There was a long silence on the other end before a voice replied.


    [If you want to work with me, first tell me what you want. Is it money? Jewelry? If you can destroy all the evidence she has, I''ll give you anything you ask for, not just money!]


    [Really?!]


    Cherry''s excited voice filled the living room from the phone''s speaker, making everyone instinctively turn to look at her.


    "It''s fake! I never said that! She must have used some Al technology to frame me! Don''t believe her, it''s all a lie! She''s trying to destroy me! Hannah, we''re family, you''re not going to believe her, are you?”


    Cherry yelled, on the verge of a breakdown.


    But no one paid any attention to her hysterics.


    Mary looked at her frantic state, couldn''t help butugh, and continued ying the recording.


    [Of course, it''s true. Just destroy everything she has. And if you can''t destroy it, that''s fine too. Just let me know before she posts anything.]


    [Don''t worry, Mrs. Rosenberg. I know what to do!]


    [Alright, tell me what you want.]


    [I want you to give some of the Rosenberg family''s projects to my parents. They''re actually very capable.]


    Hearing this, Hannah raised an eyebrow slightly.


    She had assumed Cherry''s motive for cooperating was personal gain, but she hadn''t expected it to be just about getting some business projects for her parents.


    She had to admit, she''d underestimated her. In a way, Cherry was being a dutiful daughter, though using her to do it was unforgivable.


    [You just want a few projects? Nothing else? We need to be clear about this before we agree to anything. I don''t want you changing your mindter and asking for more.]


    [Don''t worry, Mrs. Rosenberg. I really just need a few projects. With these, my parents can prove how capable they are, and people in the family will stop looking down on i a content


    [Fine. As it happens, I have a few projects on hand. I can give you one to start, but I


    need to see results immediately, or I''ll take it back.]


    [Thank you, Mrs. Rosenberg, for working with me and trusting me. I won''t let you down.]


    The recording ended, followed by a brief silence in the living room.


    Ine


    Mary finally spoke. “Hannah, did you hear that? Your so-called cousin came to me. I didn''t threaten her. Your family is really something else, turning on each other like this."


    Cherry was too furious to speak, tears streaming down her face. Her mind was a


    And just then, Hannah suddenly spoke.


    "This recording is fake, isn''t it? You faked this to make the Temples turn on each other, giving you a chance to get the trending topics online taken down. You''re truly vicious."