For Hannah to agree at this moment, she definitely had her reasons. And while they couldn''t figure out why she had changed her mind, they knew Hannah must have a purpose.


    "Lionel, I''ve agreed to your outrageous condition. So, let''s meet at City Hall tomorrow morning to sign the divorce papers. I know there''s a cooling-off period, but as long as you don''t cause any more trouble in these next thirty days..."


    "Once the thirty days are up, you can go pay Sandra her settlement. Even if the police issue a notice in the meantime about how much you owe, you have to tell Sandra she has to wait until our divorce is final. Make sure she understands when we''re signing the papers and when we''ll get the final certificate. Got it?"


    “Yes, of course. As long as you''ve agreed, I''ll do everything exactly as you say,” Lionel said, his voice filled with excitement.


    With this, thepensation issue was finally resolved, and his rtionship with Hannah hadn''tpletely fallen apart. They were still on decent terms.


    Once these two matters were handled, he could finally start investigating who had reported him in the first ce.


    If it weren''t for whoever snitched, none of this mess with Hannah would have ever happened.


    "Then I''ll see you tomorrow morning at City Hall, eight-thirty sharp. You''d better be there!"


    With that final instruction, Hannah turned, walked to the side of the road, got into her car, and drove back to the Temple estate.


    Lionel stood there, watching her car drive away, a slow smile spreading across his face.


    Hannah had been so calm and reasonable with him today. They hadn''t even argued. Did this mean their rtionship was on the mend?


    If so, negotiating other things with her in the future would probably be much easier.


    The moment Hannah arrived back at the Temple estate, Cherry and Samuel rushed over to her.


    "Hannah, why on earth did you suddenly agree to the divorce? That proposal was insane! Hannah, are you nning something behind his back?" Cherry asked excitedly.


    She, like Samuel, was convinced that Hannah''s sudden agreement had to be part of


    a bigger n. There was no way she would have genuinely epted it.


    "You two need to understand


    something, Hannah began, a bright, triumphant smile slowly gracing her lips as she looked at them. "Legally, there is no such thing as a ''fake divorce Adivarcea divorce. There''s only the real thing. Once we sign the papers, and the thirty-day cooling-off period ends, we get the divorce certificate. After that, even if I refuse to remarry him, he can''t force me to."


    "Even if he goes to the police and ims we had an agreement for a fake divorce


    and that I was supposed to remarry him, the police won''t do a thing about it.”


    She admitted that at first, she had been so taken aback by the absurdity of his suggestion that she just thought he was crazy and didn''t think it through.


    But then, the realization hit her, and she knew she had to agree. That way, what he


    saw as a "fake divorce" would be her very real freedom.


    "Of course! Why didn''t I think of that?


    A divorce is a divorce! Once you


    have that certificate, it doesn''t matter what Lionel says about


    getting remarried! You''ll already be


    divorced


    My god he almost hade


    footed. It''s a good thing you''re quick


    on your feet, Hannah!”


    Hannah nodded. “Exactly. So as long as Lionel doesn''t figure it out in the meantime,


    once that cooling-off period is over, we''ll get our divorce certificate."