Shannon thought that Sienna flinched, and her nerves were slightly soothed.

She went to rest silently after the babies were asleep.

The next morning, she was awakened by an urgent knock at the door. She went to open the door hastily without wearing her shoes.

Ramon and Bill stood outside and looked at her with a serious look.

Ramon held a newspaper in his hand.

“Mr. Ramon, what happened?” Shannon looked at Ramon with astonishment.

Ramon threw the newspaper at her face, causing a bit of pain.

She picked up the newspaper and saw the headline on the front-page.

It was a piece of explosive news: Ethan Dated a Nanny Privately in the Amusement Park Late at Night.

There were exclusive photos under the headline - Shannon and Ethan in the amusement park, and out to get on the car.

Shannon’s head was buzzing, and her eyes were filled with anger.

Sienna sold these photos to the media!

“What are these all about? Shannon, did you do this?” Ramon questioned Shannon with a tone of inquiry.

Shannon shook her head.

“If you really want to be Mr. Yates’ woman, you ought to behind him silently rather than get him into trouble! Why do women like you always deceive him and hurt him?!” Ramon shouted at Shannon angrily.

Shannon looked at those newspapers. She wanted to explain, but found nothing to say.

Although she didn’t do that, the whole incident was caused by her. In addition to self-accusation, the only thing she could do was trying to solve this matter.

“Mr. Ramon, although I did not sell these photos to the media, they do have something to do with me. Blaming me won’t fix the situation. We should try to figure out how to solve it.” Shannon tried to calm herself down.

Ramon snorted coldly and looked at her with hostility, “Don’t pretend to be innocent. It was you who exposed the photos to the media. Shannon, since you are unfaithful to Mr. Yates, you don’t have to stay here. Pack up your luggage quickly and leave here!”

“Mr. Ramon, I can leave, but if I do, the media will rush to interview me. They will ask about my real relationship with Mr. Yates. What if I say something I shouldn’t for money?” She provoked Ramon, in order to force him to deal with the news first.

And what she said was also true. She had been targeted by the media. If she left here, the media reporters would rush to her.

She believed that this was not what Ethan would like to see.

Ramon hesitated and frowned. He did not understand Shannon’s true intention. However, he worried about that Shannon would collude with the media once she left. If so, she might accept the interviews for money and frequently appear on TV to expose Ethan’s privacy.

“Bill, send two people here to monitor her. We’ll wait until Mr. Yates comes back to handle this.”

After saying it, Ramon confiscated Shannon’s mobile phone, then she was taken by two men to a dark room.

---

“Mr. Yates, what is your relationship with that nanny?”

“Why did you visit the amusement park at night? Was it for a private appointment? Does your wife know this?”

“I’ve heard that your marriage to Dayle is merely a formality at this point?”

“Is that nanny the wet nurse for your babies?”

As soon as Ethan stepped out of the car, he was immediately surrounded by reporters, bombarding him with questions.

Countless fans surrounded Ethan, brandishing signs and banners that echoed a unified slogan: “Boycott Tabloids! Support Ethan Forever!”

Ethan donned a mask, evading the relentless questions from reporters as he was escorted by his security team.

He waved to his fans, and the crowd was blocked again. Some fans even clashed with reporters. Seeing that, Ethan secretly ordered the security team to defuse the situation.

“Mr. Yates, you haven’t answered my question yet. Are you avoiding us because you feel guilty?”

“Ethan, is your silence an admission that the photos are genuine?”

Several reporters thrust their microphone forward, their expressions smug.

Ethan remained silent, his fists clenched tight until he finally rolled the window up.

In the past, if he was slandered by the media, he would come out to clarify instantly, but this time...

Ethan took off his mask. His gloomy face reflected in the rear mirror,

“Go to Fairburg.”

After hearing it, Uncle John drove to the airport.

They got off the private plane and drove to the villa of Fairburg. Passing through the green belt, they saw a thin woman with her arms open blocked their car.

Ethan was upset at that time. All he thought about was the exposed photos of Shannon and him. He supported his forehead, sitting on the back seat, and ordered the safeguard Paul, “Get her out of the way. Don’t hurt her.”

His fans were always crazy, but he was euphemistic in dealing with fans who were extremely crazy.

Paul got off and went to the front to persuade the crazy female fan.

After a while, Paul turned back helplessly and told Ethan, “Mr. Yates, the woman said she is the elder sister of Shannon...”

With a serious face, Ethan looked up at the woman in front.

The woman looked forward to seeing Ethan and seemed to have something to say to him.

“Take her here.”

He wondered everything about Shannon.

Paul took the thin woman to the car. She wore a white dress, with long hair scattering on her chest. She seemed preoccupied.

Ethan let her to get on the car.

