Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 91: Because, I Am Selina Nathan
Linden Nathan looked up, his brow furrowed. "He reached an agreement with Cecilia?"
He recalled that Damian Hawthorne never seemed to like Cecilia. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone years without making their relationship official.
"No, it was... Sharon Quincy."
The moment the assistant finished speaking, the cup in Linden Nathan’s hand fell to the floor with a CRASH.
"What did you say?" Linden Nathan thought he had misheard. "Who did you say Damian Hawthorne reached an agreement with?"
"Sharon Quincy. The one our Nathan Corporation sponsors."
Recalling what Sharon Quincy had told him a while ago, Linden Nathan’s eyelid twitched.
’Could the powerful man from Korsyth that Sharon mentioned—the one willing to marry into our family—be Damian Hawthorne...?’ Linden Nathan’s expression darkened. "Absolutely not!"
’Damian Hawthorne is the man Cecilia likes. How could he be with Sharon Quincy?’
"President Nathan, do you think... there might be some kind of misunderstanding?" The more the assistant thought about it, the stranger it seemed. If Damian Hawthorne were the type to be greedy for money, he would have entered a marriage alliance with someone long ago. He wouldn’t have waited until now.
Linden Nathan picked up his gold-rimmed glasses and began to wipe them with a lens cloth.
He didn’t need his assistant to point it out; he found it strange as well.
’Although the Nathan Family is highly respected in Aethelgard, the Hawthorne Family is by no means inferior. With Damian Hawthorne’s status and wealth, he would never agree to marry into a family unless he was madly in love.’
’Cecilia Nathan is his child, and Sharon Quincy is someone he sponsors. It wasn’t that he was biased, but Sharon simply couldn’t compare to Cecilia in any way.’
’If he were in that man’s shoes, he would never choose Sharon Quincy over someone like Cecilia.’
At this point, Linden Nathan began to doubt the truth of Sharon Quincy’s claims.
"Change my flight to Korsyth to this week." Linden Nathan leaned back in his executive chair, picking up the walnuts from his desk and starting to roll them in his hand.
The walnuts made a pleasant clacking sound in his palm.
"By the way, how is Cecilia doing now?"
He hadn’t heard from Cecilia in a long time. But considering she rarely messaged him anyway, Linden Nathan hadn’t suspected anything was wrong.
"Miss Cecilia Nathan seems to have run into some trouble recently," the assistant said hesitantly.
Linden Nathan’s hand, which had been rolling the walnuts, stopped abruptly. "What kind of trouble?"
"The young miss... has been targeted by someone from the Grant Family."
...
After that unforgettable banquet, Cecilia Nathan didn’t sleep all night. Her mind was filled with every little moment she had shared with Hugo.
Early in the morning, her phone rang. It was Chloe Sutton.
"Cecilia, have you seen the news? I heard Damian Hawthorne is going to marry into the Nathan family."
Chloe Sutton’s voice was full of shock. "No wonder he wouldn’t marry you! Turns out he was waiting for a rich woman to marry him. I really look down on that kind of kept man."
’A kept man?’
The corner of Cecilia Nathan’s mouth twitched.
’Although she didn’t know why Damian Hawthorne would agree to marry into the family for Sharon Quincy, based on her understanding of him, he would never do such a thing.’
"Marrying into the family is a good thing," Cecilia Nathan said with a yawn and a smile. "He’s taking a shortcut that will save him decades of effort."
"Cecilia, do you know something?" Chloe asked, her voice full of gossip. "That Selina Nathan might come from a good family, but she’s average-looking at best. She’s not even a tenth as beautiful as you. Damian Hawthorne is so obsessed with looks; would he really marry into the Nathan family for her?"
"Probably not..." Cecilia Nathan chuckled. "That Selina Nathan... is an impostor."
"An impostor?!" Chloe’s voice rose. "How do you know?"
"Because..." Cecilia Nathan paused to think, ultimately deciding to tell Chloe Sutton her true identity.
’Chloe Sutton was a friend she’d had for years. Before, she felt there was no need to reveal her identity, and it might even cause trouble for Chloe.’
’But now that things had developed to this point, she no longer wanted to hide it.’
"Because... I am Selina Nathan." After saying it, Cecilia Nathan felt herself blushing for some reason.
’For some reason, after saying those words, she actually felt a little embarrassed.’
On the other end of the line, Chloe was silent for a few seconds.
Cecilia continued, "I was kidnapped many times. Later, to protect me, my father created another identity for me—the Cecilia Nathan you know now. Chloe, I didn’t mean to deceive you..."
"Is this for real?" Chloe didn’t respond to the apology, her voice trembling. "You... you’re really Selina Nathan?"
"Mhm."
"Holy shit!" Chloe couldn’t contain her excitement. "My best friend is the daughter of Veridia’s richest man?"
"Holy crap, is this for real?" Chloe was so excited she could barely control herself. "Cecilia, you really kept me in the dark!"
"My best friend is the daughter of the richest man in the country! I can brag about this for the rest of my life." Chloe took a deep breath. "So, that means the other Selina Nathan is just an impostor. Cecilia, what are you going to do next? Are you planning to expose her?"
The thought of an impostor strutting around arrogantly in the socialite circle made Chloe wish she could go and rip off her disguise right that second.
"I’m definitely going to expose her." The memory of being kidnapped by Sharon Quincy made Cecilia burn with anger.
’She had been abducted by one of her own family’s beneficiaries. The whole situation was laughable.’
’Especially since her phone had been tampered with, making it almost impossible to make calls.’
’If Sharon Quincy were smart, she would have guessed her identity by now.’
’But unfortunately, while Sharon Quincy was academically brilliant, she seemed a bit dense in this regard.’
"My dad is coming to Korsyth in a few days. When he does, I’ll have a big surprise waiting for this person."
The events of the past few days had made Cecilia realize that simply exposing Sharon Quincy’s identity wasn’t enough.
’Even if she was exposed, given how highly her father thought of Sharon Quincy, he might continue to sponsor her.’
The thought that Linden Nathan had already accepted Sharon Quincy as his goddaughter made Cecilia’s temples throb.
’The Nathan Family had sponsored so many people, and Linden Nathan had almost always maintained a proper distance.’
’Only this Sharon Quincy had managed to earn Linden Nathan’s high regard, which showed she was no ordinary person.’
’This time, she wouldn’t just expose her identity; she would also sever her relationship with Linden Nathan.’
’She had to make Linden Nathan completely disillusioned with Sharon Quincy, and ensure he could never sponsor her again.’
Hearing this, Chloe burst out laughing on the other end of the line.
"Perfect! That’s my girl. I’ll be waiting to watch the show."
...
Sharon Quincy, her face hidden by a mask, arrived at a house.
Inside the room sat a man. His face was covered in cross tattoos, and his entire look screamed metal punk.
"So you finally remembered me."
The man fiddled with a knife, his sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on Sharon Quincy. "Living the high life lately, aren’t you?"
"I manage," Sharon Quincy said dryly. She placed a briefcase on the table and snapped it open with a CLICK, revealing neat stacks of cash.
’She didn’t dare use the credit card Linden Nathan had given her. Instead, she had secretly pawned her jewelry for cash.’
"I need you to do something for me on the day Linden Nathan arrives."
As Sharon Quincy spoke, the image of Cecilia contacting Linden Nathan on her phone flashed through her mind.
’Although the detective couldn’t find out Cecilia’s identity, she always felt that the relationship between Cecilia and Linden Nathan was anything but ordinary.’
’If Linden Nathan and Cecilia really were father and daughter, then she had to be fully prepared.’
