Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 148: Identity Revealed, Showing Weakness on the Spot

Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Identity Revealed, Showing Weakness on the Spot

May Rhodes’s lips felt dry, and a shiver ran through her.

’How could Cecilia Nathan be so lucky? If she’s really Linden Nathan’s daughter, she’ll be set for life!’

The news hit Serena Hughes so hard her head was ringing. Fiona Sinclair’s warning flashed through her mind, and her entire body froze solid.

’Cecilia Nathan is really Linden Nathan’s daughter?!’

’Her grandmother had warned her long ago, but she hadn’t listened at all.’

’No, it wasn’t that she didn’t listen—she just didn’t believe it. She couldn’t bring herself to believe it.’

Thinking about everything she had done, a chill washed over Serena Hughes, and she trembled from head to toe.

’It’s over. She’s completely finished!’

The moment she heard Sharon Quincy say those words, Cecilia Nathan knew it was an act of revenge.

Because Cecilia had disrespected her, Sharon was now retaliating.

Seeing Sharon Quincy expose Cecilia Nathan’s identity with a single sentence, Damian Hawthorne’s expression turned cold. "Miss Quincy, have you been impersonating Miss Nathan for so long that you’ve forgotten who you really are?"

"It doesn’t matter whether Cecilia is Linden Nathan’s daughter or not. If she is, Mr. Nathan certainly wouldn’t appreciate your attitude. And even if she isn’t, you still have no right to speak to her in that tone."

Damian Hawthorne’s nonchalant tone carried a heavy warning.

Meeting Damian Hawthorne’s cold gaze, Sharon Quincy’s expression stiffened.

She had "impersonated" Selina Nathan for a time and had even come close to marrying Damian Hawthorne.

Damian Hawthorne still hadn’t held her accountable for it, and if he hadn’t brought it up, Sharon Quincy would have almost forgotten.

"Sharon Quincy, you said Cecilia Nathan is Selina Nathan... Is that true?" Serena Hughes suddenly asked.

Sharon Quincy remained silent.

Serena Hughes pressed on, "Why aren’t you talking, Sharon Quincy? Are you mute? Were you just making things up?"

"She wasn’t making things up," Cecilia Nathan said coolly. "Linden Nathan is my father. I am Selina Nathan."

The atmosphere became deathly silent.

No one present said a word. Only the funeral dirge continued to play, making the scene feel bleak and eerie.

Serena Hughes’s eyes widened, and her lips trembled. "Y-You... are you telling the truth? Then why have you been hiding your identity all this time?"

"You all know why I hid my identity, don’t you?"

It wasn’t just them; everyone in Veridia knew.

Linden Nathan was the richest man in Veridia. As the sole heir to the Nathan Family, Selina Nathan had been a target for kidnapping since childhood.

For her safety, she had to live under an assumed name.

In fact, anyone with a bit of power and influence would have their children live under assumed names to avoid them becoming targets or being singled out by enemies.

Even though she knew this, for a moment, Serena Hughes still hoped it was all a lie.

But she couldn’t forget that even Sharon Quincy had confirmed Cecilia’s identity.

And who was Sharon Quincy? She was Linden Nathan’s goddaughter.

What she said had to be true.

At this thought, Serena Hughes was nearly driven mad with jealousy.

’Cecilia Nathan... was actually Selina Nathan.’

She had thought her family background was a cut above Cecilia’s, but she never imagined that Cecilia’s was so far superior it left her in the dust.

’Linden Nathan’s daughter. The richest man’s daughter. How could she ever compete? What could she possibly fight with?’

Serena Hughes was filled with regret.

’She should have been trying to get on Cecilia’s good side all along.’

’Thinking back to the day they met Linden Nathan, and how Cecilia appeared right after, she realized her grandmother had noticed something was off from the very beginning.’

’Only she had been foolish enough to believe that Cecilia’s claim to be Selina Nathan was a lie.’

