Owen handed him his phone.


    Lionel''s face was grim as he took it. As he read the article and watched the video, his expression turned as ck as thunder.


    "Mr. Rosenberg, the inte is blowing up with stories that you and Ms. Woods were dating. Now that the Woods family has gone bankrupt, they''re saying you turned your back on her and sent people to reim all the gifts you ever gave her. And, and..."


    Owen stammered, afraid to continue.


    "Spit it out!"


    "And Mrs. Woods told the reporters that Ms. Woods was the one who funded your education and that she was the one who provided the connections and startup capital for yourpany."


    "Now everyone is calling you an ungrateful scumbag and a heartless jerk. Thepany''s stock plummeted within half an hour of the news breaking. The PR department sent me to ask how you want to handle the rebuttal."


    Since this was about Lionel''s personal life, the PR department didn''t dare issue a statement without his approval, forced to watch as the story shot to the top of the trending lists and the stock prices nose-dived.


    Lionel looked at the men in the video. He hadn''t sent them. This had to be Hannah''s doing.


    But he couldn''t get a hold of her.


    Owen quickly offered his own new phone. "This is a new, unregistered phone number. Your wife doesn''t know this one. You can use it to call her!"


    Lionel gave him a surprised look, impressed by his newfound resourcefulness. He took the phone and dialed.


    On the other end, Hannah saw the unfamiliar number and raised an eyebrow, signaling to Samuel.


    He understood immediately and followed her out of the room.


    They found a quiet corner.


    "Is that Lionel?" he asked, looking at the number.


    Hannah nodded, handing him an earbud before answering the call.


    "Hannah, did you send people to Sandra''s house to get those things? I told you I


    would get them back! Why would you do this?"


    Samuel had just put the earbud in when Lionel''s furious tirade assaulted his eardrum. He yanked it out instantly.


    Whoa, that was so loud it nearly deafened him!


    "Is that so? Because I''ve seen no progress," Hannah replied coolly, long ustomed to his temper. "The items should have arrived. your house by now, You should check them carefully, so you don''t identally take back something she bought herself. It would be a shame if she posted online that you not only took back your gifts but her personal belongings too. That would be quite the misunderstanding."


    Samuel could tell Lionel was absolutely livid on the other end of the line, yet his


    sister was speaking to him with such calm indifference.


    That was his sister, alright. Absolutely ruthless.


    “Hannah..... didn''t you consider the consequences of doing this? Did you have to push her like this?"


    "Lionel, if Quennel hadn''t sent me that recording, I would have never known about your generosity. You so much, yet she still


    gave Sand demand another fifty


    had the gall to


    million from you. You''ve never been that generous with me."


    "I never said I''d give it to her!"


    "But you didn''t refuse her on the spot either!" Hannah''s voice rose sharply. "It''s done now, so you can deal with it. Whether you announce our marriage or keep it hidden 4 dont care im just reiming our marital assets so we can split them evenlyter!"