Hearing Lionel''s words, Quennel let out a dismissive chuckle, his expression calm as he looked back at him.


    "I have never said that I love Hannah or that I want to marry her. That has always been an assumption you''ve made up in your own head."


    Quennel''s gaze dropped for a moment before he slowly raised his eyes, now filled with contempt. “I''ve already addressed this topic with you before, and I said the same thing in front of Hannah just now."


    He continued patiently, "You''re always so convinced that I love Hannah and want to marry her, but have you ever considered that I''m good to her simply because she deserves it? You''ve always acted like she''s not worthy of your kindness, so when anyone else treats her well, you automatically assume they have ulterior motives. You''re a very strange man."


    He never imagined that the feelings he thought he had hidden so well had been seen through long ago.


    It was true. He did love Hannah. From the first moment he saw her, he had been captivated by her beauty.


    At first, it was just a physical attraction, but after getting to know her, he waspletely drawn in by her character.


    Seeing such an exceptional person married to Lionel, and then watching her suffer so much, broke his heart.


    He felt that someone as wonderful as Hannah didn''t deserve a life like that. But because of his position, he couldn''t do anything overt, so he could only show her kindness in private, trying to make up for things in small ways.


    And just as Lionel had said, even if they did divorce, he couldn''t actually marry Hannah.


    A scandal like that would be bad for everyone, and besides, Hannah would never agree to it.


    So he would have to find his own way to have her. He knew this thought was sordid, which was why he kept it buried deep inside, never to be shared with anyone.


    As long as he didn''t admit it, no one would ever know the secret desires he harbored.


    Besides, he had always maintained a careful distance from Hannah, never crossing any lines.


    To any outsider, it would simply look like he was a caring older brother being kind to his sister-inw.


    "Quennel, I''ll say it again: you can lie to yourself, but don''t think you can lie to me."


    Lionel stared at him,pletely unconvinced by his words.


    "You think I don''t know what you''re thinking? Let me tell you, I won''t let you have your way. I''m not divorcing Hannah. Even though she''s started the legal proceedings, I''ll find a way to stop it. I''m going to make up for everything I''ve done. So as long as we''re married, you can forget about getting close to her!"


    Lionel delivered his long speech, but when he finished, he saw that


    .n


    Que lookedpletely unfazed, that same look of contempt on


    his


    facè, which was infuriating.


    "Instead of wasting your time here lecturing and threatening me, you should be trying to figure out the truth of this matter. You''ve already made enough mistakes recently, and now you''ve created this whole mess about a name being changed on a letter."


    As he mentioned it, he couldn''t help butugh again.


    The whole situation was truly absurd. And deep down, he was fairly certain that


    Hannah herself was behind it, likely just to pick a fight with Lionel.


    He couldn''t think of any other reason.


    From the looks of it, Hannah wasn''t going to press the issue too much, which meant


    he was safe. He could just sit back and watch the drama unfold.