Chapter 307: Dinner Invitation


    Hearing the man calling them beggars, the very young Hanna felt hate. At that very moment, she


    understood the cruel world. Her father hated them. He hated her. He didn''t want her. With that, she


    understoodpletely. That day, she swore to omit him in her life. She didn''t want him to be her father.


    For her, his identity was already buried in the ground.


    After that terrible event, they went back to the slum. They continued their life without her father. She


    knew her mom did everything just to give them food on the table but some days she was unlucky. With


    her sickness, she was always in bed healing herself because they could not afford to go to the hospital.


    When she felt better, she worked as a janitor in a restaurant then she secretly kept the wasted food and


    bring them to her and her brother. Sometimes, Marga sells vegetables in the market sharing a small


    space with their neighbor in one kiosk until the kiosk was burnt down. Her mother Marga was very


    devastated when she went home. They didn''t know what happen and the police didn''t even have any


    clue about the incident. They were all silent about it and since they didn''t have money the case faded


    smoothly.


    When they thought it was all over, another tragedy came in just after a week. Hanna woke up to a thick


    smoke covering her face. She panicked when she saw fire inside their house. She quickly tapped her


    mom''s shoulder repeatedly. "Mom! Wake up! Wake up! Our house is burning!" They were sleeping on


    the ground with her little brother. "Ugghh!" She coughed when the smoke got thicker. She could not


    breathe properly. They had to go out or they would all die.


    "Mom! Wake up!" She cried at the top of her lungs. Then she got her younger brother quickly.


    When Marga opened her eyes, she jumped quickly. "What the?!" Her expression was in shock like she


    thought she was just dreaming. "Mom! We have to go now!" That was the only time Marga blinked her


    eyes. She regained her senses because of Hanna''s voice.


    "Let''s go, quick!" She hurriedly ordered and carried her younger brother. Before the fire spread the


    entire ce, they sessfully went out but her mother, Marga, gave her little brother to her and went


    back inside.


    "No! Mom, no!" She cried loudly to stop her.


    "Stay there. I need to get that important thing!" She replied hurriedly without turning to her.


    Marga got inside. Hanna could not see her anymore as the fire and smoke mixed wildly inside their


    small shelter. Hanna was very worried so she gave her brother to their close neighbor then she ran


    after her mother.


    "Ugghh! Ugghh! Ugghh! Mom! Where are you? Mom!" Hanna called out. His skin was burning and the


    intense hotness inside was making her dizzy. Her tears dried up due to the burning hot atmosphere.


    "Mom! Let''s go out now!" She shouted. Hanna was already 10 at that time and she had the best


    understanding of everything. At this moment, her main goal was to save her mother. She could not


    afford to lose her mom.


    "Hanna! What are you doing here? Did I not... Watch out!" Marga was about to scold her but the next


    second she heard her scream. A long big timber covered with firended on the ground with a loud


    bang. Hanna froze seeing her mom also lying on the floor unconsciously. She could not move even if


    she wanted to rescue her. The lumber was supposed to hit Hanna but her mother hugged her to shield


    her. Now, her mom got hurt instead of her. When another lumbernded on the ground, she was


    snapped back to her senses. She ran towards her mother and picked her up slowly. She was too heavy


    but Hanna endured her weight. Her mind was focused to get them both alive for her brother. Before


    their house totally turned to ashes, she got her mom out. Their neighbor helped her bring Marga to the


    nearest hospital but another sad news came in. At that time, Hanna thought it was the saddest. Her


    mother''s legs were damaged due to the impact. She cannot walk again. Because of her, her mother


    could not walk anymore.


    Hearing the doctor, the little Hanna was full of uncertainties. She envied the kids with plenty of


    everything. Those kids with happy families ying in the park. Even those kids with the ice cream cone


    in their hands. How she wished her life is just like that. A bountiful life that every kid deserves to live.


    But in her case, it was excessively different.


