Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

Chapter 297

The word ‘divorce’ had slipped through Sean’s lips once again. Never in his wildest dreams did he

expect himself to divorce the woman in front of him—the one whom he had once been madly in love

with. As my dreams gradually come true, I have to admit that my feelings have changed and that I have

fallen in love with Myra. I have no idea when it started, but I have been suffering since Myra isn’t mine.

Somehow, I have started to feel excited about the slightest news about her. Besides, I would even lose

sleep over the small things involving her. However, I am also not sure when it started, but I no longer

harbor the feelings I once had for the woman now standing in front of me.

“Divorce?!” Lyla’s body stiffened straight away. It was such a simple term, but it felt like thousands of

poisonous arrows piercing her heart. She stumbled a couple of steps backward while staring in

disbelief at the man who was in front of her. “Sean, what did you say?”

Nevertheless, she shook her head violently right after asking that. She stammered incoherently, “N-

No… No… Say no further. I know that you were merely joking earlier…” She packed her bag before

turning to leave. “Sean, I suddenly recalled that I have something to attend to. I’ll leave now.”

Just as she was about to leave, Sean’s large and strong hand grabbed her right arm.

His eyes were blazing with determination, making him look almost defiant. “Lyla, you know very well

that I am no longer in love with you. Besides, you are no longer the woman I once loved. Instead of

dragging each other along for the rest of our lives, it’s best to get a divorce as soon as possible. You

will be free to live a new life whereas I can live the life I want.”

“Instead of dragging each other along for the rest of our lives, you say?” Sean was grabbing onto Lyla’s

right hand tightly, so she could not release herself. She was devastated after listening to what he had to

say.

Initially, I might have been aiming to marry into the Hart Family and I may have agreed to marry into the

Chase Family later due to my greed, but I truly am in love with Sean. That is why I agreed without any

hesitation when Tony suggested this option. The feelings I have for Sean over the years have never

changed. In fact, I’d miss him even when I was in the United States. But, what did he just say to me?

He wants us to get a divorce. He claims that if we were to remain together, we would be dragging each

other. He even wants the two of us to start afresh and live separately…

Lyla suddenly turned and hissed through gritted teeth, “Sean, who gave you the right to decide for the

both of us? You married me for the Hilliville project, so how could you divorce me simply by claiming

that you aren’t in love with me anymore?! What do you take me for?!”

“You have lied to me about many things—haven’t you harmed Myra with all you have?” Sean merely

frowned in disdain when he saw Lyla’s sour expression. He released her hand, but he sneered. “You

are not a good person—you did not marry into the Chase Family for me. Since that is the case, there is

no need to consider other issues, regardless of whether we are married or getting a divorce. Everything

we did was consensual.”

“Wow, that’s a great play on word usage!”

When I felt Sean’s suspicious gaze and learned about Sean’s feelings toward Myra, coupled with the

incident when he came forward to clear Myra’s name when others accused her, I had a vague sense

that this would have happened sooner or later. I just did not expect it to happen so soon. He has been

delaying the wedding he once promised me due to his hectic schedule at work. Well, right now, it looks

like it is not due to his hectic workload. I suppose he has wanted to divorce me from the get-go.

“Sean, do you think that Myra would return to you just because you divorce me now?” Lyla’s expression

contorted into a snarl as her rage and agony made her eyes bloodshot. “Dream on! The first option is

an old flame who has been torturing her whereas the other is a new lover who spoils and loves her.

Who would you pick if you were in her shoes? You should forget about Myra because she will never

return to you! She told me that herself! She doesn’t even care about you anymore. She can’t even be

bothered about what you did to her in the past!”

“That is because I have been fooled by both you and Tony!” After listening to Lyla, Sean recalled that

Myra refused to recently answer his calls. Anger started to boil in his chest and his gaze was dark with

rage. “If it weren’t for you and Tony pulling strings in the dark, Myra would not have treated me badly! I

will explain everything to her!” He tightly clenched his fists. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Lyla inhaled sharply when she saw the determination in his gaze. Sean is going insane. He is really

planning to get Myra back!

“You are insane!” She wanted nothing more than to slap the man in front of her. “Did you claim that I

have lied to you? If you hadn’t ignored Myra and treated her cruelly for the past two years, why would

she leave you? Do you need me to remind you of every woman that you have slept with? You even got

one pregnant and she tried getting rid of me in order to marry into the Chase Family!” Her gaze glinted

with sarcasm when she was reminded of Elsie.

Sean tightened his fists while glancing at Lyla. He recalled what she had said to Eve the other day and

his voice dropped to an icy tone, “Do you think that I do not know who made you abort the unborn child

all those years ago?”

His voice was calm, but it felt like a struck of lightning in Lyla’s heart. She then asked Sean in a

trembling voice, “W-What do you mean?”

“Huh! What do I mean?” Sean laughed mirthlessly, but he was staring at Lyla unblinkingly. He wasn’t

even bothered to conceal his rage. “I heard the whole conversation between you and Mom at the

hospital that day… Lyla, my mom made you abort the child, but you told me Myra did it. You blamed

everything on Myra. If you hadn’t done that to me, why would I hurt her?!”

Once upon a time, I used to be happy with Myra. At the time, I was devoted to protecting her with all I

had and I wanted to make her happy. However, that did not last long and I have regretted it ever since.

“Since I now know what kind of woman you are, how could I possibly be with you? You have done

countless things to Myra ever since you’ve returned. I have proof for some of them, but I don’t for the

rest. However, that is fine because I will gradually get hold of them.” He gave her a cold look. That man

snatched Myra from me and I must snatch her back!

Lyla felt goosebumps all over her body. Sean has just admitted that he overheard my conversation with

Eve in the hospital the other day… That day, I made Elsie miscarry and I had an argument with Eve

outside the hospital room. We were talking about each other’s shortcomings at the time. If he had

heard them…

Her expression drastically changed and she reached out to grab Sean’s hand. “Sean, you have to

listen to me. I was merely mad at Mom, which is why I said all those awful things to her. Most of the

things we said that day were not true…”

“Which of them isn’t true? Was it the part where you made Elsie miscarry or my mom made you

miscarry your unborn child?” His gaze was as dark as the night when he stared unblinkingly at Lyla.

The cold ruthlessness in his eyes made her chest heave painfully.

Lyla shivered reflexively. “Didn’t you request Mom to make Elsie abort her child? I was just lending you

a hand.”