Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 77: You Did It on Purpose

"Miss Cecilia Nathan, don’t worry. We’ve already rescued Finn Hawthorne’s sister from those people."

Justin Bell was worried Cecilia Nathan might be anxious, so he told her the good news right away.

But Cecilia’s heart was still heavy. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Sharon Quincy wouldn’t let it go at that.

She now had the Nathan Family’s resources and bodyguards at her disposal, making it easy for her to do whatever she wanted.

Cecilia suddenly felt a pang of regret. She shouldn’t have argued with her father. Now, she had no way of contacting him at all.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Cecilia stood up. Seeing who was outside, she frowned slightly.

Still, she opened the door.

Damian Hawthorne stood outside. Though he tried his best to hide it, his face still held a trace of guilt.

"About Finn Hawthorne... I’m sorry."

Cecilia sneered and was about to shut the door, but Damian reached out and held it open.

"I have a way to make it right," Damian Hawthorne said, his voice calm. "I can’t help Finn Hawthorne, but I can help his family."

"He has too many weaknesses."

It was true. Finn Hawthorne was just an ordinary person with no background. Although he knew a few rich women, none of them would offend the Nathan Family for his sake.

"In all of Korsyth, I’m the only one who can help him."

Cecilia pressed her lips together, saying nothing.

Damian Hawthorne was right. The Nathan Family’s influence hadn’t yet reached Korsyth. The only person who could truly mobilize the city’s resources was Damian Hawthorne.

"That Finn Hawthorne... making money out there using a name that sounds so much like mine... It’s merciful enough that I haven’t done anything to him yet." Damian Hawthorne’s voice was ice-cold. He was smiling, but it was clear he was furious.

"Cecilia, you should know, if it weren’t for you, his ’lesson’ wouldn’t have been this minor."

Cecilia lowered her gaze, her heart clenching painfully.

She had forgotten that the man before her was a legend in Korsyth.

Damian Hawthorne was famous in Korsyth not just for his outstanding business acumen, but also for his ruthless methods.

Some even said he had blood on his hands, indirectly.

Although these were just rumors, Cecilia knew Damian Hawthorne was not a merciful person.

On the contrary, he was even somewhat cruel.

During the years he was blind, he was so apathetic he didn’t even care if he himself was about to die. How could he possibly care about the lives and deaths of others?

’I overstepped.’

She had forgotten that the man before her wasn’t some ordinary rich heir, but a man with a devil-may-care exterior who was cold to the extreme on the inside.

"Finn Hawthorne’s family is innocent."

Cecilia’s voice was choked with emotion.

Finn Hawthorne had only saved her by chance.

And by chance, he’d run into this undeserved disaster.

’But was it all really just a coincidence?’

Recalling Damian Hawthorne’s words, a chill shot through Cecilia, from her fingertips to her heart.

’If Damian Hawthorne could save Finn Hawthorne’s family, why couldn’t he save Finn himself?’

"His family is innocent, so I’ll ensure their safety."

’Just their safety, not his.’

"You did this on purpose?" Cecilia’s eyes grew red. "You deliberately didn’t save him? You deliberately let him suffer this humiliation?!"

Damian Hawthorne looked up and gave a slight, artful smile.

His silence said it all.

Cecilia closed her eyes, her heart aching unbearably.

She didn’t dare look into those eyes that had so captivated her.

In those brown eyes was a cold severity she could no longer fathom.

In the end, she was the one who had brought this upon Finn Hawthorne.

"Fine. You protect his family, and I’ll protect him."

Cecilia’s voice was filled with determination.

Her words instantly ignited the fire in Damian Hawthorne’s heart.

"Protect him? With what? Are you going to go crying to Hugo Grant for help?" Damian Hawthorne’s eyes narrowed, a mocking smile on his face. "You can’t even protect yourself. Who do you think you can protect?"

"Cecilia, you’re up against Selina Nathan."

"Hah. So what?" Cecilia took a step back and curled her red lips. Under the light, her fair face was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Even if she is Selina Nathan, what of it? I’d like to see just how far she can go with that identity."

Damian Hawthorne watched her calmly. Then, suddenly, the corners of his mouth turned up in a mischievous grin.

"I really don’t know what to do with you."

His helpless tone carried a fondness he himself hadn’t even noticed.

Watching Damian Hawthorne leave, Cecilia didn’t call out to him.

Though she didn’t know what Damian Hawthorne had come for, he had at least promised to help Finn Hawthorne’s family.

「Night fell.」

The Hawthorne Family’s villa was ablaze with lights.

Sharon Quincy arrived in a car, her bodyguards trailing behind her in a grand procession.

This time, she wasn’t greeted by Damian Hawthorne, but by his mother, Frances Bennett.

"Miss Selina Nathan..." Frances Bennett stepped forward happily and enthusiastically took Sharon Quincy’s hand. "After you told me last time that you liked our Damian, I thought about it for a long time. To be honest, I’m also very pleased with you. If possible, I think our Hawthorne Family and your Nathan Family could be joined by marriage."

Hearing this, Sharon Quincy stopped in her tracks, trying hard to suppress the excitement on her face.

"You agree, but does Damian Hawthorne agree?"

Sharon Quincy’s eyes lit up, and her voice trembled slightly.

"He agreed!" Frances Bennett beamed. "Actually, our Damian is very pleased with you too."

’This is the heir of the Nathans of Aethelgard, after all.’

The Nathan Family’s ancestors had been a wealthy and noble house since some long-forgotten dynasty. When Veridia was first founded and went to war, the Nathans’ ancestors even donated vast sums of money and airplanes.

To this day, no one dared to even try and calculate the Nathan Family’s total assets.

Unlike established families like theirs that had accumulated wealth over a few generations, the Nathan Family hadn’t just accumulated wealth for a few generations, but for dozens.

But the Nathan Family had always kept a low profile; after all, their accumulated wealth was too immense.

If that weren’t the case, kidnappers wouldn’t have taken such a huge risk to abduct a member of the Nathan Family.

The Nathan Family wasn’t just a legend in Aethelgard; they were a legend throughout all of Veridia.

Seeing how pleased Frances Bennett was with her, Sharon Quincy’s heart wouldn’t stop pounding.

’Success!’

’Damian Hawthorne was finally willing to give me a chance.’

"Where is Damian Hawthorne now?" Sharon Quincy couldn’t wait to ask him face-to-face if this was true.

’If it’s true, all I’ll need is Linden Nathan’s approval.’

"Oh, him? He’s right inside, waiting for you," Frances Bennett said, quickly pulling her into the house.

In the living room, Damian Hawthorne was leaning against the sofa, dressed in wrinkled pajamas. His hair was a complete mess, and he looked utterly disheveled.

The moment she saw Damian Hawthorne, Sharon Quincy froze for a second.

"Well, well, if it isn’t Miss Nathan." Damian Hawthorne pointed to the trash-strewn spot next to him. "Sorry, didn’t have time to clean up. You’ll have to make do."

The moment she saw Damian Hawthorne, Frances Bennett went stiff. "Damian, why are you like this... you didn’t even clean yourself up... This... This is too rude."

’It isn’t just rude, it’s an absolute eyesore.’

Sharon Quincy showed no disgust. Instead, she sat right down on the seat covered in trash. "It’s fine. I like how casual Mr. Hawthorne is. So carefree and spontaneous."

Damian Hawthorne, who was in the middle of grabbing a handful of chips, paused.

"She probably just told you about our marriage alliance, right? I can agree to marry you, but I have one condition."