Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 173: He Never Touched Her

"Raine, back then..."

Jonas Hawthorne opened his lips, wanting to bring up the past.

But before he could start, Raine Sinclair interrupted him, "I heard... that you and Candace Ford’s child is gone, my condolences."

Jonas Hawthorne’s brow twitched slightly; he knew Raine Sinclair’s words were sincere.

That child...

Even though he hadn’t anticipated the child’s existence, since they came and then left like this, his heart felt like it was being gripped by something.

After a long while, Jonas Hawthorne slowly spoke, "The doctor said the child’s heartbeat stopped a few days ago. What happened today was just coincidental."

His voice carried an almost imperceptible regret and sigh.

After all, it was his bloodline.

No matter how Candace Ford conceived this child, it was still a life!

Raine Sinclair’s eyes flickered as she looked at Jonas Hawthorne’s extremely desolate handsome face, and a sense of bitterness rose in her heart.

He truly is very sad.

Adults’ rights and wrongs shouldn’t be judged based on the child.

"Now, you should be with Candace..." Raine Sinclair sighed; she no longer needed him now.

Jonas Hawthorne heard that she was urging him to leave, and his dark eyes grew even more desolate. Suddenly, he said, "Raine, I have no feelings for her. It was just because of the child..."

This was the first time he had expressed his true thoughts in front of Raine Sinclair.

It was just because of the child that he felt a sense of responsibility towards Candace Ford.

And that’s all there is to it.

Now that the child is gone...

His heart is very sad.

But aside from that, he couldn’t give Candace Ford any more.

However, in Raine Sinclair’s ears, these words sounded so ridiculous.

"When she was pregnant, you brought her back and were so proud... now that the child is gone, you say there’s no feeling? Jonas Hawthorne, don’t you think you’re very ungracious and insincere?"

Raine Sinclair sarcastically mocked him without hesitation, immediately withdrawing her gaze, seemingly unwilling to talk more with him.

Jonas Hawthorne sighed and said helplessly, "Am I really that worthless in your eyes now?"

Back then, as long as she saw him, her heart and eyes were full of joy.

But now...

In just two or three short years, what exactly has changed?

Raine Sinclair turned her body away from him, letting out an extremely indifferent two words, "No."

Jonas Hawthorne felt a pang in his chest, and his jaw tensed for a moment.

The two of them remained silent, and the entire space was filled with a low and oppressive atmosphere.

John Franklin walked in and immediately sensed that the atmosphere was off.

"Raine, nothing happened, right?" He gave a light cough before asking.

"Hm." Raine Sinclair turned her head back, seeing that Jonas Hawthorne hadn’t left, then withdrew her gaze again.

Jonas Hawthorne seemed to notice something and then got up, "I’ll go check on grandma, you take care."

With those words, he stepped away with his long legs and left.

After he left, John Franklin asked Raine Sinclair, "What did he say to you? Why does the atmosphere feel so bad?"

"He said he has no feelings for Candace." Raine Sinclair repeated, then raised an eyebrow, asking with utter disbelief, "Brother, are all men so heartless? One moment, they’re deeply in love, willing to divorce for Candace, even put my life at risk, and now that child is gone, they immediately come to say they have no feelings for her? Doesn’t he find that laughable?"

John Franklin nodded, "Indeed, that’s quite a jerk move."

Raine Sinclair, "..."

Just as she was about to continue denouncing Jonas Hawthorne’s shameless behavior, John Franklin suddenly spoke again, "But Raine, did you ever consider another possibility?"

"What?" Raine Sinclair raised an eyebrow, what other possibility is there?

John Franklin frowned deeply, recalling what the doctor said about Candace Ford’s surgery, making him even more suspicious, "You should also know Candace’s child was conceived via IVF."

Raine Sinclair was even more puzzled, "What’s the connection between the two?"

"Would a normal man, if he truly loved a woman, let her undergo IVF when she’s perfectly capable of conceiving naturally?" John Franklin threw the question back at Raine Sinclair.

Even though Candace is not in a good condition now, she was still capable of conceiving naturally.

If Jonas Hawthorne truly loved her, there was no need for such extra steps.

However, Raine Sinclair was left in a fog, "So?"

"I guess Jonas Hawthorne never actually touched her." John Franklin voiced his inner speculation.

From what he knew about men, if there had ever been an intimate relationship, it wouldn’t be as unfamiliar and strange as Jonas Hawthorne was with Candace Ford.

Raine Sinclair was taken aback, unable to come back to her senses for a moment, "What did you say?"

Besides, why was her brother telling her this?!

"That’s most likely the case." John Franklin continued nodding.

"What’s it got to do with me?" Raine Sinclair asked again.

Only then did John Franklin turn to look at her, "I mean, maybe Jonas Hawthorne was truly just with Candace because of the child. Now that the child is gone, he has no more ties, so naturally, he would come back to the person he wants to be with."

From the moment Jonas Hawthorne and Raine Sinclair divorced, John Franklin had a different perspective on their situation, and now he’s offering a new possibility that no one else had thought of.

Raine Sinclair listened half convincingly, "What if he also just came back for the child?"

Now Jonas Hawthorne knows the child in her belly is his, so if that’s the case, it’s not impossible.

But...

John Franklin didn’t give her a direct answer but instead asked, "Raine, if you still care about these things, it means you haven’t let go."

"Brother, you brought it up first, didn’t you?" Raine Sinclair helplessly rubbed her forehead!

"With your personality, if you really didn’t want to hear it, you would have refuted me a long time ago." After leaving Raine a word, John Franklin began to walk towards the door, "Think about it carefully, what it is that you truly want." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Raine Sinclair, "..."

Does her brother always have to prick her heart like this at any moment?

——

When John Franklin reached the door, he realized that Jonas Hawthorne hadn’t left at all.

He was leaning against the corridor wall, his expression complex.

The ward door wasn’t closed, so the earlier conversation must have been overheard...

John Franklin raised an eyebrow slightly, "Did you hear it all?"

Jonas Hawthorne didn’t answer, just turned his gaze slightly and asked him, "How’s Raine doing?"

"A bit weak, but otherwise fine." As John Franklin spoke, he scrutinized Jonas Hawthorne.

Intending to glean something from his expression, but found that he remained indifferent.

The depths of his pure black eyes showed no emotional fluctuation.

A person like this truly is as cold as ice, making it hard for people to get close.

In the past, he thought only a little sunshine like Raine could melt this iceberg, who knew...

"The child?" Jonas Hawthorne asked again.

John Franklin’s eyes glinted, "Are you here to care for my sister, or for the child?"