Sienna appeared troubled, struggling to contain her inner excitement. Her dark eyes pleaded for help as she spoke, “Mr. Yates, I’m Sienna, Shannon’s elder sister. I came to find you because I need to tell you something important. It was Shannon who pressured me into selling those photos to the media. If I refuse to cooperate, she and her ex-husband have threatened to hurt me. But she’s in a difficult position too. Please, don’t blame her for this.”

Ethan listened intently, a flicker of suspicion crossing his face. He looked at the road ahead silently with his eyes twitching slightly.

Sienna kept saying in tears, “She was very in desperate need of money and had racked up significant gambling debts. If she did not repay them, the collectors threatened to break her legs! She had no choice. Although she pressured me, I can’t resent her, because she is my sister. Mr. Yates, please don’t dismiss her. She had no choice but to sell your private photos. I’m truly sorry for what she did...”

Ethan’s expression darkened, his cold eyes flashing with anger.

“Mr. Yates, I will be responsible for the incident and give you an explanation.” Sienna declared firmly.

Then she left silently.

---

Shannon squatted on the corner of the wall, looking at the dark sky outside with a heavy heart.

After all, it was caused by her negligence.

When Sienna came to Fairburg at the very beginning, she should be on guard against Sienna. If she was a little more alert, she would not have to face this situation.

The door handle was rotated by someone. Hearing the sound, Shannon turned around and found Ethan in black stood outside. She felt nervous and climbed up from the ground.

“Mr. Yates.” Shannon said in a low voice. Timidly standing in the corner, she looked at Ethan who was travel-stained.

Ethan slowly came in and closed the door.

“Sorry, Mr. Yates. It is caused by me. I’m willing to take all the responsibilities.” She had already thought it over and intended to clarify the photos that Sienna sold.

“Shannon, how much of you is real?” Ethan stared at her coldly, his tone icy and devoid of the previous warmth.

Shannon bit her lips with a heavy heart, “It is because of me...”

“So, how did you deal with the money you got from auctioning T-shirts under the guise of Zia?” Ethan interrupted her. His deep eyes became more aggressive, “Where is the money?”

Shannon was almost out of breath under such an atmosphere. She retreated a step.

“I want to know the truth.” Ethan got close to her and pushed her against the wall.

“I took it to pay off my debts. There were no old, weak or disabled person. I made it up because I was in great debt of five million dollars...” With her head buzzing, Shannon did not even know what she was talking about.

Shannon’s subconscious told her that she could not deceive Ethan.

Her chin was held up by his fingers, and she met his increasingly deep eyes.

The eyes, which used to be filled with hundreds of millions of bright stars, now burst with endless anger.

“Sorry, Mr. Yates. When I did that, I have already decided to pay you back. I was planning to tell you the truth after I saved enough money to repay you. I never meant to hide it from you on purpose.”

“Enough! Shannon.” Ethan pinched her chin tighter and tighter, “You could have told me if you were short on money. Maybe you could have used your body as an exchange, but you can’t deceive me.”

What a good lier! She almost had him blind to the truth.

Beneath her innocent and resentful appearance, she was nothing more than a hopeless gambler with a corrupted heart!

A woman like her, hiding behind such hypocrisy, was even more detestable than Dayle, who at least openly indulged in vanity.

Indeed, he had been blind to be tempted by such a woman.

Ethan released her, his face set with stern determination. “Considering you’ve taken care of Wesley and Nancy, I won’t press charges or hold you accountable. Leave now. I don’t want to see you again.”

He turned away, his hands slowly clenching into fists.

At that moment, Shannon’s tears began to flow.

Not wanting Ethan to see her cry, she quietly wiped them away, walked past him, and headed for the door.

Just as she reached it, Shannon turned back to face Ethan.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Yates. I never intended to deceive you. But do you really see me as that lascivious? How could you say I could trade my cheap body...”

Her heart ached as if it were being pierced by needles.

Ethan never looked at her from beginning to end.

Shannon left the villa in despair and stumbled all the way.

Where should she go? Leaving here, her only choice was to go back to Bellview City.

Walking in the bustling downtown area, she stared at an outdoor screen and gradually lost her mind.

Sienna appeared on the screen.

Guilt etched on her face as Sienna stood by the microphone, “I’m sorry,” she began, “this incident has caused significant harm to Mr. Ethan, but I need to clarify something... The photos are fake. They were forged by my sister for her own gain. The man in the photos is not Mr. Ethan, but an Arab man paid by my sister, who is somewhat similar to Mr. Ethan. Knowing the truth, I feel terribly sorry, so I must come out to clarify it...”

Shannon's heart twisted painfully, as if pierced by a knife. Her own sister, Sienna, had set such a trap, tarnishing her reputation.

In that moment, Shannon began to understand why Sienna had done it. Sienna was trying to impress Ethan.