My Deceased Wife Wants a Divorce novel Chapter 102

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A familiar, urgent voice echoed from the bottom of the stairs.

Hannah looked over in surprise to see Lionel racing up, taking three steps at a time. He dropped to one knee beside Sandra, his face a mask of panic.

“Are you hurt? Where are you hurt?”

He expertly gathered Sandra into his arms, his eyes scanning her for injuries with a frantic concern that couldn't be faked. Standing among the crowd, Hannah watched the scene unfold. Some onlookers gasped in awe, others in envy. Only Hannah felt a wave of disgust.

How many times must they have embraced for him to hold her with such practiced, tender proficiency?

Sandra sagged against him, letting out a soft sob. She shook her head, her voice choked. “I’m fine, Lionel. I just lost my footing and fell. It has nothing to do with Hannah. Please, don’t blame her because of me.”

Lionel’s brow furrowed as he looked up at Hannah, who stood at the top of the stairs like a queen observing her subjects. Her arms were crossed, her chin held high, her expression a mixture of cold amusement and disdain. There was no shock, no anger—only contempt.

“Lionel, you should… you should let me go. People are watching,” Sandra murmured, fighting to suppress a triumphant smile as she gently pushed him away.

Lionel helped her to her feet. The moment she put weight on her ankle, she cried out in pain and stumbled, falling right back into his arms.

Hannah rolled her eyes at the pathetic display and turned to leave. She knew the old Sandra would have never resorted to such cheap, desperate tricks. But with the Woods family in turmoil and her project reclaimed by Quennel, she was clearly terrified that Lionel wouldn't go through with the divorce. She needed to marry him to save her family, so now she was manufacturing one incident after another to deepen his misunderstanding and hatred of Hannah.