Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 121

Upon hearing the door open behind him, Sebastian turned with a grim expression on his face. His eyes widened when he saw Myra; as realization dawned upon him, he stormed toward them. He shot an icy glare at her as he snapped, “So, is this why you have not been bothered to keep food in your apartment? You’ve been staying with my grandson all along! Did you rush home last night after you learned that I was dropping by your place?”

Meanwhile, Myra stared at the old man in shock. She did not think that he would show up in Tony’s apartment.

Feeling as though she had been caught with her hand in the cookie jar, she flushed with embarrassment. “Tony, maybe you should let me down,” she said in a feeble voice while tugging on Tony’s shirt. As she did so, Sebastian caught sight of the red marks on her wrists.

When he saw that and her swollen eyes, his eyes widened even more. He glowered at Tony while he thundered, “Did you abuse her? You have quite the nerve, Tony! Who taught you to behave in a barbaric manner?”

“Who are you calling barbaric?” Tony was already annoyed by the fact that the old man had turned up at his apartment without any warning. Upon hearing the latter’s accusation, he could not help but grimace coldly. “Hand over the keys and get out of my apartment.”

“How dare you speak to your grandfather this way!” Sebastian was on the verge of exploding. “All the money you took from me to throw it away on Hilliville—that’s a ghost town, idiot! Now, you’re throwing me out of your apartment! Myra, tell my grandson that he’s being an unreasonable ingrate!”

There was a flash in Tony’s eyes when Sebastian brought up Hilliville.

Myra, on the other hand, was surprised to hear Sebastian addressing her. As she was cradled in Tony’s arms, she suddenly felt self-conscious and softly said, “I think you should let me down.”

However, Tony only tightened his grip and it did not seem like he was going to put her down anytime soon.

Myra looked as though she had been bashed. Sebastian surveyed the marks on her face that were sustained when she was slapped at the construction site and the abrasions on her wrists. Unable to hide his rage, he glared at Tony with scorn in his eyes. “How dare you call yourself a man when you can’t even protect your own lover!”

“My masculinity is none of your business,” Tony countered icily. The frustration and anger in him was reaching breaking point and those who crossed him now would not be spared from his wrath.

Sebastian felt as though he had been stabbed and for a moment, his breath caught in his chest.

When he saw Myra earlier, he thought that he would be able to taste another bowl of the soup she made, but what ensued was chaos and confusion instead.

Sebastian softened when he saw Myra’s teary eyes. She looked like she would break down in Tony’s arms if both men continued to quarrel. With a sigh, Sebastian waved his hand dismissively and he started toward the threshold. “Right, I’ll get out of your hair and show myself out.”

“Stop!” Tony barked in a withering tone. “Hand over the keys.”

“Hmph!” Sebastian was outraged, but he reluctantly fished the key that he took from Elliot out of his pocket and threw it in Tony’s direction.

As his eyes fell upon her slender frame and the wounds on her skin, he could not help but urge, “Be gentle with her, Tony. She’s still recovering from her injuries.”

With that, the old man left.

However, the moment he left, his face grew somber and he immediately called Elliot. “You better tell me everything that you know about Myra.”

When Myra heard the sound of the door closing, she let out a breath she did not know she was holding. She paused before she turned to face Tony and whispered, “Old Master Hart dropped by my place last night.”