Chapter - 5190

As soon as Hannah heard this, her blood boiled. "Elaine, that conniving wench, cuts off my funds and he expects me to thank her? If I don't find a way to get back at her, I'll regret it for the rest of my life!"

Her despondent expression didn't go unnoticed by the police officer. "Do you think I'm messing with you?" he asked. "We've seen the video that Elaine used to expose you. You plotted to deceive everyone by pretending your husband had pancreatic cancer, your son had uremia, and your mother-in-law was blind from crying. It's fraud, plain and simple. The reason you're only being detained for ten days is that your husband and son are actually paralyzed. According to the law, this is still fraud on your part. But if you had gone through with what you planned, it would be a full-blown crime, and you could be looking at ten years behind bars. It's a good thing you got caught before it was too late."

Hannah's horror was palpable. "Ten years? Are you serious?" she asked the police officer.

He remained calm and composed. "If the amount of money involved in your case is substantial, and it's deemed to be fraud, the starting sentence is ten years. Any illegal gains will be confiscated. If you make any more money during this time, your sentence could increase to more than ten years or even longer."

Hannah was stunned. She never thought that her pitiful performance in the live stream would have such serious consequences. Criminal charges were the last thing she expected.

But even though Elaine had inadvertently saved Hannah from the brink of disaster, Hannah couldn't forgive her. She vowed secretly to herself that once she got out, she would find a way to exact her revenge on Elaine.

Meanwhile, Hannah's video continued to circulate on the internet. More and more people who had purchased items in her live stream were filled with righteous indignation after watching the video that exposed Hannah. Initially, these sympathetic customers had made purchases despite the poor quality of her goods. They had refrained from returning the items out of compassion for her and her family's situation. But now, upon seeing her ugly character and how she had mistreated her own family, they were outraged.

As a result, a deluge of people began contacting Customer Service, requesting refunds for their purchases from Hannah's live stream. They also hoped that the platform would impose hefty fines on Hannah for her actions.

An emergency meeting was held at TikTok's headquarters, and the operation team was in attendance.

The executives all agreed that the platform must provide a satisfactory resolution to the consumers as soon as possible. Not only would this help appease their anger, but it would also serve as a stern punishment for Hannah's behavior. The hope was that other anchors could learn from her mistakes and avoid repeating them. The chief lawyer of the group had a suggestion. He believed that the platform should reimburse these consumers and refund all the purchases made in Hannah's live stream. The total amount involved was around 60 million, which was a small sum for the platform. The platform would then recover this money from Hannah and the merchants who had asked her to sell the goods after the first payment. If they refused to bear the cost, they would be punished. If they took legal action and won the case, they would be required to pay compensation. If they continued to refuse, the platform would apply for court enforcement.

This way, Hannah would have to pay back all the income she earned from her live stream. If she refused to do so, she would face legal consequences. This would serve as a powerful deterrent for other live-streaming anchors!

Hannah had just been taken to the detention center. She was relieved that she would be able to keep at least half of her earnings after paying taxes once she was released. But little did she know that every penny she had earned would have to be refunded!