Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)
Chapter 27
Two servers were chatting quietly while carrying the flowers into the hotel.
The group of people walked out of the hotel without paying much attention to their surroundings. After all, they were used to seeing wealthy men from the younger generation spending frivolously for the sake of pursuing a woman.
Nevertheless, Tony, who was leading the group, came to a sudden stop and he asked the two of the servers, “Who is spending so lavishly today?”
These two servers had worked in the Ritz Carlton for quite some time, so naturally they recognized a man of Tony’s stature. Nevertheless, they were anxious due to his abrupt question, coupled with his frosty expression. One of them answered tentatively, “It’s Director Chase, who is the director of the Chase Group. He booked the entire first floor of the Ritz Carlton and I heard that it is to celebrate the birthday of a female model!”
“What?” Elsie shrieked loudly all of a sudden.
Myra felt fortunate that Elsie was present at that moment—at least she wasn’t the one embarrassing herself in front of everybody. He phoned me earlier while venting his frustrations on me but now, he is celebrating another woman’s birthday. I can’t believe I harbored hope for him earlier because I thought that he was jealous and that he had feelings for me. In any case, I just realized that I am a fool right now!
She sensed Sasha turning to look at her, so Myra turned her head away in embarrassment.
“Director Hart, c-can I help you with anything else?” the server asked carefully.
Elsie realized that she had just embarrassed herself earlier, so her expression soured slightly.
Tony casually glanced at Myra, who had turned away, and he narrowed his eyes slightly. After that, he turned to look at the roses in the server’s hands while commenting indifferently, “The flowers are pretty.” With that, he continued moving forward.
Meanwhile, Myra and Sasha fell behind. Sasha hesitated for a while but she approached Myra while reassuring her worriedly, “Myra, don’t be sad. I’m sure that the model is pestering Sean. Surely there’s a misunderstanding here.”
“There is no misunderstanding.” Myra wore a blank expression.
Sasha was about to say something but Myra had already walked ahead and left her behind.
Why would there be any misunderstanding? Sean has always flaunted his passionate relationships with other women. You can easily spot him by flipping through any tabloids; he is always with different women.
Sasha, who was standing behind, smirked when she regarded Myra’s desolate figure.
Myra wasn’t even sure how she arrived home because she felt like the walking dead.
After a shower, she curled up in bed under the blanket without even drying her hair.
She felt exhausted. I saw myself in the mirror just now and the person staring back is almost like a stranger. They say that 24-year-old women are in their glory days, but my life is a disaster at this point.
Amidst her muddled mind, she recalled the period when she first started dating Sean.
He once held me under the bridge in front of Marina Bay Sands. He kissed my forehead tenderly and lovingly under the stars while promising me that he’d love me with all his heart. In the blink of an eye, we had our romantic wedding but he became a monster and destroyed the future I dreamed of.
Myra cried and laughed simultaneously; she wasn’t sure when, but she fell asleep somehow. She woke up again due to the bright lights in the room. Ever since two years ago, she had been a light sleeper.
“Is that you, Sean?” Myra’s voice was hoarse. She sat up on the bed gradually, feeling the sting from her puffy eyes.
“Yeah.” Sean tossed his suit jacket while maintaining a blank expression. Nevertheless, he seemed to have noticed Myra’s expression was off, because he frowned slightly. Then, he caught sight of her red and swollen eyes. “What happened?”
Myra noticed his frosty expression, and she recalled herself deliberately telling Tony that they had a loving husband and wife relationship. It turns out I wasn’t lying to others but to myself! She closed her eyes and felt hot tears sting the back of her eyelids. She then lifted her left hand and asked him, “Sean, do you still remember giving me this ring?” She raised her left hand slowly. On it was a simple silver ring and it shone brightly under the lights.
Sean gave her the ring as a small gift before getting married.
We were not like this when he gave me that ring. That night, we had a date but he got delayed due to work, so we missed the scheduled time of the romance film. I said it was fine. In the end, we abandoned our plans for the movie and instead, we strolled along Bradfort City’s moat. At the time, there were many stalls unregulated by the Urban Management along the city moat. Every night, there would be many vendors selling all kinds of gadgets there. I think that was an especially happy time for me. I used to cling onto Sean’s arm along the way while pointing at interesting gadgets, and we would comment on what stood out from the crowd.
Sean even teased that no one else apart from me would be interested in such cheap items. During that time, I was attracted to the ring. It’s funny in hindsight, because the ring cost about 20. Any random project of Sean’s is worth millions. Initially, he didn’t care for it but since I liked it, he bought it for me. He even teased me, “In future when in front of others, it’s best to put away the ring. Otherwise, outsiders might think that I’m stingy when it comes to you!” He even seemed unsatisfied after saying that because he pulled my hand while adding, “This won’t do. Tomorrow, I will buy a new large and shiny diamond ring. I want people to know that you will be the happiest bride!”