Chapter 322
“I’ll go explain things for Luna. I’ll tell them I authorized her actions. She won’t be in any trouble. Right now, you just need to come home and get some rest p>
Sienna slowly turned her head, staring at the handsome face before her.
Her gaze locked onto his eyes—eyes that almost always seemed detached and unbothered.
The man possessed the kind of striking features that made it hard for anyone to hate him, but looking at him now, she felt nothing but pure revulsion.
“Jarred p>
She curled her lips into a smile that never reached her eyes. “Before you showed up, I couldn’t wrap my head around it p>
Watching her tremble with exhaustion, Jarred’s gaze grew visibly somber.
His mind was entirely focused on her pale, drained complexion, barely registering the words she was saying.
Sienna didn’t care about his silence and simply carried on.
“Every single member of the Sterling family, including the extended relatives, is entirely under my watch. Nobody could have pulled any strings in the shadows.
All this time, your mother and grandmother have relentlessly favored Celeste Carlyle, bending over backward to pave the way for her.
Yet, they haven’t even managed to secure a seven-star hotel reservation for her.
Celeste has always been fiercely calculating and petty, yet she stayed completely silent about this. I should have realized something was wrong p>
Jarred kept his eyes fixed on her, his lips pressed into a tight line as he remained silent.
Sienna’s smile deepened with bitter irony. “I actually forgot that in the entire Sterling household, the only person outside of my jurisdiction—the only one operating independently—is our dedicated public servant right here.
Every asset you parked under Weston Wade’s name has already been frozen by me.
Your remaining salary and that one apartment are nowhere near enough to fund Celeste’s lavish demands p>
She paused, her voice quiet but laced with an icy edge. “The only logical explanation is that you have a hidden stash of wealth.
After all, rich men like you are notoriously shrewd. You’d never put all your eggs in one basket p>
Jarred’s brow furrowed imperceptibly, a fleeting ripple of emotion crossing his dark eyes before vanishing just as quickly.
Sienna caught the micro-expression, the curve of her lips growing openly sarcastic.
“It was you. You set Celeste up again, gave her a luxurious lifestyle and all the resources she needed, which gave her the perfect opportunity to target Luna p>
“You’re exhausted, sweetheart,” Jarred murmured, dodging the accusations entirely. His tone was incredibly soft carrying an underlying note of patient. compromise.
“We can talk about all of this once you’ve recovered. Right now, you just need to rest p>
As he spoke, he leaned closer, reaching out to soothe her frayed nerves.
Sienna instantly threw her hands up, shoving him away with every last ounce of strength she possessed.
She glared fiercely into his eyes, her voice ringing out loud and clear. “I don’t want to hear your pathetic excuses! Why won’t you answer me? Are you feeling guilty p>
Her voice dropped to a near whisper, but every word sliced through the air like an ice-cold blade.
“Luna only got targeted by Celeste because she was investigating the truth behind Grandpa’s collapse. She did it for me p>
The chaotic night wind slipped through the crack in the window, ruffling the stray hairs across her forehead.
The dark strands clung to her pale, icy cheeks, making her look incredibly fragile and broken.
Looking at his continued silence and stoic endurance, the chill in Sienna’s heart deepened exponentially.
She finally let out a laugh, the sound hollow and devastatingly bitter.
“I honestly don’t get it. If you’re going to protect her this fiercely, indulgé her this much, and love her enough to clean up every mess she makes why didn’t you just marry her in the first place?
If you had just been with her from the start, none of this nightmare would have ever happened p>
Yes, if only Jarred had already been with Celeste back when she first joined the Sterling family p>