In the meeting room of the Hart Group, Tony sat in his seat. His left hand supported the weight of his forehead while his eyebrows knitted together into a frown as he listened to the report from his employees.
A solemn air hung in the office as everyone concentrated on their jobs.
Suddenly, the knocks on the door broke the tense atmosphere.
Tony pursed his lips slightly as the door of the meeting room was pushed open. With a frown on his face, Leo walked into the room. He had fully comprehended that he had interrupted the meeting, so he quickly mumbled a ‘sorry about this’ under his breath. The meeting was usually not allowed to be interrupted halfway like that, but Leo did not notice the peculiar expression on everyone’s faces. Instead, he walked straight to Tony and spoke to him in a low voice.
Tony’s face immediately stiffened. While everyone held their breaths as they waited for his reaction, he had already risen from his chair and closed the tip of his pen. With a cold expression, he explained, “Leo will replace me to listen to your reports. Place the proposals on the table when you are done.”
With that, he walked out of the meeting room in large strides.
As soon as the door was closed, the rest of the employees looked at Leo and asked quietly, “Did something happen to Director Hart?”
He pretended that he did not hear them. Since they did not want to embarrass themselves, they gave up on probing further. However, he sighed as he thought, It’s quite troublesome this time around. I wonder how Director Hart is going to console Miss Stark after this.
…
After Tony walked out of the meeting room, he directly headed to the elevator.
Leo had informed that Sean already knew Tony was the one who drove Elliot’s car to the Chase Group the other day. Sean also knew where Elliot was at that moment, so it was likely that he had already discovered the evidence of Tony’s collaboration with Lyla. He was currently discussing some matters with Myra at the Stark Group.
During the night of the party, Tony knew that Sean had some knowledge of what happened in the past. Back then, when he committed those acts, he merely wanted to be with Myra. However, he now slightly regretted his actions. If Myra believed what Sean told her, what would she think?
With a dark look in his eyes, Tony did not look well. As soon as he arrived on the lower floors, he headed to his car and started the engine to immediately drive to the Stark Group.
…
“You said that it was Tony who forced you guys, but obviously you pushed the blame on me for your own good! You said he gave Lyla the pictures that showed me cheating, but did you believe in me? You claimed that he leaked the confidential information of Hilliville, but the person who insisted that I was the culprit was you! Sean Chase, I will not start afresh with you because we have never started with anything!”
Myra held the doorknob with a frown on her face. It was impossible for her to change her number because she had the contacts of many important clients on her cell phone. However, it was irritating to be repeatedly harassed by Sean. Not only was she annoyed, she also did not want to bother Tony with such issues.
When she thought of him, she subconsciously tightened her grip on the doorknob. “Sean, didn’t you say that you like me now?”
After hearing Myra’s outburst, Sean had a dark look on his face. He looked into her eyes as he asked, “What? You don’t even believe that?”
“I do.” Her eyes became colder. “Since you like me, you probably want me to be happy, don’t you? I’m content with my life now. If you still like me, please be quiet about it and don’t disturb me!”
With that, she opened the door of the office and walked out of the room.
…
In the office, Sean’s face alternated between being green and being pale. Based on Myra’s expression earlier, regardless of whether she believed that Tony had hurt her, she had expressed herself clearly—she would never return to Sean, nor would she break up with Tony.
Sean felt like resentment and anger had accumulated within him. Clenching his fists tightly, he punched the door of the office.
The loud thud had shocked Cameron, who was walking to the door. In the next moment, he opened the door with a frown and saw Sean’s grim expression.
“Director Chase, this is…” Even though Cameron knew that the conversation between Sean and Myra did not end well, he pretended that he knew nothing about it.
Sean curled his lips. “Myra refused to forgive me.”
Cameron shook his head as he sighed. “This is your first time admitting that you are wrong. Myra is a woman of pride, so she surely won’t forgive you immediately.”
His eyes narrowed as a shrewd glint flashed across his eyes. “Women have to be coaxed. Didn’t you know how sad she was when both of you divorced? I heard from her secretary that she even made a few mistakes at work because she could not concentrate well. During the meeting, she even wrote your name in her notebook repeatedly.”
Sean’s body stiffened. “Are you serious?”
“Of course. Why would I lie to you?” Cameron patted Sean’s shoulders. “After all, both of you are a good match. If you could be together again, as her father, I would be relieved too. Myra is a stubborn and prideful person, so you have to be patient with her.”
“But, Tony…” Sean looked conflicted.
“Do you believe that she would fall for someone else in such a short time?” Cameron’s eyes narrowed.
Sean clearly struggled with himself. “But earlier, she said that—”
“When women are angry, everything they say is against their true intentions. Sean, even if she has feelings for Tony now, do you still want to win her over?”
Cameron immediately interrupted.
Upon hearing that, Sean’s body gave a jolt.
At this moment, even if Myra had really fallen for Tony, he wanted her to fall for him instead and return to him.
Sean had never wished so fervently that she would be his wife again.
“Why are you helping me, President Stark?” Sean’s eyes narrowed as he appraised Cameron. “Compared to marrying me, it would benefit you more if Myra marries Tony.”
In Bradfort City, everyone wanted to be related to the Hart Family.
Sean knew that Cameron had not fondly treated Myra, so he felt uncomfortable that Cameron claimed to have the best wishes for her when they spoke.
“Haha! Sean, are you kidding? Throughout my entire life, I still know that there’s a difference between families of different statuses. If we are affiliated with the Hart Family, could I even raise my head in front of them for the rest of my life? I would rather depend on myself than to rely on them and their brand. I believe that Myra would be better off marrying you instead of that wealthy, complicated family with a huge business. Of course, with your help, the Stark Group wouldn’t be doing too badly.”
Cameron knew to pick his words well, so his words had touched Sean. Even though Sean was still guarded against him, it was not a big deal. since there was no conflict of interests.
Before he left, Cameron even invited Sean to come over to their house in the future.
…
When Myra left Cameron’s office, she was still quite emotional.
“Back then, when you were being slandered for revealing the confidential information of the Hilliville project, it was because of him and Lyla! Apart from that, the golden Aston Martin belonged only to Elliot, who had no reason to do this to you. Who else could be sitting in that car, if not Tony? How do you think Sasha could get the video? Without his approval, could she have gotten hold of it? Apart from that, where did Lyla get the pictures that showed you cheating on me? Only you were shown in the pictures, not him. Who else would give that to Lyla, if not Tony? Lyla forced me to quickly divorce you and marry her, so she collaborated with Tony to buy Hilliville. If it weren’t for that man, you wouldn’t have gone into jail. You treated him as your savior who bailed you out from jail, didn’t you? However, everything was arranged by him!”
Every word from Sean seemed to have stabbed her in the heart. Even though she had used all her determination to walk out of the office, she could still feel the intense pain.
