Sandra''s words stunned everyone. Not just Hannah and Samuel, but Lionel Rosenberg himself.


    Lionel stood frozen for several seconds before her usation finally registered. He whipped his head around to face Sandra, his expression one of pure disbelief.


    "What nonsense are you talking about? Sandra, have you lost your mind? Have you forgotten who it was that came to that cell to rescue you today? You''re the one who told me where the key was, who told me the key to your shackles was on the same ring as the door key. I''m the one who unlocked you!"


    "And you were the one who begged me to carry you out, saying you were too injured to walk. I carried you to the car, and on the way back, I called to have someone notify Hannah. Then I took you home and had a doctore treat you!"


    "Later, when my assistant told me Hannah wouldn''te, I said we would go to her. You were the one who pleaded with me, saying you were too hurt to see her right now. Have you forgotten all of that?"


    Lionelid out every detail of what had happened that day.


    He turned abruptly to Hannah, pointing an using finger at Sandra.


    "Hannah, don''t listen to her lies! The person who kidnapped her was Quennel, not me! I figured out where she was being held based on an anonymous email Quennel sent, and I went to save her!"


    "I''m the one who got her out! And there are security cameras at the Rosenberg property. I''ll have someone pull the footage for you right now."


    "Quennel has been visiting that ce for a while. The cameras would have caught everything."


    As Lionel spoke, he was trembling uncontrobly.


    For a moment, it felt as if his very soul had been ripped from his body. He fumbled for his phone, his fingers shaking so badly he almost dropped it.


    He stabbed at the screen several times before his fingerprint finally registered. In front of Hannah, he called his staff ordering them to Immediately retrieve the surveince footage and send it to him.


    Samuel watched Lionel''s frantic disy with amusement. It was the first time he''d seen him so unhinged. The man looked haggard and utterly desperate.


    It was also the first time Hannah had seen him like this. In the past, no matter what


    happened, he had always remained calm and in control.


    His desperate attempt to exin, the look of a man who wasn''t being believed it was exactly how she used to look So this is what he saw when he looked at her back then.


    After ending the call, Lionel clutched his phone tightly. The feeling of being distrusted of being under suspicion from everyone, especially from Hannah as she stared at him with those eyes... ''


    He felt as if he had been abandoned by the entire world. He wanted to tear his own heart out and show it to her, just to prove he wasn''t lying.


    Hannah picked up her cup and took another sip, leaning back nonchntly as if she were just there to enjoy the sun, not to listen to his exnation.


    Seeing that Hannah didn''t believe him, Lionel couldn''t help but plead again.


    "Hannah, please believe me. After all we''ve been through, do you really think I''m the kind of person who would kidnap and torture someone?"


    "Hahahahahahaha."