Chapter 845: Bearing The Consequences

Chapter 845: Bearing the Consequences

As expected, Sienna turned around and left without looking back,

completely ignoring whatever her secretary had to say.

With no other options, the secretary reluctantly dialed Mario's number

and followed Sienna. Once Mario answered, the secretary quickly

summarized the situation and informed him that Sienna was leaving.

Mario immediately responded, "Let her answer the call.”

The secretary held out the phone towards Sienna, but she refused to

take it.

Nervously, the secretary relayed the current situation to Mario. Mario

simply said, "Put it on speaker.”

The secretary immediately complied.

In the next moment, Mario's voice came through the phone.

His deep voice resonated, "Come back to the ward right now, Sienna. If

I don't see you within half an hour, I won't hesitate to do what we didn't

do last night.”

Sienna came to a sudden halt, snatched the phone from the secretary's

hand, and her face was filled with a cold and icy indifference. She

coldly retorted, "Mario, what else can you do besides threatening me?

Threats seem to be the only means you have. Aren't you afraid that

everyone will discover what you are thinking about your adopted sister?

It was you who shut me out from the beginning, you who abandoned

me, subjected me to ridicule from everyone, and caused the current

situation. You're the one who made me give up, and now you have the

audacity to act like this? How shameless you are!"

Sienna's words made the secretary's face freeze. It seemed like she

was the only person in the world who could treat Mario like this.

The secretary kept his head down, trying to maintain an invisible

presence. If Mario found out that he had also heard those words, would

he be silenced in some way?

Not only was the secretary incredulous, but Mario on the other end of

the phone was also shocked. He squinted his eyes, sitting on the edge

of the hospital bed. The wound on his forehead had lost the effect of

the anesthesia, and his displeased emotions caused a throbbing pain.

His face turned extremely dark, as if it had been covered with a thick

layer of broken ice. It took him several seconds to regain his

composure. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Consider me

shameless. If you really want everyone to know, let King Group make a

public statement about our relationship. Come back first, and then we

can talk. Don't take my mother's words to heart, okay?"

Mario completely ignored what Sienna had just said. All he wanted now

was for her to return to the ward.

But of course, Sienna refused.

Sienna said, "I'm no longer a member of the Kings, so why should I go

back? Besides, your injury is a consequence of your own actions. I

don't want to come back and attend to you, Mario. I'm truly fed up with

you. I have no desire to stay in the same room with you."

Mario responded, "So you're determined not to come back? Do you

really think you can easily leave Flento? Or do you believe Ayan and

Camille can help you here in Flento? But have you ever considered that

even if Ayan is capable, he can't do whatever he wants here!"

Sienna chuckled lightly, her voice filled with coldness. "Why do you

always think I have to rely on someone else in your mind? Do you

believe that without relying on you or the King family, I am nothing?

You're always so confident, thinking that even if you treat me like

garbage and discard me, I will still return to you without hesitation when

you need me and don't even care about how you abandoned me.

Mario, why are you always so self-assured?"

Her words carried a mocking tone, causing Mario, who was listening on

the other end of the phone, to pause slightly. The expression on his

face had already stiffened to the extreme.

Images of her face and past memories kept flashing in his mind.

Did he choose to abandon Sienna because he was overconfident?

His expression became dense and gloomy. However, at that time, he

had made it clear to her that everything was temporary. Once he firmly

established himself as the CEO of King Group, the only one who could

stay by his side would forever be her only.

Why couldn't she just wait?

But Mario couldn't ask that question. He felt as though a stone was

lodged in his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Sienna's voice echoed in his ears once again.

In a cold and detached tone, she said, "If you threaten and harm the

people around me because of our relationship, then go ahead. But I

won't compromise anymore. Do whatever you want, I won't

compromise anymore."

Her determination was clear. Without waiting for Mario's response, she

abruptly ended the call.

Sienna handed the phone back to the secretary, her voice as cold as

ice. "Don't follow me anymore. I've made it clear to Mario. You can go

back to the hospital now."

Sienna turned and left, while the secretary remained rooted to the spot,

without any response for quite some time.

Sienna left the hospital and took a taxi back to her apartment. As she

opened the door and entered, she noticed bloodstains on the floor in

the foyer. There was a faint scent of blood in the air.

She stared at the floor, and images from the previous night flashed in

her mind.

Mario had wanted to take advantage of her in a moment of emotional

turmoil. But when he approached her and his warm breath brushed

against her skin, her entire being reacted with intense emotions.

However, the strength of a woman was no match for that of a powerful

man. She keenly felt her body freeze and a sense of helplessness

washed over her when Mario's cold lips touched her neck.

She didn't want something irreversible to happen. In that moment, all

she could think about was Rex. Because Rex would never force her or

threaten her. Even though his intimacy with her was sometimes

dominating, it would never result in a situation like this where she would

hate him but Mario still persist.

Compared to that, she would rather Mario kill her.

At that moment, she was grateful that she had reached out and

touched the table lamp she had randomly placed on the shoe cabinet. It

was originally intended for her bedside table, but it stopped working

and she planned to have it repaired. It seemed like a stroke of luck from

fate.

Even now, Sienna couldn't believe what she would do if such a thing

really happened.

But the only thing she could foresee was that she and Rex would never

have a chance again in this lifetime.

She clenched her lips tightly and stood at the entrance for a while

before finally taking a step forward.

She had said those things to Mario just now, and she didn't know what

he would do next, nor did she care to speculate.

She would face whatever came her way when the time came.

Right now, all she wanted was to take a shower and get a good sleep.

Before going to sleep, she sent a voice message to Camille, assuring

her that everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about.

Then she put her phone on silent mode and went to sleep.

After receiving the message, Camille felt slightly relieved. However,

neither she nor Ayan had the mood to go out and have fun, so they

simply stayed in the hotel.

Ayan had been busy with work, and he was leaving for Dane City

tomorrow. Taking advantage of the available time, he decided to hold

the weekly meeting of Simpson Group earlier.

The meeting lasted for over an hour, and after it ended, Ayan received

a call from Kian.

On the phone, Kian said, "Mr. Simpson, everything is going smoothly. I

can fly directly to Dane City tonight.”

Ayan responded with an "Hmm" and asked casually, "Have you set a

time for the situation to reverse?"

“Yes, around 8 p. m. tonight. I'll leave for the airport after the situation

has fully developed. So, you don't need to worry," Kian replied in a low

voice. He had just finished watching a video sent by his subordinate,

Austin. As the situation seemed temporarily under control and the crisis

at Norman Group appeared to be resolving, Austin was secretly taking

action to shift all the blame onto Mr. Davalos and Mr. Moya. His focus

was solely on this matter, and he had no spare thoughts to deeply

contemplate the current situation.

He told it in details to Ayan, who responded indifferently, "That's the

consequence he should bear.”

Camille overheard their conversation and curiously approached Ayan,

asking, "Who are you talking about?"