    Too different when the doctor came inside the room and talk to her.


    "Take this money with you." The doctor handed her a bulk white envelope. She didn''t blink as she was


    puzzled by the doctor''s motive.


    "Listen, Hanna. This is from the Vice Mayor." The doctor added. Hearing this, she felt scared. "Bring


    your mom out of this city using this money because if you will continue to live here everything would be


    turned to ashes just like your kiosk and shelter." The doctor continued.


    Now, Hanna understood everything. The man who said to be her father did everything to make them go


    away. She hated him so much and at the same time, she was very afraid that it would happen again.


    "If you love your mother and brother, you get this money and bring them somewhere where no one can


    identify you. Take my advice, Hanna, because the vice mayor would not just sit in his office if he found


    out that you and your mother were still here. Do you understand?" The doctor uttered firmly.


    Hanna could only feel fear as she nodded along with her tears falling. She felt all their lives were in her


    hands. All she wanted at that time was to save them.


    The doctor felt pity for the kid but he got arge amount of money from the vice mayor so he had no


    choice.


    Hanna was broken at a very young age. She had to strive hard every day just to give her family food on


    the table. Shepletely forgot the man who abandoned them. She brought her family to the province.


    Using the money, they rented a small apartment and then started a new life.


    "Hanna...baby... I regret everything! Pleasee to me. I''m sure that''s what your mom''s wished for a


    very long time. She will be very happy if you reunite with me." Sen. Meyer still tried to convince his only


    daughter.


    "Don''t! Just don''t mention my mother! You don''t have the right to mention her. You caused her all pain.


    She died miserably because of you!" Hanna saw her mom crying every night. She knew it was because


    of her father. When she could no longer walk, her body got weaker every day. Hanna used the money


    for her therapy and her medicines. Sooner, they left with nothing and she had to sustain her mother''s


    medicine. She neverined. Hanna grew up to be very responsible and focused. She epted as


    many jobs as she could to sustain her family''s living.


    "Baby... Hanna. Please let bygones be bygones. Let''s forget the past. It''s you and me now. We have to


    continue our lives without the past. I promise you, you will be happy with me. Your papa will give you


    everything that you don''t need to work. I will give you the world my beloved daughter." Sen. Meyer


    uttered lovingly. When he got everything, he realized that he had to have someone to continue his


    legacy. When he got ambushed, he became impotent. That was the time he remembered Marga. He


    tried to search for them but he failed until one day he saw a beautiful young girl dancing in the club who


    looked exactly like Marga. At first, he couldn''t believe it. He was with his VIP friends that time in a VIP


    club. They ordered girls and Hanna was one of them. Since she was the most beautiful in the group,


    one of the senators wanted to get herid. They all do that and it was normal for them. They all


    supported their friend but when he saw the leather thin bracelet attached to a metal with some words


    engraved on it wrapped around her wrist, he immediately stood up. He would never forget that bracelet


    as he was the one who made it and gave it to Marga before he left her. ''We are one.'' He engraved


    those words with a small heart and their initials inside making it more authentic.


    He saved her that night. Secretly, he got a strand of her hair and quickly had undergone a paternity


    test. The result wasmendable. Hanna was his daughter. Marga was telling him the truth the whole


    time. Hanna was the daughter he was looking for. The only person who could have all his wealth and


    power.


    "I don''t want your money! You can have it all! My mother was too good that she never held grudges at


    you but me... I will never forgive you for everything!" Hanna responded then she dropped the call. She


    couldn''t breathe talking to the Senator. She could not forget everything even if it happened a long time


    ago. That night, her mother went back inside their burning house just to get the bracelet. She risked her


    life and almost die just to get that thing. She never realized the importance of the bracelet not until


    someone called her daughter. Before her mother died, she put the bracelet on her wrist. When she saw


    the man again, she was shocked. She trembled. She felt an immense amount of fear and anger. Then


    she quickly escaped from the ce. After that, she never stepped into that club again and hoped that


    she would never cross paths with the man ever again.


