Chapter 9
Standing Before Love
She quietly chuckled in a cold voice. âSean, I thought that you no longer care about my business.
Maybe the question I should ask isâdo you still care about me?â
Sean pressed his lips together tightly and he did not answer her.
Myraâs heart sank, even though her face was stoic. She then turned and went upstairs without saying anything.
It could have been due to the time she spent in the cold water, which caused her to run a temperature that night. For the first half of the night, she dreamt a lotâone was about the moment she met Sean and how she watched as he acted lovey-dovey with another woman. Then, she finally settled down with him and they were married. The final scene was at their wedding.
Exhaustion was visible on Seanâs face while his bloodshot eyes were filled with hatred as he coldly demanded, âSay it againâhave you ever wronged me?!â
Myra clenched her fist and she forced herself to shake her head.
Seanâs expression instantly became gloomy. âAlright. Just as you wished.â
His hatred appeared again in her dream, which finally woke her up with a start.
She sat on the bed, hugging the blanket while panting heavily. The clock showed that it was 4:00AM in the morning, but she could no longer fall asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, there was a layer of dark circles under her eyes, which could barely be concealed even with the thick layer of foundation.
Sean was having breakfast at the dining table downstairs while Eve, who sat at one side, was nagging.
Her nags were none other than to ask him to return home earlier every night as it would be lonely for Myra to stay at home alone.
Sean, who would usually interrupt her with impatience, did not do so today; he even replied to her that he understood her words when he saw Myra coming down the stairs, which was an extremely uncommon behavior.
The delighted Eve turned and saw Myra standing at the landing; she then waved at the latter with a grin. âMyra, come over and have breakfast.â Apparently, she thought that her son had finally realized what he had been missing.
Myra had an impassive expression when she bowed to Eve and informed her in a low voice, âMom, I have some business to deal with in the morning, so I wonât be having breakfast at home.â With that, she headed straight out of the villa before waiting for Eve to reply.
When Eve finally returned to her senses, she glared at Sean. âItâs all your fault. If you havenât been casting Myra aside, she wouldnât be mad with you. You must coax her today. If you donât return with her tonight, you can leave this house for good.â
Looking at Myraâs disappearing back view, a complicated expression immediately appeared on his face.
News that the Hart Group had taken full control over the design for the Chase Groupâs Sunny Bay Project last night soon spread all over the companyâand the identity of the hero was naturally known by allâMyra.
Myra had been listless since early in the morning. She bought some antipyretic medicine when she was on the way to work and felt drowsy after taking it. However, upon thinking that her design draft had been approved, she cheered up and worked on improving the design.
While she was doing the calculations on the figures, a stack of documents was dropped on her workspace with a thud.
She raised her head, only to see that an infuriated Elsie was glaring at her.
âWhatâs the matter?â Myra pulled her chair while she calmly asking. She admitted that she was not generous enough to smile at Elsie while facing herâeven though they never had any conflict with each other.
âAre you actually asking me what the matter is?â A scowl appeared on Elsieâs face that was with heavy make-up and her eyes seemed like they were about to shoot fire. âWhy didnât you wait for me yesterday afternoon when you went to the Hart Group to talk about the Sunny Bay Project?â There was an unnatural blush on her face.
Myra coughed twice and placed her pen down. âWe had an appointment with the Hart Groupâs Project Department at that time. Even if I waited for you, do you think that they would have waited for you?â
Elsie felt a little guilty after she realized that she returned to the company late yesterday afternoon because she wanted to spend more time with Sean. However, she felt enraged when she saw the triumphant look on Myraâs face. Myra has obviously taken all the credit for yesterdayâs success!
âIf thatâs the case, what about last night? Why didnât you invite me to dinner with the Hart Group?!â
Elsie pointed. âBoth of us are handling the project, so why didnât you invite me over?â
âOh, you are aware that the project is handled by both of us as well, right? So, where were you yesterday afternoon?â As Myra was suffering a headache from Elsieâs irritating screams, she was looking with cold eyes.
âI-I had something to discuss with Director Chase. You can ask him if you donât believe me! Stop changing the topic. I was talking about yesterdayâs matterâwhy didnât you inform me and invite me to that dinner?!â