Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 23

The color drained from Myra’s face.

“Myra, I have never been interested in you. Do you want to know why?” Sean cackled cruelly, as though he was relishing the moment. “You are a contentious woman and it turns men off. Even if I am burning with desire, just looking at you would dampen my mood!” Then, he picked up his suit jacket and phone, leaving her without another backward glance.

In the study, Myra stared at the abandoned thin blanket on the couch unblinkingly, her gaze eerily empty.

“Miss Stark, Miss Hay from the Hay Group is here to see you.” Myra received a phone call from the receptionist the moment she arrived at the company in the afternoon.

She was feeling slightly tired at that point. “Pass her the phone.”

There was a rustling noise and a sweet and crisp voice spoke over the line. “Myra, it’s Sasha. I’m at the ground floor of your company.”

“How can I help you?” Myra wasn’t too friendly because she wasn’t close with anybody from the Hays, apart from her mother-in-law.

Sasha laughed warmly. “I passed by Sean’s company because I was running some errands today, so I figured I should invite you to lunch, Myra. I’ll wait for you at the Italian restaurant just beside your company.”

Myra wanted to reject her invitation but she thought of something suddenly. In the end, she changed her mind. “In that case, hang on for a bit. I’m coming down now.”

After hanging up on the call, Myra checked her reflection in the mirror. However, the woman staring back at her didn’t look great.

And so, she tried to pump herself up.

When she arrived at the restaurant, Sasha was stirring the cup of coffee in front of her out of boredom.

Her eyes lit up when she saw Myra. Standing up eagerly, she pulled Myra over to the round table in a friendly manner.

“Myra, why don’t you ever ask me to hang out with you? I phoned Aunt this morning and she said that you usually keep to yourself—it must be boring for you. I’ll hang out more often with you in the future, alright?”

Myra pulled her hand away from Sasha’s grasp while regarding the latter’s naïve and lively expression in silence. She sat across from Sasha while replying to her flatly, “I’m usually quite busy.”

Nevertheless, Sasha didn’t seem to register Myra’s distant behavior because she was still laughing happily. “Myra, you are giving Chase Group your all. My cousin is truly blessed to be married to a woman like you.”

Myra laughed mirthlessly deep down. Almost everybody from Bradfort City knows that Sean is a playboy. Every night, he is out gallivanting with other women; how is that a blessing?

Sasha noticed Myra’s silence and she knew that she had misspoken. Hence, she rubbed her nose in embarrassment.

“How can I help you, since you asked me out?” Myra asked directly while picking up the cup of coffee which Sasha ordered for her prior to her arrival. However, she only took a sip before putting the cup down on the table because she didn’t like cocoa-based beverages.

Sasha broke into a grin again when she asked Myra tentatively, “Myra, I heard that the Hart Group is interested in the design of the Sunny Bay Project by the Chase Group.”

Since Myra remained silent, Sasha cleared her throat as her large eyes blinked several times. “Myra, do you know who is in charge of the project in Sean’s company?”

After asking that, Sasha paused and she took out a pink gift box from her handbag. There was a light gray ribbon tied around the box, and it appeared especially intricate and elegant.

When Myra turned to look at the box, Sasha pushed it in front of her. “I bought this present specifically for you during my trip to Paris, Myra. I figured you would not have tried this limited-edition perfume before. Why don’t you try it out?” she asked, a smile on her face.