Chapter 568
“Mother p>
Helena sat slumped on the floor, fresh tears pouring down her face.
She crawled two paces forward, desperately trying to grab the matriarch’s hand, but the older woman forcefully yanked it away.
“Don’t call me Mother p>
While cowering on the floor, Helena acted as though she were clinging to her last lifeline, her excuses tumbling out in a frantic, incoherent mess.
“I can get it back! Mother, I will absolutely get it back! The necklace was traded to Celeste’s ex-boyfriend, Tristan Devereux!
I’ll just pay whatever it takes and negotiate with him. He’ll definitely agree to sell it back to us. I can definitely get it back p>
She was clinging to blind hope, entirely unaware that the very man she considered her saving grace was the exact monster who had destroyed her life.
The matriarch stared down at the battered, groveling woman at her feet. Not a single trace of the dignified Sterling matriarch remained in Helena.
She furrowed her brow in disgust, just about to speak.
Suddenly, a flurry of chaotic footsteps echoed from outside.
A young maid dashed in, entirely panicked. “Madam, Mrs. Sterling, Master Sterling is back p>
Before the words fully landed, a sharp, imposing figure dressed in black stepped through the doorway, bringing the evening chill right into the living room.
Jarred Sterling was clad in a formal suit, his sharp features layered with thick, freezing frost.
His handsome face was devoid of warmth, exuding an intense, murderous aura that promised an incoming storm.
The moment the battered Helena saw her son return p>
A desperate light sparked in her eyes. Like a drowning woman clutching at a piece of driftwood.
She scrambled on her hands and knees toward Jarred, lunging at his feet and gripping his wrist with a death grip.
“Jarred! You’re back! Did you figure it out?! Who swapped your mother’s jewelry p>
Who did this to me?! Who was it p>
Before Helena’s frantic screams could fade, two uniformed police officers with stern expressions stepped through the doorway directly behind Jarred.
One of them was Captain Rhodes, whom they had met previously.
Even more shockingly, trailing right behind the two officers was Sienna Sloan!
The entire living room instantly plunged into dead silence.
Sienna took in the chaotic state of the room, her gaze sweeping over Helena on the floor and the expressions on everyone’s faces.
She instantly deduced that a massive war had just taken place.
Sienna couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
That single laugh was clearly caught by the people inside.
Helena’s expression violently twisted. All traces of her pathetic, miserable state vanished, instantly replaced by the ferocity of a doğ“ whose tail had just been stepped on.
“Why is she here? Who let her in?” Helena’s face.contorted with malice as she whipped her head around, shrieking at the servants behind her
“Kick her out this instant p>
The matriarch chimed in from the sidelines. “Who was watching the door tonight? Dock a month of their pay p>
Hearing the command, a bodyguard glanced at his partner, then at the calm and collected Sienna.
Seeing her remain silent, he eagerly stepped forward, fully intending to drag her out.
Sienna crossed her arms over her chest and sneered. “Since Mrs. Sterling and the matriarch don’t want me here, I suppose I’ll just leave p>
With that, she turned around. But before she could take a single step, a large, warm hand firmly grasped her wrist.
Jarred slowly turned his head. The icy frost in his eyes had vanished, replaced by an aggressively protective and cold glare.
“If you want this situation resolved. quickly, keep quiet,” he ordered in à low, heavy voice. “The evidence Sienna holds is the key to solving this case
His words landed with the weight of absolute authority.
True to form, both the matriarch and Helena immediately fell silent.
“Jarred, why would she have evidence? What does this mean?” Helena looked at her son in utter confusion.
The matriarch was equally bewildered.