Ignored When Chasing: Why Cry After I Got Engaged-Chapter 177: We’re Done For

"Her? Cecilia Nathan?" Dominic Nathan’s eyes narrowed as he thought of what Cecilia had done to Mona. "I don’t know who she is. All I know is that she bullied my daughter, and I’m going to get justice for her."

After Dominic Nathan spoke, the other shareholders in the room covered their faces, unable to look.

’It’s over. This idiot really doesn’t know how to read the room!’

’Get justice? He actually wants to get justice for his daughter in front of Linden Nathan.’

’Does he even know what he’s saying?!’

"And Big Brother, did you know? That Cecilia Nathan actually claimed to be Selina. I think she’s completely delusional. It’s obvious she has no class. I wonder how her family even raised her."

A deathly silence fell over the room.

Only after he finished speaking did Dominic Nathan sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

"What... I... I... Did I say something wrong?"

Dominic Nathan’s eyelid twitched even more violently.

Seeing this, the branch manager’s mood could only be described as abysmal.

’This is happening at his branch.’

’It’s easy to imagine how furious Linden Nathan will be.’

’And his branch will suffer the consequences!’

"Right, right, right. ’No class’... a very thorough analysis." Anger welled up in Linden Nathan. He looked at his foolish, overprotective distant cousin and gave a sinister smile. "Didn’t she claim to be Selina Nathan? Perfect. My actual daughter is in this very building and will be up in a moment. Dominic, you’ll have the perfect opportunity to see what my daughter really looks like."

Hearing that Selina Nathan was coming, Mona Nathan’s eyes lit up. "Uncle, is Cousin really coming here? I’ve never met her before. I’ll finally get to see what she really looks like!"

"Selina is coming? I heard she was, so I had Mona prepare a gift for her." Hearing that Selina was on her way, Dominic Nathan quickly beckoned Mona over. "Quick, come greet your uncle and get out the gift you prepared for your cousin."

Mona happily took a jewelry box from her bag and was about to hand it to Linden Nathan, but he waved his hand. "Don’t get too happy just yet. We’ll see if Cecilia accepts your gift."

Mona’s smile froze on her face. "Uncle, what do you mean by that?"

Zoe Lynch also noticed something was off. She walked up to the branch manager and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

"Oh, for crying out loud, you’re an idiot." Watching her brazenly walk up and ask, the branch manager wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Forget it. It’s useless to tell you anything now. When that person arrives, you’ll understand."

Zoe Lynch was puzzling over the branch manager’s attitude when Cecilia Nathan knocked on the door and said nonchalantly, "Are you finished talking? May I come in?"

Seeing Cecilia Nathan, Dominic Nathan’s mind went blank.

"Cecilia, why are you here again?" Zoe Lynch assumed Cecilia had come to find Miles Sinclair.

’She could tell that Miles Sinclair genuinely had feelings for Cecilia.’

’After all, Cecilia was stunning and her methods were shrewd; it wasn’t hard to make men like her.’

"And why shouldn’t I be here?" Cecilia didn’t spare them a glance, walking straight to Linden Nathan’s side. "Your people are truly foolish."

"Cecilia, you—"

"Aren’t you going to introduce me?" The moment Cecilia spoke, the room fell silent.

Linden Nathan let out a long sigh and looked at the board members. "This is who I told you about. My biological daughter, Selina Nathan."

The words struck Zoe Lynch, Mona Nathan, and Dominic Nathan like a clap of thunder.

"How is that possible?!" Mona’s eyes flew open, and her knees went so weak she nearly collapsed.

"No, how could she be Selina Nathan..." Zoe Lynch exclaimed, covering her mouth.

’It’s over. I’m completely screwed!’

’All those years of painstaking effort...’

But the most shocked of all was Dominic Nathan. He stared at Cecilia, his mind reeling.

"Why... Cecilia... Selina..." Dominic’s face contorted in anguish. "Downstairs, just now... why didn’t you tell me you were Linden’s daughter? If you had, we wouldn’t have had this huge misunderstanding."

"Yes, Ce... Cousin, why didn’t you say anything?" Mona’s face was filled with regret. "Did you just want to watch us make..."

Before Mona could get the word "fools" out, she was frozen by Cecilia’s glare.

’Things have already come to this. She couldn’t make another mistake.’

Mona guiltily offered the gift to Cecilia. "Cousin, this is the gift I prepared for you. I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize who you were. I was out of line."

"So it’s okay to offend me as long as you don’t know my identity? If I were just an ordinary person, would you all have ganged up to bully me today?" Cecilia pushed the gift away with a cold laugh. "Save your crocodile tears. I wouldn’t dare accept anything from you."

Humiliated in front of so many people, Mona’s eyes reddened as she lowered her head, looking utterly wronged.

At this point, Dominic Nathan had no time for Mona’s feelings. He walked up to Cecilia apologetically and said, "Selina, Uncle is sorry. I shouldn’t have said those things to you. Mona has been spoiled by me, she’s still immature, can you..."

"No." Cecilia then glanced at her father. "I don’t care who you choose to mentor, but you need to take a hard look at the people you have working for you."

"I’ve said it before: character is more important than competence. Yes, I have status now, I’m your daughter. But what if I were just a regular person? Does that mean these people can bully anyone they please? I don’t think our Nathan Family employees are so powerful they can just walk all over people."

Linden Nathan nodded. "You’re right. What they’ve done is truly excessive."

"Big Brother, I..."

"You shut up," Linden Nathan coldly interrupted Dominic Nathan. "If you keep spoiling your daughter like this, you’ll regret it when she gets into real trouble and is sent to jail. I’ve helped you for so many years for your father’s sake, and I’ve done more than enough. Go discipline your own daughter properly. Also, have her apologize properly to Cecilia. If Cecilia doesn’t forgive you, then you can stop managing the other branches."

After hearing Linden Nathan’s words, Dominic Nathan finally realized the gravity of the situation.

Linden Nathan was truly furious.

Seeing even Dominic Nathan, a blood relative of Linden’s, being treated this way, Zoe Lynch grew so nervous her face alternated between pale and ashen.

"Why didn’t you tell me sooner that Cecilia is Selina Nathan?" Zoe Lynch asked the branch manager in a hushed, accusatory tone.

"I never got the chance to tell you! Besides, I already told you that President Nathan was grooming Miles Sinclair to be his future son-in-law, and you were still flirting with him! What more could I have said?" the branch manager lamented, his face a mask of misery.

’He and Zoe Lynch were good friends. They had helped each other advance their careers over the years. But who would have thought she’d have such poor judgment? Of all the people to cross, she had to go and cross Linden Nathan’s only daughter, the future heir to the Nathan Group.’

Zoe Lynch’s face instantly turned ashen.

’It was only now dawning on her that when Linden Nathan had said "one of our own," he hadn’t been talking about Miles Sinclair. He’d meant Cecilia.’

’And what had she done?’

’She had lifted a rock only to smash her own foot.’