Chapter 325
The color drained from Seren’s face until she was pale. She felt like a ridiculous clown, coming here just to make a fool of herself. The shame was suffocating; she couldn’t even breathe, let alone stay in this place a second longer.
Sienna’s icy, forceful voice rang out from behind her, “Stop right there.”
Seren froze in fear, not daring to move. She turned around stiffly. “Miss Hart, is there something else?”
“Miss White, as a woman myself, I won’t say anything too harsh. Liking someone is normal, but if you start making things up out of thin air, spinning wild stories, and convincing yourself that your one-sided crush is something real, that’s not just simple admiration anymore.
“For your own sake, and your family’s, I’d suggest you watch what you say from now on. I know Julian better than you ever will. He would never get entangled with you,” Sienna said coldly.
Seren bit down hard on her lip, nearly drawing blood. Faced with such a powerful woman, she had no choice but to swallow all her humiliation and frustration. To Sienna, crushing Seren would be as effortless as squashing an ant.
“Yes, Miss Hart,” Seren replied quietly. With her face burning with shame, she slunk away, vanishing from sight.
Nora clung to Sienna’s arm, mock-accusingly gritting her teeth. “I knew it. You haven’t sent me a goodnight text in days. Turns out you’ve got yourself a new man.
“You really have changed, your love for me is fading. And you kept something this big from me? I’m giving you one last chance. Spill everything honestly, and maybe I’ll show you some mercy.”
Sienna let out a helpless sigh. “Nothing happened, seriously, clear those wild thoughts out of your head.”
Nora shot her a wicked grin. “Enna, did it hurt? Was he any good? Could he last a whole hour, or what?”
Sienna totally saw this coming.
Nora kept teasing, “Come on, Enru, don’t be shy. We’re both girls here, just spill the coffee. I swear I won’t tell a soul. Who made the first move? Was it at a hotel, or at home? Julian is the guy every woman in Vallaris dreams of. Sure, he’s a bit older, maybe not as energetic as young bucks, but he can’t be that hopeless, right?”
Sienna reached out and gave Nora a light knock on the forehead. “Nothing happened, seriously. Stop letting your imagination run wild.”
Nora pouted, clearly unconvinced. “Oh, please, you expect me to believe a guy like him could just sit pretty and do nothing! No way. Enna, you’re just refusing to tell me.”
Sienna sighed, “Alright, I’ll tell you.”
After hearing everything, Nora got all riled up. “Enna, that’s such a total player move. You had your fun and then just ditched him.
“If Julian wasn’t lying, he’s been waiting for you for ten years. Didn’t you use to like him, too? Just get together already.” Sienna’s gaze grew deep and distant, her thoughts drifting far away. “Nora, I’m carrying a lot on my shoulders. At least for now, I just…”
Nora hugged her tight, her eyes turning red. She really did understand—she understood it all. Everyone said Sienna was incredible, that she shined so bright, but behind all that brilliance was so much pain mixed in.
Vivian and the others always had someone standing behind them, but Sienna had no one. Sienna only had herself. If it were possible, Nora wished Sienna could just be an ordinary girl, one who didn’t have to carry the chains and pressure her mother put on her from such a young age.
After Amber hushed her SAT scores, Samina wanted to celebrate with her. She asked Amber to join a small barbecue at home with a few friends. She wanted to do it, and Amber said she’d…
Sienna told the staff to get everything ready at once.
Once Amber finished calling her friends, she ran over to Sienna and Nora. “Sienna, you guys should invite your friends, too. It’ll be way more fun with a big crowd.”