Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

Chapter 340

In fact, Gideon had already realized from the start that Kris had her own agenda but he chose to turn a

blind eye to it because she had never done anything too drastic. Moreover, he still needed the support

of the Stark Group so he chose not to be clear-cut with everything.

However, Kris had crossed the line this time in regards to Gemma’s incident.

As soon as Kris noticed Gideon walking into her room, she jumped up from her chair to greet him and

immediately placed her cell phone aside, “Gideon, I thought you were at the hospital visiting Gemma.

Why did you drop by all of a sudden?”

Evidently, Kris was aware of everything that had happened this morning and the night before. She had

always knew that Gemma was quite stupid but she didn’t expect the latter to make such a dumb move.

She thinks that just because she’s the darling daughter of the Walton Family, she has the right to order

me around and instruct me to complete her tasks. Well, guess what? All I had to do was send her the Content is © by NôvelDrama.Org.

video clip. Then, she ended up getting carried away and impulsively released the footage. Looking at

how things are going, I think she’ll be facing imprisonment. Kris was secretly gleeful about it but of

course, she didn’t let it show on her face.

Gideon’s expression was thunderous as he looked at the woman in front of him. He narrowed his eyes

as he questioned, “Kris, you seem to be hanging out with Gemma a lot lately, yes?” He looked at her

with a half-smile on his face.

At this point, Kris’s heart skipped a beat but she remained calm and smiled at him. “Of course; she’s

your sister so I regard her as my sister too. We definitely have a good relationship with each other!

Besides, Gemma’s quite lovely and I’m happy to be friends with her.”

“Is that so? I’ve always felt that Gemma had a bad temper. She never seemed to have much luck in

gaining any true friends.” Gideon tried his hardest to smile and managed to come up with a fake smile

that was devoid of emotion. When he made that comment, he intentionally emphasized the word ‘true’.

Kris had a funny feeling upon hearing that; truth was, she would occasionally get this feeling from

Gideon. Hence, she bit on her lower lip and asked, “Gideon, are you worried that I’ll get into a fight with

Gemma? Don’t worry; she’s our sister so I’ll definitely give in to her. Besides, she just got into that

accident and her face is now completely disfigured. No matter what happens, I won’t cause her any

unhappiness right now!”

“Who told you that her face is completely disfigured?” Gideon’s expression took a turn and it darkened

immediately.

Kris’s heart skipped a beat when she heard his words. No one in the Walton Family had mentioned that

to her but after seeing Gemma’s face the other day, she had consulted several plastic surgeons for

their opinion. Based on what she was told, it was quite hard for such severe wounds to recover.

Moreover, Gemma’s disfigurement was no longer a secret among their social circle. Kris was just

slightly careless with her words and had accidentally mentioned this without even realizing it.

She looked at Gideon warily and said, “Everyone seems to be speculating on this but I don’t know who

started this. I was just about to inform you, but you appeared before I could call you.”

Gideon pondered over it and realized that there were quite a few doctors and nurses involved in the

operation back then, so it was relatively easy for the news to be circulated. And so, he fixed his solemn

gaze upon Kris for quite some time before mentioning in a low voice, “Kris, I warned you before to not

do anything to upset me. As a consequence of the incident regarding the video clip, the profit you get

from the Central Square project will be reduced by half. If you make the same mistake again, then

there’s no need for us to continue being in a relationship.”

Gideon’s tone of voice was quite somber and Kris couldn’t control her thudding heartbeat. The cat’s out

of the bag once again. She bit on her lower lip and was about to rebuke his words. However, as soon

as her eyes met Gideon’s sharp gaze that felt quite penetrating, she suddenly was at a loss of words.

Nonetheless, her heart ached when she realized that she would lose half of her profit from the Central

Square project.

“There’s one more thing—don’t let Gemma know that her disfigurement is permanent and irreparable.

This time, you’d better not cross my limits.”

Suddenly, Gideon placed his hand on Kris’ neck and stroked it. His hand was cold to the touch but it felt

smooth and silky. However, all Kris could feel was a sense of fear and she felt as if a snake was

slithering around her neck, causing her hair to stand on end. It was only after quite some time that she

finally regained her senses and nodded in reply. “I won’t say a word!”

