Chapter 437
Or was he keeping tabs on her movements at all times so he could strike back ruthlessly the moment she made a move?
Like drugging her and stealing all the evidence this time?
The long-suppressed grievance and disappointment instantly shattered the composure she had maintained for years.
Unable to endure it for another second, Sienna stepped forward, quickly brushing past him to enter the kitchen first.
The next second, “Smash p>
A sharp, deafening crash shattered the silence of the room.
The chicken soup that had simmered for two hours smashed into the floor tiles, pot and all.
Porcelain shards flew everywhere, and the thick broth washed over their feet.
Mixed with the broken pieces, it was a complete mess, mirroring their currently shattered relationship.
Jarred stopped in his tracks, standing completely still.
He turned his harsh profile, his dark eyes silently staring at the disaster on the floor.
The last bit of gentle warmth in his eyes faded entirely.
His thin lips pressed tightly into a cold, hard line. There was no explosive rage, no reprimand, only a long, deathly silence.
For a full half-minute, no one spoke.
In that suffocating silence, all of his suppressed emotions collapsed layer by layer.
Ultimately, they morphed into a bone-chilling tone, slowly spat out.
“Celeste falsely accused Luna Lennox of leaking classified information, and you sent her to prison. I can’t find a single fault with what you did there p>
His voice was low and slow, yet every word was dipped in ice.
“But you shouldn’t have immediately transferred her to a psychiatric hospital right after she went to prison p>
A dark, muted red gradually crept into Jarred’s eyes, his restrained fury barely held in check.
“Her legs were severely infected, her high fever wouldn’t break, and she was clinging to life. Yet you cut off every avenue for her to get medical parole and blocked all opportunities for professional doctors to treat her p>
“So what?” Sienna cut him off, her voice so light it didn’t even sound. like she was angry, yet it precisely pierced through every crack in his argument.
“Am I supposed to pity her? Just because she’s miserable p>
A trace of impatience crept into Jarred’s brow. “She was already driven to such desperate straits. Sienna; are you really unwilling to show even an ounce of compassion or pity in your heart p>
He used the word “unwilling,” implying that she was capable of it but simply refused.
The apartment was perfectly heated, and Sienna, wearing only a thin sweater, hadn’t felt the slightest chill.
But at this moment, a piercing cold exploded from the depths of her heart, spreading through her veins to her entire body.
It froze her to the point where her fingertips went numb, and even her breaths felt agonizingly cold.
She was instantly rendered speechless.
A thousand words choked in her throat, and she didn’t even know how to defend herself.
The world, including the man standing before her whom she had once held deep in her heart p>
They only ever saw her ruthless decisiveness, her relentless pursuit of Celeste.
Yet they never saw the malicious, calculating venom hidden beneath Celeste’s hypocritical facade as she plotted her every move.
They never saw the countless times Celeste sowed discord from the shadows, playing the fragile victim to manipulate and drive wedges between people.
And they certainly never saw how she used her followers to constantly target, slander, and antagonize Sienna.
Sienna slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, all the turbulence in her gaze had vanished.
All that remained was a cold mockery, her voice so calm it bordered on apathy.
“After everything that’s happened, why is it that you only ever see what I’ve done to her darred you’ve never once seen the malice in her bones, have you p>
“Sienna p>
Jarred roared, his tone shifting drastically, carrying a loss of control that had been suppressed to its absolute limit.
The bloodshot veins in his eyes thickened, his chest heaving violently as his long-accumulated emotions teetered on the edge of collapse.
He felt he had maintained an incredibly good temper.
But this woman always managed to infuriate him with just a few words.