Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 154: Possessed

"Pfft!" Fiona Sinclair clapped her hands and burst out laughing. "AHAHAHAHAHA! Frances, any woman would be terrified of having a mother-in-law as pragmatic as you."

After all, Frances Bennett’s pragmatism was simply not normal.

Anyone who wanted to live a normal life would never choose someone like Frances Bennett for a mother-in-law.

Frances Bennett hadn’t expected Cecilia Nathan to be so blunt, but she could understand why, so she didn’t fly into a rage.

After all, Cecilia Nathan was Linden Nathan’s daughter. With a status like that, she had every right to be arrogant.

Besides, she really had been far too pragmatic in the past.

She had vacillated between various other women for her son and had never genuinely been on Cecilia’s side. It was no wonder Cecilia was speaking to her this way.

"Frances, the things you did in the past were truly outrageous. Sometimes I wonder how a brainless woman like you could have given birth to a child as clever as Damian. It’s almost like he isn’t your biological son."

Hearing this, Frances Bennett frowned, her anger flaring. "President Sinclair, I’ll overlook this out of respect for your age, but my blood ties to Damian are not something you can just spout nonsense about!"

Fiona Sinclair raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain crossing her wrinkled face. "I’m not the one who started that rumor. People have been suspecting it for years."

Frances Bennett took a deep breath, barely suppressing the urge to shove Fiona Sinclair.

’At Fiona Sinclair’s age, she wouldn’t be able to take a shove. Otherwise, I’d definitely teach her a lesson!’

"Cecilia, I know you still have feelings for me. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have gone out of your way to cook for me back then, right?" Frances Bennett tried to play the sympathy card. "For you to humble yourself and cook for me, doesn’t that mean you thought of me as family?"

Frances Bennett still believed that Cecilia was just speaking out of anger.

If Cecilia were just from an ordinary family, it would be one thing. But she was Linden Nathan’s daughter. For Linden Nathan’s daughter to be willing to cook for her, she must still have feelings for her and Damian.

"Auntie, I was willing to cook for you before because I respected you as an elder. When an elder asks something of me, I’ll usually comply as long as it’s not too unreasonable. It has nothing to do with my feelings," Cecilia said, her voice frosty, colder than winter ice.

Frances Bennett froze, her face flushing. She stammered, "Since you see me as an elder, that makes us family. It’s normal for families to have conflicts. Just... just pretend I was possessed or lost my mind back then. I know I did a lot of things wrong, but I realize my mistakes now. Can you... forgive me?"

Cecilia Nathan pressed her lips together.

’She knew Frances Bennett’s attitude was only like this because she was Selina Nathan.’

’If it were anyone else, Frances Bennett wouldn’t be acting this way.’

’Another reason she hadn’t wanted to reveal her identity back then was Frances Bennett. With a personality like hers, the moment she found out I was Selina Nathan, she would have tried to control and manipulate me.’

"Frances, it’s a little late for all that," Fiona Sinclair said, gesturing to the gifts she had brought. "What good are empty words? You should at least offer something tangible. *My* apology is a sincere one. I’ve already spent several hundred million to show my remorse."

Frances Bennett was utterly humiliated by Fiona Sinclair’s words.

Fiona Sinclair was in charge of the Sinclair Family, but she wasn’t in charge of the Hawthorne Family.

’Fiona Sinclair could casually whip out hundreds of millions, but where was *she* supposed to get that kind of money?’

’Fiona Sinclair was clearly doing this on purpose to humiliate her.’

"Well, Cecilia, it’s getting late. Let’s go. You can stay at my villa tonight." Fiona Sinclair ignored Frances Bennett and cordially took Cecilia’s hand, starting to lead her out.

Frances Bennett rushed to block their path. "Wait!"

"Cecilia, we’ve kept your room upstairs waiting for you this whole time. It’s late, and it isn’t safe for you to be out. Why don’t you just stay here?"

Cecilia Nathan shook her head and gently pulled her hand away from Fiona Sinclair’s grasp.

"Thank you both for the kind offer, but I have my own place to stay."

Without waiting for them to insist further, Cecilia strode away.

Justin Bell was waiting outside. When he saw Cecilia emerge, he hurried forward. "Miss Cecilia Nathan, President Hawthorne asked me to give you a ride."

Cecilia Nathan looked up at the second-floor room.

The light was on. Damian Hawthorne was standing on the balcony, one arm resting on the railing as he looked down at her, a cigarette held between his fingers.

In the gloom of the night, she couldn’t make out Damian Hawthorne’s expression.

Cecilia thought for a moment and decided not to refuse Damian Hawthorne’s kind offer.

After she got in the car, Justin Bell asked hesitantly, "Miss Cecilia Nathan, are you really Linden Nathan’s daughter?"

Even now, Justin Bell was still in a daze.

Although he’d had his suspicions, Justin Bell was still stunned now that the truth was right in front of him.

He had seen and heard the argument that had just taken place in the room.

The revelation that Cecilia was actually Selina Nathan filled even him, a mere assistant, with complicated feelings.

"Yes. My other name is Selina Nathan," Cecilia said, her gaze shifting to the window. Her voice was perfectly calm, without a single ripple of emotion.

’In truth, she much preferred the name Cecilia. Selina Nathan brought her nothing but glory and terror, while Cecilia represented her real life.’

’Cecilia’s life was far richer than Selina Nathan’s.’

"Wow, Miss Cecilia Nathan is the richest man’s daughter... That’s... that’s just incredible." Justin Bell could no longer maintain his composure.

’Such a melodramatic soap opera plot was actually happening in his life.’

’But on second thought, President Hawthorne’s life was plenty melodramatic itself.’

Cecilia’s apartment was also in the city center, so Justin Bell dropped her off quickly.

Only after watching Cecilia go inside did Justin Bell get back in the car.

Early the next morning, Cecilia was woken up by a call from Chloe Sutton.

"Cecilia! My dad said the Sinclair Family invested a billion yuan in our company! He asked me what was going on, but I told him I have no idea... Cecilia, did you ask someone for help?" Chloe Sutton’s voice was filled with excitement and shock.

She remembered that when her family’s company had run into trouble before, it was the Grant Family who had stepped in to help.

The Grants had almost no connection to her family, so they must have done it as a favor to Cecilia.

And now that the Sinclair Family had suddenly had a change of heart, the only person Chloe Sutton could think of was Cecilia.

Cecilia was silent, wondering if she should tell Chloe Sutton the truth about her identity.

’Chloe Sutton knew most of her secrets, but the one thing she didn’t know was that she was from the Nathan Family.’

’In other words, aside from Miles Sinclair, she hadn’t told a single person that she was Selina Nathan.’

’But Chloe Sutton was her best friend. Now that even Serena Hughes knew, there was no reason to keep Chloe in the dark.’

"I didn’t help directly, but the Sinclair Family’s actions were because of me."

"It really was you! Oh my god, Cecilia, what on earth did you do to make a notorious penny-pincher like Fiona Sinclair bleed so much cash? The entire business world is in an uproar over this!" Chloe Sutton exclaimed. "Do you realize our company’s valuation has skyrocketed across the whole industry? It’s not just the Sinclairs. When everyone else saw Fiona Sinclair investing so heavily in us, they all assumed we must have some huge untapped potential, and now they’re all fighting to invest in us too!"