Gideon finally left in good spirits after hearing that.

As soon as he walked out of the room, Kris stumbled and lost all of her energy, causing her to nearly

fall to the ground. Fortunately, she had held on to the side of her office table so she didn’t end up on

the floor.

They’re all monsters! Both Gemma and Gideon are the same! If it weren’t for the future benefits she

could reap from them, Kris would have given up a long time ago.

However, she envisioned the day the Stark Group could finally belong to her, so she gritted her teeth

and clenched her fists determinedly. All of a sudden, she turned her head and looked at the cell phone

she had flung aside on her office table.

She was previously on the phone with Gemma before Gideon arrived. After noticing him walk in, she

had flung the phone aside but she hadn’t hung up the call. She suddenly realized with a start that she

had had an intense conversation with Gideon, but… Kris couldn’t control her heart from beating wildly

and she immediately grabbed the phone to look at the screen, only to see the display showing that the

call had ended. Upon seeing that, she gripped her cell phone tightly and wondered whether Gemma

had heard her conversation with Gideon.

During their conversation, they had mentioned the video clip and the condition of Gemma’s face. Kris

bit on her lower lip and thought to herself, I didn’t intend to let Gemma know all this. Even if she

overheard the conversation, it’s not my fault at all! With that thought, she flung her phone aside once

again. Truth was, she felt quite exhausted after putting on an act in front of everyone in the Walton

Family for the past few days. She leaned back against her swivel chair but her phone chose that

moment to ring all of a sudden. She gave a quick glance at the caller identification and her expression

turned complicated, but she had no intention of answering the call. However, her phone rang

incessantly after that first missed call. And so, Kris couldn’t help but answer the call as she recalled the

man’s tenderness.

Meanwhile in the hospital room, the phone that was originally by Gemma’s hand was currently

smashed and laid in broken pieces by the wall.

Actually, she had heard every single word of the conversation between Kris and her brother. Everything

else was a blur to her except for the sentence that her brother said. There’s one more thing—don’t let

Gemma know that her disfigurement is permanent and irreparable. This time, you’d better not cross my

limits.

My disfigurement is permanent and irreparable…

My disfigurement is irreparable…

Irreparable…

Suddenly, Gemma shouted and her body trembled. Over time, the trembling became more intense. All

of a sudden, she shrieked wildly again and smashed everything in her sights.

Previously, she was in pain from the injury to her hand and she had used up all of her energy to place

her phone atop her shoulder. When she flung her phone to the ground after that, she had strained her

injured arm once again but she no longer felt the pain.

Didn’t they say that my face could be fixed by plastic surgery? How could it be irreparable? Plastic

surgery is so advanced in this time and age, so how can my face be irreparable?

Suddenly, everything hit Gemma all at once and she realized how badly disfigured her face was. She

was quite aware of how horrible and ugly she looked. Jumping out of bed, she rushed into the

bathroom and gingerly removed the multiple layers of dressing on her face. However, the sight that

greeted her was her horribly disfigured face. As soon as she saw that, she couldn’t control herself and

shrieked manically. She then grabbed hold of everything that was within reach and smashed them into

the bathroom mirror, breaking it into pieces.

The two bodyguards outside rushed in upon hearing the commotion. As soon as they saw the scene in

front of them, one immediately ran to get help from the doctors and nurses while the other called

Gideon right away.

“Miss Walton, are you alright? What’s going on?” She was completely fine when Mrs. Walton left the

room earlier, so why did she suddenly get to this state?

“Tell me—can my face be fixed?” Gemma suddenly grabbed hold of one of the bodyguards and placed

her face right in front of him. She stared at his eyes fixedly while she yelled at him loudly.

Gemma’s sudden gesture of moving right in front of him enlarged her scary-looking scars. The

bodyguard got a fright from that and out of reflex, he gagged in disgust.

Gemma became even more crazed upon noticing that. Suddenly, she shoved the two of them aside

and ran out of the door.