Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 170: Your Sinclair Family Is Done For

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: Your Sinclair Family Is Done For

Damian Hawthorne’s thin lips were pressed into a firm line, his voice as cold as if it were coming from an ice cave.

Serena Hughes’s heart pounded. She stammered, "I... I can’t say."

Seeing that Fiona Sinclair was about to explode, Serena Hughes ultimately stopped herself from blurting out Cecilia Nathan’s name.

Fiona Sinclair heaved a long sigh and smiled at Damian Hawthorne. "Damian, take a word of advice from me. If a person doesn’t like you and is dead set on avoiding you, you should respect her."

"Do you know what the most important part of liking someone is? It’s respect."

"If you respect May Rhodes, perhaps one day she’ll come back to you."

Although Fiona Sinclair didn’t know why Cecilia Nathan was avoiding Damian Hawthorne, she had no intention of looking into it.

After the recent turmoil her company had endured, all she wanted was stability for the business she had spent years building.

If she offended Cecilia Nathan, it would be the same as offending the entire Nathan Family.

"Mr. Hawthorne, my grandmother is right. The only reason I’m telling you this is that I hope you won’t be so fixated. After all... Miss Luna doesn’t like you anymore. She’s found the person she wants to spend the rest of her life with." After Serena Hughes finished, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. "You should give up. Otherwise... she won’t be able to live in peace."

Damian Hawthorne looked at Serena Hughes with a smile that wasn’t a smile, his thin lips curling slightly, an exquisitely measured chill emanating from his very bones. "I don’t believe a single word you’ve said. You still haven’t answered my question. May Rhodes... where the hell is she?"

Seeing Damian Hawthorne’s relentless pressure, Fiona Sinclair feared Serena Hughes wouldn’t be able to take it and would talk.

Her expression hardened as she addressed Damian Hawthorne. "Young man, my granddaughter has already done her best by saying this much. Don’t make things too difficult for her."

"If we say certain things, we might face retaliation, just like how you retaliated against us."

Fiona Sinclair’s words were laden with meaning.

"If you really must know, it’s not impossible. But you have to guarantee that the Sinclair Family won’t be attacked from all sides. When someone comes after us, your Hawthorne Family must do everything in its power to protect us. Otherwise, Serena won’t say a thing."

"And how do you propose I protect you?"

Looking at Damian Hawthorne’s rakish and unrestrained demeanor, Fiona Sinclair sighed softly.

The man before her might be of a younger generation, but his methods were not to be underestimated.

She had to admit, a man as capable and strikingly handsome as Damian Hawthorne was a rarity in all of Korsyth—you could count them on one hand.

No wonder Serena was so infatuated with him.

Unfortunately, Damian Hawthorne liked May Rhodes, liked Cecilia Nathan, but he would never like her granddaughter.

Thinking of Serena Hughes’s previous deceptions, Fiona Sinclair could only think how foolish and stupid she had been.

If Serena Hughes could have kept up the act of being May Rhodes for a lifetime, it would have been one thing, but she just had to be found out.

No wonder Damian Hawthorne wanted to take revenge on the Sinclair Family.

"A verbal promise from you isn’t credible. Unless... the Hawthorne Family and the Sinclair Family are joined by marriage."

Fiona Sinclair still hadn’t given up. "Don’t worry. This time, it won’t be Serena in the marriage alliance. It will be my sister’s granddaughter. Her name... is Quinn Sutton."

Quinn Sutton...

Damian Hawthorne recalled the woman from the photo who was acting intimately with Miles Sinclair. Her name also seemed to be Quinn Sutton.

Hearing this, Serena Hughes’s eyes widened. "Grandma, absolutely not!"

’How can all my bargaining chips be handed over to Quinn Sutton?’

"Shut up." Fiona Sinclair shot her a glare. "Haven’t you caused enough trouble already?"

"Damian despises you now. You should be glad he hasn’t taught you a lesson. Do you still dream of marrying him?"

