Their Queen Returns novel Chapter 17

Every move Sienna made radiated an effortless authority. A single glance was enough to

Linda trembled with rage. Sienna was being utterly ruthless, leaving her no room to mand respect.

walked out to the courtyard to smoke, abandoning her

face. And Aiden, her supposed ally, had simply turned and

She tomped her foot in frustration, but no matter how she tried to stop the servants from searching, it was useless. Everything taken from Selina’s. room was retrieved. Those things had been hers for ten years–there was no way she wanted to give them back.

Vivian, however, was overjoyed to see the familiar faces of the old staff. After Linda arrived, they had all been dismissed. She had pleaded with her father to let them stay, but he, swayed by Linda’s words, had ignored her feelings completely.

The new servants Linda hired were lazy and disrespectful, bullying the sisters behind their father’s back. Step by step. Linda had sown discord between the sisters, turning their father against them until, one by one, they were driven from their home.

Madam Hart clutched her chest. “Sienna, I’m not dead yet! You’re going too far!” she rasped.

“Then feel free to die,” Sienna replied without missing a beat. “No one is stopping you.”

“You… “Madam Hart’s eyes rolled back, and she collapsed. Sienna instructed the butler to call an ambulance and send her the bill.

Sienna knew Madam Hart had never liked her mother and, by extension, despised the sisters. A staunch believer in the superiority of sons, Madam Hart made no effort to hide her disdain for her granddaughters.

Every visit was a trial, as she deliberately sought to make things difficult for Selina. Selina was no pushover. After she cut off Madam Hart’s allowance for three months, she had come crawling back with a smile on her face. But in private, she was still cruel.

Sienna vividly remembered being seven years old when a stray dog had charged at them. Instead of protecting her, her grandmother had shoved her forward.

That was the day she learned that not all grandmothers loved their granddaughters. The dog had mauled her leg while her grandmother stood by, clapping.

“I’m calling the police!” Linda shrieked, hysterical. “Sienna, you’ve gone too far!”

Sienna just crossed her arms, looking bored. “Go ahead.”

“You’re too much!” Linda screamed, “Just wait and see!”

Sienna simply ignored her. She walked into her newly renovated room, a satisfied smile on her face. “Perfect.”

“It’s so beautiful!” Vivian said, awestruck, as she followed her in. The room was grand without being ostentatious.

Sienna smiled and ruffled here hair. “How about we take a nap here?”

Vivian nodded enthusiastically. Soon, they were both lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

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