Chapter 198

As soon as Sean saw Myra pause in her tracks, he realized in that moment that she cared a lot for Tony. He couldn’t control the hostility in his eyes as he exclaimed coldly, “Myra Stark, I admit that I’ve made some mistakes and I owe you an apology. However, Lyla never wronged you. In fact, it was you who reneged on your promise resulting in the harm of our unborn child. Besides that, you’ve been bullying her all this while. If you have any resentment or anger, just direct it toward me. Do you find it necessary to treat a pregnant lady so badly?”

“What did I do to her?” Myra lifted her head and looked at him squarely in the eyes. Her expression remained calm as she coldly stared at him. Her expression was devoid of anger and hatred; this was in contrast to what Sean had anticipated. For a moment, he felt quite flustered while standing in front of her.

Without skipping a beat, she repeated her question. “What did I do to her?” At the same time, her gaze fell on Lyla who was being held protectively in Sean’s arms and her eyes were devoid of any warmth.

Lyla froze. She couldn’t quite comprehend the reason but she refused to meet Myra’s gaze. She tried her best to avoid Myra’s eyes and resorted to burying her head into his chest.

As such, Sean had noted Lyla’s terrified look and tightened his grip on her. He looked at Myra quite sternly as he said, “Stop denying it! Lyla would have rolled down this flight of stairs if I didn’t arrive in time. Don’t you know she’s pregnant?!”

“Well, as you said, you made it just in time. This is exactly like all the previous encounters where you always appeared at the perfect timing whenever I’m about to ‘bully’ her. You’d somehow always see my actions and defend Lyla,” Myra said with a sneer on her face.

Lyla’s body stiffened in Sean’s embrace. Next, she tugged on his shirt before whimpering pitifully, “Sean, let’s just forget about it…”

Sean could feel his whole body stiffen as he noticed Myra’s indifferent face and Lyla’s sobs coming from his embrace. It was at this point that he realized Myra’s cold indifference was quite jarring to his eyes so much so that he was on the brink of tearing her apart to get rid of her current expression.

“Sean, it hurts…” All of a sudden, Lyla yelped in pain. Right away, he snapped out of his daze and quickly loosened his grip on her.

Before he could say anything, there was a light cough that came from behind. As such, the tense and awkward situation was interrupted as the three of them as well as everyone at the reception turned their heads toward the direction of the cough. In front of their eyes was an old man with snow-white hair —he looked energetic despite his age and was currently walking quite briskly toward them from the front entrance.

A flash of surprise crossed Myra’s face as soon as she saw him. However, she immediately recalled that he had mentioned in the text message that he was going to drop off something for her in the afternoon.

Perhaps it was because of Sean and Lyra’s presence, Myra’s expression became slightly unnatural upon seeing Sebastian. The cold expression on her face remained unchanged, but there was also a mixture of trepidation and anxiousness when she saw him.

Sebastian walked toward the three of them and it was evident that he could have heard part of the conversation between the trio. Currently, his brows were tightly furrowed and his face looked quite stern. However, no one could read the expression beneath his eyes or any idea on what was on his mind at that moment.

Both Sean and Lyla recognized him. As soon as they saw him, they had two different thoughts.

However, both of their expressions changed upon seeing him.

“Old Master Hart…” Myra greeted him with a soft voice. Before this, her body was rigid and in an upright stance as she confronted Sean and Lyla, but currently, she was fidgety as she tried to keep her arms and legs still.

Sebastian merely grunted in acknowledgement, his face remaining impassive.

As he neared them, he turned to face Lyla and Sean. Casually, Sebastian said, “Tell me what happened earlier.”

Upon hearing his request, both Lyla and Sean were stunned into speechlessness. Even Myra was taken aback.

Lyla was aware that Sean was not the type to tell stories in front of an old man. Hence, after some consideration, she bit on her lower lip and carefully started her story with a pitiful voice, “Well, it’s not a big deal. I just had a tiny disagreement with Miss Stark… It’s not a big deal.”

