Chapter 147
“Rebekah! You stood me up last night p>
“I’m so, so sorry. It wasn’t intentional p>
After Rebekah explained what had happened, Patricia’s tone shifted instantly to one of concern. “You were kidnapped? Are you okay p>
“I’m fine now, it’s all over. But we’ll have to postpone dinner for a few days p>
“Don’t worry about that at all. Just rest and take care of yourself p>
They spoke for a few more minutes before hanging up. Benjamin had stopped calling, much to her relief. Thinking back on the previous day, her expression darkened. Sienna had surely reaped what she sowed.
The atmosphere at the Griffin family home was suffocating. Candice came downstairs with a glass of milk, a troubled look on her face. “Sienna still won’t come out of her room p>
Sienna’s parents sat on the sofa, their faces grim.
“Let her starve, the shameless disgrace!” her father spat. “She’s ruined our family’s name p>
Sienna’s mother glared at Candice, her anger finding a new target. “And you. I told you to watch her. What kind of a job did you do p>
“I… I was in the hospital myself a few days ago,” Candice murmured, looking down meekly.
Benjamin stepped in front of her protectively. “Mrs. Griffin, this hardly has anything to do with Candice, does it p>
Sienna’s mother looked at Benjamin with disdain. “Mr. Forrester, this is a family matter. You may be Candice’s brother-in-law, but you have no right to interfere.” Her son had died not long after marrying Candice, and fer eight years she had harbored the belief that Candice was to blame, a curse upon their house. Candice’s subsequent widowhood had done nothing to ease that bitterness.
Benjamin sneered. “I may not have a say in Candice’s affairs, but my wife’s affairs are my business, aren’t they p>
The phrasing was ambiguous. Candice looked up at him in surprise, thinking he was about to declare his intention to marry her. But his next words shattered that hope.
“Yesterday, Sienna posed as a taxi driver and abducted my wife. She has yet to return home. I will see this matter investigated to the fullest extent p>
Sienna’s father snorted. “Investigate all you want. Sienna has disgraced this family. It would be better if she were dead p>
He was clearly livid. With that, he stood and stormed out of the room. Sienna had been found that morning on their doorstep, disheveled and barely clothed. Her parents had been about to raise hell, assuming she’d been attacked, when they received a video from an anonymous number It was a compilation of clips showing Sienna with multiple men in hotel rooms and clubs, looking not like a victim, but an enthusiastic participant. They were frozen in shock.
Moments later, hashtags like #SiennaGriffinBully and
#SiennaForcesStudentToDropOut began trending online. The stories of her parents cleaning up her messes were exposed, and the Griffin Group’s reputation was destroyed. Their stock plummeted. Her father had been ready to beat her senseless, but her mother had. intervened. Now, the company was a sinking ship, with partners pulling out and massive debts to cover.
Upstairs, oblivious to the chaos below, Sienna lay in bed, her eyes burning with
hatred. She would get her revenge on Rebekah. She swore it.