Chapter 377
Standing Before Love
âI guess itâs true, then! How capable of you to be greedy for someone else whilst in bed with another, Kris! Itâs not all bad, thoughâYoung Master Fuller can finally put his back-up plan to good use now,â
Hayden sneered as he laughed wickedly. Along with that, the look in his eyes became audacious and belittling as he stared at Hayden. âAre you sure you want to be with a woman as filthy as her?! Isnât it disgusting to you?â
âYouâve crossed the line, Young Master Walton,â said Hayden emotionlessly. The next moment, he took Krisâ hand and turned to leave the restaurant.
His strides were long and swift and Kris struggled to keep up to him. When she finally did, though, she almost slipped and fell down.
âLet me go, Hayden! Youâre hurting my wrist!â Kris was a little pale as she tried to follow close behind.
However, Hayden didnât seem to have heard her cries. When they finally arrived at the car, he opened the door and practically shoved her onto the seat carelessly before shutting the door in front of her.
Krisâ expression darkened a little; naturally, she knew that something was off from the look on Haydenâs face. Indeed, Gideonâs words earlier were truly brutalâ¦
When Hayden got into the car on the other side, Kris quickly tried to explain herself, âDonât listen to Gideon, Hayden. He doesnât want to see us happy! He humiliated me only because I made him look bad! T-Thereâs really nothing between us!â
âOh, really? Considering you were his fiancée, was there really nothing between you and him?â Hayden turned to her abruptly, his eyes cold and unfriendly.
Kris jolted momentarily, but Hayden had already averted his gaze and started the engine.
âYou donât believe me?â Hayden simply stepped on the gas and made his way toward the freeway without giving a reply. Kris nibbled on her lower lip as her eyes reddened; they looked sad and pitiful.
After that, she reached out a hand to open the car door. Unexpectedly, Hayden stepped on the breaks and pulled her back. His expression was extremely complicated and unreadable, and a certain sadness lingered within his eyes. After a long while, he finally regained his composure and a slight resignation passed over his face. He said bluntly, âOf course⦠I believe you.â
Tears escaped Krisâ eyes in an instant and she crashed into Haydenâs arms. âI knew it⦠Youâre the only one who treats me well, Haydenâ¦â
Hayden stared down at the feeble woman in his arms, and the sense of maliciousness in his eyes finally disappeared.
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The next morning, Tony headed to the office after dropping Myra off at the florist shop.
Meanwhile, Myra spent the morning cleaning the shop with the florist before she picked up a parenting book and went upstairs to read.
The shop was quiet and serene; their clients were all rather low-profile and reserved, so Myra didnât really need to serve them personally. An hour later, she put down the book to move around a little; she opened the windows and rearranged a few house plants on the windowsill which changed the entire look of the space, making it look cute and lovely. With that, the ambiance of the room was like a different world compared to the outsideâMyra couldnât help but smile at the sight.
Back then, she never thought that sheâd be able to live a peaceful and wholesome life like this.
After glancing at the time, she decided to give Leo a call. Myra put off her plan of calling Tony when she heard that he was currently in a meeting, for she didnât want to be a bother when he was busy with work.
However, Leo sounded quite eager instead when he said, âMiss Myra, Iâll give Director Hart the phone right away if you want to talk to him.â Director Hart will be very happy to hear that sheâs calling! If he answers the call, the atmosphere and overall mood of our working environment will certainly lighten up!
âAh, itâs fine. I was just asking.â After a brief pause, Myra asked again in a gentle tone, âIâll be sending him lunch later, so you donât have to make arrangements for his meal today.â
âAll right.â Leo nodded.
âOkay, thereâs nothing else. Iâm hanging up.â With that, Myra ended the call.
At the same time, Sharon rushed upstairs to her; she told Myra that there was a man downstairs who was looking for her.
âHow old is he? Is he around 50?â asked Myra; Tony had brought her here on his own, so there shouldnât be anyone who would visit her at the shop without giving her a call beforehand.
