

’Right outside the banquet hall?’

Isabelle Sutton looked bewildered. "Shannon Everett is crying so hard, is it real or an act? Everyone online is talking about it now. They’re saying that since she apologized so formally, they want to know if you’ll accept it and how you’re going to respond."

Ian Prescott glanced at it and could easily tell that this Shannon Everett was putting on a pretty convincing act, even fooling the netizens.

"Respond?" Sienna Everett’s red lips curved up in a bright, bold smile. "Alright. I’ll give the netizens a satisfactory response in a bit."

"Sienna, how are you planning to respond?" Isabelle Sutton asked.

Sienna Everett looked down, smoothed the hem of her dress, and started walking toward the exit. "Shannon Everett is still outside the banquet hall. I’ll go see her first."

Isabelle Sutton was worried. "Sienna, I’ll go with you. What if Shannon Everett is trying to bully you on purpose?"

Hearing this, Sienna Everett chuckled softly and pinched her friend’s cheek with her long, slender fingers. "Don’t worry, I’m not that easy to bully."

Meeting Ian Prescott’s gaze, which was filled with faint worry, Sienna Everett gave him a reassuring smile as well before heading out of the banquet hall.

When she got outside the banquet hall, she saw, just as expected, Shannon Everett still surrounded by reporters.

Shannon Everett had been wanting to leave for a while, but the reporters kept blocking her way.

Just as she was getting antsy, she saw Sienna Everett approaching gracefully in an elegant, noble, deep-blue evening gown.

’Jealousy surged wildly in Shannon Everett’s heart. All of this should have been hers—the glamorous gown, the public’s adoration, the endless spotlight—it all should have been hers!’

’But now, it had all fallen to Sienna Everett!’

’Sienna Everett had stolen what belonged to her!’

The moment Sienna Everett arrived, the reporters stopped interviewing Shannon Everett and rushed over to her instead.

Sienna Everett fielded a few questions before asking the reporters to disperse, then walked toward Shannon Everett.

The reporters gathered at a distance, unwilling to leave but also not daring to get too close.

Anyone with eyes could see that Sienna Everett was coming to find Shannon Everett now because she must have seen the apology video and came over specifically for this.

’She definitely has something to say!’

’Is she going to forgive Shannon Everett?’