Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 118

Holding tightly onto Myra’s identification card, Sean was oblivious to Eve’s words. Just then, he got up from his seat abruptly and walked out the door without a backward glance.

Meanwhile, Eve looked on at his retreating back with a troubled look on her face.

As for Myra, she woke up from her nap feeling calm and refreshed, perhaps because she knew everything was finally settled. It was such a relief to finally be able to escape from the clutches of her lifeless marriage.

In her dreams, she saw Tony. As usual, he was gazing at her tenderly. Since this was a dream, she thought that it was surely fine for her to accede to his request; at least she wouldn’t have to face his disappointed look in her dreams. Hence, she mumbled under her breath, “Tony, I…”

Before she could finish off her sentence, she was interrupted by the noise of thundering footsteps clambering up the stairs. Before she knew it, the door to her room flung open.

Eve rushed to her side and called out, “Myra, you need to wake up!”

Her voice sounded frantic. Despite being in the loop regarding Sean’s plans, the sight of uniformed cops at her front door was actually quite frightening. She had a guilty conscience, so she was quite anxious; it felt as if the cops were here for her instead.

Groggily, Myra opened her eyes. Rubbing the side of her eyes, she lifted her head from the pillow and asked with a hoarse voice, “What’s going on, Mrs. Chase?”

Just then, Myra noticed the darkened sky outside as she looked out of the window.

Startled, she got up from bed slowly.

However, the expression on Eve’s face was one of bewilderedness. She looked at Myra and asked hesitantly, “Who were you calling out in your dreams just now?”

Prior to this, Eve was in a rush to wake Myra up. Hence, it didn’t cross her mind to doubt Myra. Now, as she collected her thoughts, she recalled the rumors she had heard from Lyla. As such, her face darkened. Despite knowing Sean’s faults and being perfectly aware of Myra and his upcoming divorce, she was still quite disconcerted at the thought of Myra entering another relationship before finalizing things.

Upon hearing Eve’s words, Myra pursed her lips and replied nonchalantly, “I had a dream about work-related issues. Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?”

Myra definitely remembered reminding Eve to wake her up in thirty minutes. Strangely, she felt extremely drowsy earlier and was completely knackered. She didn’t realize she had slept the whole day. Judging by the dark sky outside, there was no way she would make it on time to the Civil Affairs Bureau within the day.

Upon being questioned, Eve put on a grim look. She suddenly recalled her purpose of waking Myra up and the situation unfolding downstairs. Clenching her teeth, she uttered, “There’s someone here to see you.”

Soon after she said that, she turned her back to Myra and walked out of the room, almost as if it was the most natural thing to do.

Eve was lost in her thoughts. If Myra had actually cheated on Sean with Tony, then she was the one at fault here. Therefore, she was the one that owed her and Sean an apology. That being the case, all of their current actions would be justified; Myra deserved to take the fall for them. At this point, Eve thought of the previous conversation she had with Leo. He had cajoled her to stop interfering in Myra and Sean’s affairs. As a result, they were now headed toward divorce. It finally dawned upon her that he was actually Tony Hart’s personal assistant. As Eve came down the stairs, she looked on at the stern, impatient faces outside and clenched her fists tightly.

Meanwhile, Myra felt slightly frustrated. She wasn’t sure whether it was due to the moment of weakness she experienced in her dreams, or if it was because of Eve’s unhappy demeanor.

She freshened up and then hurried down the stairs. Along the way, she realized that her bag was not with her.

Just then, she wondered who it was that was here to see her. How did they know she lived here?

Perplexed, she walked down the stairs. As she stepped onto the landing, she could see the front door from her angle. In her line of vision, she could visibly see a couple of uniformed cops milling around.

“Miss Stark, you’re under investigation for the collapse of the Marina Bay Bridge that resulted in a few casualties two years ago. We need you to come with us to the station. Thank you for your cooperation.”

The person handed over the investigation report as his mouth opened and shut with each word he uttered. It was a bombshell dropped onto Myra.

Stunned speechless, Myra took a step forward and glanced at the report in front of her. She took in the stamp at the bottom of the report. With her mouth set into a hard line, she said, “Excuse me, but you must be mistaken! I don’t know anything about the Marina Bay Bridge project!”

“Miss Stark, do you work at the design department of Chase Group?” The cop speaking to her was quite impatient as he cut her off midway.