Gary shot to his feet, so angry he raised his hand as if to p her.


    "The only reason I''m still here listening to your nonsense is because I''m your brother! Anyone else would have walked out ages ago!"


    He didn''t hold back, firing right back at her.


    "Look at the stupid mess you''ve made! This had nothing to do with us, but you just had to interfere. And now? When Grandpa and Grandma find out and pull the plug on Mom and Dad''s projects, how are you going to exin that to them?"


    Gary''s words instantly silenced Cherry, who had been about to argue back.


    She swallowed hard, her voiceced with anxiety. "Gary, are you saying... this is going to affect Mom and Dad? That''s impossible. This is between me and Hannah. How could it involve them? Don''t scare me!"


    Seeing his sister''s naivety, Gary''s voice turned cold.


    "You''re so dense, there''s no point in exining it to you. You don''t need to know the details. Just pack your bags and get out of here right now."


    "But Gary..."


    Hearing her start to argue again, he roared.


    "Let me spell it out for you! Grandpa and Grandma''s favorite is Hannah, and their least favorite is you! Do you get it? They didn''t yell at you at the dimer table, but if you keep this up, it won''t be you leaving—it''ll be them throwing you


    eout! And they!! -


    cancel our parents'' projects while they''re at it. Then the four of us will be out on the street."


    Gary''s eyes were red with fury as he yelled.


    "I honestly don''t know how you can be so stupid. If you want to survive, if you want any kind of stability in the Temple family, you will get out of here. And in the meantime, don''t you dare try to hire trolls online toattack Hannah optry to suppress her posts. You need to understand that


    Grandpa and Grandma are the ones boosting all of Hannah''s posts. What kind of power, money, or ability do you have topete with them? Now pack your things and get out!"


    Her brother rarely, if ever, yelled at her like this. The fact that he was so furious now was proof that the situation was truly dire.


    For the first time, Cherry realized the gravity of her mistake. She didn''t dare linger, immediately packing her things and having a driver take her away that very night.


    When Lionel arrived home, he found his mother with a grim expression on her face.


    "Have you seen hertest post?"


    Lionel nodded. "I''ve seen it. I had no idea about any of this. What are Hannah''s demands now?"


    "I offered her


    r money, but she doesn''t


    want it. She just wants you to sign the divorce papers. You need to sign the agreement right now, and the posts wille down. This will. berover, and she won''t post anything else online. If you care at all about the Rosenberg family, you will divorce her immediately, do you hear me!"


    Lionel''s brow furrowed at his mother''s words.


    "What are you hesitating for? Hannah doesn''t love you anymore. You mean nothing


    to her. She doesn''t care if the Rosenberg family lives or dies; all she wants is a divorce. What is there to think about? What are you holding out for? Do you really think she''ll fall in love with you again if you refuse to sign?"