Chapter 312: Face-Slapping, Everyone Backs Sienna Everett

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Face-Slapping, Everyone Backs Sienna Everett

Even if Ken Woods were an absolute fool, he would have realized something was wrong by now. Was the hostility and ruthlessness Ian Prescott had just directed at him because of his disrespectful remarks toward Sienna Everett? What was the relationship between Ian Prescott and Sienna Everett? Why was he defending her so fiercely?

He thought in a panic. His collaboration with the Prescott Group was on the verge of being finalized. He couldn’t let it fall through because of Sienna Everett!

Ken rushed over in a panic, panting as he said, "Miss Everett, it’s a misunderstanding! It was all a misunderstanding just now! I spoke without thinking and caused a bit of friction between us, but I never meant to insult you!"

Sienna chuckled mockingly. "Oh? A misunderstanding?"

Ken was filled with endless regret. With so many people around, he couldn’t even make an excuse if he tried. He had no choice but to throw his pride out the window. "Miss Everett, I was blind to not recognize someone of your stature! I offended you just now, but please don’t take it to heart! I offer my sincerest apologies to you right here! Mr. Prescott, I didn’t know about your relationship with Miss Everett earlier. I am genuinely apologizing now, and I hope this won’t affect our collaboration!"

If this collaboration went through, it would be worth at least billions. Billions might be a drop in the bucket for the Prescott Group, but to Ken, it was not something to be taken lightly. He couldn’t bear to see this deal go up in smoke.

However, Ian immediately smirked, though a boundless, dark ruthlessness spread through his eyes. "Do you think your little collaboration can compare to a single strand of Sienna Everett’s hair? If it’s affected, so be it."

Ken froze, his eyes widening in shock.

Billions couldn’t compare to a single strand of Sienna Everett’s hair? With one casual sentence, Ian Prescott had vetoed the entire collaboration?! Just because of Sienna Everett???

Disbelief written all over his face, Ken swallowed hard in fear. Refusing to give up, he pressed, "Mr. Prescott, I admit I was disrespectful to Sienna Everett just now, but I’ve already apologized to her... Are you really terminating our collaboration over one Sienna Everett?"

The implication was clear: he was begging him not to be so hasty. It was a collaboration worth billions! What did it have to do with a woman?!

Yet, Ian maintained his matter-of-fact, fiercely protective tone. "Yes, just for Sienna Everett."

Ken’s eyes widened even further, filled with both curiosity and regret. Just what was the relationship between Sienna Everett and Ian Prescott? Why did she hold such an important place in his heart?

This multibillion-dollar deal... Extremely anxious and knowing he couldn’t persuade Ian, Ken turned to Sienna and slapped himself across the face. "Miss Everett, it was my big mouth speaking nonsense just now! I’m a piece of trash! Please be the bigger person and don’t stoop to my level!"

Watching Ken slap himself, Sienna blinked and offered an elegant smile. "I think I prefer the rebellious attitude you had earlier."

Ken froze, on the verge of tears. He slapped himself a few more times. "Miss Everett, I am truly sorry for what happened earlier! I really am a piece of trash! Could you please put in a good word with Mr. Prescott for me..."

Sienna couldn’t be bothered to entertain him any further.

Watching this unfold nearby, Ophelia Warren pressed her lips together so tightly they turned white. Ian Prescott still didn’t know Sienna Everett was his sister. Why was he protecting her so fiercely? She wondered if it was because of their so-called kinship bonds. She scoffed inwardly. As long as Uncle Dunn was there, the DNA test between Sienna Everett and the Prescott Family would never show a biological connection!

The female fan standing to the side felt incredibly vindicated seeing Ken Woods’s attitude toward Sienna Everett take a complete one-eighty. By the way, who was this incredibly handsome guy surnamed Prescott? He seemed to have a powerful background. Was he Sierra’s friend?

The fan had been holding her phone up to film Sienna Everett, so she had captured the entire incident and casually uploaded it to the internet. Given Sienna’s current high popularity online, the video racked up hundreds of thousands of views in no time.

The comment section was completely buzzing.

[Holy crap, this Prescott guy is so handsome! I absolutely love this type of guy! Give me three minutes to get all of his info!]

[Hold on, isn’t that Ian Prescott, the second young master of the Prescott Group, one of the top four financial conglomerates?! What’s his relationship with Sienna Everett? He’s so protective of her!]

[Geez, just how many powerful big shots does Sierra know?]

[Am I the only one who thinks Ken Woods made a valid point? Like father, like son. With a father like Morgan Everett, Sienna Everett can’t be all that great either, right?]

[??? Sienna Everett didn’t even grow up in the Everett Family. She’s completely different from the Everetts!]

[Heh. From Morgan Everett to Shannon Everett, and all those Everett brothers—is there a single decent person in the Everett Family? Do you really think Sienna Everett is the exception? I don’t buy it.]

The female fan had originally uploaded the video to share her chance encounter with Sienna Everett. Seeing all these toxic comments, she became so furious that she immediately deleted the video.

However, the narrative had already formed. Even with the video deleted, a portion of netizens continued to wildly speculate. The topic gained more and more traction until it eventually hit the trending topics list.

In the study at Veridian Gardens.

Keith Sterling held his phone up, shoving the screen in front of Julian Forrester. He said indignantly, "Julian, look at these comments! It’s so infuriating! They don’t know Sierra at all! How can they say she’s a bad person just because of the Everetts?"

