Chapter 35

Hannah’s POV

Since we returned home from that business trip, something about Landen had changed, and not in a way I could appreciate. Even when he didn't have any urgent business to perform, he had grown cold and would frequently withdraw from his sturdy.

Initially, I made an attempt to convince myself that this was merely travel stress, However, through those days, I found it hard to ignore that uncomfortable feeling inside me.

Landen was hiding something from me.

I had learned, through my careful attention to details, that he had sent some important family heirloom to Anna's only brother, Bethel Luther. The mere thought of it made my blood boil. Bethel, the only remaining heir to Anna’s pathetic family, had always been a shadow in the background of our lives, never a threat because he kept to himself.

But now, with Landen's sudden generosity towards him, I found myself questioning everything.

Why? Why was Landen doing this? He had ignored Anna’s existence for so long—hadn’t paid her