<b>Chapter </b><b>184 </b>
The sudden scene left everyone in shock,
Hannah slowly snapped out of it, fists clenched.
She was just a substitute teacher, but in this moment, she also represented Mandino University
She couldn’t afford to lose control.
Amelia sneered, “Oh, you were pretty high and mighty when you needed something. How you’re ying mute!
She looked ready to hit, but Hannah caught her wrist in a sh. “Ms. Palmer, if you weren’t Griffin’s mother, you’d be on the floor by dow. If you have something to say, let’s talk outside.”
<b>Amelia </b><b>red </b>at her, refusing to back down. “We’ll talk right here Did you tell my son to post online that Aria stole someone your idea?”
Hannah frowned. “What does any of this have to do with me?”
research? Was that
Amelia shot back, “How does it not? My son’s practically illiterate–he’s never even heard of Kerano Global Health He wouldn’t know half those details unless someone put the words in his mouth.”
Amelia wasn’t interested in the Palmer Group’s legacy; she just wanted to enjoy her life and spoil her son.
Griffin, raised <b>as </b><b>a </b>pampered yboy, was barely tolerated by the Palmer family as long <b>as </b>he <b>stayed </b>out of real trouble.
If it was just a few words online, an apology would have sufficed. But he’d even posted “evidence“-a few doctored chat screenshots. <b>It </b><b>was </b>almost impossible not to get arrested
Hannah had only ever messaged him <b>a </b>few times on WhatsApp. “Ms. Palmer, what your son <b>did </b>has nothing to do with me. If you <b>can’t </b>prove anything. <b>it’s </b><b>just </b>nder. If you keep this up, I’ll call the police.”
She turned to leave, but Amelia grabbed a fistful of her hair. “Liar! You witch–I’ll kill you!”
Amelia’s grip was painfully tight, and in her fury, she managed to scratch Hannah’s jaw.
“<b>Miss </b>Gibson!” The students rushed over to break them apart.
Ash of hatred crossed Hannah’s eyes.
She twisted Amelia’s wrist in one <b>swift </b>motion <b>and </b>kicked her hard, <b>sending </b>her crashing into the lectern with a sickening thud.
“Blood!” someone shouted.
Amelia mmed against the desk. Blood began to pool beneath her head as she slumped to the ground, <b>unconscious</b>.
<b>“</b><b>Call </b><b>an </b>ambnce, <b>quick</b>!”
Amelia suffered two broken ribs, a sprained wrist, <b>and </b><b>a </b>severe head injury.
She remained in <b>a </ba. Hannah was <b>detained</b>, <b>and </b>Liam came by to drop
to drop off her toiletries.
Daniel was still in the hospital, the Cole Group in chaos, so Liam had no choice but to hand Hannah’s case over to the Gibson family
Hannah believed she’d only been <b>defending </b>herself and couldn’t understand why the man she loved seemed to put her problemsst. “Liam, are you
regretting this?”
She paused, suddenly noticing the red handprint on his face. “Did Aria hit you? You went to see her, didn’t you?”
Liam didn’t deny it, sounding drained. “Hannah, my grandfather is in aa, the Cole Group’s a mess, and I haven’t slept in agad<b>.</b><b>” </b>How that looked, she saw how pale and exhausted he was like he’d aged years overnight.
She opened her mouth, but all her anger faded. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
“There’s nothing you could do, even if I did,” Liam said quietly. “I’ll get you the bestwyer. Just hang in there for a few days. His <b>phone </b>kept <b>buzzing </b>With onest look, he left.
Hannah watched him go, tears stinging her eyes. Regret gnawed at her. If only she hadn’t lost control and hurt Amelia.
Liam copsed into the back seat, sifting through the stack ofpanies his secretary had prepped.
His head felt heavier by the second. He wanted nothing more than to sleep and forget it all–but he couldn’t.