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Of course, Sienna didn’t deserve Janice’s sympathy. Janice couldn’t help but sneer in her heart. If it
weren’t for Sienna getting in her way, Janice wouldn’t even have the desire to spare her a glance.
“But Adrian, Sienna did all those things because she loves you too much, and acted impulsively.”
Tears welled up in Janice’s eyes as she spoke, her doe eyes looking pitiful. “I didn’t expect her to see
me as an enemy. I just wanted to be friends with Sienna.”
The more Janice felt this way, the more Adrian’s heart ached.
How could there be such a malicious woman like Sienna in the world, and how could she bring herself
to hurt Janice?
“Don’t worry, Janice.” Adrian comforted Janice. His gentle demeanor was completely different from
when he faced Sienna. “I won’t let anyone hurt you again.’
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“As for Sienna, she will receive her due punishment.”
Things couldn’t be let go just by talking about them. Even if Sienna acted obedient now, it was too late.
Wrong was wrong, and what had been done was done. As long as Janice was in sight, Adrian couldn’t
forget everything.
That night, Adrian took Janice to Sienna’s room and ordered Jeremy to drag Sienna out of bed just as
she was about to sleep.
Following orders, Jeremy dragged Sienna to the bathroom and blasted her with cold water.
In less than a minute, she was drenched and shivering in the corner, her eyes dim and devoid of any
light.
Sienna’s body was freezing, and her teeth chattered from the cold.
Adrian, accompanied by Janice, looked down at Sienna as if she were a toy.
“Adrian.” Janice feigned sympathy. “Don’t be too hard on Sienna. She looks so pitiful.”
Pitiful?
Sienna almost laughed upon hearing this. So, in their eyes, she was merely pitiful?
Adrian stared intently at Sienna, who was curled up on the floor, as if he hadn’t heard what Janice said.
Coldly, he ordered, “Apologize to Janice.”
Apologize? For what?
Having Sienna humiliated like this and still demanding an apology from her to Janice was the most
ridiculous thing in the
world.
Sienna stubbornly straightened her spine, trying to control her voice to not tremble too much. “Why
should I apologize?” NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.
Only those who did wrong needed to apologize, and Sienna was just a victim.
Sienna’s unwillingness to have Adrian and Janice apologize to her was already an immense act of
forgiveness.
Sienna still didn’t recognize her own issues, and Adrian’s gaze grew even darker.
Sienna was just too stubborn, sometimes to the point where Adrian couldn’t understand.
But no matter how Sienna resisted, Adrian wouldn’t let her go until she obediently admitted her
mistakes. Only then would her true atonement begin.
“Jeremy.” Adrian’s face appeared as if he were wearing a mask, terrifying to look at. “Continue.”
Jeremy hesitated for a moment and then increased the force of the water.
The icy water hit Sienna’s body hard, leaving reddish marks on her delicate skin.
But no matter how cruelly Adrian treated her, Sienna kept her lips tightly sealed, refusing to cry out in
pain.
After half an hour, she was so cold that she had nearly lost all sensation.
When Jeremy dragged her out of the bathroom, her body was stiff and motionless.
Outside, a bitter cold wind blew, and even indoors, people had to wear coats to stay warm.
Sienna, wearing only a thin nightgown, had been drenched with cold water from head to toe countless
times.
A healthy person couldn’t withstand such torture, let alone Sienna with her injuries.
This was undoubtedly adding pain to her already suffering condition, only worsening her health.
Janice sat proudly next to Adrian, barely able to contain her grin as she looked at Sienna on the
ground.
Sienna had tried to take what rightfully belonged to Janice, so this punishment still seemed insufficient
to her.
Sienna couldn’t stop shaking, hugging herself tightly, unwilling to give in.
Adrian didn’t understand why Sienna stayed defiant when a simple apology could bring her temporary
peace.
“Sienna, do you really think you can stand up to me?”
The more she resisted, the more frustrated Adrian became. Sienna was like a sturdy bamboo,
unyielding and steadfast, her
mind unchangeable.
“Just kill me! If not, as long as I breathe, I’ll settle this with you…”