I Stopped Loving Him When He Let Me Bleed Out novel Chapter 484

The living room plunged into a suffocating, dead silence. Finn didn't wait for Maeve to formulate a defense; he violently snatched the fruit basket from Sienna's hands, slammed it onto the entryway console, and grabbed her wrist.

"We're leaving."

He dragged Sienna down the hallway and straight out of the building.

It wasn't until they were safely locked inside the Bentley that she finally spoke.

"Finn, the entire point of this morning was to try and mend fences with her."

Finn's eyes were still storming with raw, untamed fury.

"Every single word she spat out made my skin crawl. I refuse to compromise my own sanity just to play out some pathetic, manufactured fantasy of a happy family. It's sickeningly fake."

Sienna wisely let the subject die right there.

She had zero intention of judging the catastrophic wreckage of his relationship with Maeve; that was a war only a mother and son could fight. As an outsider, stepping into that minefield would only cause more damage, so she kept her mouth shut.

She smoothly pivoted the conversation.

"The intel Isaac handed over is absolutely explosive. I'm going to spend tonight tearing through the documents and drafting a bulletproof report. I'll pitch it to Director Huntington on Monday morning and demand a formal warrant. The chain of evidence is flawless now; this case is a guaranteed slaughter."

Finn looked at her, his rigid jaw finally unclinching the second she confidently declared a guaranteed slaughter.

He grabbed her hand, pressing a deeply affectionate kiss to her knuckles.

"My baby is an absolute powerhouse."

Sienna violently snatched her hand back.

"You are being disgustingly cheesy."

Finn completely ignored the insult.

"I think it's an incredibly fitting title. You should start taking notes."

Monday morning at ten sharp, Director Huntington summoned Sienna into her office.

The notoriously icy director was vibrating with an entirely different kind of energy today.

The second Sienna walked in, the praise started flowing.

"I reviewed your email. The evidence is utterly ironclad, and your logic is razor-sharp. Outstanding work. It's painfully obvious you sacrificed your entire weekend to build this case, and I genuinely appreciate the dedication."

Sienna accepted the praise with flawless humility.

"It's my job. I just wanted to ensure I justified the massive amount of trust you placed in me."

Director Huntington was immensely satisfied. She boldly signed her name across the official investigation warrant and slid it across the desk.

The agent stepped forward, slapping a second, identical document onto the table.

"A separate team is already extracting President Sawyer from his office. This is his official subpoena."

Every last drop of blood violently drained from Elias's face.

He stared blankly at the second subpoena, the horrifying realization finally snapping into place.

His untouchable backup wasn't coming to save him. The man was too busy drowning in his own colossal nightmare.

Right on cue, the conference room doors swung open again.

A panicked swarm of hospital executives scrambled into the room, desperately led by the newly appointed Executive VP. The man, a polished fifty-something, practically folded himself in half the second he laid eyes on Sienna.

"Lead Inspector Sterling! The hospital is entirely at your disposal. Whatever files you need, simply give the word, and we will turn this place upside down for you."

The department heads trailing behind him were practically tripping over themselves to grovel. One aggressively shoved a stack of ledgers forward, another frantically scrambled to pour her a glass of water, while the rest stood at agonizing attention, terrified to even breathe until she addressed them.

One specific director pushed to the front of the pack, bowing lower than the rest.

"Inspector Sterling, I assure you, the Neurosurgery Department is completely transparent. I will personally act as your liaison."

Sienna looked up, recognizing the pathetic, fawning face instantly...