âNo, heâs quite young; heâs around 30 or so.â Sharon was smiling dreamily as she described, âHeâs tall and handsome. Not only that, his looks are almost comparable to Director Hart.â
Myra frowned slightly at the sound of thatâa man around 30 years old who was tall and handsome looking for herâ¦
âJust tell him Iâm not around,â Myra replied calmly.
âOkay.â Sharon nodded as her heart filled with admiration for the fact that her boss was constantly surrounded by rich and wealthy men who were interested in her. Nevertheless, her bossâ words were the law; besides, Sharon genuinely loved her job here as well. Thus, she only nodded and said, âIâll tell him that you left.â
âOkay.â
Myra nodded to that. As Sharon was approaching the stairs, Myra stopped the woman again. âTell him the same thing if he visits again.â
Sharon nodded in understanding and went downstairs.
Myra gave it a thought before she peered down from the top of the stairwell, and she heard Sharon recite the reason to the man with a smile. Soon after that, the familiar voice of a man replied, âIn that case, when will she be back?â
Sharon said, âI donât know, but Director Hart gifted this shop to Miss Stark for her to manage it as a pastime activity, so she comes and goes whenever she pleases.â
Following that was a moment of silence before the man finally left the shop.
As he turned to go, he raised his head and glanced upstairs; Myra immediately moved away from the stairwell.
In fact, the look on her face was complicated as she watched Seanâs leaving figure.
She wasnât sure whether Sean had actually fallen in love with her or if he had other hidden intentions, but one thing was for sureâher time together with Sean had long since come to an end. Now, she was living a happy and fulfilled life with Tony. Although she used to be in love with Sean in the past, the man she loved right now was Tony.
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After the minor intrusion, Myra got back to reading her book. When she looked at the time again, she realized that it was getting late; she went downstairs and walked toward the Hart Group.
When Tony brought Myra to the florist shop yesterday, she took note of several restaurants they had passed by on the way. She found that one of them was quite suited to their tastes, so she packed a meal for Tony from the restaurant before heading toward the Hart Group.
However, just as she approached the office building, she saw that man standing nearbyâshe thought that he had left earlier.
Naturally, Sean noticed her as well; more accurately, he was intentionally hanging around near the Hart Group, waiting for her to appear.
Myra frowned a little and headed straight toward the entrance of the building. At that moment, Sean quickly walked toward her and stopped her from going in. He was holding a leather bag with some documents in it, and he handed it over to Myra.
âI know about the dispute between you and Cameron, Myra. I donât know how to help, so this is all I can do for you. Please accept these.â
From the looks of it, he didnât seem to be in a good state; he looked quite bummed-out, but there was a different charm to his dejected state of appearance. As he stared at her, there was a profound look in his eyes which was filled with deep emotion.
Myra didnât know how to respond; she tried her best to avoid Sean, all for the sake of completely cutting ties with him. After all, Tony was quite prone to be jealous of such things, and she didnât want him to be unhappy because of something like this. Moreover, Bradford City wasnât exactly huge, but it wasnât a small city either; it wouldnât be odd to be spotted by someone she knew. Hence, she didnât want to raise any unnecessary misunderstandings.
Myra rejected the manâs offer without a second thought as he tried to give her the bag of documents.
âConsidering our relationship, Iâm afraid that Iâm not in a place to accept anything from you, Director Chase. I thought Iâve already made it clearâI like Tony now. Whatever it was between us, it ended a long time ago.â
Sean was quite pale and his face was emotionless when he said, âI know what youâre thinking, but Iâm only doing this out of my own will; it has nothing to do with you. You just have to accept these documents.â
Then, he stepped forward to shove the bag into Myraâs hands, but she quickly retracted her empty hand and hid it behind her back. Just then, her eyes locked onto a security guard nearby. âIf you donât stop, Iâll have to call for security, Director Chase.â
Seanâs expression hardened slightly. âDo you have to do this to me, Myra?! Iâm trying to help you as a friend, so canât you just accept it?! What are you so scared of? Are you afraid that Tony would get mad at you because of this?!â