Following that.

Sienna stared down at Shane with a mocking, half-smile and said, "This is my house, which means my word is law. Unrelated individuals should make their exit immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me when I call the police again."

Hearing this, Stella's face fell instantly.

She possessed an unsettling feeling that Sienna would actually go through with it.

Yet, Stella refused to leave so ignominiously!

She forcefully wrenched her hand from Shane’s grasp, putting on a show of resilient strength, "Shane, it is I who do not belong here. I won't come back to trouble you ever again."

"Stella! Wait!"

Shane called out to stop her, before turning a completely dismissive glare up at Sienna.

"Sienna, you've had your little tantrum, and that's enough! You've already driven Mrs. Lyne out of the house, what more do you want?!"

"If you force Stella to leave this villa, then mark my words! I will never step foot in this place again."

Hearing this, Sienna merely arched an eyebrow, thinking to herself, Could Christmas truly have come early?

Nate immediately jumped forward to champion Stella, spewing words that were exceptionally foul for a child of his age.

"You bad woman! Just you wait, when you beg Daddy and me to come back, we won't ever return! Don't you dare regret this!"

Sienna’s brow furrowed slightly.

To think this child had actually come out of her own womb; yet his loyalty laid entirely with outsiders. What an absolute ungrateful wolf cub.

Seeing the shift in Sienna's expression, Shane assumed she was beginning to regret her extreme actions, and he spoke up again in a chilling tone, "Sienna, I am giving you one final chance. If you apologize to Stella right now and bring Mrs. Lyne back into the household, I will overlook everything you've done today."

The sheer, shameless audacity of this man truly knew no bounds.

It seemed she had stayed away from the social scene for far too long, allowing them to forget that the true Sienna Fontaine was naturally vindictive and never a soul to be trifled with.

Sienna lifted her eyes, her gaze dripping with a murderous chill.

"Then all of you can get the hell out."

Leaving those words behind, she turned without a single backward glance and walked into her bedroom.

The exact moment the door slammed shut, Shane finally realized that Sienna was playing for keeps.

His face contorted with a vicious bitterness as he scoffed dismissively, "Let's go. By tomorrow, she'll be crying on her knees, begging us to come back!"

Chapter 3

Yet, when Shane arrived at his own private villa and punched in the security code, the digital screen flashed with an access error.

He tried entering the numbers several more times, which ultimately triggered the security system's lockdown alarm, summoning the neighborhood property management team.

When the guards realized it was the actual master of the property standing outside, they slunk away awkwardly.

Shane had never lost his composure so entirely in his entire life.

He kicked the heavy front door in a fit of violent rage, and out of sheer desperation, dialed Sienna’s number.

He remained convinced that everything Sienna was doing was merely a convoluted tactic designed to force him to stay by her side!

Yet, from start to finish, the call went entirely unanswered.

Nate quietly tugged at the corner of Shane’s jacket, whispering sleepily, "Daddy, where are we going to sleep tonight? I'm so tired..."

With that, Nate rubbed his eyes and let out a massive yawn.

Stella was likewise grinding her teeth in silent fury; she had never anticipated that Sienna would act with such absolute ruthlessness.

Clearly, in the past!

Sienna wouldn't have dared to let Shane suffer even the slightest bit of discomfort!

What on earth had changed today?

Nevertheless, Stella still had to maintain her mask of selfless grace. She let out a soft sigh, "Shane, it seems Sienna is truly furious this time. How about I go and apologize to her tomorrow? It's all because she misunderstood the nature of our relationship..."

"There's no need."

Shane sharply cut off Stella's words before stepping out to hail a cab along the roadside.

Since they couldn't return to the private villa, they could easily stay at a hotel.

Given the lavish lifestyle Shane had enjoyed during his years of marriage to Sienna, he naturally refused to settle for anything less than luxury, directing the cab straight to a premier six-star hotel where staff rushed out to personally attend to them.

"Two rooms."

Shane produced his identification card and his credit card. The receptionist warmly processed the check-in, but the moment she ran the card through the terminal, the machine flagged it as frozen—not a single cent could be processed.

"I'm sorry, sir, but this card has been declined."

Shane froze, his brows knitting tightly.

"There is over ten million in that account, how could it possibly be declined?" he demanded.

The receptionist maintained a seamless, professional smile as she explained, "Sir, the account has been entirely locked."

"It must be that bad woman! She's using these despicable tactics just to force Daddy to go back!"

Nate stamped his feet in a roaring temper.

Stella stepped up from behind them, retrieving her own bank card.

"Here, please use mine."

The terminal instantly swiped three thousand dollars from her account, and a wave of raw heartache flashed visibly across Stella’s features.

But she comforted herself with the knowledge that the moment Shane went back and coaxed Sienna into submission, the heiress would unconditionally flood him with even greater sums of wealth.

Therefore, three thousand dollars.

Was a minor sacrifice.

Shane looked at Stella with deep contrition, his tone laced with self-reproach, "Stella, I am so sorry... to have to make you pay for this..."

"Shane, there is no need for thanks between us. Let's just get some rest."

Stella remained as soft and gentle as she had always been, escorting them to their door before turning back to her own room.

When the night gave way to morning.

Stella arrived at Sienna’s estate at an exceptionally early hour.

The moment she stepped into the courtyard, the thunderous barking of two massive dogs shattered the air, freezing her completely in her tracks.

Sienna had gone to the premium pet market first thing in the morning to select these guard dogs.

These were guard dogs she had personally vetted.

"Sienna! I am severely allergic to dog dander, how could you possibly bring these giant breeds into the estate? If Shane finds out about this, he will be absolutely furious."

"Does his anger have anything to do with me?"

Sienna was lounging on the sun deck enjoying a sunbath. Hearing Stella speak, she lazily slid off her designer sunglasses.

Seeing her completely indifferent demeanor, Stella’s brows knitted tightly.

How could Sienna seem so entirely altered?

Shouldn't she be sick with worry over Shane right now?

Stella had no choice but to steel her courage and press forward until she stood directly before Sienna, biting her lower lip with practiced vulnerability.

"Sienna, I came to personally offer my deepest apologies. I only wish that you won't take your anger out on Shane and Nate. You changed the security code to the villa and froze all of Shane's accounts—how do you expect him to survive? If your displeasure lies with me... I can choose to vanish entirely..."

"Are you finished speaking?"

Sienna narrowed her eyes at her, leaving Stella blinking in utter confusion.

But in the very next second.

Sienna delivered a fierce, stinging slap right across Stella’s face.

"First of all, Shane and I are legally husband and wife; our marital affairs are none of an outsider's business.

Secondly, you willfully engaged with him knowing full well that he is a married man, which defines you strictly as a homewrecker.

Thirdly, every piece of real estate and every cent under Shane’s name belongs entirely to me, and I reserve the right to revoke them at any given moment.

Do you have any further questions?"

Stella remained entirely dazed, and by the time she finally managed to process Sienna's ruthless words, her eyes stretched wide with absolute disbelief.

She wondered wildly: Could Sienna truly have ceased to care about Shane and Nate?

But that shouldn't be possible...

She had clearly loved Shane to the point of absolute madness.

Back then, her desperate pursuit of Shane had been the talk of the entire city.

Even though Shane had rejected her countless times, Sienna had still dragged her dignity through the dirt just to chase after him.

Because of that, she had become the ultimate laughingstock of elite society.

People openly whispered that Sienna Fontaine was nothing more than a loyal dog at Shane Vance's beck and call.

"Throw her out of the estate, and make sure she is never permitted inside these gates again."

Sienna cast a freezing glare toward the butler, who quickly hurried forward to escort the uninvited guest off the premises.