Chapter 295: Alias Exposure Countdown

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Alias Exposure Countdown

Shannon Everett considered for a moment, then asked Felicity Thorne on the other end of the line, "Manager Thorne, you said the head of Starlight Consortium headquarters is visiting the Celestria branch for an inspection. Do you think I might have the honor of meeting them?"

The big boss from Starlight Consortium’s headquarters was extremely mysterious; not just anyone could get a meeting.

If she could use the contract signing today as an opportunity to meet them, she would gain an incredibly powerful connection that would be helpful for her future.

"Miss Everett, this isn’t something a manager like me can decide on my own," Felicity Thorne said in a professional tone. "Tell you what, I’ll take the liberty of asking our boss and will get back to you afterward."

"Great!" Shannon Everett hung up nervously, waiting for Felicity Thorne’s response.

Starlight Consortium was an immensely wealthy, publicly traded investment firm. Its headquarters were in Elysia, with branches all over the world. Even major players in Celestria like the Forresterer Group and the Sterling Group had collaborated with Starlight Consortium in the past.

Besides the head of the company, Starlight Consortium also had a mysterious major shareholder working behind the scenes, a truly enigmatic figure who was rarely ever seen.

Rumor had it that when Starlight Consortium had faced financial ruin and was on the brink of bankruptcy, this mysterious major shareholder had invested a large sum of money and created a new strategic development plan, single-handedly saving the company.

One could say that this behind-the-scenes shareholder was the true boss of Starlight Consortium.

However, Shannon Everett didn’t dare hope to meet this ultimate boss. Just meeting the head of Starlight Consortium’s headquarters would be a stroke of incredible luck.

Just as she was waiting anxiously for Felicity Thorne’s call, the door was suddenly kicked open with a BANG, and Mason Everett, Wyatt Everett, and Dustin Everett stormed in.

"Mason, Wyatt, Dustin..."

Seeing their menacing expressions, Shannon Everett was overcome with a sudden, inexplicable fear.

She wanted to play the victim like she used to, but her brothers weren’t falling for that trick anymore; they weren’t buying her act.

"Shannon Everett!" Wyatt Everett’s voice was cold and severe. "Starting today, you are forbidden from leaving the Everett house. You’re not to take a single step out of this room!"

"What?" Shannon Everett’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Wyatt, you..."

"’Me what’?!" Wyatt’s eyes were full of suspicion and contempt. "Am I supposed to let you go out and keep hurting Sienna? In your dreams!"

"I... I really didn’t hurt my sister... The kidnapping, hiring those men to take Isabelle Sutton and threaten my sister... I truly knew nothing about it..." Shannon Everett’s eyes instantly reddened, and she began to cry pitifully. "Wyatt, Dustin, please believe me, won’t you?"

"Believe you?" Dustin Everett stepped forward and gently smoothed Shannon Everett’s messy hair.

Seeing Dustin Everett’s gentle demeanor, Shannon Everett felt a flicker of triumph and made her expression even more pathetic. "Dustin, I really didn’t know about the kidnappers. I never wanted to hurt my sister..."

But before Shannon Everett could finish, Dustin Everett’s expression turned icy. He grabbed her hair and yanked down hard.

Shannon Everett’s face contorted in agony as she shrieked, "AH! Dustin—"

Dustin Everett stared at her with dark eyes, then suddenly smiled. "Shannon Everett, are you still taking me for an idiot? Because of you, I was once selfish and stupid enough to lock Sienna in the basement, leaving her with the cockroaches and rats... From now on, why don’t you go live in the basement, hmm?"

"I..." Shannon Everett stared at Dustin Everett in terror, her face deathly pale.

Ever since finding out that Sienna Everett was SG, Dustin Everett had become cruel and violent toward her. He could be gentle one moment and then turn on her in an instant, without any warning.

For some reason, of the five brothers, the one Shannon Everett now feared the most was Dustin Everett.

"Dustin, I... I’m your sister too..."

"Sister?" Dustin Everett yanked her hair, savoring the pained tears in her eyes. "Shannon Everett, are you trying to make me sick? Let me warn you, I only have one sister, and that’s Sienna Everett!"

