Chapter 572
The realization that her collection, worth billions of dollars, was completely gone—that her life’s work had vanished into thin air—shattered her.
Helena completely broke down.
She wailed hysterically, her agonized sobs echoing off the walls of the grand room.
Just as the heavy gloom settled over the crowd p>
Captain Rhodes suddenly pivoted. “However, you shouldn’t despair entirely. You all actually have Ms. Sloan to thank for stopping the bleeding early p>
Every head in the room immediately snapped toward Sienna.
Captain Rhodes elaborated, “Half a month ago at the underground auction house, Ms. Sloan noticed Tristan acting suspiciously.
She immediately filed a report with us under her real name.
It was by following the leads Ms. Sloan provided that we were able to track Tristan’s movements and locate multiple safe houses.
The sting operation is currently wrapping up, and we’ll have him in custody very soon p>
The moment the words left his mouth, Celeste, still huddled in Helena’s arms, stiffened, her brow twitching.
But in a fraction of a second, she buried the reaction entirely.
She maintained her devastated, heartbroken facade, ensuring no one caught the micro-expression.
Helena, who had been screaming in despair, heard that the criminal was about to be caught.
Her crying stopped instantly.
She lunged forward, grabbing Captain Rhodes’s arm, and hissed through clenched teeth, “You have to throw the book at him!
Monsters like him deserve to rot in hell!
He should be executed! Don’t you ever let him out to ruin anyone else’s life p>
Helena was burning with venomous hatred, but halfway through her tirade, something clicked in her brain.
Half a month ago at the underground auction p>
Wasn’t that p>
Wasn’t that the exact day she took the heirloom gemstone necklace to trade for that supposed royal masterpiece p>
And that was the very same day she ran into Sienna at the auction house!
A furious realization exploded in her mind.
Helena whipped her head around, her eyes locking onto Sienna with lethal intent.
“Sienna Sloan! You knew Tristan was a fraud half a month ago p>
You knew there was something. wrong with him! Then why the hell didn’t you warn me?! You just stood there and watched me walk straight into the fire p>
Facing the venomous interrogation, Sienna remained perfectly indifferent.
She let out a chilling chuckle, her voice distant and serene. “We aren’t family, nor are we friends. Why should I owe you a warning p>
That single, apathetic sentence instantly choked the rage right out of Helena.
Sienna smirked. “Besides, when I saw you about to hand over the family’s heirloom necklace for that sketchy piece of jewelry p>
I did try to stop you. But what did you say to me again p>
Sienna paused right there.
She tilted her head slightly, pretending to think hard. “Oh, right. I remember now.
When I kindly tried to warn you, you told me I was ignorant, that I lacked class, and you screamed at me to get out. Did you forget p>
Jarred’s eyes darkened as he turned his imposing scowl toward the speechless Helena.
Helena’s memory was forcefully jogged by Sienna’s words.
She remembered exactly what happened that day at the auction house.
She already despised Sienna, so seeing her there had only fueled her annoyance.
She had been vicious, arrogant, and entirely deaf to any good advice.
Looking back at it now, Sienna’s expression that day made it obvious she knew exactly what was happening, even if she hadn’t spelled it out.
Being called out on her own arrogance fueled Helena’s humiliation and rage.
She convinced herself that Sienna had intentionally kept her mouth shut just to watch her make a fool of herself.
Sienna had deliberately hidden the truth, sitting back while Helena lost her entire fortune!
Rage completely obliterated whatever logic she had left.
Her eyes bloodshot, Helena completely lost her mind.
She lunged at Sienna like a feral animal, screaming at the top of her lungs.
“You bitch! You did this on purpose! You intentionally ruined me!