Cameron tried reaching Myra multiple times on the phone lately, but she did not answer a single one of his calls. It wasn’t that she did not want to return to the Stark Group, but she wanted to make a statement before she did.
Tony’s eyes narrowed as he stared at Myra. “Why do we have to wait for a bit before getting out of the car?”
For some reason, she felt rather guilty from the way he was looking at her. But the thought of Kris made her frown and lower her head. “I don’t want to be in the same elevator as that person.”
He looked back in the direction of the elevator. The doors had closed slowly, and the elevator was heading up.
Because he had done a thorough check on her before, he was aware of Kris’ identity and perhaps even some of the relatives on Myra’s paternal and maternal side of the family that she might not have known herself. Seeing the look on her face, something flickered across his eyes. He held her waist and left a reassuring kiss on her forehead. “Let’s wait for a bit before going up then.”
As soon as he said that, she snapped her head up and pressed, “Why don’t you go back to your apartment tonight?”
In an instant, the tender expression he had on his face a second ago turned dark. Tightening his arm around her thin waist, he seethed, “Myra, sometimes, I really just want to strangle you!”
She was clearly the one who made those flirtatious suggestions in the car earlier. ‘…you can do anything you want when we’re home…’
But now that they were at her apartment, she was telling him to just go home.
Feeling guilty, she cupped his face in her hands and kissed his cheeks. She coaxed, “Tony. Just this once, okay? That woman is my half-sister. I know her very well. If she goes up there and doesn’t see me, she’ll keep waiting until I show up.”
“What does that have to do with me going to your place?” He was not swayed by her coaxing and simply looked at her coldly. She said she didn’t want to be in the same elevator as that woman, but really, she’s just afraid of letting that woman see the both of us together!
A wave of anger was surging inside of him while his expression turned sour.
She felt apologetic now that he knew her intentions. When she went to grab his hand, he avoided her. Nonetheless, she learned to be as thick-skinned as he was and forcefully grabbed his hand without a second thought. “I don’t like the Stark Family. I still haven’t told you some things about my family, but I’ll tell you everything slowly, okay? For the time being, I just don’t want them to know that we’re together.”
He scoffed. “The main point here is you don’t want them to know about our relationship, right?” He turned and pushed her chin up harshly. Seeing how she was still looking at him with her big and clear eyes, he suddenly felt like tying her up and giving her a good beating.
“Myra, are you that ashamed of me?”
His tone was cold when he said that, but she felt her body stiffen slightly as she thought she heard a hint of hurt in his voice too.
Biting her lip, she clasped his unoccupied hand and pressed, “It’s not that. I actually want to introduce you to Mr. Engelhard as soon as I can. He’s someone I care about. But the Stark Family… Tony, I’m going back to the Stark Group soon. I just feel like it’s not appropriate to let them find out about our relationship now.”
“How is it inappropriate?” He asked with a subtle expression.
She did not know how to explain to him for a while. Taking a deep breath, she said, “I want to take back what is mine. I wanted to return to the Stark Group a long time ago, but at the time, I didn’t know I would end up with you. You were not part of my plans at the time, but now…”
Her explanation was rather disoriented because the truth was she did not know what to say either.
His eyes grew even more somber. “You don’t want me to interfere in your plans to return to the Stark Family?”
She took a deep breath and nodded as she bit her lip.
That was the plan she came up with during the time that he was gone.
His expression did not look too good. He laughed, but it was brief and carried a bit of mockery.
It made her feel uncomfortable all of a sudden. In a gentle voice, she said, “I promise I will get this sorted out very quickly. Isn’t it your birthday next month? Old Master Hart also gave me permission to go to your birthday—”
“As you wish,” he cut her off abruptly. Pulling out and lighting up the cigarette he kept earlier, he pinched it between his index finger and middle finger and inhaled sharply.
When he saw that she was staring at him in a daze, he smirked at her. “Didn’t you tell me to go back home first? What are you still doing in the car?”
She had a feeling that he was upset now, but at the moment, she did not know what to say to comfort him.
After she slowly got out of the car, she wanted to turn back around and say something to him. Anything would have sufficed. I could tell him I want to go back to his apartment with him today. It’s not like I haven’t spent the night there before. But, if I bump into Old Master Hart again… At her own apartment, however, she would not bump into Sebastian.
Her mind was a mess. Knowing that she was wrong, she was going to say something when the passenger-side door was suddenly pulled shut from the inside.
She looked up immediately and saw his icy-looking side profile. The lines on his face were also strained tightly. A feeling of desolation entered her awareness.
It was the second time he locked her out of the car that day.
Nonetheless, she only felt sorry toward him.
Very quickly, the car rushed off once again before her.
Taking a deep breath, she felt like she was truly the worst. She wanted to tell him that she wanted to solve her problems with the Stark Family on her own so that people did not think she chose to be with him for some other reason. Do I just feel inferior? Because I’m a divorcee, and he’s too perfect…
She felt dejected. When she turned around, she realized that since they had parted on bad terms, she also forgot to bring the bag of things down from the car. She tugged her lips to one side then started walking toward the elevator.
Once she got to the elevator, the doors happened to open and inside it was none other than Kris.
Kris was slightly surprised to see her, but her eyes were quickly filled with mockery and fiendish pleasure. “I thought the divorce hit you too hard and you were off crying somewhere!”
Because of her, she and Tony had gotten into a dispute. She already detested Kris and her mother to start with, but seeing her now, Myra felt even more irritated. With a cold expression, she walked into the elevator and pressed the button for her floor.
As the doors were closing, a beautiful hand suddenly stopped it. Kris was standing outside the elevator. Those eyes of hers looked blatantly smug. “What? Did the divorce hit you so hard that you don’t even know how to talk anymore? Myra, I knew Sean was going to divorce you from the start! I also heard he’s with Lyla now. Not only did they get a marriage license already, but they’re also going to have the wedding reception soon!”
“What does that have to do with you?” Myra drew a sharp breath.
Kris froze momentarily before gloating even more. “I came here just to see you in misery!” Her gaze turned ruthless in an instant. “I told you before. What makes you think you can step on me? I’ve only just begun. One day, anything you have that I like, I will take away from you while destroying everything of yours that I don’t like!”
