"We have to make her go viral, make everyone despise her. We can''t let her gain a single ounce of positive attention from this."


    Whether Sandra epted the settlement or not, they had already decided to make her a trending topic for all the wrong reasons.


    Even if she publicly refused Lionel''s money, she would undoubtedly fight with her parents about itter.


    People would then see that her noble act was just a facade, not a disy of true love.


    "The second Sandra posts anything on her social media ounts, we report them immediately and get them banned. We can''t let her find any opportunity to turn this around!"


    After all the terrible things Sandra had done, a simple apology and some money weren''t going to cut it.


    Hannah was going to make her pay dearly for everything she had done.


    Meanwhile, Sandra had no idea that her every move was being watched.


    She was blissfully unaware, believing she had finally escaped her prison and was on the brink of a new, free life.


    She didn''t even suspect that the nurse changing her bandages was one of Hannah''s people. As the nurse worked, Sandra was on her phone, calling a media contact she knew.


    "In a couple of days, my parents are going to negotiate the settlement with Lionel. I need you to find a way to get in there and see how they handle it."


    "If they say anything awful, leak it. The official story will be that I never wanted anypensation—all I want is an apology from Lionel."


    Sandra had her whole strategy mapped out. By constantly discrediting her


    parents and Liel


    she could elevate herself to the status of a noble, innocent victim.


    She would be the woman who only wanted an apology, who didn''t care about what she had endured. That way, even with the reputation of a homewrecker people would start to believe she was forced into itby her greedy parents.


    She couldpletely clear her name and reintroduce herself to the world. People would even start to sympathize with her.


    After all, the public was fickle. Online users were so gullible these days.


    The best part was, even if someer tried to expose her story as a lie, few would listen.


    By then, most people would have moved on from the topic.


    They might even assume theter reports were the real fakes. As long as she controlled the initial narrative, she could lead the public by


    nose.


    Ke


    AUMS


    Standing beside her, the nurse tending to Sandra''s wounds had a small recording device in her pocket, capturing every single word.


    After finishing her work and leaving the room, she didn''t send the file to Cherry right away.


    Cherry had instructed her to wait until she was home, somewhere safe and private.


    If she were caught at the hospital, her career could be jeopardized, and she might even lose her nursing license, leaving her unemployed.


    Besides, it didn''t matter if the recording was sent a little sooner orter.


    As long as it got sent.