“Oh, do you mean to say that you’re an expectant mother and she tried to shove you down the stairs, but this isn’t a big deal to you?” Sebastian shot a glance at Myra and his face remained impassive. He then turned to look at Lyla as his expression became quite intimidating.

Lyla could feel her palms starting to perspire as she glanced furtively at Sean. As she realized that he had no intention of stopping her, she then continued speaking in a soft voice, “I came today with the intention to apologize to Miss Stark. However, our discussion must have been too heated and she ended up losing control, resulting in me nearly being shoved down the stairs. It’s fine, though. Sean arrived in time and I’m unharmed. Therefore, I don’t blame Miss Stark for this.”

Her words sounded heartfelt and sincere. However, this was a complete opposite to her current mood as she felt quite anxious at the moment. It was because she realized that there was something else she had overlooked, which could potentially cause a ripple effect.

Why did Sean question Myra whether the Hart Family knew of her true personality? He also asked whether Tony was aware that she was such a vicious woman. Why did he ask the two questions?

What’s the relationship between Myra and the Hart Family as well as her and Tony? Furthermore, why is Sebastian here at Stark Group? It seems that he is more than an acquaintance to Myra. Perhaps…

Suddenly, a thought flashed across her mind as she tightened her grip on Sean’s shirt. Her face turned as pale as a white sheet at that instance.

Meanwhile, after hearing her words, Sebastian turned toward Myra and asked, “Is this what happened?” His voice remained calm and there was neither a hint of favoritism nor any intention to abet bad behavior.

Myra shook her head as she replied, “That’s not true. Miss Fisher…” She threw a quick look at Sebastian as she contemplated the situation in her mind. In the end, she made up her mind and clenched her teeth as she continued with her words. “Miss Fisher claimed that I persistently pursued Mr. Chase despite being aware of his marital status. She kneeled in front of me at the entrance of Stark Group and begged me to leave them alone.”

Lyla’s face turned even paler as soon as she heard Myra’s words. “Myra, what are your intentions for all these false accusations? It was—”

“Are you still pursuing Mr. Chase?” Sebastian interrupted Lyla all of a sudden as he asked Myra with a stern expression on his face.

Myra met his gaze magnanimously as she shook her head and replied, “I never did that. Ever since our divorce, I’ve totally cut off all ties with him.”

“You aren’t lying, are you?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Can you explain what happened earlier with Miss Fisher nearly being shoved down the stairs?”

Myra shot a look at Lyla, who looked listless as the color was completely drained from her face. Myra then lowered her eyes and said, “She repeatedly asked me not to pursue Mr. Chase, mentioned that her unborn child was innocent, and lastly begged me not to destroy their happy family. I had enough of all that, so I turned to walk back inside. As a matter of fact, she was the one who grabbed hold of my hands. Naturally, I struggled to get out of her grip. Perhaps I was too forceful, so she ended up taking a few steps backward and nearly fell down the stairs.

“Mr. Hart, that’s not what happened—” As soon as she heard Myra’s words, Lyla’s expression became ugly and she hurriedly tried to explain the situation to Sebastian. However, he gave a snort as he said coldly, “You need to apologize to Myra!”

Surprisingly, things had taken an abrupt twist.

What a surprise! Old Master Hart looked so stern earlier! I thought he’d suspect me of maintaining an illicit relationship with Sean despite our divorce. This is quite unexpected…

Lyla flinched under Sebastian’s cold glare. It felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly. At this point, she took a gasp of breath as she peered at Sean. “Sean…”

“Mr. Hart, you’re one of our elders and have always been well-respected by everyone. I sure hope you’ll be fair in this situation.” Sean, who had maintained his silence all this while, revealed his darkened face as he looked at Sebastian in the eye and calmly stated his opinion.

At that moment, Sebastian was handing over the thermos flask in his hands to Myra. It was also at that point where everyone realized that he was carrying a thermos flask in his hands all this while.

She took it into her hands as he looked at her reassuringly before turning to face Sean. Sebastian’s lips curled into a slight smile as he asked, “Fair? How do you define fairness? Is listening to Miss Fisher’s one-sided story considered fair? If so, why aren’t we accepting Myra’s side of the story?”