Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 75: Humiliation

Finn Hawthorne’s face drained of color as he stared at the hulking men.

"Sharon Quincy, are you insane?" Finn Hawthorne’s voice trembled.

SLAP! Sharon Quincy slapped Finn Hawthorne across the face.

"Remember, my name is Selina Nathan!" Sharon Quincy glared at him viciously.

Over the past few days, everyone had been calling her Selina Nathan, and she’d received an unprecedented amount of adoration. Now, just hearing the name Sharon Quincy annoyed her.

It was as if the name was a reminder that she was just Sharon Quincy—a nobody.

"Enjoy yourselves," Sharon Quincy said with a gesture, slowly backing out of the room.

As the men closed in, Finn Hawthorne clenched his fist and threw a punch, but there were too many of them. It was like punching a pillow—soft and completely ineffective.

"What’s to be scared of, pretty boy? You’re in the business, right? Don’t worry, we’ll make you feel good."

"Get away!"

Soon, Finn Hawthorne’s voice was drowned out.

...

"President Hawthorne, those men... they..." Justin Bell’s voice trembled.

He had never seen anything so cruel.

It was both nauseating and unbearable.

Something like this wasn’t just simple humiliation. It was psychological and physical trauma.

"How is Cecilia Nathan?" Damian Hawthorne asked. He hadn’t expected Selina Nathan to be so vicious—to actually have people do something like that to Finn.

"Miss Cecilia Nathan has gone over there," Justin Bell sighed softly. "Our men are climbing through a window now. They might be able to save him."

But Justin Bell wasn’t very confident.

The people Selina Nathan brought weren’t just vicious; there were a lot of them.

It was said that the Nathan Family’s bodyguards all underwent special training; some were even retired special agents.

With the Nathan Family’s financial resources, they could afford to employ such people.

Although the men the Hawthorne Family employed were no slouches either, the Nathan Family’s bodyguards were more unorthodox.

They might be able to hold their own in a fight, but they were completely outmatched in other skills.

"We can’t let anything happen to Finn Hawthorne." Remembering what Cecilia Nathan had said, Damian Hawthorne’s voice turned ice-cold.

’I don’t like Finn Hawthorne, but if something happens to him, Cecilia Nathan will definitely blame me.’

The thought made Damian Hawthorne anxious.

’This Finn Hawthorne... what a pain!’

Cecilia Nathan found the small house.

"Miss Cecilia Nathan, Finn Hawthorne is inside." Justin Bell led her in.

Cecilia Nathan suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Assistant Bell, Finn Hawthorne... he’s going to be okay, right?"

As if she knew they were being followed, Sharon Quincy had led them to a different location.

By the time they realized Finn Hawthorne wasn’t there, an hour had already passed.

Based on Sharon’s past actions, Cecilia figured she wouldn’t let Finn Hawthorne off easily.

Knowing Sharon Quincy’s personality, she would definitely treat Finn Hawthorne in the most humiliating way possible.

Cecilia Nathan once heard her father say that due to her family background, Sharon Quincy had suffered all kinds of ostracism and humiliation since she was a child.

After that, Sharon Quincy could only use her academic success as a way to protect herself.

She never thought that Sharon Quincy, having suffered herself, would want to inflict that same suffering on others.

Justin Bell didn’t dare to answer and slowly lowered his head.

"Miss Cecilia Nathan, please don’t be upset. We did our best."

Justin Bell’s words were ambiguous, but they said it all.

Cecilia Nathan closed her eyes.

’It’s all my fault. It’s all because of me.’ 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

’If Sharon Quincy really did this because of me, I will never forgive her.’

"Sharon Quincy, you’d better not have done something you’ll regret."

Cecilia Nathan clenched her fists, her teeth gritted in anger.

"Miss Cecilia Nathan, Mr. Hawthorne is in here." Justin Bell pointed to a nearby door.

Shaking, Cecilia Nathan walked over and opened the door.

Finn Hawthorne was alone in the room.

Finn Hawthorne was lying on the bed, covered by a blanket, his face ashen.

"Finn..." Cecilia’s voice quavered.

Finn Hawthorne’s body was covered in purple and blue marks, but they didn’t look like they were from a beating.

Next to him were crumpled wads of tissue.

Cecilia Nathan was horrified by the sight.

As a thought occurred to her, her heart began to POUND.

"Finn, I’m so sorry."

’I’m sorry. I was too late.’

At that thought, Cecilia Nathan covered her face and began to sob.

’It’s me. It’s all my fault.’

’If he hadn’t been trying to help me, this wouldn’t have happened to him.’

"Cecilia..." Finn Hawthorne’s voice was weak.

He tilted his head to look at her, forcing the corners of his lips into a weak smile.

"Don’t cry..."

His eyes were swollen and red, and only then did Cecilia Nathan realize he looked nothing like Damian Hawthorne.

’He was just himself, not a substitute for anyone else.’

It was just that Damian Hawthorne left such a strong impression that her perception had been colored by preconceived notions.

"Finn, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry..."

Cecilia Nathan cried even harder.

"If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have..."

’If it weren’t for me, Damian Hawthorne never would have provoked Selina Nathan.’

’And Selina Nathan never would have done something like this to Finn.’

’Finn was just an innocent caught in the crossfire.’

Seeing her cry, Finn Hawthorne forced himself to sit up.

He curled his lips into a faint smile and said softly, "You don’t have to feel guilty. I expected all of this."

"Since I decided to act, I was prepared for the consequences."