As Sandra said this, a wave of intense fear washed over her.


    Because even before Lionel had confessed everything, Hannah had already guessed that someone was behind the scenes, helping him strategize.


    It would be simple for her to guess it was her, since Lionel trusts her so much.


    The fact that Hannah could figure it all out just from Lionel''s apology and confession proved how well she knew him.


    Otherwise, she wouldn''t have made the connection the moment he said what he did.


    But Sandra had never expected Lionel to be so foolish as to admit it.


    If only Lionel had denied it back then, stuck to his story that he''de up with the idea himself, everything would have been fine.


    Why did he have to confess?


    He''s sharp as a tack most days, but pull a move like that when it counts? Seriously?


    Seeing Sandra''s constant usations, a surge of anger rose in Lionel, and he spoke in a low, tense voice.


    "If I want to reconcile with Hannah, I have to tell her everything without holding back. If I deceive her, she''ll just bring it up againter, using me of being insincere. Wouldn''t that just lead to another fight?"


    After hearing this, Sandra gave him a long, meaningful look. She opened her mouth as if to speak, then slowly let out a breath and closed it again.


    She stopped listening to him, even turning her head away to pick up a ss of water from the table.


    At this moment, she had absolutely no idea what was going through Lionel''s mind. "Sandra, say something!"


    Seeing her silence, Lionel''s anger red, and he yelled at her.


    "What? Am I wrong? I''m trying to fix things with Hannah, to restore our marriage. I should be telling her everything without reservation."


    "Lionel, I never realized you were so insane."


    Sandra mmed the water ss down on the table, stood up, and pointed a finger at Lionel, shouting.


    "You want to repair your marriage, to tell Hannah everything without reservation, and yet you''re keeping me locked up in your house? Even if nothing has happened between us, how do you think Hannah sees this?"


    Their rtionship was already misunderstood, and now the misunderstanding was even worse because he refused to let her go!


    "Hannah will inevitably think there''s still something going on between us. Otherwise, why wouldn''t you let me leave? Only when wepletely cut ties and never see each other again Will Hannah believe that you and I are truly over."


    "That''s the only way you two will have a chance to reconcile. But you told her you asked me for advice in everyone''s eyes, I''m not your friend, I''m your mistress, the other woman. To please your wife, you go to your mistress for help. Tell me, who could ept that? Even I couldn''t ept it!"


    Furious, Sandra let out a long torrent of words, pouring out all her frustrations before finally letting out a relieved sigh.


    "But you were the one who told me you''d help me strategize, right?" Lionel said.


    "I said I''d help you, but I never told you to tell Hannah about it! As long as you kept


    your mouth shut and denied everything, Hannah would never have known."


    She gave Lionel an exasperated look


    and rolled her eyes. "Your


    rtionship could have slowly improved, I


    d have graduallet


    fade out of have


    picture, and.


    everyone could have moved on with


    their lives. You could handle your own affairs, and I could finally leave the country. That was my original n."