Half-Hearted: Mr. Sinclair, Stop the Act!-Chapter 182: Causality

In the evening, when Sienna Monroe finally had some free time, she calculated the time in Valerium and called Shane Morgan.

Surgery is no small matter, she thought she should tell Shane Morgan.

Shane Morgan was silent on the other end of the phone for a while, his voice clear and rich as it came through the receiver, "Monroe, thank you for your hard work. I’ll be back as soon as possible."

Sienna Monroe’s eyes began to sting, she softly replied, "Okay."

On the night of New Year’s Eve, she stayed at the hospital with Leo Monroe.

Since yesterday afternoon, Leo Monroe hadn’t been very talkative, only occasionally speaking to console her.

Until the evening, Audrey arrived.

This finally made the previously quiet hospital room feel much more lively.

After a simple reunion dinner, the three of them watched the Spring Festival Gala on television.

Ding!

Suddenly, the phone placed on the table lit up, emitting a message notification sound.

Sienna Monroe’s eyes focused, she reached out to pick up her phone.

[Be careful of Claire Grant, she’s not to be deeply associated with! The law of causality has already been disrupted.]

She was stunned once again.

She stared intently at the enigmatic message content, her pupils rapidly dilating.

Filled with bewilderment.

If not for the name change from Ivy to Claire Grant, and the phrase about causality, she would’ve thought she was reading the previous message again.

This was the first time... the mysterious number sent a repeated message.

Why?

The change in name is because she used to see Claire Grant as Ivy, and now knows Ivy is Claire Grant, so the name was changed?

But being able to make this number send her two reminders, Claire Grant...

Surely there’s something fishy about her!

But... what is causality?

What is the cause, what is the effect?

Is it because of Claire Grant’s appearance?

Or some other reason?

Sienna Monroe’s heart was suddenly filled with mixed emotions.

It felt as heavy as a mountain, yet as if there was nothing, but the bittersweet emotions were swirling into a chaotic and turbulent sea within her chest.

"What’s wrong, Monroe?" Audrey saw her face was somewhat pale and couldn’t help but ask with concern.

Sienna Monroe snapped back to reality at the sound, raising her head to meet Audrey’s concerned gaze.

Then she moved her lips, letting her nails dig into her palm, sending a fine pain that helped suppress the torrential thoughts in her mind.

She shook her head gently, naturally changing the subject, "It’s nothing. I was just checking my brother’s messages. He hasn’t replied and didn’t tell me exactly when he’s coming back. I’m not sure if he can make it back for dad’s surgery."

Shane Morgan is coming back...

Audrey opened her mouth slightly, then pressed her lips together.

After a moment, she asked, "Is the surgery time set?"

Sienna Monroe said, "Afternoon on the third day of the lunar new year."

Audrey nodded and said no more.

*

While Sienna Monroe and Audrey stayed up for the New Year, at Rippling Crest Estates, Vivian Nash sat alone on the living room sofa.

Tightly gripping her phone, she gazed forlornly at the floor-to-ceiling window partially covered by curtains.

Ever since the incident involving her and Caleb Sinclair spread online, Vivian Nash rarely went out.

Especially the pregnancy rumors, which almost turned her into a pariah.

Online sleuths have dug up her name, age, and other real information, even her three past relationships.

Home address and basic family information don’t even need mentioning.

But she was in no position to fight back, not even having the courage to send a legal notice against the overwhelming netizens.

Since she pushed Sienna and fled, she completely cut off contact with her family in Serenvale.

As for this incident, online sympathies were entirely for Sienna Monroe, accompanied by admiration, praising her intelligence, wisdom, and beauty.

The praise for Sienna Monroe made her eyes red with envy.

She was full of hatred, anger, and resentment!

But there was nothing she could do.

Because now she couldn’t even step outside, and if she did, she’d face disdainful and scornful eyes and words from all directions.

The world emitted nothing but malice towards her.

These days, her daily life and meals were all taken care of by a nanny.

This was the loneliest, most desolate, and pathetic year in her 27 years of life.

She couldn’t smile, yet was unable to cry.

After the first affair report surfaced, Caleb Sinclair seemed to disappear from her world once again.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t reach him.

Sienna Monroe succeeded.

She succeeded in making Vivian unable to live in Imperial City and ensuring she’d never again lift her head to face others.

She could only live like a mouse in a gutter, in darkness.

But why?

Why does Sienna Monroe remain revered, rising step by step, shining brightly, while her world is left in ruins?

She couldn’t reconcile with that.

Unwilling to just...

Ding!

The sound of a text message abruptly interrupted her malevolent thoughts.

She paused, subconsciously thinking it was Caleb Sinclair messaging her, but any slight joy was instantly extinguished.

The message was from an unknown number.

The content was simple.

[Sienna Monroe and Caleb Sinclair divorced a week ago. This is your best chance to become Third Young Mistress Sinclair, just see if you have the ability to seize this opportunity. Don’t let me down.]