บททั้งหมดของ The Tired Bird Rests: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Riley’s birthday party was grand.Zayden had always spoiled her, and countless people were eager to win her favor.“Riley, Zayden really dotes on you. He’s even letting you use the Scott family villa!”After all, the Scott family villa was a historic estate passed down through generations. Normally, an outsider like Riley would never be allowed to step in here.Riley smiled softly, and her eyes shone in determination.“But where is he? I haven’t seen him.”The party was already halfway through. Zayden sat alone on the couch, and his fingers slid back and forth across his phone screen.His eyes lingered on his chat with Sienna.No new messages.The last message was from two days ago.Was she hurt that badly? Could she not even look at her phone?A wave of frustration rose in Zayden’s chest. Just as he was about to stand up, all the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed.Riley slowly walked upstairs. Her gaze burned as it locked onto him.While Zayden watched in confusion, she

“She was discharged?”Zayden staggered back a few steps.During the plane crash, she had been injured even worse than Riley. How could she possibly be discharged so soon?“Are you sure she really left the hospital?”“Yes, Ms. Lewis said she didn’t want to stay here any longer, so she requested an early discharge. Maybe she’s already back home. Why don’t you check?”The doctor’s words gave Zayden a little hope.He shot to his feet and rushed out, leaving behind Riley, who was still happily trying on dresses in the fitting room.He drove straight to the villa he shared with Sienna.As his car slowly approached the property, an inexplicable tremble ran through his body. The closer he got, the more violently his heart pounded.He pushed open the car door and hurried inside.The lights were on. The staff were all busy with their duties.They looked shocked to see him.After all, he had not visited this place for nearly a week.With all the rumors about him and Riley, everyone a

Seeing that Riley still refused to admit the truth, Zayden played the recording. Her crazed and venomous voice echoed through the hall.An uproar broke out instantly.“Wow, Riley is really bold! How old was she eight years ago? She was already plotting to get her hands on the Scott family’s money back then. She’s been staying with them for eight years! What an ungrateful person!”“No kidding. She always looked so innocent and delicate, but she’s so rotten inside.”Riley’s face turned deathly pale, and her whole body trembled.How did Zayden get the recording?Back then, only she and Sienna had been there!All these years, she had tried every way to seduce Zayden. All she wanted was for him to fall in love with her, so she could live a life of luxury without worries.But all her years of scheming were exposed. Everything was over.No. She could not admit it.If she did, she would be despised by everyone in Sea City.A life like that would be worse than dying.Riley desperate

At the aviation center, Sienna had just finished a full day of training. She took off her helmet and returned to the lounge.Inside, someone had already prepared fresh fruit and desserts.“Sienna, your doctor came to see you! He even brought us some afternoon tea!”A few colleagues ate the fruits and expressed their envy.Sienna nodded and walked into her private rest area, only to see a man in a white dress shirt sitting on the couch waiting for her.From where she stood, she could clearly see the fringe of hair falling over his forehead and his long, straight nose.Sienna had seen many handsome men. But aside from Zayden, the one who left the deepest impression on her was Sean Ziegler.He was her attending doctor, a renowned medical professor both locally and internationally.Sienna admired him greatly and felt grateful to him.“Dr. Ziegler.”As soon as she spoke, Sean put down the book in his hands.He stood up and walked over to her.“Ms. Lewis, congratulations on passi

Sienna had been away from Sea City for so long that she never imagined Zayden would come looking for her.She remembered that he was supposed to get engaged to Riley. Why was he looking for her?Her reaction struck a chord deep in Zayden’s heart.But he quickly calmed himself. After all, Sienna had endured so much pain.Swallowing his pride for her just this once did not matter.“Sienna, I know you’re angry with me. I know I was wrong. I’ve taken care of Riley. If you still care about it, you can deal with her however you want, as long as it makes you happy.”Zayden spoke gently. He tugged at the hem of her shirt like a child desperate for affection.But to Sienna, his actions were nothing but disgusting. They sent chills down her spine.She knew exactly what he meant by “taken care of.” After all his years dominating Sea City’s business world, his methods were far from clean.If he could do that to Riley, someone who had been with him for nearly ten years, just how ruthless