Refusing to Remarry: Mr. Hawthorne, You Are Out-Chapter 99: If Not Like This, How Could He Protect Her?
Leo Keane saw his face turn pale instantly and hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Jonas, should we also check on your sister-in-law? She..."
Before he could finish speaking, Leon Grant interrupted, "She’s very tired right now, needs rest, and won’t see anyone!"
"You!" Leo Keane was a bit angry. This Leon Grant always blocked the way and spoke in such a tough manner.
But Jonas Hawthorne sighed lightly and said blandly, "Leo, let’s go."
"What?" Leo Keane was stunned. He never thought that the usually domineering Jonas Hawthorne would be so deflated at this moment, not fighting for anything, even when provoked like this?
It seemed that all his usual authority had been completely worn away.
"Let’s go." Jonas Hawthorne said, giving one last look at the doorway of Raine Sinclair’s hospital room before reluctantly turning to leave.
Leo Keane had no choice but to follow quickly.
Leon Grant remained guarding the door of Raine Sinclair’s hospital room the entire time.
Only after watching the two leave did he slightly relax, slowly leaning against the wall and falling into a prolonged silence.
He and Jonas Hawthorne were just the opposite.
Since returning to the country, he has always been low-key and calm.
But this time...
Seeing Raine Sinclair being bullied like this, he uncharacteristically became agitated and much more aggressive in his speech.
However, if he didn’t act this way, how could he protect her?
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Jonas Hawthorne went to the small garden downstairs to clear his mind.
This hospital was owned by the Hawthorne Family.
With such financially powerful owners, both medical equipment and the hospital’s environment were world-class.
The gardens beneath the outpatient and inpatient buildings were beautifully landscaped to provide a place of relaxation for patients and their families.
Jonas Hawthorne never thought that the hospital he invested in years ago would become a place for him to rest.
He sat alone on a long stone bench, lowering his gaze to the green lawn in front of him, his eyes somewhat vacant.
The index and middle fingers of his right hand held a cigarette already half-burned.
That glowing tip slowly burned forward.
The rising white smoke obscured his handsome, melancholy face.
He hadn’t taken a puff for a long time, seemingly caught in a whirlpool that he couldn’t pull himself out of.
Until a moment came when a scorching pain hit his fingers!
"Hiss..." He instinctively shook his hand, realizing the cigarette had burned to the end.
Time slipped through his fingers unnoticed, just like the deep feelings that once surrounded him, gone by the time he became aware...
Leo Keane, who had been watching him from behind, also came out at this time.
He sighed and patted Jonas Hawthorne’s shoulder, handing him a cigarette again.
Jonas Hawthorne waved it away; he didn’t usually smoke, only lighting one earlier because he felt troubled.
He had only taken two puffs.
Seeing that he didn’t smoke, Leo Keane put the cigarette back.
Sitting with him in silence for a while, he finally started to speak, "Actually, today’s incident isn’t your fault. Nobody expected your sister-in-law to be pregnant, or else drawing that bit of blood wouldn’t have led to such emergency..."
Everything could just be seen as a coincidence, right?
Jonas Hawthorne didn’t answer. He glanced up faintly at a certain floor of the inpatient building. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
At this moment, Raine Sinclair was resting in one of the rooms behind those windows.
Even knowing she was out of life-threatening danger, the image that flashed in his mind was her ghastly pale, almost transparent face...
He had never thought there would be a day when he would almost lose her so easily.
It was an indescribable pain, as if his whole soul had been ripped out, leaving him suffocating.
And the cause of all this was precisely him...
After a long while, he sighed deeply.
"Leo, if it weren’t for my constant approach, today’s incident wouldn’t have happened."
If he hadn’t kept pulling Raine close, she wouldn’t have nearly lost her life...
Leo Keane, puzzled, asked, "What do you mean?"
"I almost got her killed." Jonas Hawthorne replied again.
At this moment, he didn’t even want to guess who fathered the child in her womb; he just knew he wanted her alive and well.
But as long as he was around, her life would never know peace.
Leo Keane listened to his self-blame and comforted, "Don’t overthink it. These things are accidents, beyond anyone’s control. Besides... maybe it’s just fate."
Why did Candace Ford and Raine Sinclair have the same rare blood type?
Honestly, Leo Keane was curious if Jonas Hawthorne was like a mosquito, why were his loved women of the same blood type?
Ahem!
Of course, in such a serious atmosphere, he couldn’t bring himself to ask such a question.
Thinking he shouldn’t mention Raine Sinclair anymore, lest it upset Jonas Hawthorne further.
Pondering for a moment, Leo Keane suddenly brought up Candace Ford.
"Jonas, there’s something I want to discuss with you, though it’s not really my business, but... we’ve been brothers for so many years, I can’t just stand idly by." Setting a pretext for himself, Leo Keane sought a reason to continue.
Hearing him speak so seriously, Jonas Hawthorne begrudgingly gave him a glance.
Encouraged, Leo Keane continued, "Why do you think Candace suddenly attempted suicide? She seemed to know she shares the same blood type as your sister-in-law, right? Of course, this is just my speculation, but if she really knew and staged all this deliberately, then it’s a bit scary. Regardless, this woman may not be as simple as you think, you need to be careful."
Leo Keane couldn’t specify how she wasn’t simple.
But as a brother, he needed to give that bit of warning.
Jonas Hawthorne furrowed his brows slightly, his pure black phoenix eyes narrowing slightly.
Candace’s suicide was because she spread false news of their marriage, which angered him and led him to confront her, resulting in this situation.
On the surface, it seemed logical, but if all of this was indeed her deliberate doing, then...
It was clear this woman’s character wasn’t as pure as she appeared.
He hadn’t said anything outright, but it didn’t mean he hadn’t noticed certain things.
He refrained from probing too deeply, only considering the child she was carrying.
But it seemed she was targeting Raine Sinclair at every turn...
Leo Keane saw him remain silent for a long time and thought he might have gone too far, so he tried to change the subject again, "So, you’re really getting married next month?"
Yet, this wasn’t a particularly good diversion.
Because the next moment, he distinctly felt the cold emanating from Jonas Hawthorne...
