Mr. Hawthorne, Your Wife Wants a Divorce Again-Chapter 856: Don’t Be Fooled by Appearances

"Next time my sister comes over, don’t stop her."

"Al- alright..."

Eli Sheridan left with Ann Vaughn still asleep on his back, leaving behind a group of wide-eyed secretaries who looked as if they’d seen a ghost.

"Did I hear that wrong? That girl is actually Mr. Sheridan’s sister?! The true heiress that the Sheridan Family recently found?"

"I was wondering why she looked so familiar. This family’s genes are incredibly strong! Each one beautiful in their own way!"

"Honestly, don’t you all think Mr. Sheridan is really doting? Just because his sister was sleeping, he didn’t want to wake her up, so he carried her! Big brother power at its max!"

"Ahh, I’m dead! I’ve been Mr. Sheridan’s secretary for years, and I’ve never seen this side of him, being so caring!!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Caring?" The chief secretary sneered, interrupting their excited conversation, "A daughter who has been out there for years and just brought back, how deep could the feelings between her and Mr. Sheridan be? Don’t be deceived by appearances."

The secretaries exchanged glances, "What appearances?"

"I’ve heard that Chairman Sheridan puts a lot of emphasis on this newly-found daughter, even if Mr. Sheridan and the second young master don’t favor her, they’ll treat her well because of Chairman Sheridan. That’s the appearance."

With these words filled with implications, the chief secretary left with documents in her arms.

The air of self-righteousness made the other secretaries somewhat disagree, muttering, "Just because she’s good with the fake heiress, doesn’t mean we should maliciously speculate on Mr. Sheridan’s family relations, right?"

"Sigh, who really knows what’s true in a wealthy family?"

...

Shortly after getting in the car, Ann Vaughn woke up, not forgetting to wipe her mouth, checking if she drooled.

Eli Sheridan, worried she might be hungry, had the driver head to the nearest restaurant to solve the dinner issue outside.

While the two were having dinner, the internet exploded.

Initially, an anonymous source revealed Wilder Sheridan’s "mysterious girlfriend" visiting the film crew, attached with a few on-site photos and gifs.

In just ten minutes, the topic "Actor Sheridan’s relationship exposed" shot to the top of the trending list.

— Seeing the headline for the first time: so boring, has my brother finally driven the paparazzi to start fabricating stories? Second glance: I’d be willing to pray with my whole body fat for this to be fake!

— In the end, Wilder Sheridan is still supporting the entire paparazzi industry with his rumors.

— I knew this couldn’t be hidden forever, my brother actually got married ages ago and even has a son. Don’t ask me how I know, just wish us happiness.

— With photos, the truth is evident, you fans stop deceiving yourselves, it’s not like your brother is a traffic idol, what’s wrong with dating? Does it cost you your life?

— As if it does cost me my life! It’s not your idol dating, do you not feel sore saying that! Who is this woman, does she deserve someone as good as my brother?!

— I can’t accept it, if this is true, I don’t even have the courage to live on.

...

Just as the chaos continued on Weibo, someone released new information.

"The heroine in the photos, anyone who has used Jade Cream or Heavenly Fragrance Essence would not be unfamiliar with, is the inventor Ann Vaughn. But recently she seems to be planning a career change, leaving traditional Chinese medicine, aiming for a turn in the entertainment industry, even taking on a role in Quinn’s new movie ’Towards the Phoenix.’"

"On the shooting day, a bystander caught Ann Vaughn performing terribly, resulting in the director and screenwriter looking grim-faced, her acting... let’s not say more. Additionally, according to personnel in Actor Sheridan’s crew, Actor Sheridan didn’t favor her, keeping a sour face the entire time."

"In short, we can reasonably suspect her romance with Actor Sheridan is fake, but her wanting to leverage Actor Sheridan to break into the entertainment industry is true."

The revelation ended here.

Though the tone throughout wasn’t sharp, every single sentence, when stood alone, wasn’t so friendly.

Ann Vaughn’s identity and the products she developed have always been a hot topic among women, no beauty lover would ignore them.

From this point alone, the revelation wouldn’t be ignored by people.

Initially, Wilder Sheridan’s fans remained rational, continuously private messaging the studio and agent’s Weibo for confirmation, but no reply came for a long time.

After seeing this carefully argued Weibo post, fans immediately exploded.

— My brother doesn’t like you, yet you’re still rushing to stick to him, is this woman cheap?

— Really feel for my brother, constantly targeted by these monsters seeking heat, can they quiet down?

— The revelation isn’t wrong, this Ann Vaughn indeed wants to use our brother to enter the entertainment industry, the damn fan club has already been set up! Have you ever seen a doctor with a fan club?!

— I’m a fan of the ’Towards the Phoenix’ book, I was really looking forward to the movie premiere day, now it’s all ruined by this woman, damn it, couldn’t she just stick to being a doctor? What’s she doing seeking attention in the entertainment industry?

— Can’t imagine even the good-tempered screenwriter Hugo Sullivan was infuriated to a grim face by Ann Vaughn... it’s amusing how bad can her acting be, I’m actually a little curious now.

— Ann Vaughn get out! Get out of the entertainment industry! Don’t dirty our air!

Meanwhile, in Elara Pierce’s dressing room.

Elara Pierce just finished her makeup, leaning on the chair pretending to nap, while listening to her assistant read Weibo comments to lighten her mood.

"Sis, Ann Vaughn is being butchered by Wilder Sheridan’s fans, they’ve even created a super topic #AnnVaughnGetOut#, and the number has broken 500,000."

The assistant scrolled through Weibo, laughing, "Even Quinn’s movie is affected, I think if the commotion continues, it could even impact the movie’s box office."

"Sis, this move of using strength against strength is truly clever, effortlessly dealing with the two most annoying ones."

Listening to her assistant’s flattery, Elara Pierce was in a good mood, "What is Ann Vaughn? Quinn is my real opponent. She always snatches my resources; I want her to taste what a poor box office feels like."

"I heard that Quinn won’t attend tonight’s red carpet, probably afraid to be overshadowed by you, sis."

Elara Pierce snorted, thinking of Quinn’s increasingly tender and dewy face for some reason, feeling annoyed.

But on second thought, without this annoying woman on tonight’s red carpet, wouldn’t she be uniquely dazzling?

Just then, someone knocked on the dressing room door, and the event’s site manager walked in.

"Mr. Ward, what brings you here?" Elara Pierce smiled and got up to greet him.

"Miss Pierce, I’m here to notify you," said the manager. "Your appearance for tonight has been canceled, you can go back."

The smile on Elara Pierce’s face instantly froze.

How could that be!?