Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 171: The New Executive

"Grandma, I told you before that I really did ask Cecilia Nathan for help, and she agreed to. But you believed this cousin who just appeared out of nowhere and said I was lying to you..." Serena Hughes’s voice was thick with tears.

Thinking of all the injustice she had endured, Serena Hughes could no longer hold it in and burst into tears.

The wrinkles on Fiona Sinclair’s face deepened.

She looked at Quinn Sutton, the one she had trusted, and her expression slowly soured.

"No, Grand-aunt, you have to believe me." Quinn Sutton quickly showed her the chat history on her phone. "Look, Grand-aunt, my friend wouldn’t lie to me."

Fiona Sinclair lowered her gaze and glanced at the chat history on her phone, her expression complex. "Quinn, Grand-aunt believes you wouldn’t lie, but you also heard what Damian Hawthorne said. It was Cecilia Nathan who helped, not your friend."

"But Grand-aunt, my friend really is the one who got the Nathan Family to agree to work with the Sinclair Family!" Quinn Sutton flared up.

’She had thought Miles Sinclair would handle everything. How did Cecilia Nathan end up being the one to solve it?’

’Hasn’t Miles Sinclair started handling things at the Nathan Corporation yet?’

Seeing Quinn Sutton treating her chat history like a precious treasure, Serena Hughes narrowed her eyes and snatched Quinn Sutton’s phone. "Let me see which bitch you’re talking to."

Her phone snatched away, the color drained from Quinn Sutton’s face. "Give my phone back!"

Soon, Serena Hughes saw the name on the screen.

"Miles Sinclair?" Serena Hughes’s lip twitched. "Isn’t he Cecilia Nathan’s first love?"

"Serena Hughes!" Quinn Sutton quickly snatched the phone back, her cheeks scarlet. "What do you mean, Cecilia Nathan’s first love? That’s all in the past..."

"In the past..." Serena Hughes looked her up and down suspiciously. "Why are you so nervous? Could it be..."

Quinn Sutton’s eyelid twitched.

"Could it be you’re his current flame?"

Quinn Sutton’s face alternated between pale and flushed. "That’s not it..."

"Selina Nathan has been looking everywhere for Miles Sinclair. The way you’re acting... that makes you look like one of those innocent-but-scheming types."

Serena Hughes narrowed her eyes, staring at Quinn Sutton’s face, lost in thought.

Fiona Sinclair also looked at Quinn Sutton.

’Quinn had only said she’d found someone from the Nathan family to help. She never mentioned that person was someone Cecilia Nathan used to have feelings for.’

In that instant, Fiona Sinclair had already made up her mind.

"Since Miss Cecilia Nathan was the one who helped, we must thank her properly," Fiona Sinclair said with a pleasant smile. "Serena, take a gift to Cecilia’s home. You must thank her properly. And as for her other identity, tell her we’ll keep it a secret for her."

Serena Hughes let out a long sigh.

’She was glad she hadn’t revealed Cecilia Nathan’s identity. Otherwise, she would have made a true enemy of her.’

"Grandma, about me going abroad... is that still happening?"

Serena Hughes looked at Quinn Sutton, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips. "Some people don’t even understand what’s going on and just want to steal credit. I’ve really seen it all now."

Stung by Serena Hughes’s sarcasm, Quinn Sutton didn’t dare utter another word.

"Alright, you’re family. You need to support each other from now on. Serena, you cultivate your relationship with Cecilia Nathan. Quinn, you maintain your connection with that friend. In the future, the Sinclair Family might even surpass Hawthorne Enterprises."

The thought that her company could be so easily pushed around by a young man also angered Fiona Sinclair.

She’d lived for most of her life and had never been manipulated like this.

"Serena, take Quinn with you to see Cecilia Nathan." Fiona Sinclair thought for a moment, still feeling that they needed to strengthen the relationship between the Sinclair and Nathan families.

