Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 600

Back in the country, Locke Group and Hart Group did not give way to each other, causing everyone in the city to live in fear. As the two large companies were in dispute, they implicated many small enterprises and caused them to close down one after another.

Even the Langston Group, who had always been watching the fight from afar, had been affected. Nevertheless, Blake didn’t dare to tell Robert about what was going on. If Robert were to find out that Langston Group had gotten into such big trouble under Blake’s management, the old man would never let him off easily.

Although Robert had informants in Langston Group, Blake hadn’t notified many people in the company regarding this issue. Thus, the informants Roberts planted in the company didn’t catch a whiff of this news.

The Langstons are on the verge of bankruptcy and Blake had been trying to solve it. However, he had forgotten that this hole in his finances would become an abyss once it got too big. That was the case now, and he could not fix it no matter how hard he tried.

With no other choice, he could only think of Caleb who had a powerful background with strong financial power. As Robert didn’t tell Blake about the grudge between the Langstons and the Moriartys, Blake only knew Caleb as a distinguished guest, and that they had a relationship with Moriarty Family. That was how Blake got the idea of getting help from Caleb, but he didn’t consider the fact how Caleb and Robert weren’t exactly on good terms.

As for the excuse to meet him, Blake thought of Everly. However, to be frank, her relationship with Caleb was complicated at this moment––which was caused by Blake.

Now that he thought of it, he felt happy about his previous arrangement. It was a good decision to ask Everly to be acquaintances with Caleb. Though the status of their relationship was unclear, they definitely had something going on between them.

Previously, Blake was even worried that Caleb might not be interested in Everly, but it seemed that he had fallen for that pretty face of hers. With that thought in mind, he decided to take immediate action. Today, Everly was at school, so he figured he would look for her there. Lucky for him, Heather was not around for the time being. Otherwise, she might sense something. He didn’t want to get into trouble with her as this matter would get to Robert if she knew.

Honestly, he wished that she would stay in Iceland longer as he wanted to repair the hole in Langston Group’s finances before got back. Aside from Caleb, there wasn’t anyone else who could help him.

Before Matthias went overseas, Blake had actually met him intending to have a collaboration. Who would’ve known that Matthias didn’t even bother to entertain him at all; he simply told Blake that he would deal directly with Robert about the collaboration. At the end of the day, Blake didn’t get any benefits from Matthias’ end.

Aside from that, Blake had also considered getting help from Tony. He tried visiting him in person, but Tony didn’t bother to give him any chance. He wouldn’t even let Blake into his villa. For now, all of his hope was on Caleb. Blake wondered if Everly was enough of an excuse to meet him. After leaving the office, that was all that was on his mind.

Not long after, he had arrived at the university that Everly studied at. Despite being an insignificant and almost transparent person in the Langston Family, she was very famous in school. Not only was she friendly, but she was also beautiful. Hence, she was known as the campus belle.

When Blake appeared in front of Everly, she was happily chit-chatting with a few other pretty girls. They seemed to be having fun with whatever they were chatting about.

Blake’s unexpected presence caught her off guard while the people around them stared at him. In front of outsiders, especially beauties, he would always show his chivalrous side. Not to mention, his good-looking face often attracted the attention of most women.

“Blake,” Everly called out to him.

Hearing that, he flashed her a smile that he thought was charismatic. If he knew that she had so many gorgeous female friends, he would’ve come to visit her more often. Even at times like these, he’d have such intentions. Whether it was out of his habit or just him being in his natural state, his sinful thoughts were piqued.

“Everly, something happened back at home. I need you to come with me,” he said what he had planned beforehand.

Upon hearing that, she felt odd. Even if something had truly happened back at home, he wouldn’t come looking for her in person. Thus, she deduced that it was a lie. Nevertheless, it was not appropriate for her to retort right in front of the other students.

That left her no choice but to cooperate with him. She then went along with the act and followed Blake. When it came to acting, she was rather skillful. She could lie without blushing or having her heart race. Moreover, she had become pretty pretentious after being by Caleb’s side for some time, having picked up a skill or two.

Under everyone’s gaze, the two of them left. Blake had even given a flirtatious look toward a girl who was quite good-looking before turning his heels to leave. As to whether she fell for that, he was not in the mood to think about it.

At this moment, Blake was leading the way as he took wide, quick strides, making Everly struggle to catch up. Since they were no longer watched by others, he didn’t bother hiding his true colors. Despite it being Blake who needed help from Everly, he wasn’t giving her much respect as usual. In fact, he was never chivalrous toward the ladies at home unless he needed something from them.

“Blake, don’t walk so fast. I can’t keep up with you,” she took the initiative to say. When they were at home, she usually wouldn’t say anything. However, she was braver to speak up in school.