The footage spread like wildfire. Reporters camped outside the gates, hungry for a fall.
Instead of hiding, Hana walked straight to the press line in a simple white dress, no makeup, no armor—just herself.
"Yes, that girl in the video is me," she said into the cameras. "A girl who survived things you can't imagine. But I am also Seo Hana—the heiress my father trusted to carry his name, the woman who will not be broken by shame that isn't mine to carry."
The crowd went silent. Then, almost unexpectedly, applause broke out.
By nightfall, the public mood shifted. The hashtags turned in her favor.She wasn't a scandal anymore.She was a survivor.