Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 74: Not a Single Woman Can Control Him
Jonas Hawthorne stood frozen in place.
He wanted to chase after her, but his legs felt as heavy as lead.
He could only watch as her graceful silhouette disappeared from his sight.
Something etched into his bones seemed to be pulling at him; it was a pain that tugged at tendons and bones...
What he didn’t know was that when Raine Sinclair left the hospital, she quickly took out her phone and sent Sabrina Shelby a message of gratitude.
Fortunate that today’s doctor was someone she knew, otherwise...
The thought alone was terrifying!
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Night.
To express her gratitude, Raine Sinclair arranged to have dinner with Sabrina Shelby.
She chose a secluded place to avoid unnecessary encounters and complications.
She also picked a private room on the second floor, which was very safe.
As soon as the dishes were served, Raine Sinclair hastily picked up food for Sabrina Shelby, "Auntie Shelby, I really can’t thank you enough this time!"
Sabrina Shelby smiled, "It was just a coincidence."
After speaking, she asked in confusion, "I saw the news about your divorce from Jonas Hawthorne, how come he doesn’t know you have a child?"
"He doesn’t know, and it has nothing to do with him anymore." Raine Sinclair sighed, not wanting to dwell on the matter, asking instead, "Auntie, how have you been these years?"
"Pretty good." Sabrina Shelby seemed to recall something, her expression a bit forlorn, "A couple years ago when Diane just passed away, it was very hard to endure; I couldn’t sleep through the nights and would often wake up crying."
Diane was her only daughter, her full name was Diane Linton.
When Diane was just one year old, Sabrina Shelby got divorced and raised her daughter alone.
Their family wasn’t well off, originally having no opportunity to connect with high society and meet Raine Sinclair.
It was during college one summer that Raine Sinclair lost a bet with her father and picked a place to work for a month to experience life, and then inexplicably met Diane.
Unexpectedly, they clicked pretty well, and after a while became close friends.
Such a lovely girl, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia one day, with no bone marrow match from Sabrina Shelby.
Even though they tried everything to save her, her young life couldn’t be preserved...
After Diane passed away, Sabrina Shelby cut contact with everyone around her, including Raine Sinclair, who wanted to visit but she avoided.
It had been a long time since they’d met, it was unexpected to run into each other today.
Raine Sinclair knew the pain in Sabrina Shelby’s heart, she leaned over and took her hand, comforting her, "Auntie, it’s all in the past. Diane will always live in our hearts."
After speaking, she couldn’t help but feel a tingling nose, with images flashing in her mind of the adorable girl in the fruit store wearing a black clerk’s outfit, with a round face and eyes, clear like a pool of spring water.
Sabrina Shelby quietly wiped her eyes, then forced a smile amidst her sorrow, "Yes, life must continue. If Diane sees me crying all day, she’d be so upset...
For her sake, I must cheer up! Besides, you and Finn Wyatt still remember her; it’s like she’s still alive!"
Raine Sinclair was feeling emotional, when she suddenly heard Finn Wyatt’s name, her heart stopped.
The past enveloped her instantly.
In Sedonia, probably not many people knew.
The Wyatt Family’s young master, a child of privilege, living high above, demanding the wind and rain, yet fell in love with an unknown fruit store clerk.
Evan Sinclair’s opinion of the Wyatt Family wasn’t favorable, so even though they moved in the same high society in Sedonia, Raine Sinclair had never met Finn Wyatt before.
It was because of Diane they got to know each other.
Fate can be so peculiar at times.
Two people in the same world so close in proximity, yet having never met for decades, became connected because of a little girl in another world.
Isn’t it just the caprices of fate?
Sighing silently, Raine Sinclair continued, "Does Finn Wyatt still visit Diane’s grave every year?"
"Yes." Sabrina Shelby nodded, her eyes still moist, "The boy is earnest, only my poor Diane was still so young..."
At this point, Sabrina Shelby began choking up again.
Raine Sinclair didn’t ask any more, she got up and embraced Sabrina Shelby, gently soothing her back, listening to her sobs and sorrow.
After dinner, she took Sabrina Shelby home.
As they reached downstairs, they encountered a black Porsche.
Where Sabrina Shelby lived wasn’t a high-end neighborhood, and although her income was decent now, she still lived in the old, rundown neighborhood.
She said it was laced with her daughter’s memory, and no matter what she wouldn’t move.
And nowadays, most young people have moved to new districts, with many old folks taken away too, leaving only those unwilling to leave.
The old neighborhood lacked a garage, so there were few cars, making the sudden appearance of such a luxury car stand out.
Raine Sinclair guessed it must be Finn Wyatt.
But he didn’t get out of the car or greet them, so she pretended as if she hadn’t seen anything.
After settling Sabrina Shelby, she was about to leave when she noticed a man standing behind her car.
Wearing a pure black shirt, with three buttons on the collar open casually, sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing bronze healthy skin.
His features were deep and bold, with thick eyebrows and bright eyes, holding a half-burnt cigarette in his mouth.
He was a typical young heir with a dismissive flair.
Raine Sinclair frowned the moment she saw him, "Put out the cigarette first."
Usually, it’s fine, but now she had to think more for the child she was carrying.
Finn Wyatt, hearing this, looked up at her, with a slightly disdainful glance.
From childhood to adulthood, no woman had ever been able to manage him.
Seeing he didn’t move, Raine Sinclair didn’t repeat herself, simply watching him steadily.
Finn Wyatt’s eye twitched, extinguishing his cigarette now would make him appear too weak! 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
After taking a couple puffs, he finally tossed the cigarette, stomping it out until the last bit of flame vanished in the darkness.
Only then did Raine Sinclair take a couple steps forward and engage in a normal conversation with him, "Came to see Auntie?"
"Came to see Diane." Finn Wyatt was honest.
It wasn’t his first night here either.
Since Diane’s passing, he’d lost count of the restless nights he spent wandering around here.
The neighborhood was still here, the building remained, even this very street where he stood...
Had once been where he and Diane walked hand in hand.
Hearing him mention Diane’s name, Raine Sinclair softened her tone, much unlike Finn Wyatt’s usual self, aware he hadn’t forgotten Diane.
"Almost five years now..." She recalculated the time, realizing how much had passed.
