Chapter 305: Crazy! A Chaotic Family!

Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Crazy! A Chaotic Family!

Sienna Everett saw the photo and was slightly surprised for a moment. It wasn’t just because Morgan Everett and the woman in the photo looked intimate. More importantly, this was clearly an old photo from many years ago. The date it was taken was printed in the bottom right corner, and this date... it was shortly after Sheila Whitaker had gotten pregnant with her...

Wyatt Everett was equally sharp-eyed and saw the date on the photo. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning. "Dad, who is the woman in this photo? Why does she look so much like Shannon Everett? And this date—Mom had just gotten pregnant with Sienna back then! How could you... What exactly is your relationship with this woman?!"

Miles, Lucas, and Dustin Everett’s expressions grew serious in unison. They had always thought their parents had a good relationship, unlike other nouveau riche who kept a dozen mistresses on the side and fathered a mess of illegitimate children. However, the photo Mason had found today suddenly overturned everything they had known, catching them completely off guard.

Shannon Everett looked at the woman in the photo whose features mirrored hers. In a daze, she raised a hand to touch her own face. Then, she turned to look at Morgan with a look of profound disbelief. Could it be... she wasn’t an orphan from the orphanage after all?

Sheila Whitaker felt like she was going insane. It was as if she had been suddenly struck by a meteor, leaving her head buzzing and throbbing with a chaotic, dull pain. She stared blankly at the woman in the photo, then stared blankly at Shannon. Suddenly, she let out an agonized scream and hurled the photo right at Morgan’s face. "Morgan Everett! Tell me clearly today—what is your relationship with this woman?!"

The thin photo was stiff and sharp. Its pointed corner struck out, nearly slicing into Morgan’s eye. Startled, Morgan hurriedly tried to defend himself. "I have no relationship with the woman in this photo!"

How could Sheila believe him? "You’re still trying to lie to me! You’re holding hands in this photo, and you say you have no relationship?! This woman looks exactly like Shannon Everett. Is she Shannon’s biological mother?! You... you... I had just gotten pregnant with Sienna back then, and you were out looking for other women behind my back!"

As Sheila spoke, sorrowful tears streamed down her face. She was so utterly heartbroken that she nearly collapsed. Dustin hastily reached out to support her.

Sheila’s face was covered in tears, her heart aching as if it had been cut by a knife. "Morgan, you cheated with another woman while your wife was suffering through a pregnancy, yet you don’t even have the guts to admit it? Tell me the truth—is Shannon your illegitimate daughter?! You lied to me and said she was adopted from an orphanage, tricking me into raising your bastard child!" Just how many years had Morgan deceived her? Raising a child he had with another woman!

Hearing this, Dustin glared furiously at Morgan. He was so enraged that he didn’t even address him as his father. "An illegitimate daughter... Shannon is your illegitimate daughter... I finally understand! No wonder you favored Shannon so much and were completely unwilling to treat Sienna well!"

Wyatt and Lucas stared at Morgan with even greater resentment.

Morgan’s brow furrowed. Even at a time like this, he put on the airs of the head of the household and snapped back, "Enough! Shannon... Shannon Everett is not my illegitimate daughter! I have absolutely no blood relation to her!"

Breaking free from Dustin’s support, Sheila lunged at Morgan with disheveled hair. She began to hit him hysterically. "You still don’t dare to admit it! You played me for a fool, making me raise your illegitimate daughter... What do you take me for?! Morgan Everett, how could you deceive me like this?!"

Morgan’s face was scratched bloody by Sheila’s nails, and he grimaced in pain. "Miles, Wyatt, hold your mother down! She’s gone mad! Pull her away!"

Miles and Wyatt stood there motionless. Let alone stepping forward to break up the fight, holding themselves back from joining Sheila in beating him was already showing immense restraint.

Watching Morgan get beaten, Shannon suddenly let out a bizarre and deranged laugh. She was already the eldest daughter of the Everett Family. Even if she was an illegitimate child, so what? Everything in the Everett Family was supposed to be hers to begin with! Who said she didn’t have the right to compete with Sienna Everett?!

Shannon looked at Sienna beside her, deliberately trying to disgust her. "Sienna, I really am your sister. We have the same dad! Look, Mom and Dad are fighting. Should the two of us go and stop them?"

Keith Sterling nearly exploded with rage. Damn it, was this Shannon Everett completely shameless?! He really wanted to slap her to death!

