Chapter 305

“The way you shut her down was brilliant! That idiot won’t dare to mess with you again p>

“Do Cherry and Sandra know each other?” Hannah asked. The unprovoked attack felt suspicious. If the Woods and Temple families weren’t in completely different social stratospheres, she might have suspected Sandra had paid Cherry to harass her.

Samuel shook his head. “No, they don’t know each other. She definitely wasn’t defending Sandra. She’s just… oh, I get it now p>

His eyes lit up with realization. “Her parents are out of the country on business, so they sent her to stay with our grandparents to keep her out of trouble. Then you showed up, and she probably felt like you were here to steal the spotlight p>

Hannah considered it. That made perfect sense.

“Hannah, I told Grandpa and Grandma I’m moving back in for a while, too,” Samuel added. “I was worried you’d feel out of place on your own. Don’t worry, I’ll be here to protect you.” He puffed out his chest proudly.

Hannah smiled faintly. “That would be great. I still have to sort things out with Lionel, and I’m so busy right now, I really can’t deal with any other drama p>

“Leave it to me. I’ll handle everything p>

After their conversation, Samuel went to find Cherry. Hannah didn’t know what they talked about, nor did she ask. But the next morning, Cherry sat at the breakfast table with a sullen expression, dark circles under her eyes, and ate in complete silence.

The courthouse was closed on Sunday, so Hannah had the day off. She had planned to relax at home, but a sense of unease gnawed at her. She had a strong feeling Lionel wouldn’t show up on Monday to file for divorce, but she refused to be the one to chase him down about it.

After some thought, she decided to drive over to see Grandma-she’d completely forgotten to tell her about finding her biological family.

To her surprise, when she arrived, Lionel’s car was already there.

“Well, look at you two! You lovebirds are more in sync than ever p>

Grandma said seeing Hannan

at the door She waved her over excitedly “Come, come p>

Hannah’s brow furrowed slightly at the sight of Lionel, but she quickly smoothed

her expression and walked over.

“Grandma, how are you feeling today?” she asked.

“Much better, dear,” Grandma

replied, her sharp eyes picking up on the tension between them. “Offhjust remembered something I need to I

take care of. I’ll be right back and

then we can all have lunch together p>

“Grandma p>

Before Hannah could protest, Grandma was gone, deliberately leaving the two of them alone in the living room. They both knew exactly what she was doing.

“Where were you yesterday?” Lionel asked. He had sent people to find

her after she left, planning to go talk things out, but she hadn’t checked

into any hotel. He then checked

fen

Tess, only to find she’d already gone

home. It was as if Hannah had

vanished into thin air.

“Where I go is none of your business, Lionel. I’m only going to ask you this once:

are you going to divorce me or not p>

“What? You’re getting a divorce p>