He Was Her Ex-Brother-In-Law Chapter 08

He Was Her Ex-Brother-In-Law Chapter 08

I turned and headed back down. My legs 

nearly gave out. 

Asher was waiting below. He caught me in his 

arms. 

“It’s over.” 

I collapsed against him, trembling 

uncontrollably. 

lips. 

Celeste walked over. A smile played on her 

“Sienna. You’re ice–cold. You pushed your 

own sister to kill herself.” 

I lifted my head and looked at her. 

“You 

put her up to this. Didn’t you?” 

Her expression faltered. 

“What are you 

talking about?” 

dead. 

“You know exactly what I’m talking about.” 

Asher fixed Celeste with a look. His eyes were 

“Celeste Sterling. As of today, all 

contracts between Blackwood Industries and the 

Sterling Group are terminated. All of them.” 

Her face went white. 

“Asher. You’re really 

going to turn on me for her?” 

“I was never on your side in the first place.” 

She bit her lip. Tears slipped down. 

“You’ll regret this.” 

She turned and walked away. 

I watched her retreat. Something cold stirred 

in my gut. 

A few days of quiet, and then the call came. My grandmother was in the hospital. 

Celeste Sterling had found her. Told her I was some kind of demon. A woman who destroyed 

men. 

My grandmother didn’t believe a word of it. But Celeste showed her the photos. The 

livestreams. 

My grandmother’s heart gave out. She was in 

the ICU. 

My mother called, screaming. 

“Look what 

you’ve done! Your grandmother is in the hospital because of you! If you had a shred of decency left, you’d walk away from Asher right now!” 

I hung up, shaking. 

At the ICU. my mother and Veronica blocked 

the door. They wouldn’t let me through. “You’re not 

going in there! You don’t get to see her!” 

I shoved past them. 

“Get out of my 

way.” 

My mother slapped me across the face. 

Asher surged forward. I stopped him. 

I looked at my mother. 

“That one’s free. Now move. I’m seeing 

Grandma.” 

“You’ll have to kill me first.” 

inside. 

My grandmother’s voice drifted from 

“Let her in.” 

I pushed through and walked inside. 

She lay in the hospital bed. 

“Sienna. Come here.” 

I walked over and dropped to my knees 

beside her. 

“Grandma. I’m so sorry.” 

She reached out and stroked my head. 

“Silly girl. What do you have to be sorry for?” 

“Celeste Sterling told you I’m some kind of monster. But I’m not, Grandma. I swear I’m not.” 

My grandmother smiled. 

“So some woman calls you a name, and I’m supposed to believe her? I’m eighty years old. I know people. You’re a good kid.” 

“Then what made you so upset you ended up 

here?” 

She sighed. 

“Not you, 

sweetheart. Your mother. Your sister. Those two 

would trade their own blood for a dollar sign.” 

Outside, my mother and Veronica stood 

frozen, their faces ugly. 

Celeste had shown up at some point too. 

Malice flickered in her eyes. 

My grandmother spotted her and gestured 

her over. 

Celeste approached, molding her face into 

“Hello, Mrs. Sinclair.” 

something sweet. 

My grandmother stared at her. 

“Young 

lady. I hear you’ve been telling everyone my Siennal 

is some kind of demon.” 

Celeste’s face shifted. 

“Let me tell you something. Even if my Siennal 

was a demon, she’d still be my granddaughter. 

Who the hell are you?” 

Celeste turned green. 

When we left the hospital, Celeste was still 

there. 

“Don’t get too comfortable, Sienna. I have 

more than one way to ruin you.” 

Asher stepped in front of me. 

“Celeste. If 

you touch her again, I will dismantle the Sterling 

Group piece by piece.” 

She smiled, savage. 

“You think I’m 

scared, Asher? I’ve got nothing left to lose. I just 

want her dead.” 

She walked away. 

The next day, a package arrived for me. 

I opened it. A dead raven. A note tied around 

its neck. 

“You’re next.”