Chapter 619
Eleanor flatly refused to accept it.
She had spent her entire life judging character. She had protected this girl for over a decade, eternally grateful for her supposed sacrifice.
To find out it was all an intricately woven lie was a brutal reality she simply could not stomach.
“You’re making it up p>
Celeste forcefully swallowed the rising panic in her throat, struggling to paste on a facade of defiance.
She straightened her spine, attempting to steady her crumbling stance.
To a casual observer, she almost looked like she was holding it together.
As if she still had the grounds to argue, looking like a wronged victim unwilling to be smeared.
But that composure was purely superficial, entirely failing to reach her eyes.
Sienna stared down at the sheer chaos before her with icy indifference, lacking the slightest intention of stopping.
“Whether I’m making it up or not, you can decide after you’ve heard everything p>
Her sharp eyes locked onto the rapidly fading Eleanor and Helena, a mocking smirk playing on her lips.
“The uncle-niece duo’s plot was far more sinister and calculated than you can even fathom. The plan back then was never just about winning your trust. Their true objective was for Jarred to sustain life-altering injuries during the kidnapping, leaving him permanently disabled. They wanted to destroy his future and ruin his body so that he would spend the rest of his life entirely dependent on Celeste, surviving solely on her care. Ultimately, he would be forced into marrying her, permanently cementing her status as the future Mrs. Sterling p>
Sienna paused, turning her head slowly to look at Celeste in her wheelchair.
“Except, a minor hiccup ruined the plan. Someone intervened and saved Jarred p>
The second those words dropped, Celeste stiffened entirely, as if struck by lightning.
Jarred’s deep, obsidian eyes were fiercely locked on the cold, resolute figure standing before him.
His gaze didn’t waver for a fraction of a second, burning with an almost obsessive intensity.
Sienna stood there, acutely aware of his scorching stare burning into her back like needles.
She feigned ignorance, keeping her eyes fixed on Celeste’s ghostly face.
“Even though Jarred wasn’t crippled, you still got exactly what you wanted You became untouchable among the Sterlings. Aside from failing to marry him, I’d say your little revenge plot was quite the success
Celeste sat in her wheelchair, violently trembling.
She stared viciously at Sienna.
The artificial vulnerability in her eyes had completely disintegrated, leaving only naked terror and sheer disbelief.
In a flash, every fragmented inconsistency, every lingering doubt from the past connected, fully forming in her mind.
She suddenly recalled an incident from long ago.
When Sienna had publicly questioned the authenticity of her saving Jarred, a tiny thorn of dread had lodged in her heart.
Now, that thorn had grown into a massive tree, its sprawling roots exposing every filthy secret she could no longer hide.
No wonder Sienna held all the hidden details no one else could verify.
No wonder she knew exactly what happened back then, every word striking with lethal precision.
She was the person who quietly saved Jarred all those years ago, entirely sabotaging their grand design!
Sienna had always known that Celeste had stolen her credit and usurped her rightful place.
That she had deceived the entire Sterling family for over a decade.
Yet this woman had never once exposed her. Not even once.
The more Celeste thought about it, the colder her spine grew.
Staring into Sienna’s unfazed eyes, she suddenly realized she had never truly understood her.
A massive, suffocating wave of dread devoured Celeste whole, freezing the blood in her veins.
She finally understood the horrific truth: Sienna was far more terrifying, far more patient and far more cunning than she had ever imagined:
This woman had held all the cards, merely watching from the sidelines as Celeste strutted around like a fool.
Sienna had laid the trap, tightened the net, and orchestrated it so that Celeste would leap into the abyss entire on her own