My Deceased Wife Wants a Divorce (Hannah) novel Chapter 320

The slap landed a split second after Hannah shut the door, connecting squarely with the solid wood and echoing with a loud crack. Even inside the room, the sound made Hannah jump, and she instinctively glanced back at the door.

“Serves her right,” she muttered.

Outside, Cherry’s face contorted in pain. She slowly sank to the floor, curling into a ball as she cradled her stinging hand.

“Hannah! I will never forgive you for this! You just wait!” she hissed, tears of pain and humiliation streaming down her face. Who did Hannah think she was, anyway? An orphan who didn’t know her father, whose mother was missing, and whose husband didn’t even love her! What right did she have to act so high and mighty?

Just wait. Once she successfully married Quennel, she would have him strip Lionel of all his power. Then, when her husband was a nobody, he would surely resent Hannah for causing his downfall.

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News that Hannah was the biological daughter of the Temple family spread through their social circle like wildfire.

When Sandra, who was still recovering at home, heard the news, her entire world came crashing down. She had been biding her time, waiting for Lionel to divorce Hannah. Once Hannah was alone, without any backing, it would only be a matter of time before Sandra could crush her.

But now she was Cheryl Temple’s daughter? The Temple family was just as powerful and influential as the Rosenbergs. And as the long-lost child of the beloved Cheryl, she would be unbelievably doted on.

“Damn it! Why does she get everything?” Sandra shrieked, snatching a pillow from behind her and hurling it violently against the wall.

The Temples had spent a fortune trying to find Cheryl and her stolen child all those years ago. The money they had poured into that search could have resurrected the Woods family several times over. Now, her family was barely hanging on by a thread while Hannah’s life just kept getting better. Before, she could at least mock Hannah for her low birth, but now… now…

The idea instantly cleared her mind, and the knot of anger in her chest loosened. Thank God Lionel still trusted her enough back then not to do anything to the orphanage. Otherwise, finding someone to help her now would be impossible.

Sandra immediately grabbed her phone and dialed the number for the director of the orphanage, Jason.

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Because Quennel had advised her to hold off on pushing Lionel for a divorce, Hannah hadn’t brought up the subject since returning from the banquet.

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