Myra knew exactly what was going on, but she also knew that no one was going to believe her no matter how she tried to explain herself. Instead, she put on a humorless smile and replied, “I’ve got nothing to say.”
Without haste, Mr. Xavier turned to the group of people behind him. “Tsk-tsk… Looks like Miss Stark has finally decided to confess. What are we waiting for? Someone call the police! Leaking company information is not a trivial matter, and we’d better leave it to the police.”
He was wearing a huge smile on his face, thinking that his words had easily planted fear in Myra. To his shock, she only smiled and nodded. “I think we should inform the police as well. I’ll be getting a lawyer to settle the case. Well then, can I leave now?”
Seeing her casual behavior and aloof way of accepting the decision, Sean was completely infuriated. He stood up and went up to Myra slowly. Over the past few days, his heart was filled with regret as he was feeling guilty toward Myra.
All these years, the woman he loved was Lyla. Even though he hated Myra, he always felt bad about it and had lied to himself out of regret. Despite frequently using his late child as an excuse to keep a distance from her, he was also aware of Myra’s feelings for him. He had even considered increasing her share for their divorce to make up for all those years. However, little did he know how the tables would have turned in a few days!
“Just admit it. If it’s not too serious, I won’t put you through too much trouble, Myra. We are husband and wife, after all.” Sean suddenly spoke, his voice flat and his eyes bearing a cold, sharp gaze. Just as always, this was how he acted whenever he had to talk to her.
His coldness pierced through her heart like a blade. We are husband and wife, after all…
Myra, who was trying hard to keep a calm mind, felt her composure crumble at the sound of his words. Her eyes went red-rimmed as tears welled up, not wanting to look at the faces around her and how they changed after his shocking reveal of their relationship. She stared at him straight ahead. “Has there ever been a time where you’ve done something for me because we’re husband and wife, Sean? All these years, I’ve worked so hard for this company; I’ve given it my all! What makes you think you can just label me as your wife now after everything?!”
“All the evidence is pointing toward you. I just don’t want us to end badly.” Sean suddenly felt that the hatred that he had toward Myra because of the child was gradually fading away.
It was probably because he was finally able to be with Lyla now, or because he felt that the punishment that he had inflicted on her throughout their marriage was enough. Now that they were getting divorced soon, it wouldn’t matter anymore.
“Let me tell you this—I don’t care if we end badly or not, because I never did any of that!” Myra snapped at the man, for she couldn’t hold it in anymore.
Sean went quiet once again as his expression darkened, his already-defined features looking even more horrifying than ever in addition to his simmering rage. He stared at Myra; taking in the hurt in her eyes, he recalled the way that this woman went behind his back to fool around with another man just a while back. He wanted to show her some respect in public, but since she had bitten back first…
“In that case, what’s going on in this photo?!” Sean coldly placed his phone down in front of Myra. “What excuse will you use this time, Myra?!” His voice was ice cold as he demanded, “This photo was taken this morning by Lyla’s friend who works at Hart Group. You told Mom on the phone that you were in the hospital, right? Well, why were you seen outside of Director Hart’s office?! Not only that, why did you leave his office in the middle of the night?!”
Sean hadn’t planned on exposing something as personal as this with all his employees around. After all, it was a bad reflection on his own reputation. However, now that it had come to this, he decided enough was enough; Myra’s behavior had stoked his anger.
As Myra looked down at the photo, her eyelids flickered as her mind raced back to the moment she stepped out of Tony Hart’s office. She recalled seeing a flash of bright light which pierced her eyes, but she didn’t give it a second thought. Since it was Lyla’s friend who had taken her photo, she was impressed that the woman even went through so much trouble to set her up to this point.
Noticing that Myra was looking away, Sean felt an inexplicable pang in his chest which manifested into a sea of fury. He hadn’t believed it when Lyla showed him the photo earlier, but seeing the look on Myra’s face…
“I was so wrong about you, Myra! To think that I was feeling guilty toward you—just for you to do this to me!” Sean’s sullen expression darkened. The weather was scorching hot in the summer heat, but Myra was feeling chilled to the bone at that moment.
“What will you say now?!” His hands tightened into fists. “Don’t think that I’ll forgive a woman like you! I want nothing more than to end our marriage right now! I’d rather we never met!”
As the words came out of his mouth, Myra felt her heart sink. I’d rather we never met… She forced herself upright, her fists clenched at her sides. “That’s why I took the Divorce Agreement as soon as I saw it on your desk. When I came into your office, there weren’t any private documents on your desk at all. I only took away a set of the Divorce Agreement papers!”
“The Divorce Agreement?” Sean looked at the woman before her in disbelief. He let out a sudden scoff; his expectations for her had gone straight down to zero. “If you’re going to lie, you should at least make it sound realistic. What are you talking about? The Divorce Agreement? I don’t have anything like that on my desk! In fact, I haven’t even drafted one! More importantly, what’s going on in the photo?!”
“The photo…” Looking into Sean’s stony glare, Myra answered hesitantly, “There was a riot at the construction site yesterday and I was held hostage as soon as I got there. Director Hart just happened to be nearby, so he helped me get out. I never left his office until this morning because I went unconscious the entire time.”
“Ridiculous!” Mr. Xavier had just recovered after being consumed with shock from finding out that Myra was the Director’s wife, but he was already standing in position and waiting to butt in whenever he found a chance. In a mocking manner, he said, “I can see that you were heavily injured last night, Miss Stark. Why didn’t Director Hart send you to the hospital and took you to his own office instead? Is he a doctor who can treat your wounds?”
Tony was clearly not a doctor. Hence, Myra was unable to explain herself in front of everyone. She couldn’t possibly tell everyone that Tony had feelings for her—it would be so embarrassing to admit it herself. Besides, admitting such a thing could drag her into even more problems in her personal life. She pursed her lips and decided to stay silent.
Mr. Xavier caught on to her uneasiness and continued, “Oh my, Mrs. Chase! Are you having an affair with Director Hart? Is that why you’ve betrayed Chase Group?! You stole our company’s confidential information and gave it to Hart Group. You’re even filing for divorce with Director Chase just because of him?”
“I only have one thing to say—I didn’t steal the private documents. Since all of you already know that I’m married to the Director, why would I even leak information from my own company? To shoot myself in the foot?!”
Her nails were digging deep into her palms as she stood tall, and she maintained a straight face without revealing a hint of panic. However, this was much more painful to watch than anything else in the eyes of others…
