Chapter 266

Nearly a week later, Shannon finally emerged from the prosecutor’s office, looking visibly fatigued. Stripped of the high-end cosmetics, she appeared pale and haggard, as if she had aged a decade. Several strands of white hair had even appeared. To avoid the swarm of reporters, Shannon could not bring herself to return home in this ghostly state. She feared that Gregory might catch sight of her like this, causing her carefully maintained image to fall apart. Sensing her concern, Bethany accompanied Shannon to a beauty salon first, where she washed up before venturing out to face the world. As they left the salon, Shannon said, “Let’s not go home just yet. Let’s go see Rosalind.” She adjusted her hair in the mirror with a gloomy expression and continued, “After all, she is my niece. Having risked half her life, I can’t afford not to care. I must uphold my kind and benevolent image for your father.” Shannon thought to herself, ‘A meticulously crafted persona for 25 years—it absolute