At that moment, Quinn Sutton was on the second floor; she hadn’t left the Sinclair residence.

When she heard Fiona Sinclair’s arrangement, Quinn Sutton was also a bit stunned.

’A marriage alliance with the Hawthorne Family?’

’Marry Damian Hawthorne?’

’No, absolutely not.’

"Grand-aunt!" Quinn Sutton pushed open the door and hurried downstairs. "Grand-aunt, I’m already in love with someone! I can’t be in a marriage alliance with anyone."

’I’ve waited so long and suffered so much; how could I just turn around and marry someone else?’

"That’s right, Grandma! You’re being delusional. Mr. Hawthorne likes Cecilia Nathan, he likes May Rhodes. There’s no way he could ever like her." Serena Hughes pointed at Quinn Sutton’s slightly protruding belly and said, "Or do you want Mr. Hawthorne to be an instant dad?"

The color drained from Quinn Sutton’s face.

’The clothes I’m wearing are very concealing, so no one should have noticed. I can’t believe Serena Hughes’s eyes are so sharp.’

Looking at these women, Damian Hawthorne’s face held nothing but scorn.

Justin Bell, standing beside him, was already drenched in sweat.

’Have all these women, young and old, lost their minds? What do they take President Hawthorne for? A piece of merchandise?’

"President Sinclair, I previously had my eye on your company and was thinking of acquiring it, but alas..." Damian Hawthorne deliberately brought up the sorest subject.

Fiona Sinclair frowned, not understanding what he meant by bringing this up.

But then she remembered that the Nathan Family had already intervened, so the Sinclair Family should be fine now.

"I know that when you, kid, decide to go after a company, it basically has no escape. But don’t forget, there’s always a bigger fish. In Korsyth, the Sinclair Family can’t fight you, but Hawthorne Enterprises isn’t the only major player in all of Veridia. We Sinclairs have backing too." After speaking, Fiona Sinclair grabbed Quinn Sutton’s arm and said proudly, "From now on, no matter how many times your Hawthorne Family makes a move, we won’t be afraid."

"Is that so?" Damian Hawthorne sneered. "It was Cecilia who took the initiative to speak up for you and asked me to spare the Sinclair Family. I didn’t realize you’d already found new backing."

"In that case, I look forward to meeting this backer of yours."

With that, Damian Hawthorne turned and left.

Justin Bell glanced at Fiona Sinclair. ’This old woman must be going senile,’ he thought. ’She could have offended anyone, but she just had to humiliate our President Hawthorne.’

"Sigh. Your Sinclair Family is done for!"

Justin Bell tossed out that line and scurried after Damian Hawthorne.

Fiona Sinclair, however, stood frozen in place, thinking she must have misheard.

"What... what did he just say?" Fiona Sinclair’s cloudy eyes stared at Quinn Sutton. "He said it was Cecilia Nathan who helped? Not that friend of yours?"

"Grand-aunt, no, it was my friend who helped, he..."

Before Quinn Sutton could finish her explanation, Serena Hughes cut her off with a scornful laugh.

"Hahaha, I knew it! Even though I hate Cecilia Nathan, there’s no question about her character. If she promises me something, she’ll definitely see it through! Unlike some people, who start taking credit before they’ve even done anything."

"Quinn Sutton, didn’t you say your friend helped the Sinclair Family? Did you hear what Damian Hawthorne just said? It was Cecilia Nathan who helped. Cecilia! And the only reason she did it was because of me!"

Serena Hughes suddenly felt completely vindicated.

She never thought there would come a day when Cecilia Nathan would actually be the one to make her look good.

Although she disliked Cecilia Nathan, at this moment, she was incredibly grateful that Cecilia had helped her.

Otherwise, she would have been sent abroad.

It was then that Fiona Sinclair finally realized the truth: the one who had saved the Sinclair Family wasn’t Quinn Sutton’s friend. It was Cecilia Nathan!