’Disgusting...’

Shannon Everett bit her lip in humiliation. ’Compared to Sienna Everett, is ’disgusting’ the only thing I deserve to be called?!’

Just then, Wyatt Everett spoke up. "Shannon, Mason is back. You won’t be going to the office anymore. Management of the company will be handed back to him."

Mason’s expression was grave. "I’m only managing it temporarily. As for the company... I want to give it to Sienna."

Hearing this, Wyatt Everett and Dustin Everett naturally had no objections.

They were like clumsy dragons now, wanting to hoard all the best treasures they possessed and heap them all upon Sienna Everett.

But when Shannon Everett heard Mason’s words, her eyes flew open in astonishment. For a moment, she even forgot to pretend to cry.

’What did I just hear?’

’Mason wants to give the Everett Corporation to Sienna?’

’This brother of hers, who had always valued profit above all else, was now willing to hand over the company he treasured most to Sienna, just like that, with no expectation of anything in return?!’

’How could this be happening!’

’Everything the Everett family has is mine!’

’Are they really willing to do anything for that bitch Sienna?!’

Intense jealousy and resentment flared in Shannon Everett’s eyes. ’Good thing I was prepared. Today, I can sell the shares to Starlight Consortium and swallow up the entire Everett family fortune...’

Shannon Everett put on a wronged expression. "Mason, while you were gone, I was the one helping Dad manage the company. I don’t object to you taking back your management rights, but there’s a lot that needs to be handed over. I have to go to the office today..."

’I have to get out today. Once I sign the contract with Starlight Consortium, the five Everett brothers won’t be able to touch me!’

Hearing her words, Mason and Wyatt exchanged a look, then nodded. "Don’t try to pull any tricks. We will never allow you to hurt Sienna again!"

Shannon Everett nodded meekly. "I’m desperate to make it up to my sister, how could I possibly hurt her..."

After Mason and the other two left, Shannon Everett immediately locked her door.

For the past while, she had been helping Morgan Everett manage the company, and he had given her a considerable number of shares. On top of that, she had secretly used the official company seal on more than a dozen asset transfer contracts, moving large sums of money into her overseas accounts.

’Once I sell my shares to Starlight Consortium today, the Everett Corporation will be nothing but an empty shell.’

’Heh, I’m going to suck the Everett family dry, down to the very last drop.’

’Mason can go ahead and give that empty shell to that bitch Sienna!’

’And as for Morgan Everett and Sheila Whitaker, it’d be best if they died in prison and never got out!’

A moment later, Felicity Thorne called back. "Miss Everett, I’ve consulted with our boss, and they have agreed to meet with you. The appointment is set for 2:00 PM today. Our boss will meet with you personally during the contract signing."

"Okay, I’ll be there on time!" Shannon Everett’s heart pounded with excitement. ’This is perfect. Everything is going according to my plan...’

...

「Isabelle Sutton’s Apartment」

Sienna Everett watched Isabelle Sutton sleeping soundly in her arms. Seeing her friend’s peaceful expression and steady breathing, it didn’t seem like the ordeal had left any deep psychological scars or would lead to nightmares. The knot of tension in Sienna’s chest finally loosened.

Thank goodness that foul man in the warehouse hadn’t left Isabelle with any permanent trauma.

Otherwise, she would have been overwhelmed with guilt.

Her phone buzzed with a message from Evan Shelby:

[OK, it’s set. Shannon Everett has agreed to sign the stock transfer contract at 2 PM. We’ll go see her together this afternoon.]

[Tsk, tsk. If Shannon Everett knew that you’re the ultimate boss behind Starlight Consortium, don’t you think she’d die of shock?]

Sienna Everett considered this. ’I have to bring Morgan Everett and Sheila Whitaker along,’ she thought.

Morgan Everett and Sheila Whitaker were still holding out hope that Shannon would be the one to get them out of prison. If they were to see with their own eyes that Shannon was not only abandoning them but also planning to liquidate the entire Everett family fortune and run off with the money... Well, at that point, knowing Morgan Everett’s personality, would he still protect Shannon? Would he still insist she knew nothing about the kidnapping?

’He’d definitely turn her in...’