Why did Sean come here? Why is he here… coincidentally at this moment?
Meanwhile, Lyla clenched her fists tightly.
Sean…” She forced a smile as she murmured, “Why are you here? Do you have a business discussion with the Hart Group?”
Sean merely looked straight ahead at the road in front of him, as though he had not heard Lyla’s question. He drove at such a speed that Lyla saw the traffic police signaled him to slow down, but he ignored them.
Both her hands, which were placed on her knees, were clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
“Sean—”
The car suddenly came to an abrupt stop with a loud screech. Sean had stepped on the brakes furiously, stopping his car on the roadside as he interrupted Lyla, “Why were you at the Hart Group?”
Earlier at the Ritz Carlton, Sean saw Lyla going to Tony from afar.
Just as he was going to walk over to them, he heard Lyla asking Tony to help her.
The countless incidents that had happened before this were quite confusing and messy, so Sean had forgotten about one fact—the properties in Hilliville that belonged to the Chase Group were sold off with Lyla’s help. At this moment, he was quite certain that the person who bought all the properties was Tony.
Lyla said that she has some connections with the Hart Family. Just how deep does this connection run?
Tony wasn’t someone to be messed around with and he would not buy the properties from the Chase Group without any reason. After all, it was a tough job to expand Hilliville. Even if he really wanted to do that, he would be better off accepting another project. Hence, he must have his own motives for doing so. Is his end goal… Myra?
After thinking about it, Sean’s face darkened. When he saw the few of them leaving, he could not help but drive behind them and follow Lyla.
After waiting at the Hart Group for a long time, he finally saw Lyla walking out. The moment he saw her slowly walking out, he suddenly felt as though he did not know the woman in front of him.
Just how many secrets is she keeping from me?
“Lyla, the client whom you mentioned last time, the one who bought Hilliville… He is Tony Hart, isn’t he?”
Sean suddenly turned around and glared at Lyla fiercely. Even though his breathing quickened, his gaze was stern.
After receiving such a fierce glare from Sean, Lyla’s heart palpitated fiercely once again, even though she had calmed herself down after much effort just now. Her hands trembled slightly as she bit her lip. “Why are you asking about this, Sean? Didn’t I tell you that I didn’t know the client myself? Someone recommended him to me—”
“Who recommended him?” Sean’s eyes were almond-shaped. When his eyes narrowed and he looked at someone, one would feel like they were his prey who could no longer escape.
Lyla’s heart sank. Even though she tried to keep calm on the surface, she knew that Sean probably knew something about what she had done today, so she clenched her fists. “The Hart Group, of course. Didn’t I tell you that I have connections in the Hart Group? However, since they have always been keeping a low profile, I didn’t see the need to mention them. All we needed was just to sell Hilliville off at that time, wasn’t it?”
Wasn’t it? Indeed
At that time, the Chase Group was in a financial crisis from various aspects. It was a great help to them that they could sell that piece of land.
However, Sean knew that things were not that simple.
How much does Myra know?
Grabbing the steering wheel tightly, Sean had a dark look in his eyes.
“Sean, do you have anything on in the afternoon? If not, can you send me home? I’m quite tired now.” Seeing that he remained silent, Lyla thought that the crisis was over this time.
However, Sean suddenly raised his head and looked at her. “Why did you meet Tony today? What favor are you asking from him?”
Lyla’s heart skipped a beat. “Nothing much. I just wanted to ask if he could take back the cancellation of my advertisement opportunity. I know that you are busy now, Sean, and I don’t want to be a burden to you, which is why I want to get back to work. Let’s work hard together for our family, shall we?”
Sean suddenly snorted out laughing, but there was not a trace of humor in his eyes. “Lyla, I thought you had connections with the Hart Group and Tony? Why did they suddenly cancel your advertisement and all future job opportunities, and stopped your journey to being a celebrity in Bradfort City?”
Lyla clenched her fists tightly but there was a resentful and morose expression on her face. “Sean, you know that Tony is with Myra now; of course she doesn’t want me to have a good life. In the past, I did have a good relationship with the Hart Group, but now… You clearly saw it yourself today that Tony has no intention to talk to me. Sean, even before you divorced Myra, she was definitely hooking up with Tony already. Otherwise, why would Tony suddenly change his attitude toward me? I know you have been Myra’s husband for two years and if you want to defend her, Sean, I don’t blame you. I just… I don’t want you to be fooled by her.”
With that, tears immediately welled up in Lyla’s eyes.
Throughout her whole speech, Sean remained indifferent. “Lyla, what you have just told me… Is it true? Are you lying to me?”
“Why would I lie?” The ominous feeling that Lyla had increased. She pursed her lips as she put on an even more resentful expression. “Sean, I don’t expect Tony to let me off the hook now. Today, he already stated that he will not help me. Honestly, I’ve already expected this outcome but I just wanted to have closure.”
Sean did not utter another word and quickly started the engine as he drove away.
Throughout their journey, Lyla merely felt nervous and anxious.
Even though Tony decided to help her to strengthen her position in the Chase Family, he was doing this for his own good. After recalling the suspicions that Sean had, Lyla could not stop thinking about Sean’s feelings towards Myra.
Lyla could tell that Sean was gradually becoming colder to herself; the intimacy and love between them was dwindling. Since some time ago, they felt like strangers when they faced each other.
She clenched her fists tightly.
Soon, they reached the Chase Residence and Lyla got out of the car slowly. Just as she was about to turn around to bid farewell to him, the car immediately made a turn and drove away even before she could open her mouth.
“Sean…” Looking at the leaving car fixedly, Lyla’s heart turned colder.
Not far from her in the Lamborghini that was slowly driving away, Sean picked up the phone that had been vibrating since just now. Soon, a low voice rang out from the other end. “Director Chase, I’ve looked it up for you. A month ago, Miss Fisher did go to the Hart Group around once or twice per week. She seemed to have a good relationship with Director Hart until a month ago, when the Hart Group suddenly announced the cancelation of her endorsement for the Sunny Bay Project. Apart from that, they also said that they refuse to work with her from now onward—”
Sean hung up with a dark and mysterious look on his face.
After an entire afternoon of meetings, Myra checked her phone as soon as she walked out of the conference room. Unexpectedly, there were many missed calls from the same caller.
Looking at the unfamiliar phone number, she frowned and called back. The other end picked up almost immediately. Then, Myra asked, “Hi, may I know who this is?”
