Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

Chapter 337

All of a sudden, the sounds of keyboards tapping away and camera shutters going off filled the room.

Soon after that, the details from the Hart Group press conference became published; naturally, the

response that ensued was quite significant.

Originally, Miss Walton, who was allegedly the victim, the weaker party, and the person abandoned,

suddenly turned out to be a despicable home-wrecker, a lunatic, and a vicious woman. From then on,

there were all sorts of negative tags attached to her.

Perhaps it was because everyone didn’t expect the distinguished Young Lady of the Walton family to

be such a shameless woman. The words that came out of her mouth were quite explicit, after all.

“I just want to give you some comfort during her pregnancy… Now that she is pregnant, you must be

having a hard time holding back your desires. I just wish to continue to admire you in secret and to

sometimes appear by your side when you need me. I won’t ruin your family; I just want you to

occasionally be with me… Myra’s only attributes are her skills in bed and the way she pleasures you.

As for me, I’m still a virgin; I only care about you so I’m quite sure I’ll be comparable to her. I—”

Gemma had completely twisted values that were totally beyond what was acceptable. It was quite hard

to believe that this usually haughty and aloof woman had in fact chased after a married man and

requested to be his mistress.

On the contrary, the director of Hart Group, Tony, had a great mindset, which was evident from his

words.

“Even if you were the last woman left on Earth, I would still choose to stay celibate. If you dare to

bother Myra again, I won’t hesitate to show you in advance the consequences of crossing my path.”

Everyone present could clearly sense his loyalty toward the one he loved. Most of the women who

heard this sighed in admiration, and they were envious and jealous of Myra but disdainful of Gemma’s

actions. This was such a stark contrast, resulting in the crowd being even more disgusted and scornful

of the latter’s actions. At that point, all of the hard-built, positive framework of the Walton Family from

the previous night came crashing down without any warning, and there were endless negative

comments directed at Gemma as well as the Walton Family on the Internet.

…

Just then, the atmosphere in Gemma’s room was significantly tense and one could practically cut the

tension with a knife.

Everyone from the Walton Family, except for Gemma, had assumed that there were only two

recordings that fateful night at the underground parking lot of the Stark Group. One was regarding the

conflict between her and Tony, and the other was the recording of her driving her car into Tony’s. Other

than that, they didn’t expect anything else. However, much to their dismay, Gemma had in fact tried to

seduce Tony; as for the words she had said, Edward was practically about to blow a gasket after

hearing it. How can a foolish girl like her even be a part of the Walton Family? Doesn’t she know that

there are security cameras in the underground parking lot?

As soon as everyone in the Walton Family saw the negative comments left by strangers on the

Internet, their expressions darkened.

“Grandpa—” After last night’s outburst, Gemma had initially gone back to her old ways of being

reckless as she realized that her family had no qualms of indulging all her whims. However, after the

full video recording was released and Tony’s words were made known to the public, Gemma was

utterly stunned. During her impulsive outburst, she completely forgot about the fact that she had tried to

seduce Tony prior to that or perhaps subconsciously, she didn’t think that there was anything wrong in

her actions of seducing him.

It was only when the condemning comments from the Internet hit hard like waves crashing into her that

she suddenly felt a sense of humiliation and resentment. Gemma finally came to the realization that

she had brought massive trouble upon her family and this time, things were way worse than the

previous incident of her running into Tony with her car. This incident indicated a massive flaw in her

character and had implicated the whole Walton Family. As such, everyone in the family was also the

subject of abuse by the general public.

“Grandpa, this isn’t my fault. Myra must have convinced Tony to do this! He wouldn’t have treated us

like this based on his friendship with Gideon. It must be Myra’s idea to go against us, so she must have

said something negative to make him take such actions.

Meanwhile on the other end, the Hart Group press conference was, in fact, a live stream event. At this

moment, everyone watching could clearly hear the words that Tony mentioned to the press. He

maintained his stance and insisted that he did not know the identity of the person who released that

video recording; it also appeared that he wasn’t trying to put the blame on the Walton Family, but the

latter were the ones that had gone overboard. Thus, Tony had no choice but to arrange for this press

conference to take further action but in actual fact, he was intentionally targeting the Walton Family.

