Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 158: Tonight, I’ll Be Waiting for You

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Tonight, I’ll Be Waiting for You

Lily Sinclair’s world suddenly collapsed...

So, was she the one who stepped into the abyss of darkness step by step?

"Candace, you really are a devil..." Lily’s tears kept falling, and her words became increasingly cold!

Her eyes were gradually drowned by resentment and regret...

The innocence of the past was slowly washed away.

Candace didn’t care what she was called, even a bit proud, "Devil? Hmph, I like that title! And you? You’re now the devil’s minion..."

"..." Lily gritted her teeth tightly, her upper and lower jaws grinding against each other!

"Do you remember what the man who drugged you looked like? He is Winston Clayton. I’ll send you his address later. Go find him. He’ll give you a packet of medicine, and you take it to Raine Sinclair." Candace, with utmost confidence, began to direct her newly acquired minion.

Lily shuddered, immediately on guard, "Medicine? What kind of medicine?"

Recalling the drug Candace had given her, she was still in dread. Seeing Candace silent for a long time, she loudly questioned, "What do you want to do to my cousin?! She’s pregnant right now!"

"Who doesn’t know she’s pregnant? My target is the child in her womb..." Candace whispered, a sinister gleam flickering in her eyes.

She hadn’t doubted, what if the child in Raine’s womb belonged to Jonas Hawthorne?

Even though Leon said it was his, but...

Candace touched her own belly. She couldn’t take this risk.

Originally, her own child would be the only child of Jonas Hawthorne, and would become the heir of the Hawthorne Family.

But if the child in Raine’s womb was also Jonas’s, things would become complicated!

The best way was to kill everything in the cradle before the child was born!

This was why she never confirmed this matter with Jonas Hawthorne...

Since she planned to get rid of it from the start, why waste time asking?

In her contemplation, Lily’s cries came to her ears again, "Candace! I warn you, ruin me if you want, but don’t touch my cousin!"

"Heh, at this point, you’re still thinking about others? Don’t worry, I won’t take her life, it’s just abortion medicine." Candace’s tone was unhurried, she was confident that Lily wouldn’t disobey her.

Lily was shocked by her words, "Abortion medicine? You want to... no! You can’t!"

"Why can’t I? Lily, don’t forget your photos and videos! If I haven’t heard from Winston that you got the medicine tonight, I’ll expose all the videos!"

With evidence against her, Candace’s tone was cold and ruthless!

"..." Lily froze on the spot instantly.

Before she could continue resisting, Candace’s voice echoed in her ears again, like a demonic tone.

"Think carefully! What does Raine’s child have to do with you? Is it worth your future? Don’t think about dying, your parents would be shamed too! Tonight, I’ll await your good news!"

With that, the phone call was hung up.

"Beep beep beep!"

After the disconnection, the sudden ring sounded urgently, making Lily’s heart race, breathing difficult!

Her hand suddenly lost strength, and the phone fell heavily to the ground.

Tears, like broken pearls, kept falling!

"How did it... become like this? How could it..."

She kept muttering, realizing she had reached this point because of her foolishness. She was remorseful, in pain, but utterly powerless to change it!

Finally, she fell into the abyss of darkness.

Finally, she became the devil she despised...

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Night.

After dinner, Raine and Mason returned home.

Only to find that both her grandfather and mother weren’t home, just her father eating in the dining room.

"Dad? Where are Mom and Grandpa?" she asked, peering in.

"They went out." Evan said, turning to look at her, "Have you eaten? The fish tonight was good."

"I just ate." Raine walked over to sit by her father.

Even though she’d had dinner, she still wanted to chat with her father.

In recent days, when her grandfather was around, her father seldom came home.

Evan, glancing at his obedient daughter beside him, couldn’t help smiling, "Where have you been these past two days? Haven’t seen you around."

"I... had some things to deal with." Raine hesitated, but chose not to mention the Hawthorne Family matters.

Evan’s eyes carried a teasing smile as he looked at her, "Easton said you haven’t been to the company much. Besides work, what else are you interested in?"

"Who said that? I have many hobbies, okay? I have friends too!" Raine rolled her eyes, thinking how that tattletale Easton came to report!

She clearly managed all the company’s matters before going out!

"Speaking of friends, how’s your best friend?" Evan casually showed more interest.

"You mean Cecilia?" Raine blinked, since childhood, her best friend had always been Cecilia.

Evan nodded, continuing with his dinner.

Raine leaned forward slightly, resting her chin in her palm, elbow on the table, "She’s gone overseas for filming. By the counting of days, she should be back soon?"

Cecilia Sullivan, the daughter of a wealthy family.

Mr. Sullivan hoped to make her a top national scientific talent, aiming to send an intellectual from the wealthy circle. But since childhood, Cecilia dreamed of being an actress.

Father and daughter disagreed. Cecilia decided to develop abroad, and it’s been three years since.

These three years, though Raine didn’t meet Cecilia, they kept in touch frequently, sharing life updates.

Last time they communicated, Cecilia mentioned returning before Mid-Autumn Festival.

With Mid-Autumn approaching, not much time was left.

Evan, hearing this, nodded, "Having more friends around is good."

As they chatted, dinner was almost over.

The rare tranquility at home led father and daughter to talk late into the night. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

When Raine returned to her room, she was already too sleepy to keep her eyes open.

She picked up her phone and saw a ton of messages.

The most glaring was probably the conversation box with Jonas Hawthorne.

Only one unread message, a picture.

She froze for a moment, not clicking on it.

After a moment of silence, she locked the phone and buried herself in the soft bed, pulling the blanket over her head.

This night, too many were sleepless...

Amidst files, Jonas would occasionally glance at his phone.

Only the expected message never came...

At the same time, Leon Grant was strolling in his courtyard.

His grip on the phone tightened and loosened intermittently.

He wanted to contact Raine, to ask what she truly thought after that night...

But, though he composed the words, he couldn’t press send.

Unbeknownst to him, while he hesitated, Lily Sinclair opened his chat countless times, gazing repetitively...

Her thumb gently caressed the name ’Leon Grant’, standing alone in the hallway of a secluded residential building.

She had just knocked on door 302, waiting for the person inside to open it.

Soon, the door creaked open.

Winston Clayton appeared at the door, casually looking her over, glancing left and right, ensuring there was nobody, "Come in then."