Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 205: Saving a Life
"You’re investigating Hugo?"
Damian Hawthorne’s eyes darkened.
’So it’s true. Miles Sinclair really is her one that got away.’
Cecilia Nathan thought of the danger Serena Hughes had mentioned.
Her hands tightened nervously as she said flatly, "Damian Hawthorne, I don’t care what you do, but I hope you’ll leave Hugo out of it."
"I know you were upset about the proposal last time. I’ve already consulted a lawyer and will compensate the Hawthorne Group... If Hugo has done anything else to upset you, you can tell me beforehand."
"If your precious Hugo behaves and keeps his hands out of the Hawthorne Group’s business, I won’t do anything to him. But if he tries to stir up some other trouble..." The corners of Damian Hawthorne’s lips lifted, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. "Then I’m sorry, but I’ll have to return the favor, an eye for an eye."
Seeing his boss was still speaking out of anger, Justin Bell, afraid Cecilia Nathan would get angry and leave, steered the conversation back to the previous topic.
"Miss Cecilia Nathan, you just mentioned Caleb Kramer. Do you happen to know something?" Fearing Cecilia would withhold information, Justin Bell sighed slowly. "It’s alright if you don’t want to say anything, but this Caleb Kramer is connected to President Hawthorne’s parentage. I’m sure you’re aware of the major scandal that hit our company a while ago."
"To be honest with you, the Hawthorne Group’s stock price has been falling for days because of this. That Caleb Kramer is the key to this whole thing."
The story of Damian Hawthorne’s parentage was already causing a massive stir.
Ever since the revelation that Damian Hawthorne and Frances Bennett were not biological mother and son, endless speculation about their relationship had flooded the internet.
Cecilia Nathan glanced at Damian Hawthorne.
She didn’t know when it started, but that gloomy aura around Damian Hawthorne had returned.
’Even though Frances Bennett wasn’t a good mother, finding out so suddenly that his mother wasn’t his biological one must be difficult to accept.’
"I don’t know the Caleb Kramer you’re talking about, but Serena Hughes told me today that he knows Quinn Sutton. If you want more information, you could ask Serena." Cecilia hadn’t planned on saying anything, but since it concerned the Hawthorne Group, she decided not to hide it any longer.
After all, when she had been by Damian Hawthorne’s side, she was practically half a secretary to him.
She knew many people at the Hawthorne Group.
And those people had all helped her in one way or another.
She wouldn’t just stand by and watch something happen to the Hawthorne Group.
"Serena Hughes?" Justin Bell gave Damian Hawthorne a puzzled look and mumbled, "How is Miss Hughes involved with Caleb Kramer too..."
Justin Bell was a man of action. As soon as he learned that Serena Hughes knew about Caleb Kramer, he quickly found her number and called it.
The line was busy...
"Miss Cecilia Nathan, can you get in touch with Serena Hughes right now?" Justin Bell asked anxiously.
Cecilia Nathan also tried calling Serena Hughes, but she couldn’t get through either.
"Don’t bother." Damian Hawthorne shot them a sideways glance and tossed his phone over, which was playing a video from a private investigator. "Serena Hughes has been kidnapped."
Ever since the incident with the fake Luna was exposed, he’d had someone keeping an eye on Serena Hughes.
Watching the video of Serena Hughes being dragged into a car, Cecilia Nathan’s heart sank to the pit of her stomach.
Serena Hughes had been kidnapped right outside the hospital.
In other words, something happened to her right after she left the hospital from visiting me.
"What a coincidence." Damian Hawthorne narrowed his eyes, looking at a message someone had just sent him on his phone.
The man in the video looked a little familiar.
Justin Bell glanced at the person in the video and recognized him immediately.
"This guy... he looks like that wanted fugitive who’s been all over the news lately."
Because he’d never been caught, the bounty on his head had been snowballing.
The case was even a trending topic a while ago.
As Damian Hawthorne’s assistant, Justin Bell was always up-to-date on all kinds of news, so he had seen that trending topic right away.
After all, who wouldn’t want to report him and get rich overnight?
And yet, a man like that was walking around brazenly in public.
Maybe because he was so notorious, his boldness actually made people hesitant to act.
"He’s a murderer with a reputation for being ruthless. Why would he kidnap Serena Hughes...?"
The moment Justin Bell finished speaking, he noticed Cecilia Nathan’s expression had gone rigid.
Serena Hughes had told her to be careful of Miles Sinclair.
But when Serena said those things, Miles Sinclair was still in a coma.
’It couldn’t be Miles, could it...?’
Damian Hawthorne tossed the phone to Justin Bell, his voice low. "Investigate this man. If something happens, make sure Caleb Kramer stays alive."
The moment this murderer appeared, everyone in the room knew that Caleb Kramer’s chances were slim.
And Serena Hughes was probably implicated as well.
"And Serena Hughes. Please, save her life too."
At Cecilia Nathan’s words, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
"You don’t hate her?" Damian Hawthorne looked surprised.
"I used to, but thinking back, it wasn’t entirely her fault."
’What did Serena Hughes really do wrong? She just wanted to get close to Damian Hawthorne.’
’Pretending to be May Rhodes was a huge risk, and for her to pull that kind of stunt time and again... Cecilia actually found it rather admirable.’
’After all, Damian Hawthorne is as cunning as they come. For Serena Hughes to dare to poke the bear like that showed some serious guts.’
’Besides, after the truth about May Rhodes came out, Serena Hughes didn’t immediately expose herself; she even helped keep it a secret.’
’For that reason alone, she hoped Serena would be okay.’
Damian Hawthorne gave her a detached look. "I can’t make you any promises. I’ll do my best."
’Damian Hawthorne had actually agreed so easily.’
Thinking about her attitude toward Damian Hawthorne these past few days, Cecilia lowered her gaze, a storm of emotions swirling in her eyes.
In fact, for all these years, Damian Hawthorne had almost always given her anything she asked for.
’Others might have called her a sycophant, but Damian Hawthorne’s close friends had long since tacitly accepted that she was his caged canary.’ 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
’A canary in a cage, yes, but also very safe.’
Cecilia Nathan looked at Damian Hawthorne’s handsome features and smiled slightly. "Thank you."
Damian Hawthorne raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.
After leaving Damian Hawthorne’s room, she happened to run into a nurse wheeling Miles Sinclair out of his.
Miles Sinclair hadn’t fully recovered yet and was being taken to various departments for check-ups and to have his dressings changed.
Miles Sinclair was propped up in his bed. When he saw Cecilia Nathan coming out of Damian Hawthorne’s room, his face paled slightly.
"Cecilia... you were just visiting Damian Hawthorne?" There was a subtle shift in Miles Sinclair’s tone.
Cecilia Nathan nodded lightly. "I just went to discuss a few things."
’Discuss a few things...’
Thinking of Serena Hughes’s kidnapping, Miles Sinclair’s throat went dry.
"Hugo, Serena Hughes came to see me today and said some things. How much did you hear?"
’Something happened to Serena Hughes right after she left the hospital.’
’That means her visit to me was exposed.’
’Serena kept warning me to be careful of Miles Sinclair and Quinn Sutton. This can’t all be a coincidence.’
"Cecilia, do you believe me?" Miles Sinclair said, propping himself up and asking the nurse to wait a moment.
Cecilia Nathan quickened her pace to catch up.
"I heard everything you two said back then." Miles Sinclair sighed, his eyes turning red. "I know you’ve always been concerned about me and Quinn Sutton, so I can understand Serena Hughes’s warning."
"But Quinn Sutton is timid. She would absolutely never kidnap someone like Caleb Kramer."
