My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 843: Tug Of War

Chapter 843: Tug of War

Indeed, it was her that caused Mario to end up like right now. Siennaacknowledged this herself and didn't need him to kindly make excusesfor her. She would take responsibility for what she had done, even if theKing family came down hard on her. She had accepted it.

Her stubbornness made Mario sense the meaning behind her words.His expression grew darker and uglier, and his voice conveyed adispleased question, "Is this how you want to distance yourself fromme? To not owe me anything and disregard yourself?"

Sienna's face remained impassive as she looked down, not meetingMario's gaze. Her expression was devoid of any emotion, and it wasunclear whether she had even registered his words. There was noresponse for a long while as she sat there motionless.

Sienna's silence made Mario's expression even more stern. Hefurrowed his brows tightly and his voice deepened as he asked,"Sienna, I'm talking to you. Did you even hear me?"

Sienna lifted her gaze to meet his eyes, completely indifferent. Despitethe extended silence, her answer remained unchanged.

She said, "You're right. I really don't want to owe you anythinganymore. So let things be as they are. Besides, I didn't do anythingwrong, did I? So why should I lie?"

Sienna was incredibly stubborn. Regardless of the consequences, evenif the King family found out and severely reprimanded her or if moreserious consequences occurred, she didn't care. Compared to all that,she didn't want to owe Mario anything anymore. After all, she hadn'tdone anything wrong, so why should she hide or lie?

To her, it would be better if the King family knew.

It would only benefit her and cause no harm.

If the King family knew, they would only become more distant from her,right?

From the beginning, the King family would never support they twobeing together. Sienna’s position in their eyes had always been clear.So why shouldn't she take this opportunity to completely separateherself from Mario with the "help" of the King family?

Sienna had already begun to plan in her mind, but could she reallyachieve her goal with this approach?

While the conversation between the two grew heated, the door to theward opened from the outside.

It was Mario's mother and cousin.

Mrs. King's expression wasn't very pleasant, but she tried to maintain acomposed demeanor. Her gaze, upon entering the room, didn't first fallon Mario in the hospital bed, but rather focused on Sienna.

The bodyguard standing outside the door also looked helplessly atMario and said, "Mr. King, Mrs. King..."

Mario interrupted him, saying, “Close the door.”

The bodyguard nodded and immediately closed the door.

Mario's gaze shifted to Mrs. King, and he asked in a low voice, "Whydid you come? Didn't I say there was no need to come here?"

Mrs. King didn't answer his question. Instead, she stepped forward tostand in front of Sienna, who had stood up from her chair the momentshe saw Mrs. King. Sienna’s lips twitched, as if she were about tospeak, but before the words could leave her mouth, a hard slap struckher face.

The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the room, and due to its force,Sienna instinctively turned her face to the side.

Mario's face instantly turned cold, and he spoke in a low, hoarse voice,"What are you doing?"

Mario finished speaking and threw off the covers, getting off thehospital bed. Mrs. King still wanted to continue, but Sienna remainedstanding there without any intention of stepping back. Her reactiondeepened the emotions in Mario's eyes. He walked over and pulled herbehind him, saying, "Do you enjoy being hit like this?"

He was angry with Sienna for not backing down or avoiding, as if shewanted to resolve this matter in this way.

But that wasn't what he wanted at all.

Mario looked at Mrs. King, who had remained silent until now. Mrs.King's emotions were extremely agitated. She pointed at Sienna andangrily scolded, "If I hadn't come and overheard your conversation,were you planning to keep hiding the truth from me? My son has beeninjured like this, and as his mother, don't I even have the right toknow?"

Mrs. King's emotions were particularly intense. Her eyes were red, andher face was filled with displeasure and heartache.

She pointed at Sienna and said coldly, "Sienna, we have been good toyou. How can you repay us like this? Aren't you afraid of beingpunished by God?"

Mrs. King's heart was filled with concern for Mario, completelyforgetting that Sienna was the child she had personally promised toadopt.

Her words made Mario's expression even more dark, and he spoke in alow, stern voice, "Enough, stop talking. This has nothing to do with her,and besides, I'm fine now. You don't need to worry."

After speaking, he looked at his cousin and instructed her to take Mrs.King back.

But Mrs. King naturally refused to leave. Looking at Mario's pale faceand the bandage wrapped around his forehead, her worries multiplied.She questioned Sienna, "What happened that made you do this tohim? He's your brother, don't you know? The entire King family hasnever done you wrong. Can't you think about the kindness the Kingfamily has shown you? As human, you should have a conscience. Justbecause you are doing well now, you can't forget about it, right?"

Mrs. King's words, followed by the cousin's agreement, continued toaccuse Sienna. They didn't even inquire about what had actuallyhappened; they simply directed all the blame toward Sienna andsubconsciously believed that she alone was at fault.

Sienna had no response or retort. It seemed like it didn't affect her atall, so she didn't care.

Her reaction only further solidified Mrs. King's belief, intensifying hercold and angry attitude toward Sienna. Mrs. King even tried to pullSienna forward, but with Mario standing in between them, he didn'tbudge, making it impossible for them to do anything to Sienna.

Mrs. King became extremely annoyed. "Mario, have you gone mad?She has treated you like this, and you still want to protect her? If shedared to harm you and put you in the hospital today, she might use aknife tomorrow to finish off the entire King family."

Mario's expression also darkened. He said, "I told you, this has nothingto do with her. I got injured because of myself. Let's not talk about thisanymore. I'm fine now, and you can go back."

"Mario!"

Mrs. King became emotional, but Mario didn't waver at all.

The cousin couldn't bear it and said, "Brother, how can you speak toAunt like this? Aunt is very worried about you. You can't hurt her for thesake of an outsider!"

"When did it become your place to interrupt in my affairs?" Mario shother a glance, and his cousin immediately fell silent, no longer daring tomake a sound.

Only then did Mario shift his gaze back to Mrs. King and said, "Thismatter ends here. After leaving this room, I hope you won't troubleSienna anymore. She has been by your side for the longest time. Don'tyou understand her temperament? How could she possibly harm me?"Mrs. King's gaze became complicated, as if she recalled Sienna's timeby her side. After all, Sienna had been with her for many years, eventhough there were maids and servants in the house, she personallytook care of many matters. Although later she was ordered to keep adistance from Mario, there were still good memories between them.Mrs. King then looked at Sienna, and the disgust and anger in her eyeshad disappeared. Her gaze became calm as she said, "Sienna, I wastoo emotional just now. Don't take it to heart."

"How could 1? It's because you care about Mario that you became soimpulsive. I'm fine, and I'm not concerned. Stay here with him and havea talk. I'll go out and buy you guys bottles of water."

Sienna lifted her gaze to meet Mrs. King's eyes, forced a faint smile,and then walked out of the ward from behind Mario.