Chapter 471
“I know someone put you up to this. They told you the hospital network was under maintenance and the cameras would be down, so you purposely picked this exact moment to pull a stunt. I also know exactly who taught you p>
Daisy’s crying faltered for a fraction of a second.
“I… I don’t know what you’re talking about p>
“You know.” Sienna straightened up. “But I have no intention of exposing you today p>
She turned to walk back, took two steps, and then paused.
Glancing back over her shoulder at the blood-soaked girl on the floor, a faint smirk tugged at the corner of her lips.
“You know what? You look exactly like someone else right now p>
Daisy stared at her blankly.
“Celeste Carlyle,” Sienna smirked.
Daisy’s shoulders flinched involuntarily.
Of course she had heard that name. She was the most favored adopted daughter of the Sterlings.
But rumor had it she met a tragic end at Sienna’s hands.
All because Jarred had paid her a little too much attention.
“The first time Celeste played the victim in front of me, she had that exact same expression. And later p>
Before Sienna could finish her sentence, the sharp sound of hurried footsteps echoed from behind her.
Jarred rushed onto the scene.
The man’s tall, athletic frame was clad in casual black, accentuating his sharp, aristocratic features.
However, his eyes—usually dancing with a careless, lazy charm—were now dark and stormy, his expression terrifyingly grim.
What he saw was an incredibly shocking scene.
In the cramped corner, Sienna stood quietly, her posture calm and entirely unbothered.
Meanwhile, Daisy was curled up on the floor in front of her, clothes disheveled and covered in blood, her messy hair plastered to her face.
She looked fragile and devastated, the perfect picture of a poor girl who had been brutally bullied.
The immediate visual impact instantly hijacked Jarred’s emotions.
Catching sight of the arrival in her peripheral vision, Daisy felt a sudden wave of relief and instinctively dialed back her sobbing.
Sienna’s earlier warning-that the hospital network wasn’t actually down and that all the security cameras were recording normally-still echoed in her ears.
She felt a pang of guilt, terrified that the ugly truth of her malicious stunt would be exposed on the spot, so she didn’t dare to throw a wild tantrum.
But after a few fleeting seconds of anxiety, her sense of luck quickly took over.
If there really was complete surveillance footage, Sienna would have pulled out the evidence during their argument instead of giving her a chance to speak.
She was definitely just bluffing.
Figuring this out, the apprehension in Daisy’s eyes vanished in a flash, instantly replaced by overflowing misery.
She curled into an even tighter ball, her shoulders trembling violently.
“Jarred Daisy’s voice was laced with a trembling sob as she reached out to grip his sleeve.
“I really know I was wrong… I came here today purely to apologize. Why would she do this to me p>
Daisy lifted her tear-soaked eyes, looking up at Jarred with absolute devastation.
Although she didn’t mention Sienna by name, every single word was a pointed accusation.
“She wouldn’t let me leave. She kept stopping me from getting my wounds treated, and she even chased away the doctors who came to help me p>
Does she… does she want to make sure I can never stand up again, so I can never come looking for you p>
Daisy spoke in broken gasps, every word trembling as tears mixed with the blood smearing her face.
She looked far too pitiful, tragic enough to make any normal person’s heart ache for her.
Jarred’s expression grew even more ominous, the aura around him dropping to a terrifying chill.
He slowly raised his gaze to look at the cold, distant woman standing in front of him, a thin veil of emotion lingering in his eyes.
It was hard to tell if it was anger or disappointment, or perhaps just a profound exhaustion that had been suppressed for far too long.
“She came to apologize to you,” Jarred’s voice was dark and heavy. “If you didn’t want to forgive her you could have just sent her away Why did you push her p>