"But I don''t really want to dig too deep into it, because.....” Hannah trailed off for a few seconds. Some things were hard to say, but they needed to be said to avoid any major misunderstandings.


    After a pause, Hannah continued, "He''s family. Even though Lionel and I are divorced, Quennel is still my family. If I were to actually get together with him, what would people say? How would the Rosenbergs look at me? So, for whatever reason, it''s impossible between us."


    That was the fundamental reason!


    "And besides, I''ve only ever seen him as a respectable older brother figure. I don''t know if he can tell from my reactions, but if he can''t, there''s nothing I can do. When someone is being nice to me, can I really just reject their kindness?"


    Samuel thought about it and realized she had a very good point.


    He suddenly remembered something else: Sandra''s imprisonment and the way she had been abused.


    At the time, when he first saw Sandra, his hatred for Lionel made him instinctively assume Lionel was responsible.


    Butter, seeing how Quennel acted, a new thought crossed his mind: maybe Quennel was the one who did it.


    Because even though he always had a friendly smile and treated people well, there was something unsettling about him, like a wolf in sheep''s clothing.


    So he couldn''t rule out the possibility that Quennel was behind it. Sandra herself had even imed he did it, but everyone at the time thought she was just covering for Lionel.


    But that was all in the past now, and there was no point in digging into it with Hannah at this moment.


    "Well, since you''ve put it that way, there''s no use in me worrying. Besides, you''re not an idiot, Hannah."


    Since Hannah had already sensed what he was talking about, there was nothing more for him to say.


    And if something did happen, he would definitely be there to help her. He would never let anyone bully her like they had in the past.


    Hannah noticed Samuel''s serious expression, and with a lightugh, she gently flicked his forehead.


    "Don''t worry. I''m home now, and I have you guys by my side. What is there to be afraid of? With you here: even if I have a moment of weakness and do something stupid, you''ll be there to stop me."


    Hearing Hannah''s sudden praise, Samuel felt a surge of pride. He puffed out his chest, tilted his chin up, and drove with newfound confidence.


    "Of course! Don''t you worry, Hannah. As long as I''m around, I''ll help you with anything. I''ll always have your back."


    "By the way, Cherry just texted. She''s almost home and has good news to share.”


    "I bet she told Lionel what happened, and that idiot said something ridiculous again. Let''s go home!"


    Half an hourter, they arrived home, and Cherry was there as well.


    The three of them walked into the living room, and as soon as they sat down, Cherry eagerly recounted her conversation with Lionel at the hospital content


    "He''s honestly the most shameless person I''ve ever met! All he does is talk, while other people run


    themselves ragged getting things done, and he still tries to steal all the credit!" Cherry couldn''t help butin.