Chapter 486
Walking out of the building, Sienna stood at the top of the steps.
The sunlight above was blinding. She stared at the booklet in her hands, and as her vision cleared, she felt an overwhelming sense of unreality.
From yesterday to today, only a few dozen hours had passed.
This was the exact outcome she had engineered, yet she hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly and effortlessly.
It all felt like a dream.
The man’s distant voice suddenly rang out beside her. “Do you want to grab a farewell meal p>
Sienna turned her head.
Jarred was standing just a step away from her.
His profile was sharply illuminated by the sun, his demeanor aristocratic and cold, radiating an untouchable distance.
“No need,” Sienna glanced at him. “You should hurry up and cooperate with your investigation p>
Jarred stared at her quietly, his dark eyes clouded with an impenetrable mist.
After a long pause, his lips slowly curled up into a faint smile. “Darling, that was a very bold move.
You dared to use me as a pawn on your chessboard, playing me for a fool from start to finish p>
Sienna finally turned to look at him, her eyes completely calm. “You flatter me, Captain Sterling. It was merely a fair match where we both got what we wanted.
I wanted my freedom, and you wanted to protect your power. Every game has a winner and a loser. I won, that’s all p>
“Winner and loser?” Jarred chuckled low, the sound devoid of warmth, leaving only a lurking obsession.
“Darling, the final piece hasn’t been played. Did you really think this was the end p>
His gaze was so intense and scorching that it felt like it could swallow her whole.
Sienna felt a slight chill in her heart, but she kept her expression perfectly composed.
She understood Jarred far too well.
He was ruthless, decisive, and his need for control was carved deep into his bones.
Now that she had personally schemed her way into a divorce, his nature dictated that he would inevitably seek revenge.
But she understood human nature better, and she understood his limits and weaknesses.
Knowing him for seven years, she had meticulously prepared for this very day laying out countless backup plans so she wouldn’t have to fear any retaliation from him.
Sienna pulled her gaze away, turned briskly, and slid into the back of her black sedan.
The window slowly rolled up, severing the volatile tension simmering between them.
Sienna’s car slowly pulled away, completely disappearing at the end of the intersection.
Jarred remained rooted to the spot, entirely unmoving.
A freezing aura surrounded his tall frame, yet there was an endless, lingering loneliness about him.
He quietly stared in the direction she had left, the resentment and disappointment in his eyes fading until nothing remained but a hollow, dead silence
He tucked the divorce certificate into the inner pocket of his coat, turned, and walked down the steps.
He shut the door of his car, the engine purred to life, and the vehicle merged into the city traffic.
Leaning back against the seat, he closed his eyes, his fingers tapping rhythmically against his knee.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
He had held her at the very center of his heart for so many years. How could she just leave like that?
Jarred opened his eyes, his gaze landing on the rapidly passing city streets outside his window as something dark and dangerou slowly awakened deep within his eyes.
He looked down at his hands.
Those hands had held her, guided her, and caressed her with absolute tenderness through countless passionate nights.
But right now, they were completely empty.
The driver smoothly accelerated, and just as they pulled away from the Civil Registry Office, Sienna’s phone began to buzz.
Caller ID: Thea Stanton.
Sienna frowned, already having a feeling about what this was.
She quickly answered. “Thea p>
On the other end, Thea’s voice was calm, yet laced with the tense urgency of a sudden crisis.
“Sienna, we have a problem. Jarred has made his move, and his retaliation hit faster and harder than we anticipated.
Every single agency, notary office, and legal media team that helped us has been completely wiped out by him.