Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 61: Mr. Hawthorne, I Have Admired You for a Long Time
The current "Selina Nathan" represented the Nathan Family, so her every move was under scrutiny.
She was essentially doing something outrageous under the "Selina Nathan" name.
Cecilia Nathan frowned, her mood a rollercoaster.
’What was Father thinking, finding someone like this?’
Seeing Frances Bennett’s gratified expression, Cecilia Nathan’s heart sank. All she could do was hope the woman wouldn’t do something foolish.
Damian Hawthorne paid Sharon Quincy no mind, not even sparing her a glance.
His gaze fell on Cecilia Nathan. Seeing her staring at them intently, his lips curled into a slight smile before he finally deigned to look at Sharon Quincy.
"Mr. Hawthorne..." The feeling of being ignored made Sharon Quincy uncomfortable.
’She knew she had been a bit abrupt, but an opportunity like this was rare. If she didn’t seize it, she might never get another one.’
’She was the most promising of all the people Linden Nathan sponsored.’
’In academics and all other evaluations, she was the cream of the crop among those he sponsored.’
’Linden Nathan had told her that if she handled this well, he would make her his goddaughter.’
’Her life’s goal was to leverage her status as Linden Nathan’s goddaughter to find a good man and marry her way into a higher social class.’
’And that man was Damian Hawthorne.’
’As for his rumored girlfriends, their social standing was nothing to speak of.’
’Even as just Linden Nathan’s goddaughter, she was far more valuable than the likes of Cecilia Nathan or Serena Hughes.’
"So you’re Selina Nathan?" Damian Hawthorne’s voice was laced with amusement. His gaze was deep, and he smiled meaningfully.
Sharon Quincy nodded eagerly. "Mr. Hawthorne, I’ve always admired you. If you have a moment, we could exchange contact info..."
"Ahem." Cecilia Nathan couldn’t help but cough to interrupt their conversation. "Miss Nathan, the banquet is about to start. Perhaps you two could chat later?"
Damian Hawthorne raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised that Cecilia Nathan cared so much.
In truth, Cecilia was just trying to give her a well-intentioned warning.
’If Father found out that the person he’d brought here had done something like this, he’d be absolutely furious.’
’Cutting off her sponsorship would be the least of her worries. Knowing my dad’s temper, he wouldn’t let it slide.’
Seeing Cecilia Nathan interrupt her, Sharon Quincy frowned, clearly displeased. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
She had only given the group a cursory glance earlier, but when she truly took a good look at Cecilia Nathan, her eyes filled with astonishment.
Sharon Quincy had seen this beautiful woman in the news.
Cecilia Nathan, Damian Hawthorne’s rumored girlfriend for many years.
But recently, there were new rumors linking this same girlfriend to the eldest son of the Grant Family.
’In her opinion, Cecilia Nathan was just some promiscuous woman with no family background, who relied on men to get ahead in life.’
Sharon Quincy felt a surge of contempt, especially when she saw Cecilia Nathan’s delicate features.
’Features that perfect? She must have had work done.’
"You must be Cecilia Nathan," Sharon Quincy said, walking brazenly up to her. She crossed her arms and added arrogantly, "Nice work on the nose and eyes."
Cecilia Nathan’s mouth twitched. "I haven’t had any work done."
"Right. I know you ’haven’t.’ You’ve only had, what, forty percent of your face done," Sharon Quincy said with conviction. "Everyone with plastic surgery denies it. I’ve seen your type of look plenty of times. Those European-style double eyelids and that high-bridged nose? Obviously fake."
Cecilia Nathan said nothing, simply staring at Sharon Quincy as if she were an idiot.
’I really regret letting Father handle this.’
’If I’d known Dad was going to hire such a fool, I would have been better off dealing with it myself.’
Seeing Cecilia Nathan’s speechless expression, the corners of Damian Hawthorne’s mouth turned up. "Cecilia hasn’t had any surgery. I can vouch for that."
