Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 108: Just This Once, She Wants to Live for Herself
When she received the message, Lily Sinclair did not reply.
She clutched her phone tightly, wrestling with her inner turmoil.
If this woman didn’t exist, her cousin wouldn’t have divorced, and she wouldn’t have faced such suffering thereafter.
And she—must she really interact with a woman like this?
But... she truly longed for Leon Grant’s love.
She really wanted to be with Leon Grant.
Closing her eyes, Lily Sinclair’s mind was filled with memories of how her heart fluttered the first time she saw Leon Grant, and the joy at every meeting with him.
Just this once, she wanted to live for herself.
——
The next day.
Raine Sinclair specially made time to accompany her grandfather, delaying Leo Keane’s contract again.
Feeling uneasy, he went to Jonas Hawthorne.
He thought he might get some comfort, but Jonas Hawthorne didn’t even look at him and said impatiently, "Are you idle?"
"No, it’s just that I’m waiting for the Sinclair Group’s contract. I’m anxious! My sister-in-law won’t sign it, and you won’t sign it. Do you think it’s easy for me?"
Leo Keane still remembered what Jonas Hawthorne had said before.
Without Raine Sinclair’s signature, the Hawthorne Family’s contract had nothing to do with him.
How could he not be anxious!!
"If it weren’t for my sister-in-law being busy today, I wouldn’t have come to you!"
Jonas Hawthorne finally looked up at him, "What happened to her?"
Before leaving the hospital yesterday, Jonas Hawthorne had consulted the doctor who had resuscitated Raine Sinclair and knew her physical condition was fairly good; the sudden cardiac arrest was related to excessive grief.
After a short rest, she would recover.
Moreover, seeing Raine Sinclair awake yesterday, her overall state was decent; considering her personality, she would leap back to work immediately, so why was there suddenly something up?
Leo Keane sighed, "Mr. Jennings is here, right? My sister-in-law went to accompany him, and Mason Sullivan seems to have gone too."
He had gotten this information by probing Easton Yancy.
As it was a cooperative relationship, future meetings would become more frequent, and it was normal for both parties to contact each other.
Upon hearing Mason Sullivan’s name, Jonas Hawthorne’s brows furrowed slightly.
Leo Keane glanced at him and deliberately said, "I heard that Mr. Jennings really likes Mason Sullivan, wants him to be his grandson-in-law!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Once these words were spoken, Jonas Hawthorne’s eyes indeed darkened.
Thinking it wasn’t enough, Leo Keane continued, "My sister-in-law’s really popular! Leon Grant just proposed, and now Mason Sullivan..."
"Enough." Jonas Hawthorne interrupted him, his aura also constricting.
Leo Keane immediately shut his mouth.
Alright.
Joking was fine, but his contract was also important!
Putting aside the contract, he was, after all, Jonas Hawthorne’s brother!
Seeing his brother so bewildered, he couldn’t just hide in the corner and say nothing, right?
Thinking it over, he took a deep breath, leaned over the table, approached Jonas Hawthorne, and asked, "Honestly, do you really have no feelings for my sister-in-law? She agreed to Leon Grant, and if the wedding is held, everything might be too late..."
Right now it’s only a proposal; as long as they haven’t registered the marriage, there’s still room to turn back!
Jonas Hawthorne listened, and after a long silence, sighed, "Leo, as long as I get close, she becomes unlucky."
He could ignore other things, but it was evident that as long as he showed concern for Raine Sinclair, Candace Ford would continuously hassle her.
Now it’s reached the point of a suicide attempt...
Leo Keane didn’t understand why Jonas Hawthorne thought this way, but seeing his gloomy face, it seemed these matters were indeed troubling him.
"Ah, I really don’t get you..." He lightly sighed, then looked around and noticed Jonas Hawthorne’s office was incredibly empty.
Moreover, he had been sitting here for so long, and Jonas Hawthorne’s phone was very quiet...
Unable to resist, he asked, "How’s Candace? Is her health alright now?"
Jonas Hawthorne frowned, "She’s probably at home."
He seemed unwilling to bring up this woman, returning to flipping through the files on his desk.
Leo Keane touched his nose regretfully, then stood up, "I almost forgot I had someone to meet, I’m off!"
After speaking, he was already out the door.
Once he left, the room fell back into prolonged silence.
Jonas Hawthorne leaned back in the leather chair, the files on the desk unable to hold his full attention anymore.
The phone on the edge of the desk suddenly lit up.
He glanced at it sideways, discovering it was a news push from the entertainment headlines.
Grant Group’s CEO confirms proposal rumors, claiming "A virtuous lady is what a gentleman desires."
Just by looking at it, Jonas Hawthorne’s brows knitted tightly.
The eternal cold pool was no match for the sinister intensity in his eyes!
——
Three o’clock in the afternoon.
Imperial Theater entrance.
Candace Ford, heavily pregnant, sat at a nearby ice cream parlor sipping juice.
Having stayed abroad for many years, she hardly cared about the rule that pregnant women shouldn’t eat cold foods, always drinking ice water.
She was very energetic, and unless she drank something chilled, she couldn’t calm down.
Having drunk about half a glass of iced juice, Lily Sinclair arrived.
She was not surprised at Lily Sinclair accepting the invitation.
Yesterday in the hospital, when she saw Lily Sinclair crying just because Leon Grant proposed, she knew that Leon Grant was this girl’s weakness.
And all the plans she devised to deal with Raine Sinclair failed, now she could only target those close to Raine Sinclair.
When Raine Sinclair finally realizes someday that the one who stabbed her was her sister who grew up with her, her inner pain would be doubled, wouldn’t it?
Just thinking about Raine Sinclair’s agonized expression, Candace Ford couldn’t hide the excitement and thrill in her heart.
"Lily! Over here!"
She stood up and greeted Lily Sinclair warmly.
Upon hearing her call her name so affectionately, Lily Sinclair felt a surge of nausea!
With a frown, she squeezed the strap of her shoulder bag, suddenly regretting coming out.
But since she was already here, there was no turning back.
Gritting her teeth, she took a deep breath, then stepped toward Candace Ford.
Candace Ford could naturally see Lily Sinclair’s gloomy face and her aversion to her.
But she didn’t care about any of that; the only thing she cared about now was how to win over Lily Sinclair and make her useful!
Everything else, like liking or disliking, didn’t matter, did it?
"How about a drink? It’s a bit hot, how about some juice?" Candace Ford remained enthusiastic, pretending they were very close.
Unfortunately, Lily Sinclair didn’t buy it; she didn’t even glance at the menu Candace pushed over, and simply said coldly, "What do you want to talk about?"
