Chapter 100: Shut up!

Hana pulled her hand away from Dion’s grasp, then looked at them with red-rimmed eyes.

"You separated me from Brandon. I don’t mind having to part ways with him. I can accept that," she said firmly. "But why did you have to destroy my family too? Why couldn’t you let my parents live in peace? After taking everything away from me, why do you still want to destroy me?"

Hana smiled bitterly, then slowly shook her head.

"That’s right. This is how you people, the rulers of the Melvin Continent, behave. I, Hana Frash, have no way of resisting your wishes, even if you want me dead. Isn’t that so?"

"Hana!" Dion Sexa interrupted.

He looked at her seriously.

"I, Dion Sexa, dare to swear that I never directly harmed your family. I never laid a hand on either of your parents. And I never considered you my prostitute. You are my woman, the only woman I have ever allowed to bear my child."

Orland also knelt before Hana.

"Hana, I admit that I helped bring about the downfall of your family’s company. However, I never had any intention of killing your parents. I, Orland Hesh, dare to swear in the name of the Hesh family that I never considered you my prostitute."

"Hana..." Hans also spoke up. "I have all the evidence of my involvement in this matter. If you want to see it, I’ll show you everything without hiding a thing. I will prove that I, Hans Xin, never killed your parents or made you my prostitute."

He gazed intently at Hana.

"I truly wanted to make you the only woman in my life. I dare to swear on my own name. If you still don’t believe me, I can take you to my residence and show you everything you want to know. Whatever you ask for, I’m willing to do it. I did give Maya Vein a little push at her request back then, but that was all."

Maya Vein, sitting on stage, smiled cynically.

"Hana, do you think—"

But before she could finish her sentence, the three men snapped at her in unison.

"Shut up!"

Maya immediately closed her mouth.

"Hana, I’ll do anything for you," Orland pleaded again. "I’m willing to reveal all my secrets in front of you. I was indeed involved in your family’s downfall, but that was the extent of it."

Hans, who was beside him, reached for the hem of Hana’s shirt.

"Hana, I admit that at the time I was tempted when Maya Vein offered me a share of the profits from your family’s downfall. I truly made a mistake and helped bring about your downfall. However, after getting to know you, I—"

"Hana," Dion interjected. "You don’t have to believe them, but trust me. I never meant to put you through all this. Back then, I was just giving in to my own dark desires. I’m sorry. We’ll return everything that belongs to you—not a single thing will be missing. We can go back to the way things were seven years ago. Okay?"

Brandon, who was standing nearby, frowned.

"Hana!" he cried. "They were involved in the destruction of your family. Do you still want to believe what they say? Do you want your father and mother to curse you from the afterlife?"

He reached out his hand toward Hana.

"Come here. Let’s go back together. I’ll fulfill all your wishes."

However, when he saw that Hana’s expression remained unchanged, Brandon let out a heavy sigh.

"If you still have doubts, I have all the evidence. The Head of the Supervisory Council has also received all the evidence of their crimes. And as for my mother, I will make sure she is held accountable for her actions as well."

"Hahahaha!"

Loud laughter from the stage interrupted Brandon.

Ghani Wen clapped his hands as he looked at the four regional rulers.

"Dion Sexa, Orland Hesh, Hans Xin, and even your own son, Maya Vein. Have you finally admitted to all these crimes? You really—"

"Shut up!"

The four of them shouted simultaneously.

Ghani Wen immediately closed his mouth. Meanwhile, Maya Vein, who was still sitting in her chair, said nothing. She simply continued enjoying the tea in front of her.

Amid the chaos, Hana instead raised her head and looked at Brandon.

The man returned her gaze. His dark eyes were filled with hope, as though he were still waiting for Hana to believe everything he said.

Hana gave a faint smile before shaking her head.

"You’re all the same. You’re trying to deceive me."

She closed her eyes for a few moments, then opened them again.

"You never really liked me. I was just a toy to you, wasn’t I?"

Hana massaged her head, which was beginning to ache again. Then she looked at the four men before her one by one.

"This is where it ends. That includes you, Brandon. Never look for me again. I don’t want to have anything to do with any of you."

She swallowed before continuing in a trembling voice.

"And as for my children, I’m the one who carried and gave birth to them. I’m also the one who has raised them all this time. I won’t hand them over to you unless they themselves want it."

Dion frowned. His hand immediately reached out and grabbed Hana’s arm.

"Hana, what do you mean by that? You want to leave us and take my son away?"

Hana tried to free herself from his grip. Her heart began pounding faster. She didn’t know whether she was afraid or simply too exhausted to deal with all of this.

"Sean is my son," Dion declared firmly.

"Hana," Orland chimed in, beginning to understand where the conversation was heading. "Kevin is my son too. You want to take him away? That’s impossible. He’s my only child."

Hans nodded in agreement.

"Don’t think you can just take the Xin family’s successor away. Zahn is my only child and the heir to my family. I won’t allow you to take him away."

Hana looked at the three men now surrounding her. They moved closer until she felt trapped. Tears began streaming down her face again.

"Are you oppressing me again?" Her voice trembled. "Do you want to take my sons away from me? They’re my children! I’m the one who carried and gave birth to them. How can you just take them away from me?"

Dion, Hans, and Orland’s expressions briefly changed when they saw Hana crying again. However, all three quickly regained their composure.

Dion lowered his head and looked at Hana with a serious expression.

"The children are already five years old. Soon, they’ll have to start their education, and their identities have already been registered in our respective family records."

He paused briefly before continuing in a firm tone.

"Think carefully. If you take them away from us, how will they receive a proper education? Are you sure a single mother who can barely support herself is capable of providing everything they need?"

Dion let out a heavy sigh before looking at Hana again.

"I will prove everything to you. How deeply we were involved in your family’s downfall, what really happened seven years ago, and what you have been through all this time. We won’t hide a single thing from you anymore."