Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 14: Her Graceful Dancing in Another Man’s Arms
In the distance.
Jonas Hawthorne took in everything happening before him.
The lines of his jaw were taut and tense.
Even Leo Keane, standing beside him, could feel the intense chill emanating from him!
Quietly rubbing his arms, Leo felt even more perplexed.
"How did those two end up together? Are they close?"
He hadn’t heard Raine Sinclair mention any connections with the Grant Family before...
Besides, Leon Grant just returned to the country, didn’t he?
How did they get so familiar so quickly?
Jonas Hawthorne said nothing, with no expression on his handsome face.
But Leo noticed that his hand, behind his back, quietly clenched...
Even if he didn’t say anything, his hand’s action betrayed his feelings.
Leo scratched his nose, coughed lightly, and said, "I see Leon Grant being quite attentive to Raine Sinclair, could it be that..."
He never got to finish his sentence because Jonas Hawthorne glared at him the very next second.
"..." Leo was at a loss, then protested innocently, "Am I wrong? Look at Leon’s actions, he’s protecting Raine Sinclair at every turn!"
"Raine Sinclair is for you to call?" Jonas shot back, making Leo almost choke on his own breath!
After pondering for a while, he finally asked, "What should I call her then? Ms. Sinclair? Or perhaps sister-in-law? Considering that you all are divorced... and aren’t I about to have a new sister-in-law soon?"
Jonas’s eyes darkened slightly, "There’s no new sister-in-law." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"What?" Leo was stunned for a long moment before coming to his senses, looking at Jonas Hawthorne as if he’d seen a ghost, "Aren’t you planning to marry Candace Ford? Brother, this is..."
Isn’t this a bit too much?
Of course, Leo didn’t dare say that out loud unless he didn’t want to keep his life...
Clearing his throat awkwardly, Leo turned his gaze back to the dance floor.
There were still four or five couples dancing inside.
The music was well-matched, and with the lawn, flowers, and balloons around, the atmosphere did feel a bit fitting.
Moreover, Leon Grant and Raine Sinclair in the center danced quite in sync.
The key thing was that one wore a black suit and the other a white evening gown—they matched pretty well?
Leo opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but recalling that Jonas was beside him, he immediately shut it.
Disaster comes from the mouth!
For the sake of his own life, he decided to say less!
As for Jonas Hawthorne...
Seeing Raine Sinclair’s face previously only brought him annoyance.
Thinking of how she had used a fake pregnancy to force him into marriage, any feeling he had turned into smoke and vanished.
Finally divorced, finally rid of her entanglement, but why...
Seeing her laughing and chatting with another man, seeing her dancing gracefully in another man’s arms—why did it weigh so heavily on his heart?
Was it pride at play?
After all, they had just divorced.
The woman who once loved him so deeply—how could her heart change so quickly and seek solace in another man’s arms in just a few days?
If Leo Keane knew what Jonas was thinking, he would undoubtedly curse him harshly: Men are just despicable!
They don’t cherish what they have, but grow jealous when it might belong to someone else!
——
In a distant corner.
The women who had previously gossiped about Raine Sinclair gathered together once more.
"Look at her, she’s shameless! Just divorced and already flirting with men!"
"And the one she’s dancing with is Young Master Grant! My God!"
"She’s a vixen! A seductive harpy!"
These women were simply the epitome of sour grapes.
The main reason they had dressed up for the event tonight was hoping to win the favor of the Grant Family’s returning son!
Who would have thought they wouldn’t even get a word in with Leon Grant, while Raine Sinclair, a cast-off, ended up dancing with him?!
This is truly infuriating!
"I really wish I could teach her a lesson!"
"Don’t worry, I have a plan." The woman in the red dress smiled coldly, then pulled aside a waiter carrying a tray of champagne and whispered a few words, slipping him some money, which he quickly nodded to and left.
The other two women immediately huddled close, curiously asking, "What did you tell him?"
"Don’t rush, you’ll see soon enough," the woman in the red dress sneered, then looked towards the center of the dance floor at Raine Sinclair with eyes tinged with malice, "As if she knows her own worth, just a woman driven out by her husband, and still dares to come here and steal the spotlight!"
Not far from them, Mason Sullivan and Lily Sinclair were also walking over.
At a glance, they saw the most dazzling couple on the dance floor.
Mason instantly widened his eyes, stomping in frustration, "Oh dear! I was just gone for a short while, and another man seized the chance! This is so hard for me!"
He had known there would be a dance session and had fantasized hundreds of times about him making a gentlemanly bow, then extending his hand to invite Raine Sinclair for a dance!
How wonderful would that have been!
He had even specially chosen his suit for that moment!
And then, in the blink of an eye, he saw her gracefully dancing in someone else’s arms...
He was heartbroken!
Beside him, Lily Sinclair was also a bit stunned, "How is... Sister dancing with Mr. Grant?"
"Don’t ask me!" Mason was quite exasperated, and if it weren’t for Lily messing things up and Raine telling him to go find her, would he have missed such a great opportunity?!
Even though his tone wasn’t pleasant, Lily didn’t take offense, she hardly even noticed, because her full attention was on Leon Grant and Raine Sinclair...
For the first time in her life, she felt uncomfortable.
She couldn’t pinpoint exactly what she was feeling.
Just that she wasn’t happy, she couldn’t even force a smile, and it seemed like the entire world had lost its color.
Meanwhile, the waiter who had previously received a tip from the woman in the red dress reappeared at the event.
With his left hand behind his back, he carried a tray with two large glasses of red wine in his right, slowly approaching Raine Sinclair step by step.
No one present noticed his presence.
After all, who would pay attention to a waiter serving drinks?
Yet this very waiter, as he walked by Raine Sinclair, pretended to stumble over something, then leaned towards Raine Sinclair, along with the wine on his tray!
"Ah!"
As his exaggerated cry reached Raine Sinclair’s ears, the two large glasses of red wine splashed towards Raine Sinclair...
Everyone witnessing the moment gasped, shock written all over their faces!
Far away, Mason Sullivan and Lily Sinclair felt a pang in their hearts!
Jonas Hawthorne even took two unconscious steps forward...
Looking again at the center of the dance floor, those red liquids were about to stain Raine Sinclair’s pure white evening gown the next second!
At this critical moment, Raine suddenly felt the force on her waist increase!
Her entire body was spun ninety degrees!
By the time she collected her thoughts, she realized she had fallen into a burning embrace!
Surprised, as she looked up, she met Leon Grant’s deep, ink-black eyes head-on!
It was him... He had placed himself between her and the waiter.
The two glasses of red wine had thoroughly soaked Leon’s black suit.
The surroundings erupted in astonishment!
