Tony did not immediately drive to the Stark Group, but he went to the Chase Residence instead.
On the winding mountain road, he ran into Sebastian, who had just finished fishing. It was rare for him to desire to head home by foot, but halfway through the journey, he was so exhausted that he could not continue with his journey anymore. He did not want to be a disgrace by asking his driver to pick him up, so he was brooding on the problem.
At that moment, Tony’s car sped past him. Recognizing his youngest grandson, Sebastian chased after the car as he yelled, “Tony! Stop the car! Tony! Tony!”
However, Tony did not realize that Sebastian was there. Inhaling the exhaust fumes had caused Sebastian’s face to turn slightly green.
Tony had received a phone call, but he hung up without even looking at the caller. Then, he opened the trunk of the car that contained a document wrapped in a kraft paper bag. It had been laying there for quite some time.
After he exited the car, he held the document as he walked to the Chase Residence indifferently.
Moments after he pressed on the doorbell, Eve and her maid, who both did not have much to do, walked out of the door and saw a man standing outside their mansion.
As soon as Eve saw Tony, her face immediately adopted the color of purple in nervousness.
She knew the man whom Myra had been cheating on. Even though she had hated him, she could do nothing against it and it didn’t help that she was quite fearful of him.
“I wonder what brings you here today, Director Hart.” After thinking about it, Eve asked her maid to open the door, but Tony did not enter.
Upon seeing the vigilant expression on Eve’s face, Tony merely looked cold. Suddenly, he threw the leather bag toward her. “Take a look at this first.”
When Eve caught it, a slight sarcasm danced in his eyes. He randomly took out a cigarette and lit it up before taking a deep breath from it. As the white fumes slowly covered his face, she could not tell what his expression was. However, a slight fear spread within her.
“What is this?” She frowned in slight disapproval, but she still opened the envelope and took out the document from within.
As soon as Eve saw the content, her body immediately stiffened and she looked incredulous. In an instant, she immediately raised her head to look at the mysteriously profound man in front of her as her heart raced. “What do you mean by this, Director Hart?”
“What can you tell from the document?” Tony replied with a question as he narrowed his eyes with an impassive expression on his face.
Eve clutched the document tightly. Suddenly, her chest rose up and down heavily. She tore the document apart and threw it on the ground. “Are you helping Myra to take revenge on the Chase Family, Director Hart? Don’t you think that you are underestimating us?”
“Indeed, you are nothing to me.” Tony flicked the ash away from his cigarette. There was a profound look in his dark eyes as his thin lips curled coldly. “It’s not just the Marina Bay Bridge Project. The quick growth of the Chase Group was due to many illegal actions behind the scenes. I still have plenty of evidence in my thumb drive. What do you think will happen to your son and the Chase Group if these are leaked?”
“What do you want?” She blanched as she staggered backward. It was true that the Chase Group had committed its fair share of illegal activities, but both she and Sean had always been vigilant. How did we leave so much evidence behind?
“Stop the divorce. At least, I don’t want to see your son become a single man and run to Myra fearlessly.” A cruel expression flashed across Tony’s eyes.
“He will not go to Myra! It’s Myra who has always clung onto him!” Without thinking about it, Eve retaliated against him.
The reason for Tony’s arrival is because of Myra, that promiscuous woman! Because of her, he has insulted us this way and even demands us to allow Lyla—that b*tch—to continue staying here. Anger roared within her as that thought rose in her mind.
“Director Hart, I know that you are a capable person, seeing how you built the company at such a young age. But, you have to be smart and see the kind of woman Myra is. Since she could cheat on Sean, she could do the same with your marriage too!” Eve remarked angrily.
However, Tony did not seem to hear her words. “I’ll let you decide what your next actions will be on your own.”
After he said those words, he left right away.
Eve’s lips immediately trembled in fury upon seeing his behavior. What a good thing Myra has done! After she left the Chase Family, she didn’t forget to boycott us as well! She knows very well that Sean has seen through Lyla’s true character, but she forbids them to separate and wants to bond them together nevertheless. She snorted in cold fury. When she turned to return to the mansion, helplessness and worry radiated in her eyes as she clenched her fists tightly.
…
Not long after Tony left the Chase Residence, his phone rang again. He rejected the call when he saw who the caller was. After that, another call arrived, but he immediately answered it after a glance this time around.
“Thank you…” As soon as the call was connected, Lyla’s sobs rang on the other end of the line. Even though Tony had promised her that he would help her, she did not expect that he would really keep to his word.
“I don’t want to hear these two words.” She was at the verge of breaking down because of the marriage issues she recently faced with Sean. At that moment, her hope was rekindled, so she was quite agitated. Compared to the way she sounded, he merely spoke in an indifferent way, “You know what I want.”
Lyla froze. After she remembered something, her body started to slightly tremble. Then, she spoke in a low voice, “I got it.”
After hanging up on the call, she started to read the unread messages on her phone.
An unfamiliar number had sent the text this morning, but she kept pretending that she had not seen it. But now…
Lyla had dolled herself up so that she would not look exhausted before exiting the room.
Eve immediately noticed that Lyla had dressed in a glamorous fashion.
When she saw Lyla walking down the stairs, she let out a cold snort. “Lyla, you are lucky this time, but this wouldn’t last long. Sean and I will eventually chase you out of the house. Just you wait!”
Eve no longer believed that she had connections to the Hart Family. She was merely lucky that she could not get a divorce from Sean. However, now that Eve hated her to the core, she could not wait to chase the latter out of the family.
Lyla shot a cold glance at Eve. She finally saw the true character of the Chase Family. Since they did not give her a good time, she was not going to make their lives easy by simply agreeing to a divorce. “Mrs. Chase, I’ve already said that I will leave as long as you give me half of the assets owned by the Chase Family. With that, I have no other reason to continue staying here. If not, don’t appear in front of me.”
With that, she left the mansion without seeing the look on Eve’s face.
Even though she had taken out her anger on Eve, she was still unhappy. Tony seemed to have helped her, but he did not give her a good time either. After all, she had some grudges with Myra back then. Since he loved Myra so much, he would definitely take revenge on her behalf.
Lyla merely smiled bitterly. When she recalled the incidents in the United States, her gaze darkened.
