Myra’s wrist still bore the injuries from the handcuffs the night before. When he held her hand in that moment, she only felt immense pain. With a furious look on her face, she asked, “What the hell are you doing?”
Sean did not miss the pain on her face earlier. He lowered his head and saw the injuries on her wrist. Then, his expression immediately changed “What’s this?”
It was not just the hand he was holding; her other hand also had similar blue-black bruises on her wrist.
“This is none of your business!” Myra forcefully withdrew her hand from Sean’s grip as she withstood the pain.
Sean was hesitant. When I went over to her place for a meal, she didn’t have any injuries. After a night… His face suddenly darkened. “Is this because last night, you were brought to…”
His sentence trailed off as he closed his mouth with a conflicted expression in his eyes.
After being framed by them last night, Myra felt resentful. Even if we can’t be husband and wife, he doesn’t have to frame me with such despicable means. I can only blame myself for being so blind back then.
Myra took a deep breath before she returned to her indifferent expression. “Director Chase, if you don’t let me go, your lover, who is not far away from here, will become anxious.”
There was no love for him anymore. Sean froze before he blankly turned. Sure enough, Lyla’s face darkened as she looked at them from a distance.
Reflecting on what recently happened and yesterday’s incident, a vein protruded on his forehead. “About what happened last night, I-I… didn’t mean to send you to the police station—”
“Yes, you didn’t mean to, because you have already arranged everything beforehand.” Myra turned and appraised the man for the final time. She used to love him to her core, yet he caused her to suffer from the most trauma. If she could go back in time, she would not fall in love with him and allow him to ruin her life. “Sean Chase, we are over.”
She clearly enunciated her last few words before walking past him as she left.
Immediately, a black Maybach shone under the sun on the opposite side of the road.
She quickly picked up her phone as it rang. “Hello?”
“Reigniting the flames with your old lover? You stood there with him for so long. What did you tell him?”
Tony’s low voice rang from the other end of the phone. Even though he was not in front of her, Myra could imagine his current expression. His good-looking brows must be tightly knitted together and his thin lips pressed into a hard line. Yet, he still pretends as though it doesn’t bother him.
“Are you jealous?” She chuckled in a low voice. As dimples formed on her cheeks, she made him feel as though all the flowers around her had blossomed with her smile.
Seated in the car a street away, his heart fluttered and melted when he saw her speaking to him on the phone with her head lowered. “There’s a new restaurant on Jasmine Street. Are you hungry?”
She touched her belly; Indeed, she was ravenous. Then, she immediately smiled. “Dear Director Hart, I wonder whether I have the honor to buy you a meal today.”
“Did you receive a lot of money?” Tony retorted mercilessly. Even though his tone was nonchalant, he did not sound too pleased about it.
Myra ignored the sound of him gritting his teeth and she smiled as she lowered her head. “Yes, indeed. I’ve gotten 20% of the shares that I brought from the Stark Group in the beginning as well as 50% of the land in Hilliville owned by Chase Group!”
When she spoke about the second part, she seemed pleased with herself as the tone of her voice rose in excitement.
Tony froze for a moment as his eyes narrowed. 50% of Hilliville?
He chuckled lightly. “Well, I guess you definitely have to buy me a meal then.” In the end, half of Sean’s money is given to her. Is this another form of compensation?
As Myra briskly walked past Eve and Lyla, she did not even greet them. After all, since they were now strangers, there was no need for her to do so.
However, the three of them watched her cross the road and enter a black Maybach.
Even though the vehicle was far from them, they could make out a man’s outline at the driver’s seat.
“So, Myra has really hooked up with another man!” Eve merely felt a surge of dizziness overcome her. Since that’s the case, we gave her 50% of Hilliville for nothing!
At that moment, Sean had already returned. After he heard her exclaiming, his face darkened as he tightly clenched his fists while the veins were protruding on the back of his hands. “Mom, let’s go back.”
“Alas!” Eve sighed heavily, hating Myra to the maximum at that point. She has clearly entered a relationship with a wealthy man, yet she still takes Hilliville that Sean has worked so hard on! She’s really an evil and ruthless woman!
Usually, Lyla would have agreed with Eve. However, at that moment, her face was pale as she stared at the black Maybach. Even though she did not know the driver, her heart raced due to an ominous feeling that something was about to happen. Did Myra’s father, Cameron Stark, really bail her out last night?
“Lyla. Lyla!!” Next to her was Sean, who called her name several times before she returned to her senses. He frowned as he asked. “What’s wrong?”
Nothing… I think I’m just dizzy from the sun…” Lyla bit her lips. In the next moment, her phone suddenly rang and pierced the silence.
Her expression immediately changed since she was actually quite scared to answer the call. Finally, under the curious gaze from the two people next to her, she picked up the phone. “Hello?”
“Miss Fisher, Director Hart has something to inform you.”
The volume of the call had already been adjusted to a safe volume.
Lyla shot a glance at the people next to her before she responded in a low voice, “What is it?”
On the other end of the phone, Leo’s eyes narrowed. “Director Hart is giving you two options and you can only pick one—one, he will buy up the remaining 50% of the properties in Hilliville. Two, you have to hold your tongue.”
“What?”
Lyla’s pitch immediately increased, making both Eve and Sean frown.
She did not dare to speak in front of them anymore, so she turned and walked away before she replied to Leo in a low voice, “Leo, what does Director Hart mean by this?”
I have a good relationship with him, but I’ve been on the passive side for some time. We are business partners, aren’t we? If he needs me in the future, I will give him the secrets of Hilliville like last time. We can profit from each other.
But… Director Hart clearly wants the buyer information of Hilliville. Why does he help me to buy the remaining properties there in the end?
Is my help actually worth that much?
Lyla wondered whether she had thought too much, but there was a peculiar feeling about it.
“You should know what Director Hart means by this, Miss Fisher. After he buys the remaining 50% of Hilliville’s properties, please remember to hold your tongue. Otherwise, you might not even be able to speak if you fail to do so.”
