Myra’s rare show of her more dominant side amused Tony. Turning his palm over to hold her hand, he commented, “Who else should I look at if not you?”
Blushing, Myra retracted her hand and then glared at him. “Drive! You’re setting a bad example for the other employees if you’re never on time!”
That finally shut him up, and he started the car engine before driving off. Halfway through their journey, Estelle gave Myra a call, which she picked up without hesitation. “Is something the matter, Estelle?”
“Myra, it’s me!” The voice that came through didn’t belong to Estelle.
As soon as Myra heard that voice, her face fell. She could also hear Estelle fretting over the phone. “You b*stard, Sean Chase! I’m warning you! You’d better return my phone, or else I will get the security guards to chase you out!”
“Listen to me, Myra! What happened to the Green Palms Project isn’t what you see on the surface. It’s not just a financial deficit, but someone has been deliberately targeting it! I’ve spent an entire day tracking down the culprit. Do you know that Tony Hart is behind Stark Group’s predicament? Myra, I already told you that you shouldn’t believe in that man! This time, I have proof that I can send you right away to show that I am telling the truth! This time—”
“I already know what’s going on behind the scenes of that project.” With a frown, Myra gave a cold reply.
Sean was panting heavily as he spoke, but when he heard her calm response, he seemed to be momentarily startled. However, he quickly went on to say, “But Tony—”
“Tony already informed me about his actions beforehand.” Myra pulled her lips into a thin line before cutting him off once again. “Sean, I don’t want people to know about this, so I would appreciate it if you could destroy the evidence you hold.”
“Myra—”
“Other than that, I hope you will not interfere with things between me and Tony in the future. And stop harassing me by calling me.” With that, she hung up.
When she turned to meet Tony’s gaze, she saw that he gave her a once over before asking with a smirk, “Who is the popular girl now?”
“I don’t want these kinds of attention.” Myra waved her hand as she spoke. Sean had really outdone himself by sneaking into the film set to snatch Estelle’s phone just so he could give her a call. By this point, Myra really didn’t know what she could say about this. Upon hearing what Myra said, Tony chuckled. Although he was fairly certain that Myra wouldn’t go back to Sean, her reassurance still came as a relief for him.
Back in the film set, Estelle snatched her phone back from Sean, who was stunned to the spot. Begrudgingly, she spat, “Sean Chase, consider this a warning! Don’t disturb Myra’s life! She currently leads a life that is much happier than she ever lived! Tony can provide her with everything that you couldn’t give her by thousands of folds! You were the one who ditched her back then, so it’s too late for you to get her back now!”
After that, she gave the security guards beside her a look. Rather awkwardly, one of them told Sean, “Sorry, Mr. Chase. The set isn’t open to the public today.” They were being courteous by citing that as a reason, as they couldn’t afford to offend either Estelle, who was a famous celebrity, or Sean, who was the director of a company.
Abruptly, Sean smiled in a self-deprecating manner. Without even looking back at Estelle, he walked forward. Is Myra happy? She sure seems to be. I have seen her make all sorts of expressions while she was with Tony. She smiled at him, stared so lovingly at him, and joked with him, but she never seemed to be in despair or pain, which was how she felt when she was with me. But all I want to do is make it up to her. If she is willing to return to me, I will do everything I can to earn her love… With his hands by his sides, he clenched his fists while treading forward.
This time, Cameron seemed to be serious about what he said. After getting someone to clear out Rachel and Kris’ belongings in Stark Residence, they got a call that informed them to take everything away.
Initially, Rachel was still baffled by his actions, as she assumed what happened last night between them was nothing more than an argument. Although both of them said some harsh words, she thought Cameron’s anger would subside after the night. Therefore, she didn’t expect him to be so merciless in his actions.
The fact that Kris and her were kicked out of the house without good reason riled Rachel up. When she thought of the predicament they were in, she gave Cameron a call. However, he didn’t bother to pick up even after Rachel called him using another number.
In the end, she went to his company in hopes of being able to catch him there, but the registrars who had always been nice to her were determined to not let her in. With a resigned look on her face, one of the registrar told her, “Madam, please don’t put us in a difficult position. It’s hard to find a job nowadays. President Stark already warned us that anybody who dared go against his order will be fired.”
Rachel had no way to counter that, because she always made sure to establish her image as a kind and understanding person, but she never expected it to turn out to be a hindrance to her in the matter. When she was on her way back to the hospital, she saw the merciless statement that the Waltons issued, which pointed out that the engagement between the Waltons and the Starks was annulled because of Kris’ acts of indecency.
There was still space to maneuver around last night’s incident if nobody exposed the truth. Besides, nobody actually confirmed that Kris wasn’t pregnant with Gideon’s child; all they had were rumors. Nonetheless, the statement issued by the Waltons could easily link Kris to the woman who had an affair even though they didn’t make a direct accusation.
Kris is still so young! Who will marry her after such a scandal breaks out? The Waltons had gone overboard! she thought. Not only did none of them go visit Kris when she was in such a weakened state, but they were actively trying to destroy her. They totally forgot how Kris had helped them when they just arrived in Bradfort City.
Other than that, they also took back the benefits they promised with the project of Central Square. When Rachel gave Shelly a call, the latter pushed her away with words of mockery. When she finally got back to Kris’ ward, she told Kris everything. It turned out that Kris already got a grasp on the situation, as she already called Cameron, Gideon, and even Edward, but none of her attempts worked.
All of a sudden, she realized that to Cameron, she was nothing but an effective weapon against Myra, and at the same time, Gideon was using her as a handy chess piece. Now that things had turned out like this, they had both decided to give up on her. She used to fantasize about gaining something through them, but it was all for nothing.
With her phone gripped tightly in her hand, Kris instructed her mother calmly, “Mom, file for a divorce with Dad by citing irreconcilable differences.”
Startled, Rachel replied, “Kris, this is only temporary. When your father’s anger subsides, we will—”
“We will only be repeating the same cycles even after his anger subsides. Mom, Dad will never give us any of the company’s shares before he dies. I have evidence of his affair. This time, we will force him to give up some of his shares to us through legal means. Of course, if he isn’t willing to give us that, he will have to accept us back into the family like VIPs.” Kris gritted her teeth.
She used to willingly carry all the burden that her father put on her in hopes of one day gaining his shares. After more than twenty years though, she came to learn that someone as sly as Cameron would never easily give up on his power while he was still alive.
“What? Kris, what did you just say?” Rachel’s face blanched as she nearly stumbled over.
“Mom, it’s all my fault. I was afraid to break your heart, so I didn’t tell you that Dad had an affair.” Kris bit her lip. In reality, she didn’t hide the truth out of concern for her mother, but because Cameron offered her money back then to have her keep it a secret.
