If her story could help more people blinded by love wake up and avoid making the


    same foolish mistakes she had, then it would be a good thing.


    She hoped more young women would realize before marriage that in any rtionship—be it romantic, familial, or tonic-the most important person is themselves. Take care of yourself first, then others.


    Don''t be like her, foolishly giving everything and getting nothing in return but scorn.


    After Hannah left, Lionel stood frozen in ce for a while before dejectedly getting into his car and driving away.


    He went alone to the restaurant he had booked. Although he had suspected that getting Hannah to join him for dinner wouldn''t be easy, he had still wanted to try. Unfortunately, the oue was exactly as he had expected.


    "Sir, your party hasn''t arrived yet. Would you like us to wait a little longer to serve the food? It''s past your reservation time," a waiter asked as he entered the private room.


    "No need. There are no other guests. It''s just me. You can bring the food out."


    The waiter nodded and left the room.


    "Did you get a good look at him?"


    "Yeah, it''s that scumbag who''s been all over the newstely."


    "I recognized him when he made the reservation. He was probably nning to bring his ex-wife here for a nice meal to talk things over, but shepletely snubbed him.


    I wouldn''t want to deal with a scumbag like that either. It''s no surprise she didn''t


    show up."


    "Exactly. Meeting a guy like that is just a string of bad luck. I hope his ex-wife gets her divorce smoothly."


    "I actually really like his ex-wife. She''s brave and decisive. It''s so rare to see someone who can walk away from a bad rtionship so quickly."


    "I know, right?"


    Because the door to the private room wasn''t fully closed, Lionel heard the entire conversation


    between the two waiters outside but he had no intention of reporting them.


    They were right. He was reaping what he had sown. Ignoring everyone, he ate his meal in solitude and then drove home.


    Not long after Hannah got home, the news outlets that had been at the airport had already published their photos and stories.


    The news shot to the top of the trending lists, and a flood ofments poured in.


    [This man is still so shameless and clingy.]


    [You never know what you have until it''s gone.]


    [I think he''s done so much to try and win her back, Hannah should give him a chance.]


    [A chance for what? She gave him so many chances before, and he didn''t take them. Now that he''s scared and regretting it, he wants to get back together? In his dreams.]


    [Honestly, in a rtionship, it''s not always about who''s right or wrong. They should sit down and talk it out. Look at Lionel, he''s been trying to talk to Hannah, but she just keeps Pushing him away. That''s not how you resolve things.]


    [Is thementer above one of Lionel''s paid trolls? He cheated on her, gave his mistress a ton of


    assets and then went abroad


    travel with her, leaving his wife at home. After all that, he deserves another chance? A chance for what?]