At his words, Cecilia Nathan’s heart skipped a beat.
’Damian and I have been intimate countless times; of course he knows whether I’ve had work done.’
Sharon Quincy, however, didn’t think that deeply into it. She just shot Cecilia Nathan a mocking smile. "Miss Cecilia Nathan, since we share the same surname, maybe we were related ten lifetimes ago. I’ll just be blunt with you."
She leaned in close to Cecilia Nathan and whispered in her ear, "I like Damian Hawthorne, and I’m going to pursue him."
Cecilia Nathan’s eyelid twitched, and for a moment, her vision went dark.
At least Sharon Quincy had the sense to only whisper it in her ear.
’If word of this got out, how could the Nathan Family ever show their faces in public again?’
"Does your father, Linden Nathan, know that you like Damian Hawthorne?" Cecilia Nathan asked, staring at her intently. "Don’t forget your purpose for being here today."
Hearing this, Sharon Quincy’s eyes widened as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over her head.
The name "Linden Nathan" snapped her back to reality.
"You..."
Just then, Sharon Quincy suddenly realized the woman in front of her looked vaguely familiar.
Seeing that she had come to her senses and was no longer fawning over him, Cecilia Nathan breathed a small sigh of relief.
’I’ll contact Father later and have him get this love-crazed fool out of here immediately.’
Just then, Damian Hawthorne walked over and said to Sharon Quincy, "Miss Nathan, this is my contact information."
With that, he held out his phone to show Sharon Quincy his contact information.
His eyes, however, were fixed on Cecilia Nathan.
Sure enough, the color drained slightly from Cecilia Nathan’s face.
Sharon Quincy immediately beamed and scanned the code.
Cecilia Nathan’s eyes stung. "Damian Hawthorne, aren’t you Serena Hughes’s boyfriend? How could you..."
"Who said I’m Serena Hughes’s boyfriend?" Damian Hawthorne’s gaze darkened.
At that, Sharon Quincy’s eyes lit up.
"You’re single? That’s wonderful!"
Sharon Quincy started to say something else, but Cecilia Nathan finally couldn’t stand it anymore and walked away.
’She didn’t want to spend another second with this star-struck woman.’
Cecilia Nathan walked to a nearby window and took a deep breath.
’Father would never have chosen such a fool. This woman must have been putting on an act in front of him all this time.’
With that thought, Cecilia Nathan reached for her phone, only to realize she’d left it in Hugo Grant’s car.
She turned to look for Hugo Grant but was stopped by Serena Hughes.
"Cecilia Nathan..." Serena Hughes said, holding up her long skirt as she trotted over. "You don’t like that Selina Nathan either, do you?"
Serena Hughes’s face was a little pale.
’If Selina Nathan hadn’t shown up, tonight would have been my time to shine.’
’I had been planning to announce my true identity here tonight.’
’But Selina Nathan’s appearance had ruined everything.’
’Now, this Selina Nathan is the center of attention, nearly upstaging the patriarch of the Bennett family himself.’
’After all, this is her first public "appearance," and now everyone at the party is trying to suck up to her.’
’What angers me even more is that Selina Nathan pays me no mind whatsoever.’
Cecilia Nathan gave Serena Hughes a cool glance but said nothing.
Serena Hughes, however, acted as if she had found a kindred spirit and said resentfully, "Cecilia Nathan, don’t you want to get back at her?"
Cecilia Nathan frowned. "What are you planning?"
"Nothing much." Serena Hughes’s lips curled into a wicked smile. "Accidents can happen at a banquet. Selina Nathan has been prone to kidnapping since she was a child, so it wouldn’t be strange if a little ’accident’ were to happen during her debut, right?"
As soon as Serena Hughes finished speaking, Cecilia Nathan had a bad feeling.
’Serena told me about this... she couldn’t possibly want me to get involved, could she?’
