Chapter 251: Husband Sounds Much Better Than Child Husband

Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Husband Sounds Much Better Than Child Husband

Sienna Everett saw that Keith Sterling and Evan Shelby never got along, so she wanted to use this opportunity to help them smooth things over by having Keith pick Evan up from the airport.

But Keith crossed his legs with a devil-may-care air. "You want *me* to personally pick someone up from the airport? Is Evan Shelby even worthy of that? No way."

Sienna Everett: "...Alright, I’ll go then."

With that, she stood up and prepared to leave.

Keith’s eyelid twitched. He quickly got up and grabbed her arm. "Let me go instead, Sienna! You need to stay here and watch over my bro!"

Sienna Everett patted his shoulder, looking pleased. "Good boy. I was waiting for you to say that."

Keith Sterling: "..."

’I feel like I’ve been tricked.’

Keith Sterling drove to the airport to pick up Evan Shelby, while Sienna Everett waited in the hospital room.

She glanced at the time; it was time to change the dressing on Julian Forrester’s wounds.

Sienna Everett called for a doctor.

After the dressing was changed, the doctor said with a relieved expression, "His wounds are healing very well. There’s no inflammation or infection. It seems you’ve been very careful not to get them wet when you give him his daily sponge baths."

Sienna Everett nodded. "Yes."

The doctor gave Julian Forrester another check-up, went over a few more instructions, and then left the room.

Sienna Everett sat down on the stool by the bedside. She took the man’s pale, bony hand and sighed softly, linking her pinky with his in a gesture full of tenderness and longing.

About half an hour passed.

Before Sienna Everett could even see Evan Shelby, she heard him bickering with Keith Sterling out in the hallway.

Fortunately, it was a hospital corridor, and since there were no other patients on the entire eighth floor, the two of them weren’t being too loud.

Evan Shelby walked into the room and saw Julian Forrester lying unconscious in bed. His azure eyes widened in astonishment. "What happened?"

’No wonder Keith Sterling brought me straight to the hospital without a word after picking me up from the airport.’

’The whole ride over, I was wondering if he was up to no good, maybe planning to bring me to the hospital to harvest my kidneys. Turns out there really was a patient here.’

Sienna Everett briefly explained what had happened with the falling chandelier.

After hearing the story, Evan Shelby immediately looked Sienna Everett over with a tense expression. Thankfully, she wasn’t injured.

Looking again at the unconscious Julian Forrester, Evan Shelby couldn’t help but remark, "This child husband of yours is really good to you. He’d rather get hurt himself than let you suffer even a scratch."

Sienna Everett: "..."

Keith Sterling: "...Can’t you use a different name for him?"

’Something like "husband" sounds way better than "child husband," doesn’t it?’

Evan Shelby waved a dismissive hand. "It’s a habit. So, when is he going to wake up? Did the doctor say anything?"

Sienna Everett shook her head. "The doctor can’t say for sure right now."

Evan Shelby furrowed his brow. ’A heavy object hitting the back of the head is no small matter.’

Seeing the look on Sienna Everett’s face, she was clearly worried. ’With Julian Forrester remaining unconscious, she must be the one suffering the most.’

The three of them chatted for a while before Sienna Everett pointed to a nearby chair for Evan Shelby to sit down. "You said on the phone earlier that Shannon Everett is trying to secretly sell off shares of the Everett Corporation," she asked. "Is that information reliable?"

’Shannon Everett would rather use all sorts of schemes to drive me out of the Everett Family just to have everything for herself. Would she really be willing to sell off shares of the Everett Corporation?’

’And there’s an even more important point.’

"Even if Shannon wanted to sell them secretly, how many shares could she possibly have?"

Although Sienna Everett had never worked at the Everett Corporation, she knew that the vast majority of the company’s shares were held by Morgan Everett.

Evan Shelby, with his well-defined features, puffed out his chest and assured her:

"Don’t worry, this information is absolutely solid!"

