"Was it because Fabian was actually the rumored boyfriend of Yvette, and so she plotted the car crash out of jealousy?" In a flash, Helen got her head around it and asked Hannah.
"Err, no. Don't simply guess." Hannah denied it very quickly.
But then, she realized that a simple search on the internet would reveal everything to Helen. I'll be screwed if she finds out about it.
"Well, what actually happened was that Yvette has close ties with one of Fabian's clients, and that client asked Fabian to help boost the popularity and fame of Yvette. It's nothing like what you said." An idea occurred to Hannah all of a sudden, so she explained it to Helen.
Oh God, please forgive me. It's a white lie, and I
don't mean to deceive her. Please don't punish me.
"Then why was Yvette plotting against you? She even went to the extent of killing you," Helen asked again.
"Erm, Fabian had no problem with that, but Yvette was so into it she couldn't help falling for Fabian." Hannah tried to exculpate Fabian again.
Sigh. Fabian, I've told so many lies because of you. I hope, for my sake, you'll cut down on making the headlines. Otherwise, I'll run out of ideas to absolve you of it.
Thinking of how frequently Fabian appeared on the headlines, Hannah couldn't help feeling frustrated. How am I supposed to explain to my family if they ask about it?
Hannah let out a sigh at that. Well, we'll see when the time comes.
"Ah, so that's what happened. I can't believe Yvette is this sort of person. I'll stop watching her dramas from now on. Also, why did you summon Jason over? You should have let Jason teach her a lesson."
Helen was exceedingly irritated and wanted to knock the daylights out of Yvette so badly to get back at her for Hannah.
To Helen, no one is allowed to hurt Hannah, not even Fabian.
On the previous day, Helen said to Hannah in private, "After you're married to Fabian, if he bullies you, please don't tell me at once unless it's something serious."
In response, Hannah jokingly asked, "Why? Didn't you say that you'll side me and help me get back at him? You're getting cold feet when it really happens, huh?"
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