Chapter 489
As those words landed, the room plunged into deathly silence.
Sienna didn’t answer.
Thea’s pupils shrank as the entirety of the scheme clicked into place.
Luna’s face drained of color as she muttered under her breath, “So that’s it… That’s how it is p>
Jarred had abandoned all attacks on the perimeter, bypassed every single one of Sienna’s defense mechanisms, and ignored everyone else.
He didn’t touch her money, he didn’t ruin her career, and he didn’t go after her friends.
From the very beginning, he never intended to fight a meaningless war of attrition with her.
He had seen right through all her backup plans and her fearless confidence.
He simply went straight for her throat.
The call disconnected.
The silence in the conference room was terrifying.
Sienna sat in her seat, her posture still proud and unyielding.
But her normally cool and detached eyes were now coated in a thin, razor-sharp layer of frost.
Thea looked at her quiet profile and murmured, “Sienna, he’s… forcing you to bow to him p>
Luna sighed heavily. “Sienna, from start to finish, he only ever wanted to settle the score with you. You’re the only one he wants to control p>
Both Thea and Luna genuinely believed that Jarred was madly in love with Celeste Carlyle.
They thought Sienna had stayed soberly detached, meticulously guarding her heart and hiding her feelings flawlessly.
And in the end, she had walked away clean, leaving him trapped alone.
“What exactly is he playing at?” Luna asked in confusion. “If he wanted to focus all his energy on destroying us, I could understand that he’s just holding a grudge.
But clinging to you like a parasite… what? Is he already regretting the divorce p>
Thea stared at Sienna’s icy features and frowned. “He wants to have his cake and eat it too. That’s just how scumbags operate.
They never cherish you when they have you, but the second you leave, they come crawling right back p>
Sienna remained completely silent for a long time before suddenly letting out a low chuckle.
“I really underestimated him p>
She looked up, her eyes devoid of any submission, burning instead with a freezing rage.
“Unfortunately for him, he chose the wrong target p>
She could lose a game of chess, but she would never allow anyone to coerce her into surrendering.
Sienna’s fingertips slowly brushed across her phone screen as a deadly chill surfaced in her eyes.
She suddenly stood up and grabbed her bag.
Seeing that she was leaving, the two women instantly asked, “Sienna, where are you going? You’re not actually going to see Jarred, are you p>
“Going to him now is like throwing yourself to the wolves! He’s definitely going to make some outrageous demands p>
Sienna’s voice was dead calm. “That last infection nearly killed Owen. His treatment cannot be delayed for another second p>
“But p>
Luna wanted to say more, but Thea comfortingly patted her shoulder.
“Don’t you know Sienna by now? If she’s going, it means she already has a plan p>
Sienna turned back to them. “Don’t worry. Just handle what I asked you to do and wait for my word p>
Thea nodded. “Go. Don’t worry about things here, I’ll go talk to Silas Draken p>
Leaving the law firm, Sienna had her subordinates track down Jarred’s current location.
Shortly after, they sent her an address.
The Special Ops Training Facility.
When the guards led Sienna to the door, Jarred was just stepping out of the combat ring.
He was wearing a tight black training shirt, thoroughly drenched in sweat his muscular physique rising and falling with every breath beneath the fabric.
He casually grabbed a bottle of water, twisted off the cap, and downed half of it in one go.
The bobbing of his Adam’s apple was starkly visible in the dim, yellow lighting.
Setting the bottle down, he turned his head, a familiar, faint smile playing on his lips as he saw her.
“Faster than I expected. I thought you’d at least hold out until tomorrow p>
Sienna stood in the doorway, her crisp white suit completely out of place in the gym reeking of sweat and rubber.
Her expression was completely blank. “Name your terms for Professor Klein p>