CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 83: THANKFULLY, SHE CHOSE HIM WITH RESOLVE

The Hawthorne Group.

After Jordan Hawthorne sent Brooke Sinclairs home, he went straight back to the company.

The coldness pressed between his brows, as his dissatisfaction continued to accumulate.

His mind was filled with Sabrina, and the image of her with that man.

That woman... She’s truly audacious, daring to cheat within marriage, betray him?

When did it begin?

Is she seeking revenge for the years of indifference he showed her?

But what qualifications does Sabrina have???

Years ago, if she hadn’t used her pregnancy to force his grandmother to pressure him into marriage, he would never have married her!

Even if a divorce was to happen, it wouldn’t be her place to propose it.

The more he thought, the angrier he became. Jordan Hawthorne called out loudly to Chase Lynch, "Investigate Sabrina. Who did she contact when she moved out of the estate? Apart from Josee Sheffield and Mr. Quinlan, are there any other men!!!"

Chase Lynch was slightly surprised.

Having been with Jordan Hawthorne for so long, it was the first time he saw him so concerned about Sabrina’s affairs.

And so angry.

Isn’t he more concerned about Miss Sinclairs?

Although confused, Chase Lynch didn’t delay and quickly acknowledged, "Alright."

...

In the evening, after Jasper Fitzgerald finished his routine painting lesson with Zara, he left early due to an emergency.

Tessa Hughes drove to pick up the mother-daughter duo.

On the way back, little Zara was softly chanting, "Uncle said painting this way makes it more three-dimensional, and here... it should be drawn like this. I’ve learned it all~"

Sabrina looked at the newly completed painting, which indeed was much better than before.

"Zara is really amazing."

She praised the little cub and exclaimed, "Mr. Fitzgerald truly is a mysterious artist. With just two sessions of guidance for Zara, her painting skills have skyrocketed."

Tessa Hughes, having already learned about Jasper Fitzgerald’s new identity from her, also marveled, "He’s indeed a big shot! Look at our darling Zara, hasn’t she changed drastically? Now when she’s outside, who would tell she’s ever had autism?"

Sabrina nodded.

Indeed!

Zara’s self-isolation has significantly reduced now, her personality is much more lively, and her expressions more varied.

Most of the time, she’s willing to communicate with people.

Of course, this still has its limitations.

She’s still withdrawn with unfamiliar people or those who aren’t nice to her.

But overall, it’s much better than before.

She’s filled with gratitude for Jasper Fitzgerald.

Luckily, she had firmly chosen him for Zara’s treatment, leading to today’s results!

During their conversation, the car arrived outside the community.

Tessa Hughes kept an eye on the situation ahead and immediately spotted Jordan Hawthorne standing at the gate.

"What a mood killer, what’s he doing here?"

Hearing the tone of disgust, Sabrina raised her head in confusion.

The next second, she saw him too.

The man, dressed in a suit, stood in the cold wind, his icy presence almost blending with the chilly air.

Sabrina also felt it was a mood killer, instructing her friend, "Ignore him, just drive in, don’t stop."

Tessa Hughes nodded, promptly pressing the accelerator harder.

However, when they reached the driveway to the garage, Jordan Hawthorne’s bodyguards blocked the path.

Tessa Hughes angrily rolled down the car window and cursed, "Get out of the way, are you looking to die?"

The bodyguard remained unmoving with a stern face.

Jordan Hawthorne stepped over, his tone carrying an indisputable command, "Sabrina, get out of the car!"

Tessa Hughes rolled her eyes, glaring at him disdainfully, "Who are you? Is my Ning Ning very familiar with you?"

Jordan Hawthorne’s expression carried intense coldness and rage, "I’m here to see Zara; she’s my daughter. Miss Hughes, you have no right to interfere!"

He said, knocking on the rear car window, "Get out!"

Tessa Hughes was naturally unwilling, immediately threatening, "Move away, or I’ll drive right into it!"

Sabrina initially didn’t want to pay any attention.

But Zara at this point had already noticed Jordan Hawthorne’s presence.

She didn’t want her friend to really cause any trouble for her, so she could only offer comfort, "Tessa, you go in first, I’ll get out for a bit."

"But..."

Tessa Hughes was a bit worried.

Sabrina said lightly, "It’s alright. He does have visitation rights to see Zara."

Legally, she can’t stop him.

However, this is all it amounts to!

Soon, Sabrina led Zara out of the car.

Tessa Hughes, seeing this, could only helplessly advise her, "This man definitely doesn’t have good intentions. Be careful, if anything happens, call the security! The security in our community are all retired personnel, and if anything happens, they’re quite effective!"

Her words were deliberately loud, clearly intended for Jordan Hawthorne to hear.

Jordan Hawthorne’s face was gloomy.

What had they taken him for to be guarded like this?

Sabrina paid his expression no mind, quickly watching Tessa Hughes enter.

Once she was gone, little Zara greeted first, "Daddy..."

Jordan Hawthorne barely suppressed the irritation in his heart and forced a smile at her, "Hmm."

Zara moved with small steps, approached him, and stretched out her little arms.

Her gesture was clearly signaling for a hug.

