Chapter 546
Chapter 546:
Sienna let out a primal scream. She dropped her purse and charged up the stairs.
“I’ll kill you!” Sienna yelled.
Julian moved to step in front of Skye, but Skye put a hand on his chest.
“Let her come,” Skye whispered.
She watched Sienna run up the stairs, her heels clicking frantically.
Skye wasn’t afraid. She had faced Lucian Graves. She had faced death. Sienna Quinn was nothing but a gnat.
Sienna reached the landing, breathless and wild-eyed. She raised her hand to slap Skye.
Skye didn’t flinch. She just looked at her.
And in that look, Sienna saw something that made her freeze.
It wasn’t fear.
It was pity.
“Go ahead,” Skye said softly. “Hit me. And see what happens p>
Sienna’s hand hovered in the air.
She trembled with rage, but the absolute stillness of the woman in front of her was terrifying. Skye Sterling wasn’t reacting. She was waiting.
“Do it,” Skye taunted. “Give me a reason to ensure you never leave a cell again p>
Sienna gritted her teeth. She swung.
Snap.
Before her hand could connect, a gloved hand caught her wrist midair.
It wasn’t Julian. It was Alfred.
The elderly butler had moved with the speed of a viper. He twisted Sienna’s wrist behind her back, forcing her to her knees with a cry of pain.
“I believe the lady asked you to leave,” Alfred said, his voice devoid of emotion.
“Let me go! You old freak!” Sienna struggled, kicking at his shins.
Skye stepped forward. She looked down at Sienna.
𝖥i𝘯𝘥 ո𝗼𝗏𝘦𝘭 P𝘋𝗙𝘀 𝗼𝘯 𝗯e.с𝗼𝘮
“Alfred,” Skye said. “Let her go p>
Alfred hesitated, then released Sienna. Sienna scrambled back, rubbing her wrist.
“You’re all crazy!” Sienna spat. “I’m calling… I’m calling my lawyer p>
“Call them,” Julian said, stepping forward. He pulled a checkbook from his jacket pocket. “But before you do, let’s settle this debt you’re so worried about p>
He wrote a check. He tore it out with a flourish.
“Ten million dollars,” Julian said. “That covers the perceived value of your silence. Take it and disappear p>
He flicked the check. It fluttered through the air and landed at Sienna’s feet.
Sienna stared at it. Ten million. It was more money than she had ever seen.
“Pick it up,” Skye ordered.
Sienna looked at Skye, then at the check. Her greed warred with her pride.
Greed won.
She snatched the check from the floor.
“This isn’t over,” Sienna hissed, clutching the paper.
“It is for you,” Skye said. “Take the money, Sienna. Go buy a fake passport. Because if I see you again, I won’t be writing checks. I’ll be writing sentences p>
“And Sienna?” Skye added as Sienna turned to leave. “Tell Lucian I said hello. I know you’ll run to him when that check bounces p>