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That girl right there was Olive Winger, her half-sister. She was five years younger than Sienna and also a sophomore majoring in music.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t share the same mother, and they had never gotten along since the day they were born. Over the years, the two sisters had quarreled more times than anyone could count.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna didn\u2019t bother to argue. Without lifting her gaze, she shot back, \u201cWhy should I waste my time comparing myself with a piece of trash? If you want to compete with Melody so badly, then go ahead!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure! Let me have Clayton then. I\u2019ll deal with her myself,\u201d Olive said as she plopped down next to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna simply pointed in his direction. \u201cGo ahead. Do whatever you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you have to help set us up!\u201d Olive tugged at her sleeve, acting all cute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo I look like a matchmaker to you?\u201d Sienna almost let out a sarcastic laugh in anger. \u201cEven if I were to introduce him to someone, it wouldn\u2019t be you either.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She shot Olive a pointed look. In her icy, cold voice, she added, \u201cClayton likes those big-chested airheads. Haven\u2019t you seen what Melody looks like? You\u2019re better off playing with your Barbie dolls.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou!\u201d Olive grew so livid her face turned red, looking like a kitten that just got its tail stepped on. \u201cI turned 18 last year- I\u2019m not a kid anymore!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna lifted her teacup and took a sip, and halfheartedly replied, \u201cOh, that\u2019s really impressive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her tone was perfunctory, like praising a child for earning a gold star.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olive was utterly enraged by her attitude, and then her gaze snapped onto the wedding ring on Sienna\u2019s hand. \u201cHey, lend me your ring and let me wear it for a bit. I\u2019ll give it back later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Growing up together, she would always try to snatch everything that Sienna owned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It often started with an excuse to borrow her stuff, but Olive never gave it back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, it was toys and clothes. Eventually, it became jewelry and handbags.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even when she grew tired and no longer liked those things, she would rather break them rather than return them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna had once gone to Wilfred to sort this out, but his response was always the same. \u201cYou\u2019re the elder one. You should be more tolerant of your younger sister.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, she was supposed to tolerate her own husband as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She found this absolutely absurd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna scoffed, lifted her hand, and waved it with her ring on it. \u201cYou want it? Not in a million years. Or maybe you could give me ten million dollars, and then I might consider it. How about that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re asking for the moon! I\u2019m just borrowing it for a few days-it\u2019s not like you\u2019ll lose out because of that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olive suddenly stood up from her seat. The chair screeched across the floor and collided with a female server, Barbara Mueller, who was passing by with a tray of red wine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though Barbara reacted quickly enough to keep the tray steady, a few drops of red wine still spilled, landing on Sienna\u2019s white sleeve and blooming into several red stains.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olive, completely unharmed, immediately lashed out. \u201cWatch where you\u2019re going! Do you not have eyes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barbara was so frightened that her face turned pale, bowing and apologizing nonstop. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, miss! You got up so\u00a0<\/p>\n
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suddenly-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo now you\u2019re blaming me?\u201d Olive\u2019s voice rose several notches.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olive always had the tendency to make a big deal out of a minor inconvenience and take it out on the closest person she could find. Having seen this many times before, Sienna stood up and cut off her childish outburst.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were literally the one who shoved the chair into her. Stop being a brat. This isn\u2019t your home. No one\u2019s going to put up with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you taking an outsider\u2019s side?\u201d Olive widened her eyes in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, the hotel manager, Orlando Kent, hurried over upon hearing the commotion. He politely asked, \u201cHello, may I ask what happened here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barbara was a young-looking girl who looked as if she had just started her new job. She anxiously interlaced her fingers together with fear written all over her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olive instantly pointed at Barbara, ready to put the full blame on her. \u201cThis little bitch-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has nothing to do with this lady here!\u201d Sienna sternly interrupted her, using one hand to cover Olive\u2019s endlessly chattering mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned to the manager and offered an apologetic, resigned smile. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, my sister\u2019s been missing a screw since she was little. She\u2019s always loud and bratty because our parents failed to discipline her. It\u2019s rather embarrassing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right after that, she practically dragged the troublemaker out of the banquet hall by force.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton hadn\u2019t noticed the commotion at all. He was just casually chatting with Hayden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hayden suddenly nudged him with his elbow. \u201cHey, Sienna\u2019s gone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton glanced in her direction. He did notice Sienna sitting at the back with her annoying sister earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t expecting the two of them to disappear in the blink of an eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hayden started making things up to mess with him. \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t actually run off with some other man, would she?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton dismissed the remark. \u201cStop talking nonsense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hayden lifted his eyebrows slightly, and the way he spoke made it sound all the more convincing. \u201cWhy would I lie to you? I think I saw her heading outside with someone else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton was doubtful, but he still stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was then that Melody came back from tuning her cello, saw him leaving, and grabbed his sleeve. \u201cWhere are you going, Clay? My performance is about to start.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to the restroom. Be right back.\u201d He pulled his arm back and strode off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he passed through the center of the banquet hall, he paused his steps.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze unintentionally drifted to the sapphire necklace around the neck of another socialite, Victoria Murphy. It was glowing with a deep, luminous sheen under the lights-crystal clear, restrained in style yet extravagant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He approached her and politely asked, \u201cMrs. Murphy, I don\u2019t mean to intrude, but may I ask where you bought that necklace?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Victoria proudly touched her necklace. \u201cOh, Mr. Hale, you have such good taste! I picked this up at a luxury second-hand shop last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe original price was ten million dollars! It\u2019s from the \u2018Tears of the Moonlight\u2019 collection by the famous jewelry designer named Luna-top-tier craftsmanship and design.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lowering her voice, she then added, \u201cI bought this for only two million dollars. I guess the previous owner must\u2019ve needed cash urgently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes slightly darkened, but his voice remained calm. \u201cDo you mind if I take a closer look? I\u2019m thinking of buying something like this for my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Victoria agreed without hesitation, took off her necklace, and handed it to Clayton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He glanced at the two letters engraved near the clasp, and realization suddenly dawned on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He returned the necklace to her, turned around, and immediately called Rowan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the meantime, after tossing Olive out of the banquet hall, Sienna went to the restroom to clean the red wine stains off her sleeve. She wiped the fabric with a damp tissue. The stains faded a little, but a faint mark was still barely visible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staring at herself in the mirror, exhaustion suddenly kicked in, causing her to let out a sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She walked out of the restroom, lowering her head to adjust her cuff. As she wasn\u2019t paying attention to what was ahead, she bumped straight into a person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She instinctively lifted her head, but instantly froze as soon as she saw the face of the person. The man leaned against the wall, wearing a roguish grin. \u201cLong time no see, my ex-fiancee.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Act Fast: Free Bonus Time is Running Out!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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