Chapter 51
The older woman recalled using similar words to humiliate Sienna Sloan just a few days ago.
Now, this girl she had always looked down upon was throwing those exact words back in her face, doubling the price—a blatant slap in the face.
The elderly woman’s complexion went from flushed to pale, her lips trembling as she struggled to find her voice.
Watching her choke on her own fury, Sienna let out a low chuckle and issued another eviction notice. “I’m done talking. Now, please leave p>
“Leave? You think this is over p>
Instead of standing, Eleanor leaned back against the sofa, adopting a haughty, superior posture.
She launched into an interrogation. “You pushed Celeste down the stairs, putting her in the hospital with severe injuries. Not to mention all the times you framed her before.
And you dare speak to me with that tone? Do you think the Sterlings are so easily bullied p>
She glared at Sienna, her eyes brimming with disdain. “Call the cops if you want. Do you really think our family’s influence in the Capital can’t handle a tiny police precinct p>
Sienna had figured that a simple phone call would have sufficed if this were just about the divorce.
So she was here to back Celeste up.
Sienna smiled mockingly. “So, the instigator was too scared to show her face and sent her handler to vent her anger instead p>
“What do you mean, handler?!” The older woman flared up the moment she heard the veiled insult toward Celeste. “Watch your mouth p>
In a fit of rage, she raised her hand to slap Sienna, her movement fast and vicious.
But before her hand could even graze Sienna’s face, Sienna grabbed her wrist in an iron grip.
Sienna held nothing back, squeezing so hard the older woman’s face turned a sickly shade of blue.
She shrieked, “Outrageous! What do you think you’re doing p>
Meeting her vicious glare, Sienna gave a careless smirk. “Save it. At your age, you don’t have my reflexes, nor do you have my strength.
I’m not exactly burdened by a moral compass, and I never go easy on awful people. If we really throw down, I’d take a trip to the ER at most. But you? You’d probably be taking a one-way trip to meet the Grim Reaper p>
The agonizing pain in her wrist forced the older woman to use all her strength to yank her hand free, clutching it as she cursed.
“You’re too arrogant! Sienna, you are coming to the hospital with me today to apologize to Celeste. Otherwise, I’ll make your life a living hell in the Capital p>
Sienna’s lips curled in a nonchalant smile. “I can apologize. But Celeste will have to crawl and beg for it p>
“You!” The older woman nearly choked on a gasp, unable to catch her breath. “How do you have the nerve to say that? In the years you’ve been married to Jarred, you couldn’t stand seeing him treat Celeste well, so you targeted her at every turn p>
Growing increasingly agitated, she aggressively slammed her cane against the floor. “Your shameless grandfather ruined Jarred and Celeste’s happiness back then by forcing you onto him.
And now you’ve crossed the line by trying to take her life. Why is everyone in your family so venomous p>
Her grandfather was the person Sienna respected most in the world, the one who had protected her with everything he had.
Sienna’s previously calm expression turned glacial the second her grandfather was mentioned, a terrifying chill radiating from her.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Am I wrong p>
Intimidated by her aura, the older woman still couldn’t stop her mouth. “The apple doesn’t fall far from the rotten tree. Just because you had a grandfather like… Ah p>
Before the older woman could finish, Sienna lunged forward and snatched the cane right out of her grip.
The elderly woman already had poor mobility from an old ailment, relying entirely on the cane to walk in her old age.
Without it, her legs instantly gave out, and she swayed dangerously, nearly collapsing.