Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 38

Sienna simply looked at Celeste's hands, her voice as soft as if she were coaxing a child. "What are you holding?"

Celeste glanced down and answered mechanically, "My homemade herbal sachet. It scrambles the mind. I use it on Maxwell Zeller whenever he refuses to behave."

A collective gasp tore through the banquet hall.

The broadcast continued, and Celeste's voice suddenly spiked with shrill malice. "I had him under control! It's all because of you! You ruined everything by showing up!

Now The Zellers don't value me anymore. I can't get what I want, and I'm going to make damn sure you suffer for it!"

Sienna watched her hysterical breakdown, arching an eyebrow.

These words weren't part of her plan.

But since Celeste blurted them out, she must genuinely harbor some deep, twisted ambition to possess something she couldn't have.

"You have Jarred backing you, and all of The Sterlings behind you. Why do you care so much about The Zellers' approval? What are you trying to get?"

Celeste opened her mouth to answer.

Suddenly, a massive commotion erupted in the hallway outside. The next second, the lounge door was kicked open.

"Bring that bitch to me!" Mrs. Zeller's furious roar shook the room.

Sienna turned to see Mrs. Zeller standing there, her face livid.

The wealthy guests had followed her up the stairs, whispering among themselves, staring at Celeste with absolute disgust.

Sienna seamlessly retracted her hand, concealing the bracelet on her wrist.

Celeste, still sitting at the vanity, looked completely bewildered by the sudden influx of people.

Before she could even process what was happening, several bodyguards surged forward and pinned her down.

"What are you doing! Let me go!"

Celeste looked around in sheer terror, completely oblivious to what had just transpired.

"You're still lying!" Mrs. Zeller barked furiously. "You will pay for what you did to my grandson today!"

"Exactly! If it weren't for the video evidence, we would never have known you were this vile and vicious!"

"You were quick enough to confess in front of Dr. Sloan a minute ago, so why back down now?"

Celeste completely lost her grip. "...No, I didn't! The video is fake..."

Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Sienna standing quietly among the crowd.

Sienna's eyes crinkled with amusement, watching the surrounded woman as if enjoying a prime-time drama.

Celeste instantly connected the dots. "It was her! Sienna Sloan set me up! She forced me to say those things! She orchestrated all of this!"

But Mrs. Zeller wasn't having any of it. "Drag this lunatic out of my sight!"

Just as the bodyguards stepped up to grab her, a deep, magnetic voice cut through the chaos like a knife: "Who dares to touch her?"