Chapter 658

Every head swiveled toward Danica with curiosity and surprised gazes, and someone immediately asked, "Mrs. Jones, what exactly are you implying? Do you have some kind of insider knowledge? Are you saying Ms. Scott actually used those kinds of tactics?"

Finding herself at the center of curious and doubtful stares,Danica didn't hesitate for a second. She grew bolder, as though destroying Hannah's reputation could somehow salvage her own and Vera's standing. Her voice climbed even higher, words tumbling out with reckless abandon as if she wanted every person in the venue to hear. "Of course, I know the truth!Hannah was my son's ex-wife! How could I possibly be ignorant of her sordid past?"

Revulsion twisted her features. "The only reason she wormed her way into our family was by seducing my son! Even after the wedding,she couldn't behave herself, using her looks to get involved with other men, betraying my son repeatedly!"

Her agitation mounted with each word, and she even waved her phone dramatically, making a show of searching through it."I'm telling you, I have video proof of her messing around with some random man! If it weren't for protecting the Jones family name, I would have..."

"Danica." An icy voice sliced through her venomous tirade.

All eyes tracked toward the sound, landing on Hannah standing calmly at the crowd's periphery.

Hannah's face was unreadable, severe, and the phone in her grip displayed an unmistakable recording screen. She advanced with measured steps. "I've captured every single word you just

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with measured steps."I've captured every single word you just spoke."

Though Hannah's voice remained quiet, it carried an undeniable weight that rippled through the assembled guests. "Inventing lies from nothing, spreading vicious and damaging falsehoods,inflicting serious harm to my reputation. You can expect legal papers from the court. I'm curious what consequences you'll face for such reckless public slander and lawbreaking."

Terror sent tremors through Danica's hand, and she nearly fumbled the phone she'd been brandishing. She clutched it desperately, voice rising in stubborn defiance. "Who-who do you think you're trying to intimidate? I was only joking around,and it's not like you were physically harmed! Does this really warrant such dramatics?"

"Joking?" Hannah's laugh was sharp and humorless, her gaze cutting across the watching crowd."Weaponizing such vicious lies to destroy a woman's reputation is just a joke in your eyes?"

Before Danica could formulate a response through her panic,Hannah moved with startling speed, plucking the phone from Danica's white-knuckled grasp.

"What are you doing? Return that immediately!" Danica shrieked, throwing herself forward to reclaim it.

Hannah evaded effortlessly, her fingers flying across the phone's gallery with purpose, quickly locating the fabricated video that Brinley had forged during Sharon's birthday celebration. She remembered with perfect clarity how Vincent had explicitly prohibited any photography or recording,yet Danica had filmed it covertly anyway.

Hannah's tone dropped several degrees colder as she pressed on. "You haven't merely slandered me with words. You've been hoarding this falsified video all along, intending to circulate it as a weapon against my reputation. Danica, you're just digging yourself deeper!"

Hannah snapped a photo of the screen for evidence. Then, as Danica watched in horror, she raised the phone high and hurled it violently to the floor.

The sharp crack of impact echoed as the device skittered and bounced across the marble.

"Hannah,have you lost your mind? What right do you have to destroy my phone?" Danica seized on this new grievance,jabbing her finger accusingly toward Hannah while hurling insults.

Hannah gazed down at her with chilling composure. "I destroyed it because I chose to. Do I require your permission?The same way you spread lies without needing proof?"

Dismissing Danica entirely, Hannah pivoted to address the cluster of witnesses surrounding them, her voice ringing clear and authoritative, "You've all seen and heard what happened here. Every accusation Danica leveled against me was pure malicious invention. And that supposed video she referenced is completely fraudulent. If I catch wind of tonight's gossip spreading anywhere, I won't think twice about naming each of you as defendants and pursuing full legal recourse."

Her eyes swept the assembled crowd, and not a single person dared hold her gaze. Without another word, she turned on her heel to depart.

Just then, a commanding figure materialized in her path.Vincent. Nobody had noticed his arrival.

His expression was thunderous, having caught portions of the ugly exchange between Danica and Hannah. His eyes locked onto Danica with cutting intensity. "What forgery video is she talking about?"

Danica flinched under Vincent's glacial stare but recovered her composure almost immediately. Vincent had lost his memory.He couldn't possibly know what had really happened. She had

He couldn't possibly know what had really happened. She had absolutely no reason to be panic.

Moving quickly, she snatched her phone from the floor and clutched it protectively against her chest, stammering out an evasive response. "N-nothing at all! That deranged woman Hannah was just spouting complete nonsense. You see what she did? She has zero respect for me. She actually hurled my phone to the floor! Vincent, that woman is genuinely terrible."

Vincent's gaze remained fixed on Danica, unyielding, his voice taking on a steely edge of command. "I'm asking you again.What video was she talking about?"

His hand extended deliberately, palm up, making his demand for her phone absolutely clear.