Chapter 78
The butter hose for a moment, then composed himself, his face flushing with embarrassment as het
“Seriously? Just trying to cory up to the Preston family, who does the think she is he thought. He’d seen plenty like that before.
Hearing that Nora had come home drunk again, Ethan Preston ran his fingers through his hair, took off his glasses and set them on up abruptly and marched to the doni
Without even glancing at who it was, he snapped, “Hand her over, Give her some money and send her away!
Sienna pulled Nora protectively closer, her eyes glinting with murderous intent.
With just a glance from Sienna, Lana instantly understood. She stepped forward and delivered a sharp slap sen
in good
Ethan never expected a woman could hit so hard. His whole face was stinging. He was completely blindsided, he never imagined Lana would just rich us and slap him out of nowhere.
“You’re dead.” The word froze on his lips as he recognized Sienna. His pupils dilated violently, and he stared at her in utter disbelief
The butter roared, “Who the hell are you? How dare you lay hands on Mr. Preston?”
“Enough. Dismissed, Ethan snapped..
The butler didn’t dare disobey and obediently withdrew
Ethan fixed his gaze on her, his voice trembling. Ha pinched himself to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating, and only after confirming it was real did no finally manage to speak, “Sienna? Is that really you?”
Sienna tightened her hold on Nora and swept past Ethan without so much as a glance, Ignoring the burning red slap mark on his face, Ethan, his heart pounding with unease, hurried aher them. “Let me. I’ll take Nora to her room!
Ethan reached out to take Nora from ber annis, but Sienna didn’t even glance at him. Turning to Lana, she commanded, “Lana, take her upstairs to rest.”
“Yes, Miss Sienna, Lana responded promptly.
Ethan motioned for a servant to lead the way, then poured Sienna cup of coffee. “Enna, it’s really you. We all thought you were- When did you return?”
Sienna lifted her gaze to meet Ethan’s eyes directly. The boyish youth had completely faded from him, now exuding mature vigor, his broad frame radiating an elite nobility that Nora had often described
Yet the faint but unmistakable aloofness in his piercing stare lent his presence an icy edge.
“Ethan, answer me this. Do you want a broken family or a happy home?” said Sienna
Ethan froze momentarily before lighting a cigarette: His eyes grew deep and unreadable, and when he finally spoke, his voice was hoarse laced with resignation. “Enna, you don’t understand. There’s no going back for us.”
Sienna cut him off decisively, “Enough. Funderstand.”
Ethan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he hesitated, unsure what to say. After a moment, he spoke hoarsely, “Enna, I know I failed her. But if you were in my shoes, you’d break too. Nora is not the girl used to know anymore.
“If I could, I’d want nothing more than to make things right between us. Enna, I’m hurting and so is she. Instead of torturing each other, maybe it’s better if we both just let go and find our peace”
d, “Save your pathetic excuses for cheating, Ethan, Nora gave you everything, and you stabbed her in the back. Look at you now so high
Sienna sneered,”
and mighty.
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“Have you already
phur position, taking your place in
inside himcreðlapse, sending ripples through his
a spened his mouth to say minne,
Ethan hesitated, then offered, “Let me walk you not
Sienna said coldly, “Swe it, Ethan: This isn’t forment. It’s
builty conscience I’m not
But from now on, if you ever make her shed another tex, E’ll take a pound of your flesh Count on it. Tonight is just the beginning”
Sienna’s icy paze suddenly Mared with murderous intent, Without hesitation, the swing the glass vase at Erhan’s head Blood
dantly pushed fromt
his voice cold and commanding. “Dismissed”
The butler and servants gasped in thick. Ethan raised
Ethan hung his head. Only when he heard the click of Sienna’s heels did he slowly look up, watching her retreating Figure
Seated in the car, Serma radiated a palpable aura of dark resentiment su intense that Lana could feel its oppressive weight.
Inna. I’ll hand over all
information about Miss Sinclair from the past few
few years to you tomorrow morning.”
Lana said respectfully, “Miss Enna,
Sienna gave a curt nod. “Okay,” she replied.
Sienna gazed out the window, lost in thought in her mind’s eye, she saw the vivacious girl who had once been, lying pale in a hospital bed, her radiance
faded.
When Nora noticed Sienna, she managed to summon a faint smile. “Enna, Ethan’s elder brother was imprisoned. Now, no one will threaten his position. He’s the sole heir of the Preston family.”
Battered and bruised all over, Nora looked happier than ever.
At seventeen, when most girls cared only about their looks, Nora’s back was marred with scars, lasting reminders of the car crash. She knowingly walked into that trap alone, clearing away every threat for the one she loved
If they ever truly parted ways, Sienna would make sure Ethan experienced a car crash, repaying him in kind.
Ethan simply bandaged the wound on his head, then took a warm towel and gently wiped his wife’s face as she lay on the bed.
With careful, trembling hands, he helped her out of her dress, revealing closely
ng more than a dozen faint scars on her back, barely visible unless examined
Ethan’s heart constricted as if gripped by invisible hands, leaving him breathless. A painful lump formed in his throat, choking him.
“Nora.” Ethan planted a tender kiss on her back as if solidifying a resolution. “We’re not getting divorced.”
“Miss Enna, shall we return to Charmvale?” Lana asked
“Has Vivian returned yet?” Sienna said.
Lana shook her head. “No.”
Sienna modded. She thought to herself, I could use a drink. Ten years have changed so much!
“Lana, come sit and have a drink with me,” Signna said casually.
“Yes, Miss Enna,” Lana ceplied respectfully.
Sienna watched as Vivian laughed cheerfully with her classmates, then burned her gaze to the wineglass in her hand, lost in thought
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“I said, bow Bow, damn it. Today, I own you and your drink. At the next table, a bald man with a party gold chain around his neck snarled at
mari.
g man stood fam, drink in hand, completely unfared.
The young m
Beside the bald man sat a woman whose predatory gaze kept roaming over him. She leered at him and pured, night. You’re mine now.”
The bald man bellowed, “Didn’t you hear? She’s talking to you Answer her tight now.
The young man said calmly,
inly, “Sorry, that’s not in my job description.”
our price for
With that, he turned to leave, but the bald man kicked him square in the back.
The young man lunged forward and crashed to the floor, the wine bottle shattering as he fell. The spilled wine looked mundane under the lights, nothing compared to the vivid crimson stain now marring his striking features.
“You don’t know what’s good for you, do you? Who the hell do you think you are? Even if I beat you to a pulp today, you’d dam your sorry ass up,” the bald man shouted.
Adnan Winslow struggled to his feet. Hearing the commotion, the manager stormed over. Taking one look at Adrian’s dishevel the bell?
you want me to drag you out myself”
“Can’t even do a damn job right. Watch it, or I’ll dock your pay Get the hell out of here unless you
Adrian murmured, “Sorry,” and turned to leave.
de, be snarled.
But the bald man roughly blocked his path.
“Hold it. Who said you could go?” he growled.
AD
