"l-l really don't want that. I think that's too hard on Yvette," Hannah countered.
"Well, she should have realized what she was signing up for from the moment she tried to bully my woman," Fabian answered placidly as he toyed with his own fingers.
"That's right. She deserves it. I don't think it's harsh at all," Helen added after Fabian.
"Helen, stop it! Even though she was way over the line, is there any difference between us and her if we deal with her in the same way? Remember what happened with Regina last time? Now, in the company, other than a few colleagues who are close with me, everyone else is afraid of me! Plus, that incident is a burden that is weighing down on me until this day! I'm still having the same nightmare every now and then!" Hannah
exclaimed in an agitated tone.
In fact, she was rather soft-hearted at that time, but she knew all too well that Yvette would experience something worse than death if she let Fabian handle it. It had already happened once before, and she didn't want it to happen again. That was something she didn't want to see.
Right then, listening to what Hannah said, the other three persons fell silent. None of them knew what to say.
Fabian recalled the times when Hannah was having a nightmare. Her face paled in fear, and cold sweat trickled down her forehead. His heart ached every time he saw her in such agony. And for this reason, he even made some donations in particular. It took some time for Hannah to finally ease up.
"I've always listened to you in the past. Will you
listen to me this time?"
Hannah knew very well that once she succeeded in persuading Fabian, Jason would naturally terminate his plan.
After moments of deliberation, Fabian started, "Alright. I give you my word."
Hannah let out a breath of relief upon hearing that, and just as she was about to say something, Fabian cut her off. "But you have to promise me one thing, otherwise, we can forget about this."
"Sure. What is it?"
"If anything like this ever happens again in the future, you have to listen to me."
"Okay, I promise you," Hannah agreed swiftly.
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