"Why should I?" Serena Hughes refused immediately. "I think she’s better suited to go find her dear Miles Sinclair. Cecilia doesn’t even know her, so why should I have to make the introduction?"

"That’s right, Grand-aunt. I’m busy for the next few days, so I won’t go with my cousin."

The thought of meeting Cecilia Nathan made Quinn Sutton extremely nervous.

’If Cecilia found out that I’m in contact with Miles, or that he’s helping me, then his whole plan will be ruined.’

’I absolutely cannot interfere with Miles’s plan.’ 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Quinn Sutton’s nervousness didn’t escape Serena Hughes’s notice, arousing her suspicion.

’This Quinn Sutton... what exactly is her relationship with Miles Sinclair?’

「The next day」

Serena Hughes went to find Cecilia Nathan, carrying lavish gifts.

Cecilia Nathan was just about to leave. She had barely closed the door when she ran into an overly enthusiastic Serena Hughes.

"Hey there, Cecilia," Serena Hughes said, looking at Cecilia Nathan as if she were her savior.

’If she’d had a problem with Cecilia before, it was completely gone now.’

’She’d discovered that sucking up to Damian Hawthorne wasn’t nearly as effective as getting on Cecilia Nathan’s good side.’

’Compared to her standing in the Sinclair Family, what did men or saving face even matter?’

’Cecilia Nathan was the one who really mattered!’

Seeing the beaming Serena Hughes, Cecilia Nathan frowned. "Serena Hughes, what are you doing here?"

"To thank you, of course." Serena Hughes quickly handed her the items she was holding. "Thank you for putting in a good word for me with Damian Hawthorne. This is a gift my grandmother asked me to give you."

Cecilia Nathan’s mouth twitched.

’The Sinclairs really do love giving gifts.’

"That’s not necessary. You can take it back. You kept my secret, and I put in a good word for you. That was the deal we made."

Serena Hughes’s confidence wavered. "Damian Hawthorne went to my family’s house today. He specifically asked me where May Rhodes was. Cecilia... can I be nosy for a second? Why are you hiding from him?"

"Don’t you like him?"

This was what Serena Hughes couldn’t figure out for the life of her.

’If Cecilia wanted to be with Damian, all she had to do was reveal her identity. Why hide it time and time again?’

’Unless... Cecilia was using this to hide something even bigger.’

"Fine, if you don’t want to talk about it, don’t." Serena’s eyes darted as she crossed her arms. "Let’s just help each other from now on. There’s no way I’m letting that Quinn Sutton get the best of me."

"Quinn Sutton?" Cecilia’s large, beautiful eyes widened slightly. "The Quinn Sutton you mean is..."

"You know her?" Serena Hughes thought of Cecilia’s connection to Miles Sinclair and tensed up. "She seems to know Miles Sinclair. Cecilia, you’re not going to help her take over the Sinclair Family, are you?"

’If Cecilia and Miles Sinclair team up to help Quinn, I won’t stand a chance.’

At that thought, Serena Hughes’s face turned ashen.

’Knows Miles Sinclair...’

Cecilia quickly latched onto the key part of her sentence.

"Who is that Quinn Sutton to you?"

"A distant cousin. She claims she knows someone in the Nathan family, and my grandmother is very fond of her." Serena was clearly annoyed at the thought of this cousin who had appeared out of the blue. "She even said that her friend, a senior executive at the Nathan Corporation, was the one who solved the Sinclair Family’s crisis. And that friend of hers? It’s that popular celebrity you like, Miles Sinclair."

Cecilia Nathan was silent.

’Miles Sinclair is a senior executive?’

Cecilia recalled what happened yesterday.

After Damian Hawthorne left, Linden Nathan had wanted to have dinner with her, but Cecilia had used the excuse of "not feeling well" and sent him and Miles Sinclair on their way.

She had planned to go to the Nathan Corporation’s Korsyth branch today to learn more about the new senior executive, but Serena Hughes had cut her off at the pass.

’Could the new senior executive at Nathan Corporation really be Miles Sinclair?’