Chapter 196
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 196<\/p>\n
But after everything, was it really Lawrence\u2019s love that Hannah wanted? Maybe she just wanted him, no strings attached.<\/p>\n
She spoke lightly, her voice almost careless. \u201cSo, what exactly do you want from me? I thought everything online was already dealt with. Whatever fans say or do, that\u2019s not my business, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence sounded cold and sure. \u201cYou will make a statement on your own account, clearing Bonnie\u2019s name. She was never the other woman. And I\u2019ll make an official announcement through The Lane Group\u2014everyone will know the truth. This was a deliberate and targeted campaign against Bonnie.\u201d<\/p>\n
He barely paused before adding, \u201cYou and I both have to apologize, out loud, in public. I\u2019ll admit the truth, that Bonnie and I were together three years ago and that our breakup was my fault, not hers. And you\u2019ll tell everyone that, both back then and now, you played your fans. You let them believe what you wanted them to, so they\u2019d attack Bonnie. You\u2019ll take responsibility, even if it means legal consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah just stared at him, stunned. She couldn\u2019t believe he would go this far, that Lawrence would push her to the edge like this, all to make things right for Bonnie.<\/p>\n
This wasn\u2019t what she expected, not even close.<\/p>\n
Her eyes burned red with anger, her whole body shaking, but Lawrence just kept going.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery fan you misled, every person who dragged Bonnie through the mud, I\u2019ll make sure they answer for it,\u201d he finished.<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t talked this much to her in years, and every word felt like a stab in the heart. Hannah stood, trembling, finger pointed at Lawrence, but she couldn\u2019t get a word out. Jackson reached out to steady her, but she shoved him off, too wound up to accept any comfort.<\/p>\n
She felt like she was falling apart inside, pain sharp and electric, every nerve begging her to scream, break something, do anything to let out this fire burning in her chest.<\/p>\n
Her eyes darted around. She snatched a folder from the coffee table and slammed it against the surface over and over, then swept the teacups and plates of fruit and snacks onto the floor, sending everything crashing.<\/p>\n
Inside, she was a mix of fear and frustration, rage and heartbreak, desperately wishing that someone would just hug her, tell her it would be okay, help her calm down. But nobody moved.<\/p>\n
Odette was crying, her face full of worry and love, but the old warmth was gone. Carl stood there, face like stone. He had always been strict but, as a kid, he had padded her on the shoulder and promised her he\u2019d always be there. Now, he was silent, no longer a father but a judge, his loyalty shifting toward his real son and Bonnie.<\/p>\n
Why should it be like this?<\/p>\n
Hannah just couldn\u2019t make sense of it, and she wasn\u2019t about to accept it. She told herself that apologizing to Bonnie was out of the question. Kneeling down to her had only ever been an act, a piece of a bigger plan. Watching people criticize her gave Hannah nothing but a twisted sense of joy. She never felt ashamed, not even for a second.<\/p>\n
But an apology? That was different.<\/p>\n
That meant admitting defeat, total and humiliating. It would mean letting Bonnie grind her face into the dirt, holding her victory over Hannah forever.<\/p>\n
It was easy to decide for someone else when you\u2019re dishing out the pain. But when it\u2019s payback time, suddenly it\u2019s all about fairness and objections.<\/p>\n
His sins, Lawrence figured, he could make up for with his own life. But Hannah\u2019s\u2026 she had to answer for hers, too.<\/p>\n
Even if it meant reliving the nightmare from three years ago.<\/p>\n
He was done backing down.<\/p>\n
There was something final in Lawrence\u2019s eyes. A silent promise to cut the past off and do right by Bonnie even if it ripped the rest of his life apart. That look was the hardest blow Hannah could take.<\/p>\n
It felt like something inside her had been shredded, blood on her hands and heart, and she couldn\u2019t stop thinking, how could Lawrence be so cold? How could he act like she meant nothing at all?<\/p>\n
Didn\u2019t he care if she just disappeared?<\/p>\n
Everything crumbled in seconds. Hannah finally lost it, her voice shrill, almost a scream. \u201cNo way. You\u2019re crazy. I\u2019m a public figure. If I apologize and confess to all this, I\u2019ll lose everything I\u2019ve worked for. I said no. I won\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-864","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/864","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=864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}