Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)
Chapter 465

Prior to Tony and Myra's wedding, Estelle, who was busy with her shootings overseas, rushed back. Not to mention, Tilly, who was on her annual holiday, canceled her holiday and came back as well. Immediately, Myra felt like Bradfort City had become lively again because it had been a long time since she met them.

However, Tony, on the other hand, valued Myra over his friends and didn't bother about them, as he was too busy spending time with her. After some discussion, they all decided to meet each other at Zion Club, and the Messenger group chat that went quiet for a long time became active again.

Besides that, Myra also added Heather into the group. This was Heather's first group chat on Messenger because she barely used it if it weren't for Myra. The group got even more lively with her arrival while Tony warned the others as he figured that Heather was probably not used to lively chats like this. 'You guys better behave well and don't scare her away.'

Unexpectedly, Heather replied, 'It's fine.'

In the group, besides Myra and Tony, Estelle had also met Heather, and they had interacted a few times because Estelle and Myra were good friends after all.

However, since they were on bad terms, Estelle stopped chatting when she saw Heather entering the group chat. Upon noticing that Estelle went missing, Myra figured that it was due to the dispute that happened when they were young, and she really wanted to use this opportunity to get them back on good terms.

Hence, that was the reason she added Heather to the group chat. Since Heather hadn't gotten the chance to socialize with people in Bradfort City, she accepted Myra's invitation after pondering about it. Myra had managed to get to know some close friends, and Heather had never met any friend of hers besides Tony. Besides, Heather wasn't as possessive as she was back when they were young. Now, she was totally fine with Myra being nice to others. However, this was the exact reason Estelle disliked Heather.

Estelle and Myra were way closer after all, and what Heather did almost affected their friendship. If it weren't for Heather leaving overseas, who knew how things would have developed?

During the night, Zion Club's private room started becoming lively. Heather had already informed Myra earlier that she would be late due to overtime work.

Since they were all young and the purpose of this casual gathering was to catch up with each other, none of them really minded that she was late.

Those who were done with their work would gather there first to wait for the others, and there was really nothing to blame for being late. As the last person to arrive, Heather had a polite smile plastered on her face before she knocked on the door to the private room.

Upon hearing the knocking sound, Myra immediately knew that it was Heather because all of them entered the room by pushing the door open, and none of them would have opted to knock on the door.

At the same time, Estelle's gaze darkened because she was still fearful of Heather even after not meeting each other for a long time. Urgh! I don't want to face her at all. Right then, Shawn, who was sitting by the side, observed the micro-expression changes on Estelle's face curiously before he got interested in the person who was about to enter.

"Come on in!" Myra exclaimed cheerfully.

The moment Heather entered the room, the atmosphere in the room got a little colder since she always gave off a cold impression.

"Hey, Myra." Heather's gaze was fixated on Myra, and she didn't bother giving anyone else as much as a glance.

However, everyone's gaze was fixated on Heather, while Estelle stared at Heather's face with an annoyed look. She didn't expect Heather to look way prettier than her now, and Heather's presence really irked her.

On the other hand, Tilly was staring at Heather with curiosity-filled eyes because she had been hearing things about her from Myra for a while, and Heather really lived up to her expectations. As Heather's beauty was really outstanding, all of the men's gazes were fixated on her, especially Elliot.

When Shawn noticed the annoyance and jealousy toward Heather in Estelle's eyes, he smiled cunningly before guessing their relationship. I didn't expect Heather to affect Estelle like this.

At this moment, Heather turned toward Tony and gave him a polite smile before greeting, "Hello, Mr. Hart."

Still, what Estelle didn't expect was Heather's gaze glancing past her because she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable by Heather's gaze despite it being a swift glance.

"It's been a long time since I met you, Estelle. You've gotten even prettier now." Heather took the initiative to greet Estelle. All along, Heather had been reflecting on the dirty tricks she pulled on Estella because of Matthias, and Myra had already informed her earlier that Estelle would join the gathering this time as well. Since Estelle was Myra's best friend, Heather figured that she should take the initiative to talk to her in an effort to fix their friendship after what happened in the past.

However, Estelle's heart dropped when she received Heather's compliment because she couldn't help but feel like she was indirectly making fun of her. Nevertheless, she couldn't just ignore Heather, as that would be rude.

Right then, Estelle, who was always a sociable person, suddenly got nervous and replied awkwardly, "It's been a while. You look prettier, though." Upon hearing Estelle's reply, Shawn felt like he was about to die from withholding his laughter.

So, there's actually someone in this world that can intimidate Estelle, huh? I'm sure that she's actually afraid of Heather but still held onto her grudges.