Based on the current circumstances, Tony clearly emerged as the victor. No one in the Walton Family

had expected this situation to take place and they didn’t realize that the current negative public

sentiments were detrimental to them. On the other hand, this situation was advantageous to the Hart

Family, the Hart Group, Tony, as well as Myra.

This showed that the Hart Family had strong values of loyalty and Tony was a deeply affectionate

person. Meanwhile, Myra was also the innocent party here.

As for the Walton Family, they were despicable and Gemma was utterly shameless.

“Gemma, even I can’t do anything much for you this time!” Edward clenched both of his hands tightly

into fists and his shrewd eyes were full of aggression and struggle.

Momentarily stunned, Gemma became frightened after regaining her senses. “Grandpa, what do you

mean? I didn’t do anything drastic. Besides, Tony’s perfectly fine! It’s only been a few days since the

incident but he’s currently up and running; he’s also well enough to hold a press conference! What do

you mean by you not being able to do anything to help me?”

“What do you mean he’s fine?” All of a sudden, Edward couldn’t control his anger and lashed out at

her. Soon after that, he took a deep breath before narrowing his eyes and pursing his lips. “In the video,

everyone can clearly see the whole situation of how you intentionally drove your car into Tony’s; there’s

no need for him to explain anything. Then, you made another mistake by acting impulsively afterward

when the Hart Family had already decided to forgive you. Right now, you should just leave the country

and stay there until things cool down. Give it some time and I’ll arrange for you to come back once

everything is fine.”

Edward’s vein pulsated vigorously out of anger upon noticing Tony’s actions. The latter was currently

speaking on the live stream and he also turned around occasionally to smile at Myra. “Your reckless

move of releasing footage of that video recording and threatening Myra has angered the Hart Family to

the point where they no longer give any regard to our reputation. Their actions today are a blatant

challenge to our family! Soon, the police will investigate this issue and by then, even if I beg the Hart

Family for forgiveness, do you think they will let you off the hook?”

Gemma shivered in fear as soon as she heard Edward’s words. She had acted impulsively out of anger

yesterday. As soon as she saw that video, she did not hesitate to give Myra a call and threaten her.

However, Myra’s refusal angered Gemma further and she ended up releasing the footage online. At

that moment, she did not stop to consider the consequences as she assumed that her family would

settle the matter for her. Furthermore, she had always harbored the thought that her grandpa could

settle the issue of her being forced to leave Bradfort City but now, he chose not to do so because he

had given up on her after her disfigurement. Out of resentment, she then made the decision to create a

fuss. However, looking at this current situation, Gemma suddenly felt a sense of panic.

“Grandpa—no, I mean… Gideon! Gideon, you’re quite close to Tony! If you go and seek his

forgiveness, then he definitely wouldn’t be so harsh on me! You’ve been friends for six years so surely

he’s going to give you some leeway?” Gemma suddenly turned to Gideon for help.

Currently, Gideon had a sullen expression on his face. He then turned around to look at his sister and Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

sneered, “Do you think that Tony’s going to pay any heed to my word? All this while, he’s never

bothered to listen to me. Besides, you’ve used me as a pretext for more than one occasion; don’t you

think it’s too late for everything?”

“But—” Gemma had not realized the repercussions when she intentionally drove her car into someone.

Just then, it seemed that Samuel knew what she was about to say and he replied with a solemn voice,

“Intention to harm is a serious crime and could lead to a maximum sentence of imprisonment for a few

years or at least home detention. You assumed that Tony wasn’t badly hurt in that incident, but he’s

already undergone a full examination and came out with a report for that. Currently, he’s just waiting for

the final judgment.”

“What? How can my daughter be imprisoned!” Shelly frantically yelled out in a shrill voice and grabbed

hold of Samuel’s left arm. “Samuel, you must find a way to help Gemma! You have to save our

daughter!”