2/2 Chapter 25 Confession and Consequences Chapter 25 Confession and Consequences +5 Free Coins Seeing such a touching reunion unfold before him , even Ethan - who always wore a cold , unreadable face in front of others -felt his eyes grow red . Hannah and her assistant stood dumbfounded , exchanging confused glances What the hell was going on ? And more importantly , her situation still hadn't been dealt with ! time feeling like a complete For someone used to being the center of attention , the focus of every room , it was Hannah's first tim afterthought . No one seemed to care whether she stayed or left . But there was one person who did care . Stella . paf After wrapping up a few emotional words with the elders , Stella turned her clear , icy gaze to Hannah . " You just said we were blaming the victim , didn't you ? " Hannah had already been unsure of herself when facing Stella one - on - one . Now , with everyone on Stella's side , her confidence crumbled even further . Still , she'd been in the spotlight long enough to mask her nerves . " Isn't it true ? You're the one who hit me , aren't you ? " She'd done her research - there were no cameras inside this office . She knew that before she ever opened her mouth . So as long as no hard proof existed , they were all just biased . This was just everyone ganging up on her . But Stella raised an eyebrow and pulled out her phone , opening the audio recording that had been running since the moment Hannah entered the room . I played : " What right do you have to keep Ethan from me ? You're the other woman , aren't you ? Don't blame me for being nasty . Even if you've already slept with him … " The recording ended with a loud , resounding slap . Originally , Stella had only planned to share this with Ethan - to snap him out of his love - struck fog . But now it had to be public . The four elders were livid , staring Hannah down . Elder A clutched her chest in fury . " You heard that ? Still claiming you're innocent ? You insulted her , threatened her , humiliated her - and Stella still held back ! If it were me , I'd have slapped you even harder ! " Elder B rolled up his sleeves . " If I weren't against hitting women , I'd have decked you myself ! " Elder C narrowed his eyes . " Stella mentioned you liked Lucas , and you didn't even deny it . If you love him , what are you ? doing bothering Ethan ? " Elder D nodded . " Exactly . Every time Ethan's wrapped up in your drama , he drops everything at work just to keep you happy . You almost cost a bunch of people their jobs ! " Ethan's fury surged like fire up his spine . How could Hannah think like this ? So dirty - minded … And if she really did have feelings for Lucas , then everything she'd done with him recently - what had it all been for ? A dark shadow passed through his eyes . He took a deep breath , fiddling with the bracelet on his wrist to calm himself. 1/2 Chapter 25 Confession and Consequences Hannah's face went paper white , her eyes wide with panic . She clung to a final hope . " No , no , it's not like that - please , it's not ! " Stella's tone stayed even and cold . " So , what do you think would happen if 1 posted this recording online ? " It was like a bomb exploded over Hannah's head . She shook her head frantically , shoulders trembling in fear . " Don't ! Please - please don't post it ! " If that recording got out , her career in entertainment would be completely over . Trying to incite fans to cyberbully someone ? If the fans found out , they'd destroy her . She was finished . In a panic , she lunged forward , trying to snatch the phone out of Stella's hand . But Tina stepped in front of her , voice sharp as ice . " Hands off . " +5 Free Coins Stella's pale fingers held the phone casually as she peeked out from behind Tina's shoulder . " I'm giving you a chance to come clean . Tell us what were your real intentions with Ethan these past few weeks ? " - Hannah saw the tiniest flicker of mercy and clung to it . She blurted the truth : " Lucas and I had a fight . He didn't come to make up with me , so I thought if I stirred up some scandal with Ethan , it might piss him off . " Stella turned to Ethan . " You heard that ? " Ethan's face was flushed with both fury and shame . He kept his head down and muttered . " Yeah ." Stella slid her phone back into her pocket and looked at Hannah . " If you've got relationship drama , keep it behind closed doors . Don't drag other people into it On TikTok , they say when a novel's leads fight , all it takes is a hateful act to fix it . Seeing Stella's tone soften a little , Hannah quickly nodded . " I get it . I won't go near Ethan again ! " But one thing still bothered her . " Are you really Ethan's sister ? " She had never , ever seen Ethan behave this way around a woman before . Sure , she'd manipulated him plenty - but he had never looked so small , so stsbmissive . Before Stella could even respond , Elder C - fresh off being complimented as handsome - burst out indignantly , " Of course she ist People with a filthy heart see filth in everything . Stella isn't like you - she's not even in the same league ! "