Lawrence told Bonnie that Aiken had never married; he was famously known throughout the police force as a workaholic who put his life on the line.
He had racked up countless commendations over the years, fighting tooth and nail for the high-ranking position he now held.
Hearing this, a deep sense of respect swelled in Bonnie's chest.
To dedicate every ounce of passion in one's life to a single calling—what an incredible level of perseverance that was.
Bonnie didn't think Aiken stayed single for any tragic reason. She simply believed he didn't want any attachments. He didn't want to drag anyone else into his dangerous world; he just wanted to throw himself entirely into being a cop, burning through his life for the job.
Perhaps that was exactly the ending he had always wanted.
Another person who had drastically altered the course of Bonnie and Lawrence's fate—Hannah—had also met her end.
Hannah had passed away from illness the day after Bonnie and Lawrence's wedding.
But that news didn't reach Bonnie's ears until five years later.
She heard it from Patton, the lawyer who had handled her case back then.
Patton had been in the area for business and bumped into Bonnie. Bringing up the old case, he sighed heavily, noting that it was the most flawless cyberbullying lawsuit he had ever fought, and the one that had made his career.
Because of that, he had kept an eye on the situation.
Hannah had been granted medical parole due to her deteriorating health. Patton had looked into it later and found out she died from severe complications. He had even scoffed, calling it pure karma.
Even if she had faced legal justice, she still couldn't escape the punishment of fate.
The once-proud swan had her wings broken by agonizing illness, paralyzed in a hospital bed. It was utterly pathetic.
Listening to him reminisce, Bonnie felt absolutely nothing. Hannah was dead, and it registered to Bonnie like hearing a random piece of meaningless gossip on the street.
No emotional ripples whatsoever.
That night, when she got home and mentioned it to Lawrence, she found out he hadn't known either. If he had, he would have told her immediately.
The couple figured the elders definitely knew but had simply chosen to keep it to themselves.
Hayden had asked, "Mom, Dad, who are you talking about?"
Lawrence told him it was someone they knew a long, long time ago who had passed away. Hayden pressed, asking if she was a good person or a bad person.
Bonnie thought for a moment before telling her son that she was a pitiful person.

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