Chapter 605
A heavy silence hung in the office.
Jarred slowly tore his gaze away from Sienna, glanced at the black briefcase, and looked back at her.
He lowered his eyes, his dark lashes concealing his thoughts.
“You know I had absolutely nothing to do with that. I don’t possess any evidence.
And even if I did, I would never hand it over to you p>
Sienna had fully expected his answer. The mocking smile remained plastered on her face as she dismissed him without blinking.
“Then we have nothing left to discuss. That’s the only currency I accept p>
She pointed sharply toward the door, issuing a clear command for him to leave.
Jarred stared into her unforgiving eyes, his jaw tight. “Let me think about it p>
“I’m afraid I don’t have the time to wait,” Sienna replied with chilling indifference, arching a brow.
“Once the phase one trials conclude in half a month, I’m gone from the Capital p>
She didn’t actually need him to sign anything; Jonathan Coleman had arranged her exit strategy before the project even began.
She would simply be subbed out under the guise of an internal team restructuring.
The finality of her words hit Jarred like a physical blow. Panic and profound anguish leaked into his gaze.
When he looked up, the last shreds of his arrogant armor shattered completely.
Every syllable she uttered was a lead weight dropping onto his chest, stealing the air from his lungs.
He had always known that Sienna intended to leave him in the dust.
But hearing it delivered with such casual indifference still ripped him to shreds.
A two-week deadline meant she was going to settle every score and execute every scheme before the clock ran out.
All her vengeance, all her fury—it would all be unleashed and resolved.
The entire situation was spiraling completely out of his control.
Jarred’s fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly at his sides.
He instinctively stepped toward her, a thousand desperate pleas clogging his throat, but he couldn’t vocalize a single one.
Staring into her beautifully merciless eyes his Adam’s apple bobbed as he choked out a hoarse whisper.
“Are you really doing this? Even if it costs you everything, you won’t regret it p>
Sienna met his stare without a microsecond of hesitation and nodded. “Yes p>
Jarred watched her in dead silence for several agonizing seconds.
He knew her too well. Once her mind was made up, God himself couldn’t change it.
If there had been even a sliver of room for negotiation, she would have left a loophole.
Slamming the door shut meant she was entirely finished with him.
He suddenly felt the urge to laugh.
To laugh at his own pathetic desperation, still begging for her to stay.
To laugh at the agonizing reality that she was sitting less than three feet away, yet tell a million miles out of reach.
He tried to force a smile, but the muscles in his face refused to comply.
“Fine,” he finally rasped. Staring at her stunning profile, he took a deep, fractured breath as if locking away his bleeding heart. “Then do what you have to do p>
Without another glance, he turned on his heel and strode toward the door.
“Hold on p>
Sienna’s voice stopped him in his tracks. Her eyes flicked to the briefcase. “You forgot your bribe p>
Jarred paused, a bitter half-smile twisting his lips as he looked back.
“It’s already in your hands. It’s yours p>
Sienna raised a brow, mildly surprised he was tossing away his only leverage so easily.
“Then I’ll gladly keep it p>
Jarred offered no further argument. He yanked the door open and vanished down the hall.
The office fell back into a hollow silence.
Sienna clicked open the case. Inside lay the immaculate claim voucher for the Snow Poria.
She instantly buzzed her assistant, handing over the voucher. “Retrieve the compound. Hurry p>
The assistant blinked in shock but wisely kept his mouth shut, nodding briskly. “Right away p>