Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 201: Discovered a Secret

"Miles Sinclair..." Serena Hughes said with a mischievous smile. "What, you don’t know? That doesn’t make any sense. You two are so close, how could you not know he’s been in an accident?"

Quinn Sutton’s face went ashen as she took in Serena Hughes’s knowing look.

"I... I really didn’t know. And we’re not as close as you think."

"That’s not what you said in front of Grandma," Serena Hughes retorted, not believing her for a second.

’No matter how distant they were, there was no way she wouldn’t know about Miles Sinclair’s proposal.’

’For something this major, it was bizarre that Quinn Sutton, supposedly a good friend of Miles Sinclair, wasn’t there.’

’Unless... she already knew Miles Sinclair wasn’t going to propose.’

"Quinn Sutton, did you already know Miles Sinclair wasn’t going to propose?" Serena Hughes stared at Quinn Sutton’s face, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Serena, what are you talking about? I don’t understand... What does it have to do with me whether Miles Sinclair proposed or not? He invited you, but he didn’t invite me, so there was no reason for me to go..."

"Oh, that’s great. In that case, I don’t think you should bother visiting Miles Sinclair in the hospital either." With that, Serena Hughes crossed her arms and watched as Quinn Sutton’s eyes grew red with anxiety.

Quinn Sutton truly didn’t know Miles Sinclair had been hospitalized.

And from the way Serena Hughes was talking, it sounded like his life was hanging by a thread.

"What exactly happened to Miles Sinclair? Did they... did they save him?" Quinn Sutton struggled to hide her overwhelming concern.

But the worry on her face didn’t escape Serena Hughes’s notice.

"They couldn’t save him."

Those few words from Serena Hughes made all the color drain from Quinn Sutton’s face.

’They couldn’t save him?’

’How could this be...’

’Did Miles Sinclair really die in the accident?’

In the next instant, Quinn Sutton tried to rush out, but Serena Hughes blocked her way.

"Serena, please, don’t stop me." Quinn Sutton’s mind was consumed with thoughts of Miles Sinclair.

’Miles Sinclair said nothing would happen to him, but what if...’

’With something like a car crash, no one could predict the final outcome.’

"You’re not actually going to see Miles Sinclair, are you?" Serena Hughes looked her up and down with a sneer. "Cecilia Nathan is with him. What if she gets the wrong idea when you show up? And aren’t you the one who’s supposed to lead our Sinclair Family to glory? Surely you haven’t forgotten that?"

"I... I’m not going to see Miles Sinclair. Grandma’s birthday is soon, and I’m going out to pick up her gift." Quinn Sutton gritted her teeth, staring daggers at her. "Serena, our great-aunt told us to support each other. Are you... deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"

Seeing that Quinn Sutton was about to lose her temper, Serena Hughes narrowed her eyes and stepped aside.

As she watched Quinn Sutton’s hastily retreating back, the knot of suspicion in Serena Hughes’s heart tightened.

’Questioning her clearly wasn’t going to get me anywhere.’ 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

’The only thing to do is follow her and see what she’s really up to.’

After leaving, Quinn Sutton quickly got into a car.

Serena Hughes quickly hailed a taxi of her own.

"Follow that car."

After Serena spoke, the driver, unfazed, stepped on the gas.

After hearing from Serena Hughes that Miles Sinclair had been in an accident, Quinn Sutton didn’t go to the hospital. Instead, she went to a run-down residential complex.

Seeing Quinn Sutton get out of the car in this old neighborhood, Serena Hughes, despite her misgivings, followed her.

The tailing went smoothly.

Serena Hughes snorted.

’Good. Quinn Sutton hasn’t spotted me.’

’Once I find proof that Quinn Sutton and Miles Sinclair are colluding, I can tell Cecilia Nathan. That will definitely benefit my own future.’

’Grandma is very fond of Quinn Sutton right now.’

’If I can just find some leverage, I can kill two birds with one stone.’

Meanwhile, Quinn Sutton hurried to a basement.