    Unfortunately, the man was very powerful. She escaped but he caught her always. He convinced her to


    live with him but she always ditched him away just like what he did to them a long time ago. The man


    was already old. He had a big age gap with her mom. She even had a hard time identifying him at first


    but who could forget the pain he bestowed on them?


    Lately, he tried to convince her. She wanted him to stop chasing her and her brother. Just to stop him,


    she said she would think of it, and if ever she decided to ept his offer, she would carry her younger


    brother, Anthony.


    The Senator agreed quickly.


    But just today, she got a report from a stranger friend that her brother was set up. She still felt fortunate


    to have some people who were willing to help her. This stranger''s investigation pointed to the Senator


    as the mastermind of the set-up. Now, she understood what the Senator was ying. He never


    changed. He was still the old horrifying man before. Hanna heaved a deep sigh of exhaustion. She


    almost falls into his trap. If not for her mother''s grave, she would not step into capital Z again. Before


    Marga died, she asked to spend her remaining life in Capital Z and be buried there when she dies.


    Hanna granted her mother''sst wish which is why she got to meet the man from her painful past.


    Remembering the stranger who helped her, she smiled. A smile that is sweet like a chocte. It gave


    giggles and a good positive feeling.


    That stranger was unreadable. He''s sweet but rough. She could not determine what he wanted. She


    was scared of him but admittedly, she had a big crush on him. For her, his charm is heaven. She


    always had butterflies in her stomach whenever he''s around.


    Realizing her thoughts, Hanna quickly shook her head to get rid of the stranger from her head when


    her phone rang again.


    She thought it was Sen. Meyer again but it was another caller.


    The stranger that upied her mind called her. He seemed to know that she was thinking of him at that


    moment. She smiled but realizing it, she quickly killed her smile. With what happened to her mother,


    Hanna was aloof to all men. She could not trust men. It was like her severe disease. Her mom died


    because she loved a guy so much. Then the guy just treated her like a piece of trash. She saw


    everything. She saw the cruelty of that man to her mother. With that, she swore not to trust men and


    that included the stranger.


    "Where are you? I want to see you." The stranger''s tone was serious and deep. Hearing him, she was


    could remember, he got her number and called her that night after she identally slept in his house.


    He asked about her situation worried. After a few talks, she already felt like talking to a friend. That


    night, she really needed someone to listen to her. She was very problematic with her brother''s case


    and the police were asking for a huge amount of money to bail him out. She felt helpless as she didn''t


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    want to knock on the Senator''s door and asked for his help. She swore not to ask or ept help from


    him. He was nothing to her. Good thing, this stranger offered help to her. She promised to pay him


    sooner but he didn''t want her money as payment. He said to call her if he already had something in


    mind and he will let her know.


    Thinking about this, her jaw dropped. Could it be the purpose of his call?


    "Uhmmm... I''m...I''m out of town for work. You know? I still have some debts to pay. I still have to pay


    you." She responded mildly. Obviously, she was just bluffing sitting on her chairzily. She had no


    schedule today. She just wanted to visit her mother''s grave.


    "Hmmm... May I ask why you want to see me?" She was clever enough to know if her thoughts


    matched with him.


    "I..." He paused. "I just want to eat dinner with you." He continued.


    Hearing her, she heaved a sigh of relief. She shook her head with the nasty thoughts she had. The


    relief juststed for a second as she felt troubled with his invitation.


    This man didn''t see her real face and she didn''t have any n to show her face to him at all.


    "If you are out of town, can I pick you up?" He added with a sincere tone.


    Hanna caught herself in big trouble. She just made an alibi to excuse herself but he believed it.


    "Hmmm. Look! I am really busy tonight. Maybe some other time?" She responded.


    "I''ll see you tonight. No matter what." He replied firmly and then dropped the call.