But Jordan was oblivious to it and just lightly touched her before withdrawing his hand.

Sabrina Hayes’s eyes glinted with a hint of coldness. She bent down to scoop the little one into her arms and then asked coldly, "Done watching? If so, we’ll be heading back. Zara is doing great now, and her recovery from autism is also going well...

Thanks to President Hawthorne, she could have recovered sooner if it weren’t for running into Lena Jennings, which delayed her progress!"

Her tone was laden with intense sarcasm.

Jordan was already seething with anger, and her words only made his face darken.

He looked at Sabrina with cold hostility and interrogated, "Is that so? What remarkable psychologist did you hire then? Do tell?"

Sabrina refused, "Is it necessary? After all, you don’t truly care about her! All you need to know is that she is indeed recovering, and that’s enough! As for who I hired, do you even have the right to know?"

Jordan was extremely displeased with her attitude.

When did the woman who used to only lower her head and obey him become so full of thorns?

Dare she?

Who gave her the confidence?

That man she was with earlier today?

Jordan was surrounded by a gloomy aura and asked harshly, "Sabrina Hayes, are you hiring a psychologist for Zara, or are you busy finding yourself a man? Do you really think I’m clueless?"

Sabrina was stunned.

When she composed herself, she found his words utterly laughable.

This was from a man who spent his days entangled with a mistress, daring to make baseless accusations against her!

Did he think everyone was as shameless and filthy as he was?

Sabrina was filled with anger but didn’t want to explain further, "Jordan, take a look at your own actions first before accusing others. Who is it that’s constantly involved with Brooke Sinclairs? Do you have the right to question me?

Even if I was that way, so what? If you’re unhappy, just sign the divorce papers already, or we can just live our own lives!

You can’t be the only one allowed to misbehave and not allow anyone else their own freedom, can you?"

Her words undoubtedly hit Jordan’s sore spot.

His face sank instantly, and he was enraged.

But Sabrina didn’t want to waste any more words with him, "If there’s nothing else, please leave. If you’re not sincerely here to visit Zara, then don’t put on a show of false paternal love. She doesn’t need it."

The moment she finished speaking, she turned to head into the community.

"Stop!"

Jordan shouted harshly, raising his hand to grab her wrist.

At the moment of contact, a wave of nausea surged through Sabrina.

"Don’t touch me!"

Her face showed intense disgust.

Jordan was taken aback by her expression and momentarily forgot to continue pulling her back.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sabrina quickly took Zara into the community.

Jordan watched her disappearing back, feeling a surge of fury in his heart.

This woman didn’t take a penny when she left The Hawthorne Family, so how did she afford to buy a house here?

Could it have been given by another man?

Could it be Josee Sheffield? Or that man from earlier today???

As soon as Jordan thought of this possibility, a destructive urge welled up inside him.

Sabrina was unaware of his vile thoughts.

When she got home with Zara, the first thing she did was go to the bathroom to wash her hands.

The spot where he had touched felt filthy, and she scrubbed it with soap several times.

Tessa Hughes followed her, asking with concern, "Did he put his hands on you?"

Sabrina nodded, suppressing her disgust, "He grabbed me a bit..."

Tessa looked disdainfully and urged her, "Wash a few more times, use hot water, don’t catch that ’green tea and white lotus’ disease!"

As she spoke, she wasn’t satisfied and came over to help scrub.

Only after their skin turned red did they relent.

When they came out, Nanny Warren had already prepared dinner, calling them over to eat.

As Sabrina picked up her chopsticks, she stated, "Nanny Warren, starting today, you should resign from Jordan Hawthorne’s employment. From now on, I’ll pay you."

Nanny Warren was taken aback, "This..."

Sabrina’s gaze was sharp as she fixed her eyes on her, saying, "Jordan sending you over to watch Zara might just be an excuse. Spying on me is probably his true intention. Hasn’t he asked you about my life here these days?"

Nanny Warren hesitated, feeling somewhat guilty, "The Young Master... did ask a few things."

Tessa frowned, her tone dissatisfied, "He cheats and spends the night at the mistress’s place every day, and yet he sends someone to spy on you? Does he have any decency?

Does he think everyone is as shameless as he is?"

Sabrina didn’t respond and continued speaking to Nanny Warren, "I didn’t want to keep you here initially, but because you genuinely care for Zara and look after her well, I agreed for you to come. But that doesn’t mean I accept this situation.

You’re well aware of the irreconcilable state of my relationship with Jordan. So I need a decision from you.

If you regard him as your employer, you can go back to him. I won’t stop you!

But if you want to stay, then you need to quit, and I won’t change your pay!"

Nanny Warren didn’t hesitate much, "I’m sorry, I hadn’t given it much thought before. I just mentioned some daily matters since they seemed unimportant! But rest assured, I’ll promptly resign from... President Hawthorne and focus on taking care of Zara!"

Sabrina was quite satisfied with this attitude and said, "How about now?"

Nanny Warren nodded without hesitation and immediately got out her phone to propose her resignation to Jordan.

Seeing this, Sabrina’s expression finally turned gentle.

She wanted to sever all connections with Jordan Hawthorne and anything related to him!