But what truly broke Odette's heart was the terrifying realization that if Lawrence hadn't caught this in time, she would never have been able to make amends to Bonnie.
And she wouldn't have known what to do with Hannah.
As a mother, she had her own selfish protective instincts, but the sheer malice of this act left her utterly horrified.
Odette pointed a trembling finger at Hannah. "We gave you every resource, every privilege, so you could nurture your talent and build a beautiful life! Not so you could exploit our love to become a monster! Hannah, you crossed every possible line! What did Candie ever do to you to deserve this kind of psychological execution?!"
She had actually paid to have Bonnie's private information leaked online. She had written defaming articles and hired professional trolls to plaster The Cabinda University Forum with lies claiming Bonnie was the homewrecker between her and Lawrence.
"You built a fanbase as a young prodigy, and you were going to weaponize their blind loyalty to digitally lynch Candie! Hannah! Is this how I raised you?! Did I teach you to be this evil? To manipulate and destroy innocent people just to get what you want?!"
Hannah remained perfectly still, sitting like a stone statue, stripped of any ability to think or argue back.
Odette looked at her with profound grief. "Your father and I had decided that after the holidays, I would take early retirement to go to the US with you. I was going to help you get professional treatment. I thought once you healed, we could be a family again. But looking at you now... you are completely unrepentant. You're determined to drag us all to hell with you, aren't you?"
Hannah buried her face in her arms, completely silent.


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