Chapter 1607


    Chapter 1607


    Hannah frowned, the crease between her brows deepening. “Does my opinion even matter?”


    “Of course, it does,” Steven replied earnestly.


    “But we agreed, remember? One child. That’s it. There was no chance of us getting back together.


    Ever.” Hannah reminded him, her voice steady but her eyes betraying a hint of vulnerability.


    Steven fell silent, the weight of her words hung heavily in the air.


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    “I’m going to bed.” Hannah announced, breaking the tension as she stood up. Steven moved quickly,


    his arms encircling her in a tight embrace.


    “Let go of me!” She demanded.


    “I can’t do that,” Steven replied stubbornly.e2


    “Steven, you keep this up, and I’ll have no choice but to move out,” she warned him, her toneced


    with finality.


    At her words, Steven’s arms fell away as if burned. “Hannah, it’s not safe out there. You can’t leave.


    Anywhere but here is too dangerous.”


    Hannah cast a nce at him before turning away. She knew all too well the dangers that lurked


    outside.


    The Szar dynasty hadn’t crumbled yet, and Dani, that lunatic, was still atrge. Certainly, she


    was still harboring a deadly grudge. Riverton was no longer safe, let alone Harbor City.


    Hannah was acutely aware of the perilous situation she was in, which was why she had reluctantly


    agreed to return to Steven’s home.


    Steven watched her go, a bitter taste in his mouth as he thought to himself, “You’ve made your bed,


    now lie in it.”


    Meanwhile, across town, Donny carried the documents Steven had entrusted to him and once again


    visited Dani’s hideout.


    Knowing that it’s time to choose between the interests and herself, Dani took the news with a chilling


    calm. “What’s the n for me then?” She asked, her voice devoid of


    emotion.


    Donny hesitated before speaking, “Look, you need to understand that both Dad and I… we care about


    you, but…”


    “No ‘buts,”” Dani cut in sharply. “Just spit it out.”


    “Dad asked me to personally take you in,” Donny confessed, the words heavy on his tongue. “You can’t


    me him, Dani. If the Szar family falls, it’s not just you who’s in trouble. All of us are sunk.”


    Daniughed, though herughter soon turned to tears. “Then please, deliver a message for me.


    Tell him I wish him a long and prosperous life.”


    “Donny, you know I…”


    Dani interrupted, “I’ve got onest thing to settle. Let me take care of it, and I’ll go wherever you


    want after that, no resistance.”


    Donny knew what she intended. “Dani, at the end of the day, that Hannah never did you any wrong.


    Your engagement to Steven was never something he agreed to. He married her only after you left to go


    abroad, and after he had made it clear he rejected you. She never sought to provoke you, so why the


    hate?”


    “Steven rejected me for that tramp, and you ask if she’s provoked me? Tell me, Donny, what do Ick


    compared to her?” Dani demanded, her voice rising.


    Without thinking, Donny blurted out, “Looks.”.


    Dani let out a shrill scream. “What did you say? Do you even know what you’re talking about?”


    “Yes,” Donny admitted reluctantly. “You might surpass Hannah in every other aspect – family


    background, education, you name it. But the in truth is, she’s more beautiful. I can’t deny that.”


    “Are all men blind? How is she prettier than me? She’s nothing but a cheap woman, skilled in pleasing


    men. That’s all!” Dani spat out venomously.


    “Donny…”


    Dani cut him off, her voice cold and determined. “I want that woman dead. She has to die. There’s


    no way I’ll let her live afortable life.”


    Confronted with Dani’s irrational rage, any sliver of guilt Donny might have felt was slowly eroding


    away. “Dani, get a grip,” he said, but whether she heard him was another matter entirely.