Shawn couldn't help but give Heather a few more glances as he wondered what this mysterious woman did to Estelle, to the point where Estelle was traumatized.

At the same time, Philip's and Lucas' eyes were fixated on Heather as well. As she was too beautiful, it was easy for the single men to start imagining things.

Still, it wasn't as if they could do anything besides giving her a few more glances. However, Elliot had lost his entitlement to do so after Tilly rolled her eyes at him when she noticed that he had been staring at Heather.

Scooting over, Myra got Heather to sit next to her while Estelle sat on another side, and Shawn could obviously sense Estelle tensing up when Heather sat down.

After that, Heather tried to plaster a natural smile on her face before giving Estelle a smile because she really wanted to try to save her image in Estelle's impressions.

However, it seemed like that was too late due to the fact that she had left an unremovable scar in Estelle's heart. Hence, all of her attempts to make up would only be viewed by Estelle as her trying to plot a scheme.

At this moment, Myra took the initiative to introduce Heather to everyone briefly. "This girl right next to me is my best friend, Heather, and she's also the third young lady of the Langston Family." Although the introduction sounded formal, it gave everyone a simple understanding of Heather, while a polite smile remained on Heather's face. Since she was there to attend Myra's friends' gathering party, it would be better if she could be less flashy, as being lowkey was the best way to avoid making mistakes.

On the other hand, Estelle also felt annoyed by the fact that Myra didn't invite her to her wedding because she wanted Heather to be her bridesmaid. Still, she wasn't one to hold grudges, and she understood that Heather was important to Myra.

Many things happened to Myra back then, and she wouldn't have been here if it weren't for Heather's help. Hence, she was also Myra's lifesaver besides being best friends. Although Heather had a weird personality, she was still way more mature than them because she provided guidance to Myra on many occasions and had accompanied her throughout many difficult situations in life. Thus, it was an understatement for Myra to feel grateful to her.

Then, Tony started introducing everyone to Heather while she remained smiling. This made Estelle, who was sitting next to her, shocked.

Heather, back then, was so unapproachable that she could still remember her arrogance clearly. Estelle didn't expect Heather to become like this now because she was way too different from how she was in Estelle's memories. She had become polite, and the smile on her face looked genuine and natural now. Estelle initially thought that Heather would never smile genuinely in her entire life, but it seemed like Heather had really changed, and it was hard for Estelle to accept that.

Still, Heather had only gotten even more charismatic now. She had gotten many young men's liking back when she was a teen, and she had now captured the hearts of every man.

Then, everyone started partying and having fun. When they were having a karaoke session, Heather specially picked an Italian song to sing. It had been a long time since they heard her singing, and Heather was an excellent person; in fact, one could even say that she was an all-rounder because her voice almost reached the standard of a professional singer.

Although Heather's arrival fascinated many, the way she looked at everyone was slightly unaccustomed besides Myra.

In fact, Philip and Lucas, who were single, were very interested in Heather, and they were jealous that Myra could receive that kind of look from her.

Since Heather was young, she had learned how to deal with men's attraction toward her, since many men fell in love with her everywhere she walked past. It was hard for normal people to understand this, so Heather rarely had any female friends.

Nevertheless, Myra was the one who never cared about all these things since they were young, and that was why she was so important to Heather. At the same time, Tony was silently observing everything. How could he forget about his brothers when he was trying to set Heather up on a date in the past?

After the gathering, Tony told Myra about everything he had seen. Coincidentally, something happened to the groomsman that they had invited previously, and it looked like he couldn't make it, although they had come to an agreement last time.

Since Myra didn't have many expectations of the groomsman, she somehow sighed in relief when she heard that. It seemed like that man wasn't fated to meet Heather, then.

"Myra, you saw everything that happened during the gathering too, didn't you?" Tony asked tentatively.

However, Myra gave him a confused look because he sounded too vague, and she didn't know what he was talking about since she couldn't read his mind.

"Have you noticed how Philip and Lucas were acting around Heather?" Tony had no choice but to come clean to his thoughts before he reached out to ruffle Myra's head when he saw how confused she looked.

Right then, Myra gave him a knowing look. Great! I think Myra and I are now on the same page!

"Indeed. They were behaving very differently." She had known Philip and Lucas for a while now, and she had never seen them being like this to another girl. Still, it was probably because Heather was too charismatic.

"So, what do you think of them?" Tony asked tentatively.

This put Myra into deep thoughts as she frowned. She had completely forgotten about these two best friends of Tony previously, and the two of them were indeed excellent men that fitted their basic requirements.

However, Heather's attitude toward them wasn't much different during the gathering. Of course, she couldn't rely on first impressions because something fruitful might bear from future development. Immediately, Myra fell into a dilemma.