I heard it somewhere." Hana quickly fabricated an excuse.

“Who exactly did you hear it from?" Forrest probed.

He wasn't a fool. The people in Laura's circle only knew about her disappearance, nobody knew whether she was hiding or if she was dead.

Yet Hana was confident that Laura was dead.

Even Divya claimed that Hana had killed Laura.

He didn't dare to ask more question.

Because he was afraid that it might be the truth he had been searching for all this time, and he didn't know how to confront it.

And now his mother indirectly admitted it.

“Are you interrogating me?"

Hana's voice escalated as she addressed her son, "Is this how you talk with your own mother?"

At this point, Divya's father, well aware of Laura's death and even his role in it by advising Hana, stood up for his daughter.

Hana's plot granted him leverage over her.

Regardless of Divya's actions, he was on her side.

At that moment, he took a stand beside his daughter and admonished Forrest, “Forrest, I thought you were the right man for Divya. Since your marriage, you've been entangled with your ex. And now you're even accusing Divya of cheating. Don't you feel any shame?"

Then he went on, “I always thought you were a dutiful son, but how can you question your mother like this? You're well aware of your family dynamics. Remember, despite being the current president of your family's company, you're not your father's only son. Our support for you is important. Do you think you'll still retain control over the company after divorcing Divya?"

The reason Forrest always sided with Hana was because he knew his mother had gone through hardships.

So that he would follow her instructions.

He resigned from his beloved profession, leaving behind the one he cherished.

He looked at his mother and felt heartbroken.

"I left her already.