Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 103

Initially, Sean was still in the United States when the incident happened; he had no choice but to return early after realizing how serious the matter was. He already suspected that there might have been some mistake and had wanted to talk it out with Myra, but seeing her hostile attitude toward himself angered him even more. Recalling the photo that he’d just seen in Lyla’s phone, rage thrummed through his veins.

Seeing Sean on his side was more than enough to give Mr. Xavier a confidence boost. “I know Miss Stark is just reluctant to admit it. Nonetheless, you should know that we’re not making blind accusations at you right now, Miss Stark. We have witnesses and proof. Come on, Felicia—tell her what happened.”

After she was signaled by Mr. Xavier, a woman timidly stepped forward from the group of secretaries. She took a quick glance at Myra before looking down right away, seemingly intimidated by her. She stuttered, “Miss Stark had come looking for Director Chase on the day he left for his business trip, but I tried to stop her from going in.”

The woman paused and took a breath before continuing in a steadier tone. She said, “I told her that the Director wasn’t in and mentioned that there were lots of confidential documents in his office, so she wasn’t allowed to enter. However, she was persistent and argued that she wasn’t just anyone. I couldn’t stop her and watched her enter the office; I could only wait outside because I was too scared to follow her in.”

“Miss Stark left the office only a moment after she went in. Her face was pale and she looked quite panicked, so I looked her up and down. I saw that her handbag seemed flat and empty when she went in, but it was bulky when she came out. I even saw several A4 papers sticking out from the top corner of her bag. I didn’t give it much thought at the time, but the incident last night made me remember about this. I didn’t want to hide this any longer, so I reported it to Mr. Xavier.”

The woman finished her story in one long breath.

Sean’s expression grew darker after hearing that woman’s anecdote. Looking Myra dead in the eye, he demanded, “Do you have anything else to say?”

Myra’s eyes went round with disbelief as she broke into a half-hearted laugh. “Does it mean that I stole the documents just because I went inside your office?”

She had indeed entered his office that day, but she never saw the so-called private documents containing confidential information, let alone stealing them. More importantly, why would she even need to steal something like that?!

The timid secretary seemed to be terrified of Myra as she chewed on her bottom lip anxiously. She said, “No one else entered the Director’s office after you left.”

Mr. Xavier let out a loud scoff. “If you feel wronged, just ask everyone who was in the secretary office. Ask them if they’ve seen anyone else stepping into the Director’s office.”

“There’s no need for that.” Myra looked at Sean with piercing eyes and stone-cold malice. “I want to check the CCTV footage—not just the ones after I left, but footage of the office throughout the entire day!”

I’m clearly being set up!

However, why was she being blindly accused of stealing some documents? Above all that, she shouldn’t be the only suspect—they only realized that it was missing three days after she visited the office. The people who entered before her should have been considered as suspects too!

Mr. Xavier’s eyes flashed with a hint of panic, but it quickly dissipated after receiving a reassuring glance from Lyla.

“I, too, feel that we should check the footage.” Lyla tugged on Sean’s arm from his side as she purred and said, “Sean, let’s make it fair.”

Lyla’s thoughtful and considerate facade made it seem like she was being gentle and kind to Myra in front of everyone, but none of those people knew that Myra was actually Sean’s wife, who was currently being accused by the others.

Her mouth twitched at the thought. “I see—all of you simply decided that I was the culprit without even looking at the CCTV footage… Mr. Xavier, your level of intelligence is indeed befitting of Chase Group’s Design Department Director.”

Both Sean and Mr. Xavier tensed slightly. Sean stared at Myra with his lips pursed into a tight line. He seemed angry for a moment, but he reverted back to his icy cold demeanor almost immediately. He said to Mr. Xavier, “Tell the guys at the control room to send me CCTV footage from the past few days.”