Chapter 194
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 194<\/p>\n
After the police took Nana away, the living room went completely still. It was the kind of silence that felt heavy, like everyone was bracing for a storm that hadn\u2019t even started yet.<\/p>\n
Lawrence finished his cigarette in total silence, then let out a rough cough. His voice sounded like something broken as he finally spoke, eyes fixed on the coffee table, where Jasper had stuck one of his favorite stickers.<\/p>\n
\u201cHannah, are you really telling me you don\u2019t know anything?\u201d His words hung in the air.<\/p>\n
Hannah shook her head, looking genuinely hurt. \u201cIf I\u2019d known, I would\u2019ve stopped Nana. Lawrence, don\u2019t you trust me, even a little?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence just gave this soft, almost mocking laugh. He didn\u2019t bother to look at her, his lips twisting in a way that said he didn\u2019t believe a word.<\/p>\n
Odette had already finished sifting through the evidence. Her face was tight with worry. She could barely believe that the mess she worked so hard to clean up three years ago had come back around, and this time it was even worse. It all landed on Bonnie, and Odette could barely breathe, the guilt sitting heavy in her chest.<\/p>\n
She turned serious as she spoke. \u201cHannah, please, be honest with us. Did you have anything to do with this? Did you maybe help it along?\u201d<\/p>\n
A wave of resentment flashed through Hannah, but she wouldn\u2019t dare let it show in front of Odette and Carl. She could deny it to Lawrence as if nothing, but in front of them, she just dropped her gaze and shook her head. \u201cNo. Really, I didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Odette looked at her and didn\u2019t know what to believe. She\u2019d raised Hannah herself, and she knew the girl well. Hannah was proud, stubborn. After losing her parents so young, she spent her whole life worried about fitting in, always feeling like she had to prove herself in someone else\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
Remembering all this, Odette\u2019s heart twisted. She wanted to believe that, this time too, Hannah hadn\u2019t really orchestrated anything, that maybe she just said the wrong things or nudged things along because she wanted people to see her side.<\/p>\n
But deep down, Odette could see the lies. Years of teaching had taught her how to spot them\u2014the nervous fidgeting, the eyes that darted away, the stiffness that came with pretending to be innocent. She knew all those little tells.<\/p>\n
That left her feeling disappointed, heartsick, and filled with regret. She blamed herself for every wrong turn, every mistake that had gotten them here.<\/p>\n
She looked at Hannah and spoke gently but firmly. \u201cPlease, just tell the truth. Don\u2019t make things worse by lying.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-862","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}