"I don’t know." William Jennings tilted his head, tossed out those three words stiffly, then turned his back and walked upstairs, resembling nothing less than a stubborn old man!
Raine Sinclair almost laughed in anger, "Grandfather! You..."
She wanted to chase after him, but her mother stopped her.
"Raine, your grandfather is tired, let him rest. Your brothers are still in Sedonia; they probably haven’t finished their business yet, that’s why they haven’t shown up," Sharon Jennings explained.
"Mom, are you just going to watch my brothers cause trouble?" Raine Sinclair asked in utter shock.
Was this the sa mother who had always taught her to be kind?
Unexpectedly, Sharon Jennings snorted, "It’s better to keep ssing with the Hawthorne Family!"
Raine Sinclair, "...Mom, I don’t want to owe Jonas Hawthorne; I..."
"We’re the ones taking action, it has nothing to do with you!" Sharon Jennings held Raine Sinclair’s hand, and continued, "You don’t need to concern yourself with this matter, your brothers know their boundaries, they’re just teaching him a lesson!"
"But..."
"All right, it’s late, you should rest early!" Sharon Jennings abruptly interrupted her daughter with an unusually firm tone, "Don’t sneak out in the middle of the night, I’ll have the butler lock the door soon."
Raine Sinclair, "..." Sure enough, her mother knew exactly what she was thinking.
Realizing she had no options, Raine Sinclair sighed, nodded, and said, "Okay. Mom, you should rest early too."
After speaking, she went upstairs.
As she left, she saw her mother still watching by the stairway, worried she might change her mind and rush back.
——
Back in her room, Raine Sinclair sent a ssage to her cousin, York Jennings, asking where he was.
At that ti, York Jennings, having received the ssage, was at the explosion site observing Jonas Hawthorne.
When his phone vibrated, he glanced down at it.
Seeing the ssage from Raine, his eyes paused slightly before he quickly locked the screen without replying.
The man standing beside him wore a deep blue, custom-tailored suit, with deep-set eyes that observed Jonas Hawthorne through the crowd, a faint smile playing on his lips, "Young Master Jennings, you’re ruthless! There were several lives lost!"
"This has nothing to do with , I’m just investigating the Hawthorne Group’s new energy company. Today’s accident was a fluke," York Jennings replied.
He couldn’t help but scoff, "Looks like Mr. Wyatt still hates Jonas Hawthorne, you ca imdiately to watch the spectacle as soon as you heard he was in trouble?"
The man standing next to York Jennings was indeed Finn Wyatt.
How could he miss such a significant incident involving his old rival?
Of course, he ca to watch!
"Just passing by," Finn Wyatt chuckled coolly, his expression indifferent, how could he admit he ca specifically to watch the show?
York Jennings didn’t bother explaining, once the police arrived, everything would be thoroughly investigated.
As for the grudge between Finn Wyatt and Jonas Hawthorne, he had no interest whatsoever.
He only knew that Raine wanted a loan, and Finn Wyatt seed to have agreed to vouch for her; whether he had signed or not, having the intent was already comndable.
Keeping that in mind, York Jennings treated him a bit more kindly.
Otherwise, just based on that sentence, he could have made Finn Wyatt suffer great consequences!
"Mr. Wyatt, are you an old acquaintance of Raine?" York Jennings suddenly asked.
Finn Wyatt’s gaze paused, his expression shifted slightly, "t by chance."
Without elaborating, Finn Wyatt smoothly changed the topic, "Young Master Jennings, coming to Sedonia without showing up for such a long ti, just to teach Jonas Hawthorne a lesson?"
The reason the Jennings were targeting Jonas Hawthorne was all too obvious.
Everyone knew that Raine Sinclair was Mr. Jennings’ most beloved granddaughter, right?
Jonas Hawthorne simply didn’t believe it, and now look?
The company’s stock price plunged like a waterfall, billions in market value evaporated, and the Hawthorne Group’s shareholders were probably all waiting in the conference room for Jonas Hawthorne to co back and explain?
"You’re overthinking it, Mr. Wyatt, I was just passing by too," York Jennings smiled gently, returning Finn Wyatt’s words right back at him.
This remark made Finn Wyatt raise an eyebrow, and as he looked ahead again, he noticed that Leo Keane had also arrived.
Upon receiving the news, Leo Keane couldn’t sit still and rushed over non-stop!
The site was filled with wreckage, blood, a truly unbearable sight...
The injured and casualties had been taken to the hospital, Jonas Hawthorne remained at the scene, rely investigating the cause of the accident.
"How did it get this bad?" Leo Keane coughed lightly, it was said that close to the battery was the driver’s mother-in-law, whose right leg had been blown off...
Jonas Hawthorne didn’t respond, his brows remained knitted.
Preliminary inference suggested it was a battery explosion.
Seeing him silent, Leo Keane leaned down and whispered, "Could soone have deliberately sabotaged it?"
"There’s no evidence yet." Jonas Hawthorne’s thin lips barely moved.
Only once the cause of the accident was determined could it be known whether it was an accident or intentional.
Upon hearing this, Leo Keane paused for a mont, then glanced around the crowd.
Most of those observing were eating up the gossip, their curiosity barely concealed...
After scanning the area and finding nothing amiss, Leo Keane quietly said to Jonas Hawthorne, "When I arrived, I heard the Jennings family had been active in Sedonia these days. Many of your negative news reports ca from them; could this also be their handiwork?"
As soon as Jonas Hawthorne’s issue arose, Leo Keane imdiately mobilized all his contacts in the area to investigate.
Even though the Jennings acted discreetly, they hadn’t left without a trace.
Moreover, after Jonas Hawthorne divorced Raine Sinclair and took so much blood from her, almost costing her life, could William Jennings simply overlook it?
The Sinclair family mixed in Sedonia, everyone was concerned about their reputation and nobody wanted to openly fight.
However, the Jennings were different; this wasn’t their turf, they could co and stir up trouble and then leave whenever they wanted.
Jonas Hawthorne didn’t refute Leo Keane’s words, his handso face tense.
Seeing him like this, Leo Keane suddenly realized, "You...must have known all along?!"
Jonas Hawthorne still ignored him, instead carefully examining the wreckage left by the explosion.
Leo Keane stood frozen, his mind reeling!
"So, you indeed knew all along! I knew it; the whole of Sedonia is under your control, suddenly, another force jumps in, how could you not be aware?
Unless...you just pretended not to know! Goodness, Mr. Hawthorne, those billions in market value! You’re just going to watch them disappear and let them run wild like this?"
Hearing this, Jonas Hawthorne finally parted his thin lips.
"This is what I owe her."
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