Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 201

Lyla didn’t end up letting Sean send her home. She put on a considerate front as she told him that she understood he was quite busy with work, so she didn’t want him to rush around and tire himself. When Sean heard that, his heart softened. He gave her a kiss and escorted her to a waiting taxi while telling her to be careful. He then watched the taxi drive off before turning around to look at Stark Tower.

Myra has changed so drastically and I sure didn’t expect that. I thought that she would remain steadfast in her love for me despite how I’ve hurt her. Turns out that all her affections were only an act. In fact, she probably never did love me as deeply as she portrayed.

After coming to the realization, Sean clenched both fists tightly and he gave a last look at Stark Tower with his dark, brooding eyes before he turned around and left.

Meanwhile, Lyla did not make her way home after parting ways with Sean.

As soon as the driver drove a slight distance away, she looked at the driver as she bit on her lower lip and requested, “Excuse me, sir—please send me to the Hart Group.”

Without any hesitation, the driver turned the car around and headed in the opposite direction.

Along the way, Lyla was lost in her thoughts as she tried to reconcile the situation. In fact, she felt quite anxious and fearful. It was as if she was stuck in a bottomless pit and while everything seemed quite calm and peaceful, it was all just an appearance.

At this moment, she was reminded of the day that Sean and Myra signed their divorce papers. As soon as Myra exited the Civil Affair Bureau, she had gone into a black sports car. I didn’t see the face of the person in the car back then, but I remember feeling quite intimidated by him. All I knew is that I shouldn’t mess with the guy, for he’s not someone I can take onn.

Afterwards, I thought it was just an act put on by Myra. Since she had lost Sean to me, in order to flatter her ego, she must have hired an actor to show me that she wasn’t such a loser after all. However, come to think of it, she was being quite secretive that day. If it was all an act, then she should by right have flaunted it in our faces to achieve her goal.

Besides, there’s another strange thing—after I got married to Sean and after the incident where Tony helped settle the land issue with the Chase Group’s Hilliville Project, I can’t seem to get hold of Tony anymore. Somehow, without even knowing the reason, my career was totally ruined. As for the Hilliville Project, it’s doing so well right now. Coincidentally, Myra holds 40% of the property under that project… Coupled with Sean’s words earlier and Sebastian’s reaction…

At the moment, Lyla had all the pieces in her mind and she was trying hard to link everything together. However, there seemed to be a missing piece and this troubled her a lot. While she exited the car, her fingers were tightly clenched into a fist, her fingernails piercing deep into her flesh.

“Miss, here’s your change. Hey, Miss—” Lyla could hear the driver yelling at her from behind, but she did not have the energy to deal with him. She simply walked toward the Hart Group without a backward glance.

The Hart Group’s building is quite an impressive skyscraper with its stately height. In fact, I actually wanted to go after Tony in the first place, but he was too aloof and mysterious for my liking. As such, when he came to me and handed me the option of assisting me to marry Sean, I changed my mind and went after him instead. Come to think of it, why was Tony so eager to help me then? Perhaps it was because he wanted to take over the Hilliville Project at a minimal cost? I can’t seem to get my head around this but something seems off here.

“I’m sorry, Miss Fisher. Mr. Clark says that Director Hart is currently occupied. He’s not available to see anyone.” The receptionist at the front desk spoke to Lyla politely, but she was being quite firm as well.

There are so many women like her who come here every single day, and all of them would like to see Director Hart. Apparently, Miss Fisher here has just got married to Director Chase from the Chase Group, so why is she here to see Director Hart?

Without showing it, Lyla gritted her teeth so tightly that pain shot through her gums.

She kept her eyes on the receptionist and replied in a deep voice, “Please inform Mr. Clark that I’m here regarding Myra Stark.”

Upon hearing her words, the receptionist was significantly stunned and at the same time, she noticed that Lyla’s expression wasn’t quite right. Contemplating this, she clicked on the intercom once more and repeated Lyla’s words to the person on the other end. Soon after that, Leo gave his reply, which was quite surprising to her. As soon as she hung up, she said to Lyla in an impassive tone, “Miss Fisher, Mr. Clark is ready to see you upstairs.”