Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 38: Jonas Hawthorne, So You Still Care About Raine Sinclair
Jonas Hawthorne narrowed his phoenix eyes, scrutinizing Leon Grant for a moment, "When did Mr. Grant start being with my ex-wife?"
"..." Aaron Jacobs felt like digging a hole right there to crawl into!
He had just been thinking about how terrifying women could be when they threw a tantrum, completely forgetting that when men got jealous, it was deadly!
Leon Grant first glanced at Raine Sinclair, who was laughing and chatting with Yvette Yates in the distance, and then replied, "What Raine and I do is none of Mr. Hawthorne’s business, is it?"
In other words, Raine Sinclair had nothing to do with him anymore, and it was none of his business!
Jonas Hawthorne’s brow immediately furrowed, and he said, "The Sinclair Group doesn’t have what you’re looking for."
"Oh? Really?" Leon Grant then turned his gaze towards Jonas Hawthorne, enunciating clearly, "What’s Mr. Grant think I want?"
The two exchanged words, getting closer and closer, and their gazes becoming increasingly fierce!
Aaron Jacobs was caught in the middle, feeling driven to madness by them every minute!
"Ah! I remembered! We need to start the barbecue! Jonas, do you know how? Come, come, let’s figure this out together!"
With that, he pulled Jonas Hawthorne away.
Leon Grant was left alone, fiddling with the grill before him, his expression slightly dark, "Jonas Hawthorne, so you still have Raine Sinclair in your heart."
Between men, they understand each other best.
If he didn’t care, there would be no need to ask these questions unnecessarily.
When something seems off, there’s usually more to it.
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No one noticed that Candace Ford, who said she was going to cut some fruit, never returned to the barbecue area but instead turned toward Raine Sinclair.
Coincidentally, Yvette Yates was recounting her argument with Aaron Jacobs from last week, filled with emotion.
"You know, I’m still young, isn’t it okay not to want kids so early? My mother-in-law keeps nagging, asking if something’s wrong with me, telling me to go to the hospital for a checkup. I told Aaron, and not only did he not back me up, he actually told me to go for a checkup! Can you believe it? Isn’t he just trying to drive me crazy?!"
"So did you go?" Raine Sinclair asked.
"Of course not!" Yvette Yates got fired up, "Why should I be the one to go? Aaron Jacobs should be the one to go too!"
Raine Sinclair laughed, "For that, both spouses should go together."
She’s been through it.
Being married to Jonas Hawthorne for two years, her womb had shown no signs. Silas Linton, although he loved her, was eager to have grandchildren and had dropped many hints both overtly and covertly.
Raine Sinclair deeply loved Jonas Hawthorne then and wanted to have his child, so she agreed to get checked.
The results showed that both she and Jonas were fine; it was just a matter of timing.
Since then, Silas had eased off, thinking that having a child was just a matter of time since neither of them had issues.
Who would have thought that after two years of not getting pregnant, the child would come precisely when they divorced...
Life is indeed full of irony.
While Raine Sinclair was lost in thought, Candace Ford’s voice suddenly emerged from behind, "Raine, you also went for a checkup once, what did the doctor say then?"
The light atmosphere turned strange at once.
Yvette Yates looked at Candace Ford with a bit of surprise, thinking she seemed to have called out to Raine?
"You...seem quite familiar with each other?" She chuckled awkwardly, feeling as if she’d seen everything.
Can the mistress and the wife actually get along this well?
Or is her perspective too narrow?
"Not particularly familiar." Candace Ford, smiling, placed the fruit plate between Raine Sinclair and Yvette Yates, "I cut some fruit for you guys."
Yvette Yates didn’t dare to eat. Seeing that Raine Sinclair made no move, she gave an awkward smile, "I...I’m going to get something, you guys chat, you guys chat..."
With that, she quickly slipped away.
Candace Ford specifically came to talk to Raine Sinclair, so she knew better than to stick around!
Otherwise, the battle might soon extend to her!
After Yvette Yates slipped away, Candace Ford unceremoniously sat in her place, raising her eyes to observe Raine Sinclair across from her.
"Why aren’t you eating? Don’t like what you see?" She broke the silence first.
Raine Sinclair smiled faintly, "I’m picky, and I don’t like eating food from others casually."
Candace Ford caught the underlying meaning, running a hand through her hair and said, "Isn’t it funny that some people taste a sweet morsel midway and claim it’s theirs?"
Implying that she was Jonas Hawthorne’s first love and knew him before Raine Sinclair did.
Of course, Raine Sinclair caught on, "Once tasted, it’s legitimate. Sticking your chopsticks in before others finish, what kind of manners is that?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
"In any case, the dish is mine now," Candace Ford diverted the topic, "The house staff said they’ve never seen him treat a woman so well. I heard he seldom returned home during your two years of marriage?"
That was a retort to Raine Sinclair about being left alone at home.
Candace Ford later inquired with the staff, and they said the relationship between the gentleman and lady had always been poor, with the gentleman rarely coming home and always in a bad mood when he did.
With that, can they still be considered a couple?
Candace Ford felt even more assured.
Raine Sinclair’s face stiffened, feeling her most vulnerable spot being poked.
If not for so many people buzzing in her ear post-divorce, she could have nearly forgotten how indifferent and dismissive Jonas Hawthorne once was to her.
It used to be that silly version of herself, always comforting herself with excuses of his busyness and bad moods.
"Is that so? Then congratulations!" Raine Sinclair smiled, adding, "Just wonder if he’ll still treat you well once the child is born."
"You!" Candace Ford finally snapped, "Are you saying he treats me this well only because I’m having a child?"
"What else?" Raine Sinclair raised an eyebrow, feigning deep thought, then said, "Oh, should I say he loves you deeply? After all, you are his first love... But then, why didn’t he marry you sooner?"
One sentence completely shattered Candace Ford’s pride and superiority!
Indeed...
She once proposed to Jonas Hawthorne.
She, a girl, had put away all dignity and face to propose to him...
But Jonas Hawthorne did not accept.
He wouldn’t marry her, yet turned around and married Raine Sinclair.
Their wedding was so grand, it attracted worldwide attention, a true ’wedding of the century’.
It’s a thorn forever lodged in Candace Ford’s heart!
She had vowed then to have Jonas Hawthorne make it up with a wedding!
To have him beg her to marry him!
Seeing the change in her expression, Raine Sinclair added leisurely, "You’re having his child, yet he hasn’t given you a title, eh..."
