Chapter 326: Who Gave You the Audacity to Slander Her in Front of Me?

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Who Gave You the Audacity to Slander Her in Front of Me?

Julian looked at Ophelia Warren with endless indifference and contempt. His voice was as cold as solid ice. "Did you hire someone to kidnap Sienna Everett?"

Off to the side, Samuel Sutton and Leon Stone shuddered. Mr. Forrester’s disgust for Ophelia had truly reached its peak. If not for Miss Everett, he probably would never have given Ophelia the chance to even speak in his presence.

At this moment, Ophelia was looking at the man with an almost scrutinizing gaze, her heart beating so fast it lost its rhythm. This was her first time being so close to him, and it was also his first time looking at her so directly. Her reflection had finally appeared in his line of sight.

Ophelia pinched her fingertips together and feigned a bewildered expression. "Mr. Forrester, I didn’t quite catch what you just said. Are you saying... something happened to Sienna?"

Samuel wore a look of utter disbelief, wondering how Ophelia had the audacity to use such an intimate nickname. It had already been exposed that Ophelia was the one who locked Miss Everett in the restroom, so how could she shamelessly call her Sienna now?

After feigning her confusion, Ophelia was met with the apathy and abhorrence in the man’s eyes. Her chest tightened, and a suffocating, sour ache welled up within her. "Mr. Forrester, I know you admire Sienna very much. But you must know everything that has happened with the Everett family recently. Many people are saying that Sienna inherited the Everett family’s genes and isn’t as wonderful as she seems...

"Although I have no place to say this, Mr. Forrester, I truly feel that Sienna... she isn’t worth your admiration..."

Hearing this, Leon and the other bodyguards in the room were rendered entirely speechless. Julian’s expression betrayed no visible change, but everyone clearly sensed the aura around him grow even colder than before.

He looked at Ophelia, the icy mockery in his eyes making it seem as if he were staring at an oblivious piece of trash. "Who gave you the nerve to slander her in front of me?"

Ophelia’s face instantly drained of color, and her nails dug deep into her palms. She wondered if Sienna was really that great.

Still pinned down by the bodyguards, Ophelia struggled but couldn’t break free. "Mr. Forrester, you—"

Julian furrowed his brows—a sign that his patience had run dry. Seeing this, Leon immediately signaled his subordinates.

The two bodyguards restraining Ophelia moved so quickly it was almost impossible to see what they did. A loud CRACK echoed through the room as bones snapped, and Ophelia let out a bloodcurdling scream of agony! Cold sweat instantly drenched her clothes.

Pale and utterly devoid of color, Ophelia collapsed to the floor in pain. She clutched her broken ribs, a trickle of crimson blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, and stared at the man in pure terror. She couldn’t believe he would treat her like this!

Leon looked at her with blatant contempt. Did she really think she could get off easy after hurting Miss Everett? This was just an appetizer; a far crueler lesson awaited her. Turning to the other men, Leon ordered, "Search her!"

Moments later, they found a battered phone in a drawer. After unlocking it with Ophelia’s fingerprint, they discovered a record of her communications with the kidnappers. Not only had she hired people to abduct Sienna, but she also wanted to stop her from meeting with her parents from the Prescott family.

Julian’s gaze was frigid, his brows cloaked in a chilling, hostile aura. His lifeless eyes fell upon Ophelia on the floor. Her breath hitched. The way he looked at her was like looking at a dead woman. A blood-freezing chill crept up her spine, leaving her so terrified that she suddenly regretted everything. Perhaps she shouldn’t have orchestrated Sienna’s kidnapping today.

She wondered how Julian knew that Sienna’s disappearance had anything to do with her, and if he had been monitoring her all along.

"Have someone keep an eye on her," Julian ordered Leon in a cold voice.

"Yes, sir," Leon replied respectfully.

Previously, they had been observing Ophelia in secret, but now they were guarding her openly. It seemed Mr. Forrester was planning to deal with her once and for all. Without another word, Julian turned and left, exuding an icy aura, not even bothering to look back. Samuel immediately followed him.

Slumped on the floor and clutching her throbbing ribs, Ophelia stared at the man’s retreating back with red-rimmed eyes. Suddenly, she panted and cried out, "Julian, do you really not remember me? I saw you at that banquet three years ago..."

Samuel paused when he heard this. A photo of Mr. Forrester and Ophelia had surfaced on the internet before. It was taken at a banquet abroad, showing Ophelia gazing at Mr. Forrester from afar. Mr. Forrester hadn’t even spared her a glance, completely oblivious to her presence. Samuel marveled at the fact that Ophelia had actually kept that coincidental encounter in her heart all this time.

However, in response to Ophelia’s question, the man didn’t look back; his footsteps didn’t falter in the slightest. His undisguised disregard and revulsion made it clear that he didn’t even want to hear her voice, let alone waste another word on her.

With the helicopters already prepared, Julian and his men departed for Gamber without a second’s delay.

Meanwhile, Keith Sterling was so anxious that blisters were practically forming in his mouth. With no surveillance footage and zero clues, he had no idea where Sienna had been taken. Director Jarvis was equally frantic, praying desperately that nothing bad had happened to her.

In the midst of their burning anxiety, the deafening roar of helicopter propellers suddenly erupted overhead. Keith looked up to see several helicopters hovering in the sky. They blocked out the moonlight, plunging the night into a deeper darkness as they descended toward the ground with an overwhelming, destructive momentum. The fierce winds whipped the surrounding trees, sending branches flailing wildly.

The helicopters touched down, and a group of highly trained elite men disembarked. Keith recognized them instantly—these were the elite bodyguards of the Forresterer family! Julian also stepped out of one of the helicopters.

Seeing his brother’s familiar figure, Keith was utterly stunned. How had Julian made it to Gamber so quickly? It had only been a short while since he called him! The man stood tall and commanding before the dark mass of helicopters. An innate aura of intimidation and authority seeped from his very bones, compelling everyone around him to obey and submit to him with absolute reverence.

It was as if Keith had finally found his pillar of strength. All his nervousness evaporated as he sprinted over. "Julian, how did you get here so fast?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized what a stupid question it was. Naturally, his brother would act with lightning speed when it came to Sienna!

Noticing the battered phone in his brother’s hand, Keith looked confused. "What’s that?"

Standing nearby, Samuel quickly explained, "What happened to Miss Everett this time was Ophelia’s doing."

Keith immediately cursed under his breath. Ophelia really wouldn’t give up until she was staring death in the face!

Since the phone contained Ophelia’s communication records with the kidnappers, it was incredibly easy to trace where they had taken Sienna.

Julian led his men to the location, only to find the dilapidated shack in complete disarray. The metallic scent of blood hung heavy in the air, and the kidnappers were lying on the ground, riddled with bullet wounds.

Julian’s pupils contracted violently at the sight of the blood on the floor. He personally searched the entire shack but couldn’t find a single trace of Sienna.

"Sienna isn’t here. Could she have already escaped?" Keith suggested, preferring to lean toward an optimistic outcome.

Julian stood there in absolute silence, suddenly lifting his head to gaze up into the dark night sky.