Chapter 31 At the police station , the chief dropped the evidence like a bomb . Chloe's face went sheet - white , her manicured nails digging into her knees . Lily sat frozen , mouth slightly open like a broken doll . Ron just kept swallowing , his Adam's apple bobbing like a fishing float in rough waters . Mason had assumed he would get off clean until the surveillance footage showed him dragging Vivian into a car . Now he was facing charges as Chloe's partner in crime . Mason couldn't believe his ears . He grabbed the officer's sleeve and shouted , " Chloe's healthy ? That's bullshit ! She is obviously sick ! " The officer shook him off . " Drop the act . You're in this up to your neck . " Only then did Mason realize Chloe had played him like a fiddle . She had been perfectly fine all along . A bitter laugh escaped him . Then his mind flashed to Vivian , Guilt twisted in his gut . He knew he had wronged her , and secretly decided he would spend the rest of his life making things right . The Quinns couldn't get Mason out , so they rushed to the Hart house mad as hell . But the guards locked them out , making Mrs. Quinn scream and shout like a crazy woman for hours . The police finally took her away for causing a public nuisance . Linda tugged hard on Aiden's arm , her voice shrill with panic . " Do something ! If we don't fix this now , we're screwed ! The Quinns are not to be messed with . Sienna's just a clueless kid , but you're her dad . Grow a spine and handle this ! " Aiden rubbed his temples , his patience wearing thin . He never found Linda so annoying before . Her constant yapping was driving him up the wall . " Then what the hell do you want me to do ? " he barked . " Make Vivian go to the station and get Mason released . Then we'll apologize to the Quinns . It's the only way ! " Aiden turned , ready to agree . But then he froze . Sienna stood at the top of the stairs , her icy smirk locking him in place like a deer in headlights . His breath hitched , fingers twitching at his sides . Then he forced out the words . " I can't make that call . " Linda's face darkened . " Like hell you can't ! They're your daughters . If talking won't work , knock some sense into them . Since when do you fear your own daughter ? You're the head of this family . Then act like it ! " Aiden's jaw clenched , his ribs still aching from Sienna's last kick . Linda clearly had no idea what Sienna was capable of . Before he could say anything , the temperature in the room dropped as Sienna descended the stairs , her every step like frost creeping across glass . Linda still kept shaking him like a faulty vending machine , demanding he man up and put Sienna in her place . Aiden's patience finally snapped . " Oh please , enlighten me . Who's the head of the family ? " Linda's blood ran cold at his words . She spun around and there stood Sienna . Her stomach dropped . " Sienna . " Her voice came out thin . " Since when were you there ? " Sienna's lips curled in a frosty smirk , her eyes like chips of ice . Pearl slippers , beaded cape , silk - spun hair - Sienna looked untouchable , like an ice queen carved from winter itself . She stood a full head taller than Linda , arms locked across her chest in unyielding command . " Guards , " she commanded . " Lock her up . No food , no water , no mercy . Let her rot for poisoning our family vibe . " The guards sprang into action at her command , Linda panicked , shrieking as they grabbed her . " Sienna , have you lost your mind ? I'm your stepmother ! This is madness , absolute madness ! " Sienna didn't bat an eyelid . " Elisa , she's too noisy ." Elisa caught on in a flash and slapped Linda square across the face . " Shut your mouth . You're disturbing Miss Sienna . " 1/1