Chapter 439
She walked to the door and reached out to pull open the tightly shut apartment door.
The wind from outside rushed in, scattering the last lingering trace of warmth in the room.
She looked up, her eyes holding nothing but a frozen indifference. Facing Jarred, she spat out one final word.
“Get out p>
The aggressive aura radiating from Jarred froze instantly, his previously overbearing momentum catching in his throat.
He lowered his eyes, taking a deep look at the woman before him.
He wanted to explain, but every argument had already been cast in stone. No matter what he said, it would only sound pale and ridiculous.
After a few seconds of a stalemate, Jarred’s fingers curled slightly, but ultimately, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything.
He withdrew his gaze from her face and, carrying an unshakable aura of gloom, stepped out of her apartment.
With a loud “Bang,” the door slammed shut behind him.
The massive reverberation made Jarred unconsciously glance back.
He didn’t know when it started, but every conversation between them had become this hideous, seemingly reaching the point of a complete breakdown.
Looking at the tightly closed door in front of him, an unprecedented sense of panic and unease instantly crawled over his entire body.
Sienna deployed heavily increased manpower to track down Celeste’s whereabouts.
But it was as if Celeste truly was dead; there was not a single trace to follow.
There was no progress on Thea Stanton’s end either.
“I checked all the private sanitariums and medical facilities across the country, and there are no admission records for Celeste. I also checked the properties under Helena’s and the old madam’s names, but found nothing unusual p>
“They wouldn’t hide someone right under our noses,” Sienna said.
“Let’s change direction. Look into the people on Helena’s side of the family. Even though she joined the Sterling family, Sebastian Vaughan dotes on his sister more than anyone. With Sebastian’s power in the Capital, hiding a person would be child’s play for him p>
“I’m already looking into it.” Thea paused for a moment. “Sienna, there’s something I need to tell you. About the District Attorney’s Office… My contact there said the chain of evidence is incomplete, and since the Sterlings are involved, someone higher up gave them a heads-up to shelve it for now p>
Sienna took a deep breath.
It was exactly as she had expected.
But she still felt a heavy weight pressing on her chest.
Seeing her troubled expression, Luna Lennox walked over and hugged her arm.
“Sienna, don’t push yourself too hard.” Luna shoved a bag of chips into her hands. “Look at you, you’ve lost so much weight p>
“I’m fine p>
“You say that every time.” Luna let out a sigh. “Sienna, can’t you just show a little weakness in front of me? I’m not going to laugh at you.” II
Sienna leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, and stayed silent for a long time.
“I thought I’d be free once the divorce went through, but now I realize there are some things I can’t just end because I want to p>
Her voice was incredibly calm, as still as a pool of stagnant water. “The waters in the Sterling family run too deep. I can’t stir them up all on my own p>
Luna grabbed her hand. “You’re not alone. You still have us p>
“That’s right, we’re all here to help you,” Thea said, pushing her glasses up her nose.
“Even I don’t know what’s going to happen next p>
“We’ll deal with whatever comes our way p>
“Exactly. I refuse to believe the Sterlings can truly block out the sun with one hand p>
Looking at their earnest expressions, Sienna felt a sudden sting in her eyes.
She lowered her head and blinked hard, forcing the moisture back down.
Just then, a knock suddenly came from the office door.
“Come in p>
A subordinate pushed the door open, walked up to Sienna, and reported softly.
“Ms. Sloan; we just received word that the old madam is throwing a birthday banquet. The invitations. have already been sent out and a lot of prominent figures have been invited p>
Sienna frowned. “I explicitly stated that the birthday banquet was canceled. What is she playing at p>