Chapter 226

Cone’s words, in fact, touched Cain deeply. Enna was still the one who treated him best—unlike Reynard, that cold-hearted bastard.

Tul. Sienna and I are innocent. Believe it or not, we have a dear… communication. It was my own decision—I didn’t want to sit in a chair, so I insisted on clinging to the hospital bed instead.”

Afraid his father would actually punish Sienna, he quickly said, “It’s my fault. This has nothing to do with Siemus. I’ll take the punishment.”

This time, it was Elliot’s turn to chuckle in anger. “Alright, very well. Taking responsibility, are you? Then go kiss her!”

His words were still inappropriate. It takes two to tango—you’re at fault as well.

Then he turned to Sienna. “Even though Cain has taken all the blame, your actions were… well. While Cain kneels to reflect, you’ll stay home and do the same.”

His real goal was to find an excuse to keep Sienna locked up at home, preventing her from stirring up trouble outside.

A sigh of relief escaped Sienna. “I understand, Dad. I’ll stay home and reflect on my mistakes.”

Lydia added coldly, “Your etiquette and manners are lacking. I’ll be hiring a tutor to retrain you in proper conduct.”

She was going to hire the strictest instructor in the circle—one who would make Sienna suffer.

Sienna hadn’t expected Lydia to take things this far. The woman who once adored her now seemed cold and unrecognizable. Her heart filled with resentment. The last thing she wanted was to take etiquette lessons.

But under someone else’s control, she had no choice but to submit. Lowering her head pitifully, she said, “Yes, I’ll follow Mom’s arrangement.”

Meanwhile, she was cursing Lydia in her heart. Maria mistreated her at will, while Lydia was just as ruthless beneath her gentle facade. Maria was still better—she needed to find an opportunity to see her for some comfort.

Elliot then ordered the butler to have someone keep an eye on Cain while he knelt outside. After that, he helped Lydia upstairs to rest.

Sienna turned to Leon and the others, her eyes red as she pleaded, “This is all my fault. Leon, Joshua, Jamar—once Dad calms down, please help plead for Cain. If he kneels all night, his legs won’t be able to take it.”

In front of her brothers, she had to put on her usual persona—the gentle, caring, and kind sister. She couldn’t just stand by and watch Cain suffer.

Joshua saw her worried expression and thought, Maybe she isn’t completely heartless.

You should also take care of yourself—your hand and leg are injured.

“We’ll talk to Dad during dinner. Don’t worry.”

Jamar, too, didn’t want to believe that the sister they had cherished for so long was… this. Seeing her like this, he thought she genuinely cared about Cain. “Yeah, Cain… is…”

Sienna was delighted. Bolt tactics always work best, damn it! With innocent gratitude, she said, “Thank you, Joshua, Jamar. I knew you were the best!”

She muttered, “Great. You’re all good people. I guess that makes me the only bad guy.”

He could see that Joshua and Jamar still hadn’t completely woken up to reality. Spenna, however, was utterly confused. Why was Leon always targeting her lately!

Miting her lips, she looked at him with a pitiful expression. “Leon, are you still mad at me? If I’ve done something wrong, just tell me. I’ll change.”

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Leon smiled faintly. “I’m not mad at you, and there’s no need to change. You must be tired from the flight—go get some rest.”

Sienna knew his personality well. If she argued, it would only make him more annoyed, so she obediently said, “Thank you, Leon. I’ll go to my room now.”

Leon then had Iyilia’s assistant escort her back to her room. After that, he called Joshua and Jamar to the garden. It wasn’t safe to talk inside the house.

An open, unwatched space without surveillance cameras was much better. Joshua and Jamar followed, both baffled.

“What the hell did Leon want today!” Jamar asked, “Leon, what’s this about?”

Leon replied, “Just wanted to have a chat.” Joshua frowned. “What’s there to talk about?”

He still hadn’t forgiven Leon for tricking him into going on that variety show. Leon rolled his eyes. “Joshua, you’re still so impatient. I called you here for your own good—to share a big secret with you. If you’re not interested, you can leave.”

He took a sip of coffee and added, “But don’t blame me when things go south and you weren’t warned.”

Hearing that, the two who had been about to leave were suddenly intrigued. Jamar said, “Leon, stop being mysterious and just spill it.”

Leon looked like he was about to drop something big. He gestured for them to come closer. They leaned in. Only then did Leon lower his voice and share what Phoebe had told him the other day.

Joshua and Jamar were completely stunned. “Is this real?” Both of them found it hard to believe.

Leon raised an eyebrow. “You think Phoebe would lie about something like this? Think carefully—since Sienna came into our family, haven’t things been going suspiciously well for us? She was ridiculously lucky before, but that’s because she was stealing Phoebe’s luck.

“When Phoebe came back, Sienna kept trying to turn us against her, pushing us to distance ourselves. That was when Sienna’s luck skyrocketed.

“Then, when Phoebe finally cut ties with us and became famous on that variety show, Sienna’s luck suddenly took a nosedive.

“That’s because their fates are linked—if Phoebe is lucky, Sienna is weakened by the backlash.”

Jamar muttered, “What do you mean we made Phoebe cut ties! As if you weren’t involved?” Joshua also chimed in. “Exactly! We all played a part in that.”

Leon shot them a look. “Focus.”

The two fell silent, replaying the events in their heads. The more they thought about it, the more unsettling it became.

“Now that you mention it…” What Leon said wasn’t just speculation—it was all backed by actual events. Coincidence, it had happened too many times to ignore.

Joshua was having a hard time accepting it. How could they have spent all these years doting on someone like… her?

He tried to comfort himself. “Could she really be that manipulative? Just now, didn’t Sienna ask us to help plead for Cain! She seemed really worried about him.”

Jamar nodded. “Yeah…” He sounded more rational. Leon was the most ruthless among the brothers, which made him relatively more level-headed.

He said, “Let me ask you one thing—she spent all that time ‘worrying’ about Cain, but in the end, did he get his punishment lifted?”

He glanced at the two of them, his tone sharp. “Every time she cares about us, isn’t it just empty words? Who can’t pretend to be concerned and apologize! But does it actually change anything?

“Instead, Cain got so ‘moved’ by her act that he voluntarily took on all the blame and still had to kneel outside. Meanwhile, all she had to do was stay in her room and reflect. No real consequences, no actual suffering. I told her to go back to her room and rest—and she actually did.”

Leon’s lips curled into a cold sneer. “If she really cared about Cain, even if she couldn’t kneel with him, she could’ve at least sat in a wheelchair outside to keep him company. Did she? No. Forget sitting outside with him—she didn’t even bother to take a single look at him.”

He glanced at the two of them again. “Is that the kind of care you need!”

Then his voice dropped slightly, but his words cut deeper. “Now, think carefully—if this had happened back when Phoebe was still around, what would she have done?”

Back then, when he didn’t know Sienna’s true nature, he might have believed that her concern for Cain was genuine. But now that he had seen through her facade, he realized just how fake her so-called “care” really was.

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