Chapter 616
Sienna stared at her trembling eyelashes. “You grew up comfortably on the Sterlings’ guilt and affection, wearing a mask of obedience and kindness. You gnawed away at the foundation of the family, plotted murder, and stirred up internal chaos. Every single step was a premeditated act of revenge. It was never an accident, and it was never a coincidence. This was vengeance carefully calculated over years. You were never repaying a debt—you were coming to collect their lives p>
Celeste gripped the wheelchair, her knuckles popping faintly as her lips quivered.
She desperately wanted to argue but couldn’t find the words, only repeating the same broken phrase.
“I’m not… I’m not… don’t believe her p>
“You’re lying! It’s all just your word against mine p>
Celeste lost control, screaming shrilly as her gentle facade shattered entirely, leaving behind a manic, feral gleam in her eyes.
“I know nothing about this ancient history! I was just a helpless orphan! Sienna, you’re just jealous of me, and you’re deliberately trying to ruin my life p>
Eleanor could no longer sit up, her entire body weight slumping onto Declan.
She reached out for her cane on the floor, but her arm shook so violently she couldn’t even brush it.
On the bed, Helena lay on her side, saliva dripping from her crooked mouth and soaking her pillow.
Beneath the blankets, her limbs began to seize, her pupils showing signs of dilation.
Noticing this, Jarred immediately walked over and pinned her shoulders down, his voice low. “Nothing is proven yet. Don’t panic p>
But Helena’s violent trembling didn’t stop in the slightest.
The room was deathly quiet, everyone paralyzed by an unspeakable dread.
Only Jarred stood still, his expression cold and unbothered.
It was as if this reality-shattering truth had absolutely nothing to do with him.
Sienna gazed at his impassive profile, a shallow smirk touching her lips.
She took the final document from Thea, waving it slightly as she spoke with absolute authority.
“If I dare to rip all this open in public, it’s because thold absolute proof, not empty-slander. The shadow broker managing Celeste’s money laundering accounts, and the accomplice she hired to kill me at Eagle x they are all tied directly to her uncle. I’ve already secured him, and all the evidence has been submitted to the police. II
She watched Celeste’s pupils contract violently, leaning in slightly, her voice biting cold.
“Whether or not you are a Ziegler will be undeniably clear once they run a DNA test against your uncle p>
On the bed, Helena’s mind fractured completely. Her limbs seized wildly, her pupils drifting out of focus.
Pushed to the absolute brink of terror, she couldn’t even manage a slurred curse.
Eleanor’s mouth fell open, a sharp, ragged gasp ripping from her throat.
Battered by a barrage of devastating blows in mere minutes, the extreme emotional whiplash triggered a sudden, severe bout of palpitations. and chest tightness.
Declan hurriedly retrieved the Nitroglycerin Pills and fed them to her, desperate to stabilize her condition.
The room remained dead silent, everyone gripped by a paralyzing dread.
Celeste’s face was so pale it was practically translucent.
Her lips trembled erratically, the cold light of despair flashing in her eyes.
But in the final moment, as if grasping for a lifeline, she snapped her head up, glaring at Sienna with bloodshot eyes.
Vision blurred with tears, she looked toward the conflicted, horrified Sterling family and screamed through her sobs.
“It’s not true! Sienna found all this to frame me… she’s dead set on cutting off every escape route. She came prepared! But I never hurt. anyone. Sienna is defaming me, shë hates me, and she wants to get rid of me! You can’t believe her! I have no way to prove my innocence, but I really am innocent p>
She acted utterly desperate and helpless, trying to leverage her last scrap of frailty to win sympathy and salvage the disaster.
But the room remained so silent it felt as if time itself had frozen!