Myra’s face was blushing crimson—she felt extremely embarrassed. Thus, she quietly started eating and did not look at the man next to her again.
Soon, Henry became energized again and began to pile various dishes on Myra’s plate. “Myra, this sweet and sour pork is delicious. Here; have some. Also, my mother told me that this collagen soup is very good for your skin and beauty. Here; I’ll get you a bowl of it. Myra, this is tasty! The pineapple fried rice that Mrs. Frye makes is the best in the world! Come; I’ll get you some!”
Only Henry’s cheerful chatter could be heard at the dining table. It was also precisely because Myra had him next to her that she breathed a small sigh of relief. Otherwise, she didn’t know how long the awkward atmosphere at the dining table would last.
She picked up the bowl of collagen soup in front of her. Just as she was about to take a mouthful, she suddenly felt a dry and hot hand placing itself over her thigh. Tony is up to his old tricks again. Due to the passionate moment they shared in the car just now, her stockings were no longer wearable. Her pencil skirt rode up her thighs slightly when she sat down. Thus, she crossed her legs when she sat down to prevent appearing too risqué. At this very moment, that bold hand was moving along her thigh and under her short skirt…
Her entire body shuddered. As a result, some of the collagen soup in the bowl she was holding spilled all over her body. She exclaimed in shock and moved to stand up. However, she suddenly felt a force tugging her sideways, causing her to lose her balance, and falling into Tony’s lap.
Tony furrowed his eyebrows and said unhappily, “Why can’t you even stand properly?” Then, he languidly stood up without forgetting to hold her by the waist. Turning to the rest of the family that was feeling speechless, he said, “Since she dirtied her clothes, I’ll bring her to the bathroom to clean up.” After that, he led Myra, who was as stiff as a board, to the bathroom on the first floor with his arm around her waist.
Everybody else could only watch them leave speechlessly.
Upon entering the bathroom, Myra immediately began struggling in Tony’s arms the moment she heard him closing the door behind them and clicking the lock into place. “Tony Hart! You b*stard!”
There were so many people in the dining room! How dare he do something like that to me?! What if somebody noticed?! Also, his attitude toward me today… She thought back on the grievances she suffered today. He had deliberately left her inside the car as soon as they arrived at the Hart Residence. Just recalling the embarrassment she felt back then was enough to make her eyes redden with tears.
“If you’re unsatisfied with me, then tell me! I’m not shamelessly clinging to you! If you don’t want to be with me anymore, I promise to leave immediately. I won’t cause any trouble for you!” The more she spoke, the more emotional she got, and the redder her eyes became.
Tony hugged her waist tightly and pressed his thin lips together, after hearing her say that she would leave immediately and seeing how aggrieved she felt that she became teary-eyed. All of a sudden, he kissed her deeply on the lips.
Despite trying to avoid his advances, she couldn’t break free of his hold. Thus, she decided to bite him viciously. It wasn’t until she tasted the blood spreading in their mouths that she became startled.
He suddenly slapped his palm against her butt hard. Following the sharp slapping sound that rang out clearly, he separated his lips from hers and narrowed his eyes slightly. His voice was cold and deep. “Do you know what you did wrong?!”
Feeling slightly taken aback, she couldn’t understand what was going on at all.
In the next moment, another slap landed on her butt again. It was accompanied by his low voice. “How dare you look at me like that?! Do you want me to take you right here, right now?! Hmm?”
She shuddered at those words. His habit of doing what he said was something she had a lot of experience with. However, being consecutively slapped on her butt twice had left her feeling humiliated. She shoved at him only to be grabbed around the waist.
“I really want to lock you up at home all the time! How dare you seduce another one in the blink of an eye?!” His voice was deep and low. Although she normally found it pleasant, she only felt exasperated when she heard it right now. “Tony, Henry is just a child!” I finally know what has gotten him so wound up! At this point, she no longer had the strength to express her feelings.
The man simply sneered, “He is still male.”
“You’re being unreasonable!” She bit her lip so hard that she tore it. “If you don’t like me coming here, I can leave immediately! Why do you have to find all sorts of reasons to crush me?!”
He even sent me flowers and chocolates this afternoon! How can he flip around so quickly?! After suppressing her feelings for the entire night, she was at her limit no matter how great her tolerance was. She wanted to open the bathroom door but she was caught at the waist by the man. “Were you upset after seeing that b*stard today?”
Myra was stunned for a moment. At the same time, the pain in her heart had reached its breaking point. Even though I thought we cleared the air between us previously, he still doesn’t believe me. No wonder he is making things so difficult for me tonight.
After that, she didn’t make a noise and simply stood there motionlessly. Thus, he frowned slightly and forcefully turned her around only to see her crying silently. Her shoulders were shaking slightly. Despite being turned around, she turned her head away and refused to face the man in front of her.
The scowl on his face deepened. “Why are you crying? I didn’t even do anything to you.”
“That’s right! You didn’t do anything! I’m being petty! I want to cry! So what?!” She swiftly lifted her hand to wipe away her tears. She hated herself for agreeing to come to the Hart Residence tonight. Because of that, she was now stuck in a dilemma. In the end, she was stuck hiding in a bathroom and feeling depressed. Both her eyes and her nose were bright red, which made her look very pitiful.
His heart melted at the sight. Then, he kissed her on the forehead. “I won’t say anything more, okay? Let’s go back and finish our dinner.”
“You can go back and eat by yourself.” She clenched her fists that were hanging by her sides and looked at him with desolate eyes. “I’m leaving. You can explain it to the others.”
Lowering her head, she moved to open the bathroom door. Then, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her. Something flashed across his eyes and he whispered, “Okay. I was wrong. Can we go back and finish our dinner now?” The look in his eyes was still gloomy and uncertain, but his tone had softened considerably.
Unfortunately, that only made her feel even more aggrieved. “What did you do wrong? The relationship between Sean and I lasted for so many years. It’s not easy for me to cleanly break off my attachment to him. Therefore, it was extremely distressing for me to witness that scene today. I was so upset that I could die…”
She was deliberately provoking the man in front of her.
His expression darkened significantly, and his arms tightened around her waist. “Don’t provoke me, Myra. I don’t even know what I might do.”
“What you might do? Do you want to hit me? Scold me? It’s useless. I am head over heels for that man. When you treat me like this, it will only make me love him even more. I—”
“Myra Stark!” Tony suddenly interrupted her mid-sentence.
Through the mirror, Myra could see how grim Tony’s expression was at the moment. She suddenly realized that, except for the time when he rescued her from the small black room at the construction site, she had never seen such a terrifying expression on his face before. Recalling that time when he came to rescue her and thinking back on everything that happened today, she suddenly lost control and strongly beat her fists against his chest. “What on earth do I have to say for you to believe me?! I don’t have any feelings left for that man! Why would I be in a relationship with you if I liked him?! Tony Hart! I am not such a lowly woman!”
