Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 292

Gemma’s action of apologizing to Myra in front of everyone eased Sebastian’s gloomy expression. Nobody can mess with the future daughter-in-law of the Hart Family!

As it was not the Hart Family’s intention to drive the Walton Family into a corner, Sebastian darted a calm look at his grandson, Tony, when he heard Old Master Walton’s words. Tony raised an eyebrow and did not say anything, so Sebastian smiled and nodded. “It was merely a small conflict between the young ones. Everything will be fine once they talk things out.”

When the Waltons heard that, their expressions eased a little.

After the two families chatted for a while, the Hart Family left and returned to the crowd with the excuse that they had other things to attend to, leaving the Walton Family standing on the spot awkwardly.

It was only when the Hart Family had left that Old Master Walton’s expression instantly fell and gloom spread across his face. To him, the Hart Family’s attitude toward them was akin to humiliating him in public. The legitimate granddaughter of the Walton Family was forced to apologize to an outsider—a woman with an insignificant family background that they had never even heard of before.

“It was all your fault, you b*tch!” He suddenly raised his hand and gave Gemma a tight slap.

Although they were at the rest area in a corner, there were quite a number of people around them and the commotion immediately attracted the gaze of many people nearby.

Gemma was stunned by the sudden and harsh slap. When she finally returned to her senses, her eyes reddened and she mumbled, “Grandpa…”

She looked at her grandfather in disbelief, a clearly visible handprint on her face. She was already frustrated and mortified for having been forced to apologize to Myra in front of everyone earlier and now, not only did her grandfather not comfort her, he even gave her a slap instead. However, for some inexplicable reason, this made her hold a grudge against Myra. If it weren’t because of Myra, I wouldn’t have been in this position now! She not only snatched Tony from me, but she even flaunted their relationship in front of me!

“Dad, why did you hit Gemma? It wasn’t her fault to begin with; it was that b*tch’s fault! Who could have guessed that she would come between Gemma’s relationship with Tony? Tony was together with Gemma at first, but the b*tch actually snatched him from her!” When Shelly saw her beloved daughter being hit, she immediately stepped forward and pulled Gemma to her side while looking at Old Master Walton.

“Do you want to go looking for trouble? Perhaps you are hoping to announce it to the public and let everyone know about it?” He glared at his daughter-in-law with his eyes filled with wrath.

Shelly then glanced around and instantly fell silent. However, Gemma, who was behind her, started to weep in aggrievement. “Grandpa, it was that woman’s fault to begin with so why did you hit me? I did that for the sake of the Walton Family. I thought that exposing what that woman did in the past would result in her being kicked out of the Hart Family. How would I know that not only did they not drive her away, they even helped her…”

If the Walton Family was not in a plight now, Gemma wouldn’t have swallowed her pride. To her, apologizing to Myra was even more agonizing than death itself.

Old Master Walton’s eyes were so dark that they seemed to contain a raging storm in them. “For the sake of the Walton Family?” He chuckled coldly. “You should consider yourself lucky for not completely destroying the Walton Family! Gemma, you are my granddaughter, so don’t speak or act so stupidly! Don’t let anyone take advantage of you without you being aware of it!”

After he said that, his gaze calmly flicked across Kris, who had been standing off to one side without saying a word ever since they had arrived. Upon noticing Old Master Walton’s gaze, Kris froze and she bowed her head even lower.