"If Lionel really goes to confront Quennel, this could actually be a good thing for us. All we have to do now is wait patiently!"


    Hopefully, Lionel would do exactly as Samuel predicted: find Quennel, blow the whole thing up, and let them sit back and watch the show.


    Hospital, VIP room.


    After Cherry left, Lionel remained seated, not moving an inch.


    He held the letter, turning it over and over, examining it from every angle, reading it several times.


    He even peered inside the envelope repeatedly, but couldn''t find anything out of the ordinary.


    The letter looked identical to the one he had given Hannah. The handwriting was exactly the same, with no apparent issues.


    But the biggest issue was that where Quennel''s name should have been, his own name was written instead.


    It was bizarre. Logically, it made no sense.


    But there it was.


    His name showed no signs of being altered or reced; it looked just like the rest of the text.


    As he puzzled over it, a bold thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.


    Perhaps Hannah had immediately found someone to forge the handwriting and had Cherry bring it to him.


    That would exin everything.


    But it would also mean Cherry was no longer on his side. She had betrayed him.


    Yet, Cherry had been bullying


    Hannah from the moment she returned home and Hannah wasn''t the type to befriend someone who had wronged her.  fo


    If that wasn''t the exnation, then what was?


    A flood of questions overwhelmed him, leaving Lionel at a loss.


    The next time Cherry came, he would have to test her carefully. She might have truly defected to Hannah''s side.


    To betray him at such a critical juncture... He had given her all the resources she wanted. What more could she possibly need?


    How many people were as amodating as him, giving her career opportunities just for the asking?


    The thought that Cherry might have


    truly betrayed him made the letter itself


    e seem less important and


    earlier fixation faded.


    THIS...


    Still, a knot of worry remained in his stomach. After all, it was his name on that paper.


    Hannah already despised him. The letter''s contents could fuel her hatred, prompting her toe after him.


    Re


    He braced himself for a new wave of her loathing and usations. The thought gave him a headache and he let out a heavy sigh.


    >


    After all, if Cherry didn''t believe him when he said the name was originally Quennel''s, Hannah certainly wouldn''t.


    And he had no idea when Cherry or Hannah might show up next.


    The more he thought about it, the more his head throbbed with frustration and anxiety.


    For a moment, he regretted his actions entirely. If only he hadn''t given the letter to Hannah.


    None of this would have happened.


    But things had already progressed this far. Dwelling on it was pointless. He could only wait and see what happened next.