Chapter 440
Chapter 440:
“I am thrilled to announce the merger of Kensington Global and Quinn Enterprises,” Liam said. “And… my engagement to Sienna Quinn p>
Beside him stood Sienna. She was beaming, dressed in virginal white lace. She looked triumphant. She clung to Liam’s arm like a parasite, her hand resting on his shoulder as if to keep him upright.
“They moved fast,” Wayne muttered. “While you were ‘missing,’ they consolidated power. The board panicked and backed the merger p>
“Liam…” Skye whispered. “He looks drugged p>
Alistair stepped closer to the screen, his eyes narrowing. “Or he wants us to think he is p>
“What?” Skye asked.
“Look at his hands,” Alistair said, pointing. “They’re resting on his lap, but his index finger is tapping against his good leg. Three taps. Pause. Three taps. It’s a distress code we used in the military. He’s signaling that he’s compromised but alive. He must have been taken when he was cut off at the hotel p>
Skye felt a surge of hope mixed with guilt. Liam had sacrificed himself to ensure their escape, and now he was playing the role of the dutiful puppet to survive inside the lion’s den.
Sienna leaned into the microphone. “Liam has been my rock. We are so happy to start our life together p>
She lifted her left hand to show off the engagement ring to the flashing cameras. The camera zoomed in.
It wasn’t a modern diamond. It was a vintage piece. A large, oval-cut diamond surrounded by a halo of blood-red rubies.
The band was twisted gold, resembling a serpent.
Skye stopped breathing.
Her vision tunneled. The sound of the ocean faded, replaced by a high-pitched ringing in her ears.
She knew that ring.
It wasn’t just a piece of jewelry. It was a trigger.
Rage. Cold, pure, unadulterated rage flooded Skye’s veins, displacing the fear.
Flashback.
The cold hospital floor. The syringe. The woman standing over her, smiling as the life drained from Skye’s body.
𝖳𝘩i𝗌 с𝗼n𝘵е𝘯𝘵 𝗶𝗌 𝖺𝘶𝗍𝗵𝗲𝘯tі𝘤 𝗳𝗿om 𝘣е.𝗰оm
And on that woman’s finger, the serpent ring glinted. The last thing Skye saw before the darkness took her was the red ruby eye of that snake.
End flashback.
“She dares,” Skye hissed, her voice trembling not with terror, but with fury. “She actually dares to wear it p>
Alistair turned to her, alarmed by the shift in her demeanor. “Skye? What is it p>
“That ring,” Skye pointed at the screen, her fingers shaking. “It’s the Kensington heirloom. The ‘Serpent’s Kiss.’ It’s supposed to be locked in their vault p>
“Sienna is wearing it like a trophy,” Alistair noted.
“No.” Skye’s eyes darkened. “She’s wearing it like a weapon. She knows, Alistair. She knows exactly what that ring means to me. I told her once, years ago, that I was terrified of snakes. And now she’s wearing one on her finger while she steals my company p>
It was a lie, partially. Skye couldn’t tell him the truth—that the ring was the murder weapon from a past life. But the anger was real. Sienna wasn’t just a pawn; she was a predator flaunting her kill.
“She thinks she’s won,” Skye whispered. “She thinks because I’m gone, she can just step into my life. Wear my jewelry. Marry my… ex-husband. Take my company p>
Alistair looked at the screen, where Sienna was still smiling, waving the ring at the cameras. His expression hardened into granite.
“Then she is a target,” Alistair said.
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