Chapter 418

Isadora stood in front of her beloved child, the one who had been her emotional anchor all these years. She couldn't bring herself to scold Sienna. Instead, she gently stroked Sienna's face, her words telling her to get lost coming out in a similarly awkward tone.

Their mother-daughter time was short-lived. The woman from earlier re-entered the room, carrying breakfast. "Time for breakfast."

This time, Sienna didn't get angry. She picked up the bowl of porridge, intending to feed Isadora, but Isadora still disliked her. The bowl was knocked over, and the hot porridge spilled onto her pants.

Sienna tossed the bowl aside and told the woman, "Get another bowl."

She then wheeled Isadora to the bathroom to change clothes. In that small, safe space, she told Isadora, "Mom, listen to me. No matter what happens in the next couple of days, don't worry. I'll get you out of here soon. Just don't worry about anything, okay?"

Isadora nodded. "I know, Mom's not afraid of anything."

"Even if someone tells you I'm dead, don't worry," Sienna instructed. "Just trust your daughter."

Isadora hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly. "Okay."

The bathroom items fell to the floor again, and the two of them vented their frustrations. Sienna wheeled Isadora out. "I'll come back to see you when I have time."

Isadora's face remained cold and silent.

Sienna sighed, stood up, and said to the woman, "Take good care of her, please."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief and swore she would take good care of Isadora.

As soon as Sienna stepped out the door, someone was waiting for her, saying Finnian wanted to see her.

Just like the night before, Sienna was blindfolded after going downstairs and led to a place that smelled strongly of medicine.

The scent was distant yet familiar to her. Someone removed her blindfold, and she saw the lab table in the room.

The dream from last night had left Sienna feeling uneasy. She spoke through the one-way glass to the people outside, "It's freezing cold. You can't expect me to lie down without a soft mattress, can you?"

Sienna sat down directly. "You want me to lie down suddenly? What a joke."

Soon, Finnian sent someone with a mattress. After they laid it out, Sienna slowly lay down.

Someone came in, injected her with medication, restrained her hands and feet, and started attaching wires to her head.

Sienna stared at them calmly, but to others, her gaze seemed a bit eerie. As her consciousness began to fade, she saw Finnian enter the room.

When sudden pain filled her senses, Sienna no longer reacted as violently as she did when she was a child.

The education and training she had endured, along with the memories that had built her resilience, were enough to help her withstand everything at this moment.

She didn't want to be a hero in this world, but she loved seeing the shock on the faces of villains who thought they had everything under control, only to be defeated.

Sienna enjoyed creating these reversals for them.

As the pain tore through her flesh, Sienna laughed out loud. The sound was music to Finnian's ears; he thought it was just Sienna's pathetic pride acting up.

But Sienna thought, 'You bastard, I'm going to beat you to a pulp.'

Meanwhile, at the task force office...

Jesse still hadn't met his beloved Veda last night.

According to the original plan, he was supposed to go with Travis to find Elise, but Kelvin's situation changed unexpectedly, altering their plans. They took advantage of the dark night to meet up with Kelvin.

Veda knew Jesse was in Emerald City, but was too lazy to see him.

Veda's temper wasn't something that could be easily swayed.

But in the morning, Kelvin called, urging her to set aside her personal feelings for Jesse to rescue Sienna as soon as possible.

Weighing her options, Veda decided her sister's safety was more important and marched into the police station.

Jesse, who hadn't slept much, rushed downstairs, looking like he had waited for centuries to finally see his beloved.

Veda didn't give him a chance. She grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder.

Jesse was prepared for her to kick him, slap him, or even stab him. He was willing to accept it all.

He never expected, in front of everyone, to be thrown over her shoulder without any defense, leaving him seeing stars.

"You jerk!"

Veda dusted off her hands and looked down at him. "Jesse, you might be a hero undercover to others, but to me, you're a selfish coward who put me in danger. We have unfinished business, but now's not the time."

Jesse got up from the floor. "I'm listening."

Veda glared at him. "So get to work. What's the situation here? This isn't the place for romance. If you're so great, then be great all the way. Don't mess up at the last minute."

Jesse nodded seriously. "You're right."

Veda acknowledged him and walked ahead, heading straight to find Kelvin.

Jesse watched her walk away, noticing Travis enjoying the show. Feeling a bit embarrassed but also sweet inside, he chose to ignore it and ran over to join him in finding Elise.

When Elise saw Jesse, she was shocked but quickly understood the situation.

She laughed so hard that tears came out. "Finnian would never guess how many traitors are around him!"

"Actually, the one you should be avenging is the previous Q. Too bad Finnian killed him. Finnian only took over the organization a year ago."

"How ridiculous. The person you want to judge is already dead and buried."

"You're wrong."

Jesse looked at her coldly. "How innocent can Finnian be?"

"You should say, he would never guess how his sins would come back to haunt him."

"Haunt him?" Elise laughed. "With Sienna?"

Travis spoke up, "With justice, Elise. Just like you, your final destination is this prison."

"Just death. You don't need to scare me here," Elise said.

Travis chuckled. "Just death? Elise, you think death is simple. No, for people like you, death is the hardest. Our law will strive to get justice for the victims and ensure your rights as a 'person.' In other words, our law will do its best to keep you alive."