Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 413

But she had already been locked up in a psychiatric hospital. How was she pulling this off?

Sienna didn't say a word, simply dialing her operative's number.

The call connected quickly, and the operative's respectful voice came through the speaker. “Ms. Sloan.”

“How is Celeste doing lately?”

“Everything is normal. She's in solitary confinement, under twenty-four-hour surveillance, and completely isolated,” the operative replied with certainty.

“However, her old leg injury has suffered a severe infection, causing a persistent, recurring low-grade fever.

Recently, the ward doctor has been going in daily on a set schedule to debride the wound, change her dressings, and administer treatment.”

Sienna's fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk. “Is the doctor visiting frequently?”

“Quite frequently over the last few days.”

The three women exchanged glances, a shared understanding settling over them.

Everyone thought Celeste was entirely neutralized, completely overlooking this one fatal loophole.

High walls could lock a person away, but they couldn't stop the hidden pieces of her game from moving.

Sienna's eyes darkened with a chilling resolve. “From now on, every time the doctor goes in for a treatment, there must be a second person present. Never leave her alone with the physician.

The operative sounded mildly surprised. “Ms. Sloan, you suspect the doctor is compromised?”

“The doctor might not have the guts to actively collude,” Sienna said, narrowing her eyes. “But Celeste will try every trick in the book to establish contact with the outside world.

If she really is orchestrating all of this, there has to be a channel we haven't found yet. Better safe than sorry. Keep a closer watch.”

“Understood.”

Sienna ended the call.

An intensely heavy atmosphere blanketed the room.

Thea's ringing phone shattered the silence. She glanced at the screen, then excitedly shoved it in front of the other two.

“My contact just sent this. It's the account used to wire the funds to those three influencers.”

Sienna and Luna leaned in to get a better look.

It was one of the very accounts they had been investigating.

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