I Fell for the Man Who Ruined Me, Then He Forgot He Ever Loved Me Back novel Chapter 6

A few years ago, when Sienna graduated from college and returned to the city, Lillian had planned for her and George to move back to their old apartment, leaving the current two-bedroom place for their daughter.

But Sienna absolutely refused. She argued that the old apartment was too far from her parents' factory and too cramped for two people to live comfortably.

Sienna was incredibly stubborn, so they eventually compromised by simply renovating the old apartment for her to use.

Lillian had said, "Alright, whatever you want to do, I'll support you."

George pulled his wife into a hug.

Feeling the comforting warmth of her presence, the smile lines around the man's eyes deepened.

But the joy in his expression was finally genuine.

It was true.

As long as his wife was healthy, and his daughter and future son-in-law were doing well, that was enough for him.

That tyrant Jorrod Vaughn would get his karma eventually...

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Over the next few days, Sienna threw herself entirely into reworking her design drafts.

As for Jorrod's threat to sue her.

She brushed it off entirely.

The CEO of Stellaris Corp was extremely busy; she was confident his threat had merely been a spur-of-the-moment venting of frustration.

A man that swamped wouldn't have the time to endlessly hassle her.

During this time, Liam came looking for her again.

Grabbing her hand, he constantly repeated how sorry he was.

He insisted that everything he did was for their shared future, begging her to remember their childhood connection and their college years. He told her to think about how close their parents were and to just let it go for the sake of their history.

Sienna listened to his garbage and rolled her eyes so hard they practically got stuck.

They had known each other for over a decade and spent four years as college classmates. She thought she understood exactly who he was before giving him her heart, only to be brutally slapped in the face by reality.

Sienna delivered a physical slap to his face in return, effectively ending their conversation.

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Normally, she wouldn't pay any attention to the old thing.

But right now, just above the narrow wooden fence surrounding its base, a bloody handprint was stamped right onto the white-painted trunk like some sick prank.

Sienna instantly thought of the recent arguments erupting in the neighborhood group chat regarding the proposed hike in property management fees.

The homeowners and the management were at each other's throats.

The residents argued the current service was terrible and didn't justify a price hike. The management countered that to upgrade the facilities and services, the fees naturally had to increase.

While Sienna wasn't thrilled about paying more either, taking it out on the neighborhood property and scaring the residents with a prank was going too far.

The print was low on the trunk. Sienna crouched down, raised her phone, turned on the flash, and snapped a photo of the red mark. She opened her messaging app, planning to send the picture to the property management group to have someone clean it up.

She instinctively held down the voice memo button. "Hey, can you please send someone tomorrow morning to..."

"deal with..."

Sienna went entirely rigid, her gaze slowly drifting downward.

With one look, she nearly dropped her phone in terror.