Chapter 138
Eleanor’s health had mostly recovered. No longer bound to a wheelchair, she sat primly on the sofa with her cane, her expression stern.
To her right sat Helena in her wheelchair. Though her leg injury hadn’t fully healed, she eagerly rubbed Eleanor’s knee to project the image of a devoted, dutiful daughter-in-law.
At the servant’s words, both women snapped their heads toward the entryway.
Jarred strode in, looking tall and imposing in a sharp black suit, his face completely devoid of warmth.
He radiated an intimidating, unapproachable hostility, looking nothing like his usual playboy self.
Eleanor spoke first, her brows furrowed tightly. “Jarred, what happened with the divorce p>
Jarred gave them a passing glance, his thin lips parting slightly. “There was a complication. Sienna and I are putting the divorce on hold for now p>
“What p>
Both Eleanor and Helena froze, sheer disbelief written across their faces.
Eleanor slammed her cane against the floor. “What complication could possibly be more important than you divorcing Sienna? You know perfectly well how cursed that woman is for our family p>
Helena looked equally livid.
“Jarred, you’re being utterly foolish! The agreement expired. Why on earth are you dragging this out? Explain yourself p>
Jarred sat down on the sofa, his face completely expressionless.
No matter how much they prodded, he refused to give an answer.
His tone only grew more glacial. “Stay out of it. I only came back to tell you not to bother her p>
“Stay out of it?” Helena turned pale with rage, utterly unwilling to accept this reasoning.
“Tell me, did that little tramp put you up to this? She’s clinging to you, isn’t she? I knew she was up to no good p>
Jarred looked up sharply. An icy, bone-chilling glare swept across the room as a terrifying, lethal aura instantly surrounded him.
“This was my doing. It has nothing to do with her p>
His voice was as cold as ice, and his gaze swept over Eleanor and Helena with unquestionable dominance. “I know exactly what I’m doing. If anyone interferes, don’t expect me to treat you like family p>
With that, he stood up and walked right back out, taking his freezing aura with him.
Helena stared at his retreating back and stomped her foot furiously. “That rebellious boy! He clearly hates Sienna, so why won’t he finalize it? That little tramp definitely pulled some kind of stunt p>
At that, she turned a suspicious look toward Eleanor. “Mom, do you think Sienna backed out? Played nice just to sign the initial agreement, but now she’s plotting a way to extort even more money from him p>
Eleanor’s brows locked in a deep frown. After a moment of thought, she pulled out her phone and called the legal team.
“Monitor Jarred’s assets closely. If there is a single transfer of funds or any movement of his wealth, notify me immediately p>
The next day.
The sky was barely brightening, still bathed in a hazy grey-blue light, when Sienna woke up.
She had barely slept a wink the night before, tossing and turning with only one thing on her mind.
There was no way the manor hadn’t caught wind of the fact that she and Jarred hadn’t gone through with the divorce.
Eleanor had always treated their marriage like a thorn in her side, wishing they would sign the papers in the morning and go their separate ways by the afternoon.
Knowing Eleanor’s ruthless efficiency, if nothing had happened in the morning, she should have stormed into the hospital by yesterday afternoon.
But it had been eerily quiet.
Had Jarred warned them off?
Sienna lightly massaged her temples, the anxiety creeping up her spine like twisting vines.
She knew Jarred too well. He never made pointless concessions, and he certainly never protected her without a reason.
Pregnant or not, if he didn’t want to let her go, he had a hundred different ways to keep her trapped.