Seeing the baseless speculations about Sienna Everett, a cold glint flashed in Julian’s eyes. He picked up his phone and called Samuel Sutton, ordering him to deal with the public opinion online immediately.

When Julian Forrester took action, his methods were always forceful, direct, and incredibly efficient. Removing trending topics, deleting comments—in almost no time, the negative remarks online were practically wiped out completely.

The netizens who were in the middle of discussing the matter were utterly confused. Damn, what was going on? Why did they suddenly feel the presence of a rich and powerful big shot?

Not long after, the official X account of the Forresterer Group and X’s official support team simultaneously released an announcement. It essentially said: "Welcome the CEO of the Forresterer Group, Mr. Forrester, to X."

As soon as this news dropped, the gossiping netizens instantly boiled over with excitement.

[H-Holy crap! Am I seeing things? Julian Forrester opened an X account! I thought he never bothered with stuff like this!]

[Aww! Why did my hubby suddenly make an X account? Ahhh, I’m going to follow him! Hubby, here I come!]

[Help, Mr. Forrester’s follower count is skyrocketing!]

Julian’s status spoke for itself, not to mention his unmatched, handsome face. He was more popular than male celebrities in the entertainment industry. In the blink of an eye, his follower count surged to millions.

Just as everyone was wondering why Julian had suddenly opened an X account out of the blue, sharp-eyed netizens noticed that his "Following" count had changed from 0 to 1.

The gossiping netizens claimed that it was obvious—he must have followed the Forresterer Group’s official X account!

But when they clicked on it... Huh? They were completely wrong. He had actually followed Si-en-na Ev-er-ett! And he only followed Sienna Everett! He didn’t even follow his own company’s official account!

However, that wasn’t the end of it. Netizens then saw that Julian had made his first post on X. It contained only two words: "Sienna Everett." Attached below was a photo of Sienna.

Gossiping netizens: [!!!!]

[What is going on? Why is everything about Sienna Everett?]

[Following only Sienna Everett, making his first post about Sienna Everett... This is absolute, blatant favoritism!]

[Ah, I get it! Mr. Forrester has always admired Sienna Everett. He went to The Azure Art Exhibition specifically for her. He suddenly opened an X account today because he saw all those speculative comments online and wanted to back her up!]

[Damn... I think you’re right!]

[Oh my god, this is Julian’s first time doing something like this, isn’t it?]

[Ahhh, I’m dying from the cuteness! I’m totally shipping these two, don’t try to stop me! Mr. Forrester, do you like Sienna Everett? My sixth sense tells me you definitely do!]

[??? Stop messing around. It’s just pure admiration. How could he possibly like Sienna Everett...]

Right as the netizens were engrossed in a heated discussion, they suddenly realized that prominent big shots from the fields of antiquities, car racing, design, music composition, and dance were consecutively making posts on X. They all expressed their support for Sienna, stating that the netizens’ speculations—like the "like father, like son" nonsense—were completely far-fetched and that Sienna was nothing like the Everetts.

The gossiping netizens were shocked once again.

These top-tier elites from various industries, who rarely even went online on a normal day, were all coming forward to speak up for Sienna Everett.

The display of influence was absolutely off the charts.

Not long after, the five Everett brothers also released a statement. Reading between the lines, they expressed that Sienna was a wonderful person; it was the Everett Family that wasn’t worthy of her and had held her back.

The netizens were left speechless. Well, they were right about that at least—they weren’t worthy.

Because of Sienna’s massive influence and vast network, various social circles suddenly became highly active.

Of course, the most active place of all was the comment section under Julian’s X post. Some people were chasing after him, calling him "hubby," while others badgered him about whether he liked Sienna Everett. Without exception, the netizens received absolutely no response.

Well then, that just confirmed it even more. A powerful, aloof, and completely untouchable big shot had suddenly opened an X account and followed Sienna Everett strictly to back her up.

In the study at Veridian Gardens.

Looking at the situation online, Keith Sterling felt only one thing: when his brother took action, he was ruthless. Absolutely ruthless. He remembered that Julian had previously made an X account for Sierra under the handle "ysgswd." Now, he had created a legitimate, verified account. He had really gone to great lengths for Sierra.

Inside a private room at the restaurant.

Sienna invited Ian Prescott into the room, and Isabelle Sutton politely stood up.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries and took their seats.

DING. Sienna’s phone chimed with a news notification.

Seeing what was happening online, Sienna was utterly bewildered. She had only been offline for a little while, and the internet had already turned upside down?

After catching up on the situation, the corners of Sienna’s eyes lifted, a beautiful, faint smile rippling through her gaze. She deliberately followed Julian’s X account back.

After finishing their meal, the three of them chatted leisurely for a while.

Sienna spoke with Ian about meeting Mr. and Mrs. Prescott in three days.

Seeing that it was getting late, they stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

Before parting ways, Isabelle grabbed Sienna’s hand. "Sienna, are you free tomorrow? Let’s hang out! I found a coffee shop with amazing drinks!"

"Sure, tomorrow..." Sienna nodded, but stopped halfway. She had promised Julian that she would go somewhere with him tomorrow. If she agreed to Isabelle’s invitation now, Julian would get jealous for no reason again once he found out.

Sienna quickly corrected herself, "I have something going on tomorrow. Can we take a rain check?"

Isabelle nodded. "Of course!"

After saying goodbye to Ian and Isabelle, Sienna returned to Veridian Gardens and headed straight for the study to find Julian.