Chapter 98
Standing Before Love
The three brothers in the Hart Family were about the same height, and they looked quite identical to one another. Right then, Shawnâs solid eight-pack abs were fully exposed as all he had on was his pants. If he tugged his pants a little lower, his Apolloâs belt would be clearly visible! His figure made him appear lean whenever he wore clothes, but his muscles were revealed the moment he took his clothes off.
He was Godâs masterpiece. That perfect figure, his gorgeous features and his slight smirkâEstelle had to admit that she felt her heart racing when she saw him first thing in the morning. Of course, she only felt slightly mesmerized by him. The moment he said something along the lines of âIâm hungry; make me some food,â Estelle would lose all feelings for him immediately! She thought about going against his orders, yet she found herself tearing up on the inside when she exchanged gazes with Shawnâs calm, cold glare. After that, she made countless attempts to suppress him without the use of force, but all her efforts had only been met with failure. She even tried to sneak out to go on a blind-date yesterday, but she ended up being dragged back home by Shawn.
After that incident⦠Her entire body still felt painfully sore from it. Right then, Estelle threw him a dissatisfied glare before she obediently got out of her bed. One day, Iâll make Shawn regret insisting on being with me!
Myra swiftly drove her car into the basement parking lot of the Chase Group building. She had just walked into the Design Department when the director held her resignation letter out to her and told her to leave the letter in Director Chaseâs office. Apparently, her resignation letter had to be personally handled by Director Chase. She had no choice but to get back into the elevator before taking it to the floor where Seanâs office was located.
There were strict rules in Chase Groupâa member of staff was only allowed to leave one month after they had handed their resignation letter in. The longer the night is, the more nightmares you get; I really donât want to drag this on any longer. Perhaps I can take this chance to talk to Sean about the plans surrounding our divorce as well.
The moment Myra stepped out of the elevator, Seanâs secretary ran toward her and stopped her.
âDirector Chase isnât in the office today, Miss Stark. You can talk to him once heâs back.â The secretary strung all of her words together and avoided making eye-contact with her. Myra found herself chuckling when she saw this. Iâm sure that Sean and Lyla must be doing something in there. Myra then brushed the secretary off. âWhy are you stopping me if he isnât around? I just want to take a look. Iâll leave if he really isnât there.â
âBut Miss Starkâ¦â The secretary looked extremely flustered. âRandom strangers arenât allowed to travel in and out of Director Chaseâs office. I think it would be better if you came back when Director Chase is in.â
Myra was well-aware of the commonly used techniques and tricks that were handy in avoiding an individual. Furthermore, from the angle where she stood, she could clearly look into Seanâs office.
Although his office windows were made of frosted glass, she could still tell that the lights were on in the room although she couldnât see the people in it. I wonder if heâs just trying to avoid me. But he canât possibly avoid me for the rest of his life, right?
The door to Seanâs office wasnât locked from the inside, so Myra simply twisted the knob to push the door open.
âMiss Stark!â The secretaryâs voice had a stern, threatening edge to it. âMiss Stark, there are a lot of private and confidential files in Director Chaseâs office. As a worker of the company, I believe that you know the rulesâno strangers should enter his office without getting permission!â she hissed from the back of Myra.
âYouâre right.â Myra abruptly spun around and nodded toward the secretary. âStrangers arenât allowed, but as of now, Iâm not a stranger yet.â She then pushed the door open and strode into his office. The moment she looked through the gap of the door, she could tell that the lights in the lounge of the office had been turned on. The door to the lounge wasnât shut; that was what made the office seem like its lights were on when she looked through the window earlier. Why would the lights be turned on if there isnât anyone else in here? Myra continued to walk into the office. At this point, the secretary probably figured that she had no chance of stopping Myra; as such, she didnât bother following Myra from behind.
Myra headed toward the lounge and stuck her head through the door. âSean,â she shouted a few times with a blank expression. It was completely silent inside; there were no other voices apart from her own.
Myra proceeded to search through the rest of the rooms, but she couldnât find Sean anywhere. She knitted her brows then. Is it true that Sean isnât here today? In that case, why did his secretary act as if there had been someone inside? Why did the secretary look as if she had something to hide from me? Myra wasnât satisfied just yet. She stepped out of the lounge and continued to look around at Seanâs office. It was a spacious, elegant room; Eve and Myra had been the ones who worked together to design it for him. As she looked at all the familiar details of the office, Myra only thought about the irony of the whole situation. I was the one who had personally designed this entire place, yet that secretary earlier had referred to me as a âstrangerâ to Sean.
All of a sudden, Myraâs gaze fell upon a document that was placed on Seanâs desk. The lounge was rather close to his desk, and Myra could clearly read the words that were written on the document from where she stood. âDivorce Agreementâ was printed on the top in large fonts. She felt her heart clenching as she took a few steps closer to the desk. She took another look to confirm that it was indeed divorce papers. If it had been left on Seanâs table, it would naturally mean that they were papers regarding her divorce with him.
She picked the documents up and glanced through them. The front pages were mostly filled with standard information; she only paid more attention when it came to the property distribution section.
She was only provided with the parts of Chase Group that she had invested in in the past. Although that was all she got, she felt content with it. Her lips curled into a self-deprecating smirk when she saw Seanâs majestic signature on the last page of the divorce agreement. She then took her copy of the agreement and stuffed it into her bagâthe papers were meant for her, after all.
Her handbag expanded into an odd shape after she folded and stuffed the documents in, perhaps because her handbag had been too small. If anyone looked closely at the edges of her handbag zipper, they would be able to see bits of A4 paper sticking out of it. Finally, Myra left her resignation letter on the top of Seanâs desk before she walked out of the office.
The secretary had a rather annoyed expression on her face as she waited for Myra by the door. âYou didnât take any of Director Chaseâs documents, did you, Miss Stark?â the secretary uttered in a harsh tone.
Myra had initially wanted to explain that she did take some documents with her. However, she realized that what she had taken were divorce papers. Sean probably wouldnât want to let his workers know about his hidden marriage and my identity as his wife at this point in time. Furthermore, I donât want to make a big deal out of this either. âWhat sort of documents could I possibly take?â she said casually.
The secretary gave Myra a suspicious look and scanned Myra from head to toe before fixing her gaze on Myraâs handbag. Myra maintained a calm expression as she ignored the secretaryâs looks and simply headed down to her own department level. When she returned to the Design Department, Tillyâs response toward her was the most exaggerated. âAre you really going to quit your job, Miss Stark?!â
Tilly looked as if she hit the jackpot right then. Before Myra could respond to her, Tilly grabbed onto Myraâs arm and continued to blabber excitedly. âDid you find yourself a new job, Miss Stark? Can you bring me along? Iâve been thinking of quitting this job a long time ago!â Tilly had conflicting emotions when it came to her job at the Design Department in Chase Group. She initially concluded that she would just go on with the job, but now that she heard about Myraâs departure, she felt like she had a reason to leave as well.
Myra simply shook her head. âI havenât found a new job; I just want to leave for now. You canât leave just yet, Tilly. I was the one who was responsible for the Sunny Bay Project, and youâre the one whoâs the most familiar with it besides me. Arenât you about to graduate soon? Iâll be leaving in a month. Iâll recommend you to the director before I leaveâyou can take over the whole project then. Although the Chase Groupâs property is only at its infancy stage, you have a lot of potential; I believe youâd be able to grow a lot more if you stay here.â