Chapter 378
Standing Before Love
Sean knitted his good-looking brows with a frosty look in his eyes. âTony doesnât deserve to be together with you if he gets angry at you over this!â
Myra was so angered by his reply that she almost laughed. Not wanting to waste her breath talking to the man before her anymore, she beckoned to the security guard who kept craning his neck and looking in their direction. Then, she turned to look at Sean and said, âWhether or not he deserves to be together with me is my call to make. Besides, thereâs one thing that Iâm very clear aboutâyou donât deserve to be together with me!â
By the time she finished her sentence, the security guard had come to her side. He then asked respectfully, âWhat can I do for you, Miss Stark?â
Myraâs eyes swept coldly past the man before her, and his expression turned ghastly. âNothing. This gentleman might harass me, so please help me to keep an eye on him,â she said. Then, as the security guard eyed Sean with hostility, she walked toward the Hart Groupâs building.
âI have learned my mistakes, Myra! Are you not going to give me a chance just because of a mistake that I made?!â Sean suddenly shouted at Myra from behind just as she was about to leave. As the security guard watched in surprise, Sean pursed his lips and forced a smile. âYou loved me so much in the past. If we can go back to the past where we loved each other, nothing will separate us anymoreâ¦â
Seanâs voice could still be heard continuously from behind, but Myra was very calm deep down inside.
Once she entered the elevator casually, she pressed the button to Tonyâs floor and waited quietly before she could meet her man in a while. To her, no one was more important than Tony and the baby in her womb right now!
When she exited the elevator, Tony was already leaning against the wall near the elevator while wearing a white shirt and a pair of black suit trousers. His polished leather shoes were spotless, whereas his tall, upstanding figure and effortlessly good-looking facial features made him look as perfect as Apollo, the Greek god. He wore a meaningful smile on his lips at this moment, and he looked tenderly at the woman before him who had just come out of the elevator. âDid Sean stop you just now?â
he asked with a raised brow.
Myra walked up to him and took his hand on her own initiative before she cast him a sidelong glance.
âYou were aware of it?â she asked. Myra then continued, âWhy didnât you go down and save me from that predicament if you knew about it?â
âWhy should I go down when Sean is giving you individual shares of the Stark Group with the best of intentions?â Tony replied leisurely. âYou should know that you can have the Stark Group firmly in your hands with the shares he holds right now.â
âThe Stark Groupâs shares?â Myra was startled.
When he saw her expression, Tony was displeased at once. He pinched her waist and asked, âWhat is it? Are you regretting it now? Do you want to go down and take back his part of the shares?â
Myra immediately felt helpless. âI wouldnât want it even if he gives me the entire Stark Group,â she said before pausing for a moment. Then, she tilted her head to one side and looked at the man before her. âI thought that you were a magnanimous person. As it turns out, youâre jealous, hehe.â
Tony pursed his thin lips before taking the stuff Myra was carrying in her hands, helplessness and affection written all over his face. The couple then snuggled against each other while walking to Tonyâs office.
Myra had no regrets about the shares Sean held. Seanâs shares were his, and her shares were hers.
Since she wouldnât accept Sean, she wouldnât accept whatever he gave to her. She didnât care if the Stark Group ended in her hands, for she simply felt that Tonyâs help was sufficient to her.
Earlier on, Myra had bought those lunches according to Tonyâs preferences. After they enjoyed a comforting meal in the lounge of Tonyâs office, Tony held Myra in his arms and took a lunchtime nap.
Then, he got up and went out for a meeting while Myra was still soundly asleep.
Myra still had a faint smile on her face when she woke up; she had a dream where she saw her mother again. In contrast to her previous dreams, her mother looked at her with great gratification this time and told her to lead a happy life.
Myra was too lazy to go to the floristâs again in the afternoon, so she called the florists there and told them that they could get off work early. As it happened, Leo came to her when she came out of the office and informed her that Cameron would like to meet downstairs.
Myra frowned. She didnât want to see Cameron, but if he had changed his mind now⦠âTell him to come up,â she said to Leo.
Leo nodded before asking her, âDo you need me to ask Director Hart to come out and be together with you?â He feared that anything unexpected might happen. After all, he was quite mistrustful of Cameron.
Myra shook her head. âItâs not necessary to call him since heâs busy with a meeting. Iâll deal with Cameron myself.â
Leo thought about it for a moment. âAll right then, you two may talk in the small conference room. Iâll be outside, so I can hear you if you call me.â
Myra nodded in response.
Cameron soon came up, and he was in a worse state compared to the last time. He looked ghastly with bloodshot eyes and dark circles under his eyes, and even his back seemed to have hunched a lot. His eyes flashed for an instant when he saw Myra, but before Myra could notice it, he quickly put on a wry smile and asked her, âAre you still unwilling to help me, Myra?â
The Stark Group was on the verge of collapsing. If Cameron did not continue working hard to sustain the company after operating it for so many years, the Stark Group wouldâve probably been declared insolvent that morning.
Myraâs face was devoid of expression, though. âTony has talked to you, hasnât he, President Stark? We can help the Stark Group, but we must get the companyâs shares in return. Giving ten percent of the Stark Groupâs shares shouldnât be a difficult thing to you compared to declaring the Stark Group insolvent right away, right, President Stark?â
Cameronâs face contorted somewhat as he clenched his fists. âAre you driving your father into a dead end, Myra?â
Myra didnât change her countenance. âI donât think this is a dead end, President Stark. Even if you give me ten percent of the Stark Groupâs shares, youâd still hold a majority of the companyâs shares, so you can still live your present life!â
Cameron clenched his teeth. âWe all know very well what youâre up to, Myra. You want to take control of the Stark Group; the Stark Group will no longer belong to me once I give you ten percent of its shares!â
There was a hint of irony in Myraâs eyes. âThe Stark Group never belonged to a single person in the first place. Instead, itâs jointly owned by everyone who holds shares in it. President Stark, even though you can no longer be the companyâs chairman in the future, youâll still be the companyâs major shareholder. You still have the right to decide whether to pass a resolution or not in the Stark Group, so how could you say that the Stark Group no longer belongs to you?â
Cameron was so choked by Myraâs reply that he gnashed his teeth hard. âDoes that mean youâre deciding not to help the Stark Group?â He took a deep breath.
Myra laughed. âThe decision isnât mine, but yours, President Stark.â
Myra kept calling Cameron âPresident Starkâ, and the latter found it incomparably sarcastic. His daughterâwhom heâd raised single-handedlyâwanted to seize the power in his hands and trample him on the mud right now! Veins stood out on his temples as a violent feeling surged through him.
His life had been unprecedentedly miserable these days, and he couldnât find the two people he was looking for. Frankly, if someone else discovered that secret right now, Tony wouldnât have to take away ten percent of the Stark Groupâs shares; instead, his current position would be taken by someone else right away!
He clenched his fists while letting out an insincere chuckle. âThe decision is indeed mine, Myra. Since you wonât help me, Iâll be the one who decides the Stark Groupâs fate. I hope you wonât regret it by then!â
His expression turned sinister in an instant, but he didnât dare to raise his fist at Myra since they were at the Hart Group. He thought to himself, Iâve seen through it all; the two daughters Iâve raised are both ingrates who bit the hand that fed them, and theyâre viciously coveting my wealth. Compared to them, only Olivia knows how to love her father.