My Deceased Wife Wants a Divorce (Hannah) novel Chapter 168

Hannah took the tablet and compared it with the doctored video she had saved on her phone.

It was a perfect match—her face had been deepfaked onto the woman in this clip.

Just then, she received a message from her colleague, Samuel Temple. His best friend had identified the original video and the woman in it.

Hannah forwarded the information to Yves.

"The video and the actress are indeed from Kiron's studio. My PR team has drafted a statement for you. Take a look."

Yves, ever prepared, had already formulated a response. "Once you post this, the PR and marketing departments will support your account."

Hannah reviewed the copy and images he sent. It was professional, clear, and compelling.

"Mr. Lancaster, thank you so much for this. Once everything is settled, let me know when you're free. I'd like to treat you to dinner."

"I'm free anytime," Yves replied. He studied Hannah's composed expression, unable to guess what she was truly thinking. "When you went home last night," he ventured, "did Lionel say anything? Did he offer to help investigate?"

He had asked his team to suppress the online chatter the day before, only to find that someone had already beaten him to it. He assumed it was Lionel. Despite their issues, they were still husband and wife. Surely there was at least that much trust and support between them.

A humorless smile touched Hannah's lips, a flicker of coldness in her eyes as she recalled the previous night. The memory sent a sharp pang through her chest.

"He told me," she said evenly, "that he didn't mind what had happened to me."

"He what?!" Yves shot to his feet, his hands slamming onto the desk. "He said what? Is he insane? Anyone can see that video is a fake, and he said that to you?"

Wow, it really was a deepfake!

This lawyer has the worst luck. Who did she piss off to deserve this?

This is sick. Is this what people are using advanced technology for now? To ruin lives?

She's a lawyer with connections, so she can fight back. What about ordinary people? This is horrible. Find whoever posted it and throw them in jail!

This is defamation and a violation of her image rights, right? That's jail time! I support her filing a police report.

The internet was now a storm of outrage directed at the original poster and the accounts that had spread the video.