Just as Keith’s patience ran out, Sienna narrowed her eyes slightly. Suddenly, her red lips curled into a cold sneer. She raised her leg and delivered a vicious kick to Shannon! With a heavy THUD, Shannon was kicked to the ground. She landed right next to the scuffling Morgan and Sheila. Sienna unhurriedly retracted her leg and scoffed mockingly, "You stopped them very well."

Shannon felt like her legs were about to break from the fall. Pain wracked her entire body as she cursed Sienna Everett for being a bitch. Shannon tried to scramble up from the ground, but the moment she moved, Sheila kicked her right back down.

In the past, Sheila would have definitely rushed over to help Shannon up with a heart full of pity if she saw her fall. But now, Sheila only found her an eyesore. Just looking at her made her furious. She landed kick after kick on Shannon’s body. "You’re bullying my daughter again! You’re bullying my daughter again!!"

"Ah!!" Shannon screamed in agony. "Dad, save me! Save me!"

That single utterance of the word "Dad" only fueled Sheila’s resentment, and she kicked even harder. Shannon’s miserable wails echoed throughout the entire room. Sweating profusely, Morgan wanted to help but had no way to intervene.

Sienna watched expressionlessly as Morgan’s face was continuously scratched by Sheila. She had found him disgusting in the past, but she found him even more repulsive now. How could she be related by blood to such scum?

Amidst the chaos, Mason Everett stepped forward and grabbed the furious Sheila. "Mom, calm down for a second. Shannon really isn’t Dad’s illegitimate daughter."

Sheila froze upon hearing this.

Mason explained with a straight face, "I just wanted to let you beat Shannon for a few more minutes, which is why I waited until now to clarify."

Miles, Wyatt, Lucas, and Dustin were left speechless. They thought, "Great job, Mason!"

Shannon was just as stunned. Did she deserve to be beaten up?!

Sheila glared at Morgan and pointed at the woman in the photo who resembled Shannon. She turned to Mason and asked, "Mason, what exactly is going on? Your dad—no, this scumbag isn’t your dad! Morgan and this woman in the photo definitely had an illicit affair!"

Mason frowned and nodded with a sigh. "It really wasn’t innocent. I found this photo in a drawer in Father’s... in Morgan’s office, and I noticed the date on it. You had just gotten pregnant with Sienna back then, and he was out messing around with another woman...

"Sensing something was wrong, I searched through his entire office but couldn’t find anything useful. So I came home and turned the bedroom and Morgan’s study upside down, but I still didn’t find anything.

"Finally, I found a safe in Morgan’s study. It was locked, so I used my status as Morgan’s son to hire professionals to crack it open. Inside, I found a letter and several more photos."

Morgan had initially put on a wronged expression, but upon hearing that Mason had found the safe, forcibly pried it open, and discovered the letter and photos inside, he instantly panicked. "Mason! How could you touch my things without permission?!" Like a madman, Morgan lunged forward, reaching out to snatch the letter and photos from Mason’s hand. Seeing this, Lucas and Dustin immediately grabbed hold of Morgan, pinning him down.

Clutching the letter and photos, Mason had a deeply complicated expression. "Mom, this letter and these photos... it’s better if you don’t look at them. Morgan truly did you wrong and has a deep connection with the woman in this photo."

Her eyes red and swollen from crying, Sheila looked utterly desolate. "It’s already come to this. What else is there that I can’t know? Mason, give me the letter."

Mason hesitated for a moment and advised again, "Mom, it’s really better if you don’t..."

"Don’t read it! Don’t let your mother read it!" Morgan shouted, his face flushed red and the veins on his neck bulging. "Don’t let your mother see it!" After saying this, he struggled with all his might, desperate to snatch the letter and photos from Mason. Lucas and Dustin nearly lost their grip on him. Seeing this, Miles and Wyatt immediately rushed over, and together, the four of them pinned the frenzied Morgan down.

Watching the scene unfold, Keith was astounded. Why was Morgan so sensitive about that letter and those photos? His eyes darted around quickly as he excitedly whispered to Sienna and his brother, "Is it something dirty? Or is it something related to that woman?"

Sienna didn’t answer. Instead, she simply held Julian Forrester’s hand next to her. Immediately, her small hand was enveloped by the man’s warm palm, as if he were shielding her from the storms of the outside world.

Seeing Morgan try so desperately to stop her, Sheila grew even more resolute. "Mason, give me the letter!"

Mason sighed. Eventually, he handed the letter and photos over.