Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

She wondered what would happen this time.

This time, Tony would no longer be there for her. After all, she was the one who rejected his advances.

As these thoughts ran wild in her mind, Myra felt a sense of despair that coursed through her veins. At this point, she couldn’t quite move her body, and it felt as stiff as a board.

“Miss Stark, why don’t you give Mr. Chase a call? You should get him to arrange for a lawyer or to come over and post bail as soon as possible,” reminded a young female cop. She had a look of pity on her face as she saw Myra’s expressionless face.

Shortly after that, she shoved a cell phone into Myra’s hands.

Myra sat there staring blankly at the phone in her hands. Sean is probably the last person on earth I would call. What a joke.

It was quite likely that he would hang up on her if she made that call. Moreover, it was wishful of her to expect him to post bail or even arrange for her a lawyer.

But then, who else can I seek help from now?

At that thought, Myra closed her eyelids and dialed the numbers in her mind. The phone rang a few times before it was finally picked up.

“Hello, may I know who’s on the line?”

As soon as she heard that familiar weathered voice, Myra could no longer control her tears as she sobbed. “Mr. Engelhard, I need some help!”

It was only twenty minutes after she ended the phone call. Time seemed to trickle by fairly slowly.

Myra was placed in a temporary lock-up cell. There were two others on her right and left. Apparently, one of them was in for manslaughter and the other one was in here for dealing drugs.

At that moment, she sat forlornly in the middle of the cell. Her arms were wrapped around herself in a fetal position and she had her head buried in her knees.

it was the middle of summer, all she could

someone

someone’s here to bail

 Myra raised her head gradually and squinted her eyes

rushing toward her. As they came nearer, she saw that there was a guy flanked by the rest of the people. At the same time, she heard someone say, “Director Hart, what’s the

Hart… Myra seemed to have fallen into a trance when she heard that form

someone turned on the lights to the cell. The whole room lit up immediately and there was a ray of light that shone brightly

she squinted in response. Then, she raised her head and tried to figure out where the voices were coming from. All she could see from her angle were a bunch of people dressed impeccably, and each and every one of them had

purposefully and swooped in like a

he had a heavy scowl on his face; his eyes were cold with fury, and his mouth was pressed into

Tony’s uncontrollable fury as he saw the woman in front of him, Captain Fowler immediately signaled to the person next

Myra could clearly see who was in front of her. She finally saw who was the one that came

At first, it was just a slight tremble, but then, it

couldn’t stop herself from shaking, for she had never ever expected herself to be

was better than being in this position; she didn’t want to be handcuffed and appear so vulnerable in front

door flung open and Tony was visibly consumed

into the tiny cell, Tony berated himself in his mind. He regretted letting her go,

again. This was especially so after he noticed the fearful look in her eyes and her subconscious retreating movements. If he were to be given a second chance, he would start all over again and choose a different way. It might take longer for him to achieve his goal, but he would rather choose that than

murmured hoarsely as he stood in front of

bit hard on her lips, trying to stop the tears from falling. Despite her attempt at defiance, she couldn’t stop retreating before finally burying her face in between her knees. “You’ve

with a darkened face, pained by what he saw. Then, he took a step forward and lifted her into his arms. He

time, he couldn’t control his shaking hands. However, he

end, Myra could no longer stop the tears that had been welling up in her eyes; they coursed down her cheeks

had nothing to do with the project. It wasn’t my responsibility! I knew