Chapter 212
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 212<\/p>\n
Hannah\u2019s panic was written all over her face. She yanked herself out of Jackson\u2019s grasp, then hurried to reach for Lawrence. Before she could touch him, he stepped back with a cold, flat voice. \u201cDon\u2019t touch me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She froze, her voice breaking into a sob. \u201cLawrence, are you really leaving me? Are you leaving Jasper too? We spent three years together in America. Weren\u2019t we happy then? Didn\u2019t you tell me you loved me? Why does everything have to change now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence looked exhausted. \u201cThe happiness you\u2019re talking about… do you mean the fake photos and videos you posted online, or the times you cut yourself, forcing me to say I loved you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHannah, you can keep repeating the same lies, but they\u2019ll never become the truth. You and Nana seeded drama in front of Bonnie, made up stories just to fool her into thinking I ever had serious feelings for you. But you were just kidding yourselves. The truth is, I\u2019ve only ever thought of you as a sister.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence tore away every pretense so bluntly that Hannah felt her whole world tilting. He made everything sound so final, she was left scrambling.<\/p>\n
But she couldn\u2019t confess. If she did, all her effort over the last three years would go up in smoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d she said, forcing herself to stay calm. \u201cWho did I lie to, exactly? We were always in love, right? The only reason you\u2019re with Bonnie now is to get back at me, isn\u2019t it? I\u2019ve always told the truth. How is that lying? Three years ago, you made your choice, Lawrence. You said it yourself. That night at the ski lodge… you were with me, weren\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence just stood there, numb to her words. He’d been through this loop too many times over the years, and each time, it cut a little deeper.<\/p>\n
He could understand why Hannah tried to twist the truth\u2014her mind was unstable, and she was hurting\u2014but he couldn\u2019t let himself be tied down by someone who refused to see reality.<\/p>\n
At some point, you have to face the truth. There\u2019s no way around it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve already talked to Quentin,\u201d Lawrence said, leaving no space for argument. \u201cHe\u2019s going to help you remember everything you\u2019ve forgotten or mixed up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah\u2019s eyes flew open, terror flashing across her face. She completely fell apart. Did he really mean he was sending her to Quentin for therapy?<\/p>\n
She knew Quentin\u2019s reputation. He was a pro\u2014top of his field, an expert in hypnosis and all kinds of other methods.<\/p>\n
Finally, Lawrence lost all patience. He pushed past everyone, grabbed her wrist, and started dragging her down the stairs.<\/p>\n
Hannah tripped and bumped into the walls and every corner on the way down. Her whole body hurt, but none of it matched the ache inside her chest.<\/p>\n
She hated it\u2014hated that every time Bonnie came up, Lawrence was instantly, fiercely on her side.<\/p>\n
The noise rocked the house enough to wake Odette in her room. She braced herself, holding her lower back as she walked out, and swayed when she saw the chaos unfolding downstairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cLawrence…\u201d she called softly, but he ignored her, never even turning around.<\/p>\n
He pulled Hannah straight into the living room. Jasper was on the rug building towers with his blocks. Reba sat nearby, peeling a piece of fruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-880","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/880","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=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}