"You know that apparel brand under The Everett Group, right? After that whole incident with Shannon Everett stealing design drafts, the brand is on the verge of bankruptcy. Recently, Shannon has been looking for another company to acquire it. Of course, she wouldn’t dare look for a buyer within Celestria, so she’s been negotiating an acquisition with a foreign company."

Evan Shelby took a sip of water and continued:

"As you know, Evan Shelby is just the Celestian name I chose for myself. My real surname is Casbutt. The acquisition company Shannon Everett approached has worked with the Casbutt Family before. The head of that company knows me and has heard about the Everett Family’s situation. He knew the Everetts don’t get along with Kian, our chief designer at G.Y., so he privately told me what Shannon was up to. And she’s not just trying to sell the apparel brand; she’s also trying to secretly sell off shares of the Everett Group."

Sienna Everett’s expression grew focused. "So that’s how it is..."

Keith Sterling’s expression turned serious as he analyzed the situation. "Evan said on the phone that Shannon is selling the shares behind Morgan Everett’s back. It looks like she’s trying to swallow up the Everett Family’s remaining assets, or even... run off with the money! Is she abandoning the Everetts?"

Evan Shelby narrowed his eyes. "Given Shannon’s malicious nature, it’s highly likely."

Keith Sterling chuckled. "So it’s Shannon versus the Everetts. A real dog-eat-dog situation. I wonder if Morgan Everett and Sheila Whitaker know that their precious, beloved daughter is stabbing them in the back. Interesting."

Sienna Everett mulled it over for a moment, then turned her eyes to Evan Shelby. "Is Shannon still secretly looking for a buyer?"

"Yes, she’s keeping it very quiet, not daring to make a scene." Evan Shelby thought for a few seconds before suggesting, "Should we have the Starlight Consortium reach out to her?"

’Starlight Consortium?’

Keith Sterling’s eyes widened slightly. "Isn’t that a world-renowned investment firm?"

The Starlight Consortium’s business was highly specialized, focusing mainly on investments. Most people who heard the name would assume it was just an investment firm.

Evan Shelby shot him a look. "Yeah, it is. The Starlight Consortium is the company I founded when I was sixteen. What about it?"

Keith Sterling: "???"

’What the hell?’

’Sixteen?’

’Wait a minute.’

Keith Sterling’s eyes shifted. "No, that’s not right. Our Sterling Family’s branch in Elysia has worked with the Starlight Consortium before. I personally oversaw that deal. I remember the legal representative for the Starlight Consortium wasn’t named Evan Shelby. Or are you saying you’re the boss behind the scenes?"

"Of course I was behind the scenes. I was only sixteen back then, so I couldn’t legally run the company." Evan Shelby pointed a finger at Sienna Everett. "The Starlight Consortium almost went bankrupt once. It was Sienna Everett who invested money in it for me and stayed up all night to create a development plan. She became a major behind-the-scenes shareholder too."

Keith Sterling immediately switched into taunt mode. "See? I told you you were useless! You had to have my sister-in-law bail you out!"

Evan Shelby: "...The hell I’m useless!"

It was only then that Keith Sterling realized, "Wait, so Sierra is also a mysterious, behind-the-scenes shareholder of the Starlight Consortium!"

Evan Shelby was still stuck on the previous point. "Tell me. How exactly am I useless?"

Sienna Everett pressed a hand to her forehead in exasperation. "Alright, you two, stop bickering. Evan, have your people at Starlight find an opportunity to approach Shannon Everett."

’Since Shannon Everett wants to secretly sell off The Everett Group’s shares and start a dog-eat-dog fight with her own family, this is an excellent opportunity.’

’If Morgan Everett and Sheila Whitaker were to find out their beloved daughter wants to swallow the Everett family’s assets, the looks on their faces would surely be priceless...’

Evan Shelby would be staying in Celestria for a while, so Sienna Everett arranged for an apartment for him to stay in temporarily.

Another two days passed slowly. It had now been five days since Julian Forrester fell into a coma, and he still hadn’t woken up.

Sienna Everett grew more and more anxious.

’If he doesn’t wake up in another two days, he’ll have been in a deep coma for seven consecutive days. That would be real trouble.’