Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 652

The Langston Residence was still the same as ever. It had been refurbished a few times over the years in order to keep up with the latest trends, but all that still seemed tacky to Heather.

At this very moment, a sense of familiarity welled up inside her—nothing could compare to this feeling that she felt now when she finally returned home. The security guard at the door noticed her and smiled at her, and Heather, who had always been indifferent, returned the smile this time.

He gaped at her from behind, shocked by her amiable attitude that she seldom revealed in front of others. The next instant, he blushed—nobody could resist her smile.

She walked to the living room and when she was passing by the garden, she gently touched the blooming flowers with her hand. At that moment, she immersed herself in the beauty of the scenery, for she knew that the Langstons would be destroyed in the near future.

In the living room, Robert was talking to the butler when Heather tiptoed to his side. She then shook her head at the butler to gesture to him not to inform Robert about her arrival.

With his eyes slightly squinted, Robert seemed to be resting or contemplating something. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and muttered, “Heather, you’re back.”

To her surprise, Robert was able to notice her arrival although she was so quiet. She wrapped her arms around him from behind and said to him in a sweet voice, “Grandpa, I’ve missed you.” She had merely left for a day, but it felt a lot longer than that.

“What have you done recently?” After holding himself back for some time, he was determined to get to the bottom of it this time.

She whispered in his ear, “Grandpa, can you believe it? Our biggest fear has arrived.”

Upon hearing that, Robert was shook to the core and he instantly understood what she implied. The butler had no idea what they were talking about but from their expressions, he was able to tell that it wasn’t something pleasant.

“Come with me to the study,” Robert uttered in a low voice.

Heather continued to wear a bright smile on her face, giving away nothing as she helped Robert upstairs.

The butler stayed behind as he knew that they had something confidential to talk about and at the same time, he had to continue with his unfinished task.

Staying beside Robert all these years had allowed him to learn how to read the old man’s mind based on his body language. Therefore, the butler could tell that Robert wanted him to complete organizing the living room as soon as possible.

The door to the study upstairs was opened and Heather helped her grandfather in. Robert’s health had deteriorated lately but because Heather’s attention had completely focused on Myra’s kidnapping case, she had failed to notice that his health was getting worse by day.

Presently, she asked worriedly, “Grandpa, how are you?”

However, Robert waved at her. “I’m fine. Tell me—what exactly happened?” he asked, feeling rather helpless. He did not expect that someone would create trouble right under his nose.

“Grandpa, I can’t hide this from you any longer because I need you to deal with it together with me.” After a thorough consideration, Heather decided that she had to inform Robert about this, else she had no influence over the Langston Family’s action.

“What exactly happened?” Upon seeing how cautious she was, Robert suddenly had a sense of foreboding.

“A mysterious force that we don’t know of has entered Bradfort City. We don’t know what their motive is. However, they now have kidnapped Myra and are using her to threaten me and Tony. They wanted the Hart and the Langstons to join forces to go against the Moriarty Family.” She briefly summed it up with a calm tone, yet the message she conveyed was shocking.

Robert’s expression instantly changed. Looking at Heather, he was able to guess her thoughts and he was disappointed.

“Heather, are you going to put the Langstons at risk for the sake of Myra?” In all honesty, he never thought that she would choose to risk the entire Langston Family.

“Grandpa, don’t you understand? We have no other choice. Do you really think that he only has Myra in his hands?” She looked unblinkingly into his eyes, determined to tell him how serious this matter was.

“Are you implying that he has a member of the Langston Family in his hands as well?” Robert glared at her in anger; he never expected that she would prioritize those relationships over their family’s safety.

“Grandpa, the mysterious force has the capability to easily capture anyone and destroy anything and everything that we care about. They leave us no choice,” she enunciated slowly. The reason why she made this decision was not because of some sentimental issues, but because they had come to the point where there was no turning back.

“I don’t believe that this power is so influential in Bradfort City.” Robert found it unconvincing when the mysterious man had only captured Myra, who wasn’t anyone important to him.

“Grandpa, I’ve seen what he is capable of, so I believed that he wasn’t pulling our leg. Now, he is using Myra to blackmail us and wants us to play his game and follow his rules. However, this is also a chance that we could use to turn the tables around.” Heather was not pessimistic about the current situation. Since we are going to play a game, let’s see who can play better.

“Nonsense! The Moriarty Family has been targeting us for a long time, so how could we go and provoke them instead?” Robert was actually afraid of the Moriartys and he had no intention to get into conflict with them, so he had been avoiding them all this while.