When Ste heard the words, shezily lifted her eyelids to nce at Sirena.


    "Really?"


    Jeremy nodded, "Yes."


    As the two exchanged words, and Sirena still hadn''t snapped back to reality, Jeremy, frustrated, kicked her.


    The kick caught Sirena off guard, sending her tumbling onto the carpet.


    As she lifted her head, her eyes met Ste''s, engulfing her in utter embarrassment. Especially in front of Ste, someone she had always looked down upon. "Jeremy, what was that for?" Sirena red at Jeremy, who simply shot her a chilling look, snapping her back to the reason they were here in the first ce. Her breathing became erratic. Turning back to Ste, she saw nothing but mockery in her gaze.


    Sitting in the executive chair, Ste appeared almost regal.


    Sirena''s previous taunts towards Ste shed through her mind, contrasting sharply with her current predicament, making her feel utterly foolish. What was her role here? The boss? Could this ce actually belong to her?


    Struggling to her feet, she didn''t apologize right away but instead challenged, "What are you doing here? Let me tell you, Ste, you better stop pretending..." "Sirena!"


    Jeremy''s icy interruption was a clear warning.


    Biting back her frustration, Sirena reluctantly muttered, "Sorry!"


    "Louder," Jeremy growled.


    Sirena, startled by the outburst, nced at Ste again before reluctantly murmuring a louder with her head bowed, "Sorry."


    She had shown up and apologized. That should be the end of it, she thought.


    But then Jeremy''s tone dropped even colder, "Anything else?"


    Anything else?


    Sirena recalled Jeremy''s words before their visit.


    Clearly, this trip was not just about apologizing to Ste but also securing her forgiveness.


    Facing Ste''s mocking gaze, Sirena felt her rage bubbling up inside.


    Could Ste possibly forgive her in her current state?


    No matter.


    Closing her eyes, Sirena asked, "Can you forgive me?"


    The words pained Sirena to her core. She thought, if Ste were smarte enough, seeing that her brother of such stature had apanied her here, she would know to let bygones be bygones.  en


    But Ste put down her ss of water, ignoring Sirena, and raised an eyebrow at Jeremy.


    "Mr. Patel, your sister seems to have quite the backbone. Do you think she''s sincerely seeking my forgiveness?" "You..."


    Sirena''s anger red at Ste''s words.


    Ste''s gaze remained on Jeremy, "Mr. Patel?"


    Jeremy''s expression cooled, his gazending on Sirena, who hadn''t apologized sincerely. His tone, daced with danger and warning, intensified,


    "You have onest changed,


    Sirena went silent. Hearing this, her heart sank further.


    Facing Ste now, she was overwhelmed by a deep sense of humiliation, and it stung.


    So, she was being humiliated, wasn''t she? Then, she''d make sure Ste wouldn''t have it easy with the Larkins.


    She''d tell Jaxon everything that


    Jaxon


    happened, waiting to see if the Larkins would still give her a... But before she could even finish thinking herst word "penny", Sirena


    stopped herself immediately el


    Looking around the luxurious office and at Ste, dressed in designer business attire, Sirena realized why she had dismissed the Larkins'' warnings these past days. Looked like she didn''t need a dime from them after all.