"Cecilia... you’re really Selina Nathan. I’m so sorry. I was blind and didn’t recognize your importance..." Serena Hughes swallowed hard and hurried forward, her face a mask of guilt. "My grandmother knows your father, Linden Nathan. Mr. Nathan wanted to introduce us last time, but there was a misunderstanding and we never got the chance to meet. Miss Nathan, my grandmother has been wanting to invite you over to our home. I was wondering if you might have some time..."

Serena Hughes’s tone had suddenly become gentle.

Seeing this completely different side of Serena Hughes, Sharon Quincy snorted. "Serena Hughes, you really know how to adapt, don’t you? One second you’re cursing her out, and the next you’re singing a different tune. Who would dare have a meal with a two-faced person like you?"

"Sharon Quincy, this is all because you misled us by pretending to be Selina Nathan! If you hadn’t pretended to be Miss Nathan, my grandmother would have introduced me to Cecilia long ago," Serena Hughes retorted, gritting her teeth as her face turned bright red.

Sharon Quincy’s words had torn away her facade.

In truth, Serena Hughes didn’t want to suck up to Cecilia, but if she didn’t, her grandmother would surely scold her.

"A meal won’t be necessary. The matter of Chloe Sutton nearly going bankrupt hasn’t been resolved yet. I don’t have the appetite for a meal with you," Cecilia said, her attitude unchanged by Serena Hughes’s show of weakness.

She had yet to settle the score with the Sinclair Family for what they did to Chloe Sutton.

Hearing Cecilia mention Chloe Sutton, the color drained from Serena Hughes’s face.

This was something she and her grandmother had suggested in the first place, and her grandmother had strongly approved of the plan.

She had thought Cecilia would never find out, but who could have guessed that she was Linden Nathan’s biological daughter?

The richest man’s daughter could find out anything.

"It’s true that people from my grandmother’s side of the family were behind it. Don’t worry, I’ll find the mastermind responsible and have them apologize to you. As for the losses Chloe’s family suffered, our Sinclair Family will cover everything," Serena Hughes said. Though resentful, she knew she had no other choice.

No matter what, she couldn’t let the Sinclair Family become enemies with the Nathans of Aethelgard. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"And is covering the losses enough?" Cecilia raised an eyebrow.

Serena Hughes took a deep breath. "Of course not. I’ll speak with my grandmother. We will offer the Sutton Family some compensation."

The compensation was her concession.

Serena Hughes knew that, right now, the only way to appease Cecilia was to make endless concessions.

Otherwise, once Cecilia had the time to deal with the Sinclair Family, they would be bankrupt and ruined in less than three days.

With Cecilia’s identity revealed, her only option was to show weakness.

"See that you keep your word, Miss Hughes. We’ll see just how sincere your compensation is."

Cecilia also knew it was best to quit while she was ahead.

Although she wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine, the Sinclair Family’s resources in Korsyth were deep-rooted and complex. Truly offending them wouldn’t do the Sutton Family any good either.

Serena Hughes nodded, her face pale. "Then it’s settled. I’ll go home and inform my grandmother first."

With that, she hurried away.

Seeing Cecilia gain some benefits with just a few words, Sharon Quincy looked slightly indignant.

She had hoped to see Serena Hughes and Cecilia tear each other apart, but she hadn’t expected that woman to back down so quickly and even promise Cecilia so many benefits.

"Since you came to attend the funeral, Miss Quincy, shouldn’t you offer a stick of incense for Finn Hawthorne?" Cecilia asked, her tone mocking, as she saw Sharon Quincy lost in thought.

Sharon Quincy looked at Finn Hawthorne’s memorial portrait, and her face gradually turned pale.

She had only planned to leave the wreath and go, with no intention of offering incense or paying her respects.

After all, she was the one behind the incident where Finn Hawthorne "lost his innocence."

She had also been having frequent dreams about Finn Hawthorne these past few days.

She had come this time hoping Finn Hawthorne would stop appearing in her dreams. She deliberately chose the last day to visit, never expecting Cecilia to be here as well.

"Offering incense won’t be necessary. I still have..." Sharon Quincy said, flustered.

"Sharon Quincy, what exactly are you afraid of?" Cecilia’s gaze was piercing, as if trying to see into the depths of her heart.