Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 161: He Was Wrong

"Walter Wallace killed someone." Thinking of the person who had died so young, Cecilia lowered her gaze, her hand clenching into a fist until her knuckles creaked.

"He killed my friend. His name was Finn Hawthorne." Cecilia recounted, as if telling an ordinary story. "When Sharon Quincy hired people to kidnap me, he was the one who saved me. But he suffered the most terrible revenge. He was held down by several men..."

As she spoke, the rims of Cecilia’s eyes turned red.

"The second time, Sharon Quincy tried to use him to frame me. For his sister’s sake, he had no choice but to pretend to agree. He tailed Walter Wallace to convince him to turn himself in, but he was discovered... and Walter Wallace brutally murdered him."

Hearing this, Linden Nathan’s heart clenched violently.

"Why didn’t you tell me this before..." Linden Nathan was shocked. "How did Sharon become like this?"

"She was always this kind of person." A faint smile touched Cecilia’s lips as she looked calmly at her father. "I told you long ago, but you didn’t believe me."

"In your mind, Sharon Quincy was always a good person because she knew how to hide her true self from you."

The wrinkles on Linden Nathan’s face deepened, his expression grave.

As much as he didn’t want to believe it, he knew his daughter was telling the truth.

Even if he didn’t believe Cecilia, the police had already taken Sharon Quincy away in plain sight. The truth was right in front of him: Sharon Quincy had deceived him.

Meeting Cecilia’s disappointed gaze, Linden Nathan gave a bitter smile and lowered his eyes. "Cecilia, you must be very disappointed in me."

She had warned him time and time again, but he had refused to believe her.

"No." Cecilia’s lips parted, a tightness in her chest. "I know you wanted to face this even less than I did."

The Nathan Family had all sorts of ways to investigate, but Linden Nathan had chosen to cover his ears and close his eyes.

"I’m just sad that my father is no longer the father I remember."

After Cecilia finished speaking, Linden Nathan closed his eyes in anguish.

He knew he had hurt this daughter of his.

To be precise, his daughter had lost faith in him the moment he planned to give shares to Sharon Quincy.

In truth, he had been selfish. Cecilia had been at odds with him for so long, and when Sharon Quincy appeared, she had, in a way, compensated for the hurt Cecilia caused him.

He had even believed Sharon Quincy when she said she would help him and Cecilia meet.

In the end, Sharon Quincy did get Cecilia to meet with him voluntarily, but the result was a rift between father and daughter.

Thinking of this, Linden Nathan’s heart filled with guilt.

"I just hope you won’t interfere in Sharon Quincy’s case anymore. She should receive the punishment she deserves."

After Cecilia spoke, Linden Nathan said nothing. He stood silently by the window, his gaze fixed outside, lost in thought.

Just as Cecilia turned to leave, Linden Nathan’s low voice asked, "Cecilia, do you still want to be with that boy, Miles Sinclair?"

Cecilia raised an eyebrow. She was about to say something but ultimately remained silent.

Linden Nathan was biased, and as for Miles Sinclair...

Cecilia sighed and slowly walked out.

However, she didn’t know that this one act of avoidance would lead to so much trouble later on.

The next morning, Damian Hawthorne called Cecilia Nathan.

"Sharon Quincy confessed to everything."

On the day she was taken to the police station, Sharon Quincy told them everything under interrogation.

Because Walter Wallace had already confessed, Sharon Quincy’s attempts to argue were contradicted by his testimony.

Her story was full of holes, and the police quickly found a breakthrough.

Sharon Quincy knew she couldn’t hide some things, so she confessed everything.

The day he heard the news, Linden Nathan went to find Cecilia.

"Cecilia, I’ve had someone look into Sharon Quincy’s affairs." Thinking about all the things she had done, Linden Nathan was both furious and heartbroken. "She’s been deceiving me all these years."

Thinking about what his investigation had uncovered, Linden Nathan was so angry he felt dizzy.

From start to finish, Sharon Quincy had been lying to him.

She had even faked her diploma.

He, a man who had navigated the business world for years, had been led around by the nose by a young woman.

"Cecilia, Dad is so sorry."

Linden Nathan’s face was filled with remorse and regret.

Cecilia didn’t say anything. Her disappointment in Linden Nathan went far beyond this one issue.

If it hadn’t been for him back then, nothing would have happened to Miles Sinclair.

"Cecilia, Dad will make it up to you."

Cecilia didn’t want to know how Linden Nathan planned to make it up to her. While waiting for Sharon Quincy’s sentencing, she focused on running her music shop.

「The Sinclair Family Building.」

May Rhodes found Serena Hughes and said nervously, "Serena, Damian Hawthorne has suddenly started avoiding me. Do you think he suspects something about my identity?"

Serena Hughes was scrolling through short videos. Hearing this, she put her phone aside. "Why would you think that? Maybe he’s just been busy lately?"

"No, since the last time we met, there’s been no progress on the wedding. I feel like he’s deliberately waiting for something..." Her identity was fake, after all, so May Rhodes lived in constant fear. "Miss Serena, do you know where the real May Rhodes is? What if she suddenly shows up? If Damian Hawthorne finds out we deceived him, will he retaliate against me...?"

A KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK at the door interrupted May Rhodes.

"Young Miss, Mr. Hawthorne is downstairs." The butler had come up specifically to give Serena Hughes the news.

"Damian Hawthorne?" Serena Hughes’s expression changed. ’Why is he here...’

Ever since Damian Hawthorne had exposed her own deception, she had been afraid he would question her about "Luna" every time they met.

But Damian Hawthorne hadn’t questioned her.

Now, hearing that Damian Hawthorne had come to visit, Serena Hughes was startled.

It would be a lie to say she had no feelings for him at all. Damian Hawthorne had been good to her, a kindness that had taken her from fear to infatuation, until she was completely lost.

Even now, she still held out hope.

She said to May Rhodes, "Go wait in the bathroom for a bit."

"But..." May Rhodes hesitated. "Miss Hughes, Damian Hawthorne is my fiancé now..."

"Your fiancé? Without me, you’re not even worthy of carrying his shoes!" Serena Hughes flared up. "May Rhodes, you’d better recognize your place. You’re not the real May Rhodes, you’re just an imposter. If I wanted to expose you, it would be the easiest thing in the world."

May Rhodes’s face turned pale at her words.

"I understand."

May Rhodes took a deep breath and, without another word, hid in the bathroom.

"Didn’t you want to know why Damian Hawthorne is being cold to you? Since he’s here, I’ll ask him for you." Seeing that May Rhodes was a little angry, Serena Hughes softened her tone slightly.

May Rhodes was afraid Serena would expose her identity, but Serena was also afraid May would tattle to Damian Hawthorne.

If Damian Hawthorne found out she had used the "May Rhodes" identity to deceive him time and again, the entire Sinclair Family would likely be implicated.

The moment Serena Hughes saw Damian Hawthorne, her heart began to race uncontrollably.

Damian Hawthorne was wearing a sharply tailored suit today, exuding a hint of rogueish charm amidst the formality. His features were handsome and striking.

"Mr. Hawthorne..."