The basement was leaking, its floor covered in damp, slippery moss. The place was a wreck.

Tailing Quinn Sutton, Serena Hughes narrowed her eyes. Her intuition told her there was a secret hidden here.

Just in case, she turned on a voice recorder.

"Miss Sutton..." A sinister voice spoke up, chilling her to the bone like a viper’s hiss.

"What is Caleb Kramer doing here?" Quinn Sutton exclaimed, as if she had just discovered something.

’Caleb Kramer?’

Serena Hughes’s jaw dropped slightly. ’Who is Caleb Kramer?’

She wanted to peek inside but was terrified of being discovered by the people in there. She was a bundle of nerves and fear.

There was something vaguely familiar about the sinister man’s side profile.

’I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before...’

She started to raise her phone to take a picture, but suddenly, the man seemed to notice something and looked in her direction.

’I’m done for!’

Panicking, Serena Hughes snatched her phone back and began to run.

The man behind her didn’t let her get away, breaking into a frantic pursuit.

For some unknown reason, the man stopped after chasing her for only a few steps.

Serena Hughes didn’t dare look back. She immediately hailed a cab.

"To City Center Hospital."

’Right now, the only way to find out what’s really going on is to find Cecilia Nathan.’

’And that guy, Caleb Kramer... it looked like he’d been kidnapped.’

「City Center Hospital.」

Cecilia Nathan watched as Miles Sinclair was wheeled out of the emergency room, and the tension finally drained from her body.

"Mr. Sinclair is a very lucky man. We were able to save him, but we’ll need to run more tests to see if there will be any long-term effects. A family member will need to stay with him for the next few days," the doctor said, taking off his mask with a look of relief.

Cecilia Nathan looked at Miles Sinclair, whose eyes were still closed. She knew he was still under anesthesia.

’Thank goodness...’

’He’s still alive.’

Once Miles Sinclair was settled in his room with a caregiver watching over him, Cecilia Nathan slowly stood up and walked out.

She remembered that Damian Hawthorne was right next door.

Cecilia Nathan walked in and immediately saw Frances Bennett at Damian Hawthorne’s side.

At that moment, Frances Bennett was nagging Damian Hawthorne.

"Damian, that woman is just too cruel. Don’t get tangled up with her anymore. I know you like her, but she..." Frances Bennett trailed off as she saw Cecilia Nathan walk in.

Damian Hawthorne kept his eyes downcast, focused on the book in his hands as if he hadn’t seen Cecilia Nathan at all.

"Oh, you’re here."

Seeing Cecilia Nathan again, Frances Bennett’s tone was no longer as warm as it had been before.

Although she wasn’t Damian Hawthorne’s biological mother, he had never stopped calling her "Mom."

This meant Damian Hawthorne accepted their relationship.

As Damian Hawthorne’s "mother," she naturally had to look out for his best interests.

They were both in the same hospital, yet Cecilia Nathan had spent all her time with Miles Sinclair without sparing a single glance for Damian Hawthorne.

In Frances Bennett’s eyes, this was proof that Cecilia Nathan’s loyalties lay elsewhere.

"Cecilia, Damian needs to rest. Whatever it is, you can come back later."

Frances Bennett was telling her to leave.

Cecilia Nathan stood her ground, her gaze fixed on Damian Hawthorne. "Damian Hawthorne, I need to talk to you."

"There’s nothing to talk about." Damian Hawthorne set down his book, a sneer playing on his lips. "Don’t tell me Miss Nathan came all this way to settle the score? After all, Miles Sinclair’s crash was my fault."

Cecilia Nathan fell silent at his words.

With Miles Sinclair unconscious at the time, her words had been a bit harsh.

But thinking about it now, she knew that even though Damian Hawthorne had been chasing them, he hadn’t actually hit their car.

Blaming him for something even the traffic police couldn’t rule on had been purely emotional on her part.

"I’m sorry. I was out of line earlier. I was just so panicked because Hugo was hurt. Thinking about it now, I know I shouldn’t have blamed you."