Besides, Old Master Stark handed his will over to Conan back then so that Conan could bring it out when the time was right.
Tony’s slanted eyes narrowed slightly. “She told me that she wants to obtain the Stark Group with her own strength. She wants to give it a go.”
“Of course. It’s only right to let her try.” Conan chuckled while giving Tony a meaningful look. “But, I also know that you won’t just sit idly by and let her try all by herself.”
Tony wasn’t upset that Conan had seen through his inner thoughts. “So?”
“So…” Conan shrugged. “This is the second condition I have before allowing you to marry Myra on behalf of her grandfather and her mother.” Needless to say, the first condition is that Myra loves him.
“There’s a third condition too?” Tony scowled.
“Of course.” Conan raised his eyebrow. “I don’t want her to get bullied, no matter where those issues may spring from. Therefore, you still have many things to deal with.”
Tony understood the implication behind those words. “It looks like I won’t be able to propose any time soon.”
“You can solve some of these issues as quickly as possible.” Conan stood up with the help of his cane, walked over to the window, and glanced at the cactus placed by the windowsill. “Take good care of her. She has suffered enough in the past.”
“I’m not being nice to her just because she suffered a lot in the past.” Tony felt moved. Although he was very reluctant to do so, he still turned to the old man and quietly said, “Thank you for taking care of her over the years.” After that, he turned and left the office without waiting for the other party to reply.
Glancing at the bright sunshine outside the window, Conan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At 6 PM, Myra finally understood the ins and outs of the Elsinore Garden Project. Glancing at the time, she suddenly realized that she was feeling a little hungry. Thus, she unwrapped a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into her mouth. She rather enjoyed the feeling of returning to work. She was probably the kind of person that felt restless when she had nothing to do. Hence, her entire being seemed different when she had something to work on.
She soon received a voice message on Messenger. When she clicked on it, a deep voice sounded from her phone. “Waiting downstairs.”
She felt her heart skipping a beat. After she said her goodbyes to Tilly, she freshened herself up under Tilly’s teasing gaze before heading toward the elevator. Just as she arrived at the elevator, the elevator next to her arrived at almost the same time. However, she couldn’t care less about what other people were doing or what was going on around her. Therefore, she failed to notice that Kris was stalking her from behind with a grim expression.
Myra walked briskly, nodding and smiling at everybody she met. It was an obvious characteristic of a young woman in love, which made Kris look even more upset as she followed behind Myra. Myra quickly walked out of Stark Tower; the black Maybach that had sent her to work this morning was parked not too far away.
Kris saw a tall man coming out of the driver’s seat from afar but could not see his face clearly. Then, that man walked over in a gentlemanly manner to the passenger seat to open the car door for Myra.
Upon seeing that, Kris narrowed her eyes slightly. She quickly ran over to Myra without even thinking about it and grabbed the man’s arm while shouting in a shrill voice, “Let me see just who this mysterious boyfriend of yours is, Myra!”
The man she caught furrowed his eyebrows in response. He turned around to reveal an ordinary square-shaped face. Despite looking rather down-to-earth, it was clear that he was not the owner of this car. He seemed slightly annoyed that his arm was being held. Even so, he calmly looked at her and said, “Excuse me, miss. I am not Miss Myra’s boyfriend. I am just the boss’ chauffeur.”
The expression on Kris’ face changed slightly. She released her hand and questioned, “Who is your boss?” She shot a glance at Myra and saw that Myra’s eyes were filled with contempt for her, which only served to make her rage burn even brighter. I must expose her lies!
The man glanced sideways at her. “I’m afraid you don’t have the right to know who my boss is.” After saying that, he stepped back from Kris and made a gentlemanly gesture for Myra to enter the car.
Myra looked at her dog that was staring at her pitifully from the back seat and said to the man, “It’s fine. I’ll sit in the back seat with Meow.” Then, she opened the car door herself and got into the car. In the next moment, Meow immediately lunged into her lap.
The driver obediently went along with her wishes. Seeing that she had gotten into the car, he headed directly to the driver’s seat, got into the car, started the engine, and drove away. Kris was left standing there, swallowing a mouthful of exhaust fumes. Watching Myra and her beautiful dog being affectionate with each other nearly drove Kris mad with rage. I don’t believe that she has the ability to attract another handsome and talented man!
Inside the car, the chauffeur respectfully said to Myra, “Miss Stark, Director Hart had a business meeting at Ritz Carlton this afternoon. So, he asked me to pick you up and head there directly.”
No wonder all he said was ‘Waiting downstairs.’ in his message. It turns out he didn’t come over himself. Luckily, he didn’t come today. Otherwise, Kris might have seen his face. And, I wouldn’t have been able to see that depressed expression on her face. She chuckled and petted Meow’s head. “Okay.”
The Stark Group was not far from the Ritz Carlton. Therefore, it didn’t take long for Myra to arrive there.
Since Tony received a phone call from his chauffeur beforehand, he was already waiting outside. He was dressed in a black suit and leather shoes; he was so well-dressed that he looked even colder than usual. Two hotel staff stood behind him nervously. They were probably afraid that he might instruct them to do something out of the blue. Thus, they did not dare to leave. On the other hand, he stood there with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigarette. He was squinting slightly as if deep in thought.
Myra noticed that the man’s addiction to cigarettes seemed quite bad recently. Although she wasn’t against smoking or disliked him smoking, she felt that she ought to think of a way to make him smoke less since it was bad for his health.
As soon as the car arrived in front of the Ritz Carlton, the chauffeur automatically got out of the car but left the key in the ignition.
When Tony entered the car, he extinguished his cigarette. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at Myra, who was sitting in the back seat. Then, he glanced at the passenger seat next to him. Myra immediately understood the meaning behind those looks. However, she wouldn’t be able to sit with Meow anymore if she sat in the passenger seat. Meow was simply too fat to fit in the passenger seat with her. Still, his gaze was too sharp for her to ignore. She abandoned the pitiful Meow in the end, getting out of the car and entering the passenger seat instead.
As soon as the car door closed behind her, he pulled her into his arms. As he had not seen her for an entire day, he had the urge to hold her by his side at all times. He studied her slightly flushed cheeks when she lay in his arms, his eyes darkening in response. Lowering his head, his thin lips swiftly captured her lips. It was a long time before he released her.
He studied her slightly swollen lips and absent-mindedly said, “Follow me back to the Hart Residence tonight.”
She was a little dizzy from the kiss, but her entire body stiffened when she heard what he said. “Is that okay? Old Master Hart and Old Madam Hart didn’t even invite me over…”
Unfortunately, the car was already moving. Moreover, they were driving along the same route she took during the one time she went to the Hart Residence.
Looking at Myra worriedly biting her lip, Tony’s tone became considerably gentler. “I’ve already told my family. Besides, Shawn is coming back too. Aside from Grandpa and Grandma, only Serena, Henry, and Mrs. Somerfields will be there. So, don’t be so nervous.”
Myra said nothing. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. However, she had not expected her first time visiting the Hart Residence as Tony’s girlfriend to happen under such circumstances. She didn’t even have the time to change out of her clothes—she was still wearing her office lady outfit.
