Myra wept bitterly. She had wanted to give the Hart Family a good impression today. Unfortunately, the atmosphere today was probably ruined.
The veins on Tony’s forehead bulged. How could he not feel heartbroken at the sight of her crying so sadly? Thus, he hugged her tightly. His voice also became kinder. “Alright; alright. I’m sorry for kicking up a fuss over nothing. Don’t cry anymore, okay? If you don’t want to continue eating, we can leave. We’ll go home, okay?”
Now that his voice was much gentler than before, his deep and low voice gradually soothed the upset feelings in her heart. After a while, she gripped his white shirt tightly and opened her mouth to speak. At that moment, somebody pulled open the bathroom door from the outside without any warning.
When she touched the door handle just now, she had unlocked the lock. However, he had caught her and pulled her back before she could open the door. As the door opened at that moment, Tony lifted his eyes and annoyedly glanced in the direction of the door. He was greeted by the sight of Shawn studying the both of them with a stoic expression. “Grandpa wants you both to hurry up and join us for dinner. His exact words were: ‘What’s this with making the entire family wait for the two of them?!’.”
Upon hearing the door open, Myra had buried her miserable face in Tony’s chest without thinking. After hearing what Shawn said, her ears turned red and her body became extremely stiff in Tony’s arms.
Patting her on the back, Tony spoke to Shawn in a displeased manner. “Got it.” However, Shawn did not leave immediately. Thus, Tony narrowed his eyes and asked, “Is there anything else, Shawn?”
Shawn lifted his eyebrows in response and glanced at Myra, who seemed like she was trying to hide her head in the sand. His shrewd eyes met his younger brother’s gaze, and his lips curved upward suddenly. “It’s nothing. I just wanted to remind you that you should lower your voice if you care about your privacy.”
Those words made Myra’s body even more rigid. Many old buildings did not have good soundproofing. She had not thought about that just now and assumed that this place was no different from her home. Unfortunately, Shawn’s words clearly implied that everybody outside had heard the conversation between her and Tony just now. That’s not all… They probably even heard the sounds of Tony forcefully kissing me and the sounds of me struggling against him… They heard it all… She was so furious, anxious, and ashamed that her body began trembling slightly.
Tony understood how Myra felt at that moment. Hence, he shot a glare at Shawn, who simply shrugged in response before turning to leave. He did not forget to help them close the bathroom door again.
“Tony, look what you did…” As soon as the door closed, Myra pushed away from the man’s chest. She lowered her voice but couldn’t help complaining in embarrassment.
On the other hand, Tony leisurely hugged her around the waist. “What did I do?”
“You—” She moved to shove him away, However, he was holding her securely. With his other hand, he pressed his finger against his thin lips and whispered, “Shh. If you start yelling again, everybody outside will hear you.”
Seeing how he had her wrapped around his finger, she had the strongest urge to scratch his handsome face. Unfortunately, she did not want to continue behaving so unreasonably. She struggled in his arms. “I want to wash my face!”
He finally released her but closely followed behind her wherever she went. Thus, she viciously glared at him. He simply lifted an eyebrow at her and handed her a facial cleanser. “Grandma loves using this brand. You’ll have to manage with this.”
She hesitated slightly. She had on some light makeup today, but her makeup was ruined after that bout of weeping. In the end, she had no choice but to make do with the facial cleanser and wash her face. After washing her face, she accepted the clean towel that was handed to her. She smelled a familiar scent while wiping her face with the towel. It smelled very good. Turning her head to glance at the man next to her, she placed the towel back in place after she was done with it.
Myra knew that she couldn’t avoid going out and facing those people again. Therefore, she tidied herself up a bit, bit the bullet, and came out of the bathroom. Meanwhile, Tony continued to walk with his arm around Myra’s waist as they went back. Since she couldn’t break free of his hold, she gave up and went along with him. His expression was as nonchalant as if nothing had happened between them just now. She seemed to be the only one feeling extremely nervous and slightly embarrassed.
Fortunately, nobody said anything even though they all heard the fight between the two of them. The rest began to eat as normal the moment they sat back down. Only Henry secretly asked her if Tony had bullied her. Hence, Myra was saved from being embarrassed.
With that, dinner finished rather quickly. Myra didn’t know if it was intentional or not, but Serena immediately dragged her and Henry to the living room to watch some TV as soon as dinner was over. Moreover, Serena only talked about some business matters. She did not bring up what happened between Tony and Myra today nor the issues related to Myra’s previous marriage. As a result, the atmosphere soon became relaxed.
On the other hand, Tony did not have such an easy time. The moment Sebastian finished eating dinner, he called Tony over to the study and gave him a severe tongue-lashing. The scolding was so severe that the crashing sound of an ashtray hitting the ground came from upstairs. When Myra heard that, her heart clenched slightly in fear. She glanced upstairs with a frightened look.
Serena also glanced upstairs before turning to Myra with a smile. “What’s wrong? Are you worried about Tony?”
Myra still had some lingering fears because of what happened just now. She didn’t know if that fallen ashtray had been aimed at Tony. Upon hearing what Serena said, she felt a faintly painful feeling growing in her heart. She lowered her head and said, “I’m worried they might get violent…”
“Don’t worry. Tony will only talk back to Grandpa at most. But, what Grandpa might do to Tony is… hard to say.” Seeing the worry swiftly appearing in Myra’s eyes, Serena pretended to be reminiscing about something. “I don’t know how many times Grandpa has thrown an ashtray at Tony over the years. Let me see… I think the worst incident was when Tony nearly fractured his forehead.”
“What?!” Myra couldn’t stop herself from jumping up from the sofa. “What happened?”
“I think it was because Grandpa arranged a blind date for Tony. However, Tony arrogantly kicked the woman out instead.” Serena shook her head. “That happened more than ten years ago. Back then, Tony was extremely rebellious. He was completely unlike how he is now.” She glanced at Myra. “Don’t be fooled by how mature and calm he seems now. He is still a cocky and unruly person inside. Still… When I learned that he was in love with you, I knew you would be able to bring him back. Miss Stark, Tony’s domineering attitude might make you a little uncomfortable, but it’s all because of ‘love’. It’s because he loves you that he is bothered by all sorts of matters.”
Both women had been hurt by their marriages before. Therefore, they knew very well that only love would make one care about these things.
At that moment, a sweet and sour feeling surged up in Myra’s heart. She knew that Tony cared for her greatly. She also knew that she should comfort the man sometimes. It was just that she would lose her reason sometimes, especially when she felt that she had been wronged. During those times, she would forget about the grievances he felt.
“I know.” Myra took a deep breath and smiled at Serena.
“Myra, look! I made you some fruit salad!” Henry came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit salad in his hands and ran toward Myra to present his offering.
Watching how Henry affectionately clung to Myra, Serena couldn’t help bursting into laughter. She had a feeling that the discussion upstairs was almost done. Thus, she patted her son on the shoulder and said, “Henry, you should be going to bed soon. You still have school tomorrow morning.”
“Aww… Okay…” Henry seemed rather reluctant. Even so, he obediently did as he was told. He also did not forget to remind Myra, “Myra, don’t forget to eat it!”
“Okay.” At the sight of the well-behaved Henry, a smile appeared on Myra’s face.
