Chapter 289
Myra looked at him speechlessly. “Of course I know. Today is your birthday, right?”
Tony pursed his thin lips while a hint of dissatisfaction shed across his eyes.
She suddenly caught his right hand and lowered her head before nting a kiss on the back of his
hand. “Happy Birthday, Tony!”
She then raised her head and looked at the man, who was driving beside her, with sincere eyes.
However, not only did Tony not drop the frown, his expression actually darkened instead and he
retracted his hand without replying to her.
She caught a glimpse of his expression with the corner of her eye, which put a smile on her face and
made her clutch the phone in her handbag tightly.
And so, Tony, who was most likely sulking, did not try to make any conversation with her throughout the
journey. Although Myra tried to talk to him, he either gave her perfunctory replies or he sometimes even
ignored herpletely.
Soon, the two of them arrived at their destination.
At this moment, all sorts of luxurious cars were gathered outside of the Ritz Carlton and guests, who
were dressed to the nines, were entering the premises. It was dark outside but the streets and bars
around were buzzing with people.
Just as Tony was about to open the car door to alight from the car, Myra caught his right hand and
stared at his impassive face with a gentle gaze. “Are you mad?”
Her palm was warm and she was so nervous that she did not know what else to say.
Tony’s eyes flicked across her hand that was holding onto his before he looked into her eyes. “No,” he
calmly replied.
“You were sulking all the way here, yet you are denying it now? Anyone who didn’t know what
happened would think that I bullied you…” she mumbled, which only made his expression be
more thunderous. He then moved to get out of the car.
Meanwhile, Aaron, who was weing the guests not far away from them, noticed their arrival. He
instantly gestured a valet toe with him to greet them.
When Myra nced at them and found that they were still some distance away, she suddenly
approached Tony and ced a kiss on his pursed lips. Her face blushed a little as she tucked a loose
strand of hair behind her ear while clearing her throat. “Don’t be mad. I have prepared your birthday
present, but… can I give it to you after we go back tonight?”
Just now, she had the impulse to tease him, but it had never been her intention to see him unhappy
throughout the banquet.
Of course Myra did not forget about his birthday and she had indeed prepared his gift. However, upon
recalling Estelle’s suggestive expression when she was preparing the gift, she had the sudden urge to
give up on the idea. How about I get him another gift for his birthday?
Her cheeks involuntarily became redder. Upon seeing Myra’s bashful look, which she herself might not
even be aware of, Tony narrowed his eyes and curled up his thin lips. He then raised her chin to nt a
kiss on her lips. “You will give it to me tonight?” he repeated her words.
“Yes.” She struggled for a while and nodded while squeezing her handbag strap.
“Tell me, what is this mysterious present that can only be given to meter on at night?” he asked
teasingly. Truth was, Myra was unable to hide much of her words or actions from him. She seems
shy… A yful smile appeared at the corner of Tony’s lips at the thought of that.
“It’s just an ordinary present.” Myra brushed off his hand. Feeling afraid that he would continue to press
on, she pretended to nce at time on her phone. “Let’s go; the banquet will be starting soon.” With
that, she attempted to get out from the other side.
However, just as she opened the car door, Aaron, who had walked up to her, carefully escorted her out
of the car. “You two have finally arrived. If you were to take any longer, Old Master Hart and Young
Master Shawn would be fed up with dealing with the guests.”
Since the main character of the banquet—who was also the person that they wanted to please the
most—was not around, those people had to temporarily target the other members of the Hart Family.
As Damian had just taken his leave, he could onlye to visit them during his younger brother’s
wedding, which exined why he was absent today. Therefore, the only member of the Hart Family
that they could pester were Sebastian and Shawn.
Upon seeing Aaron had one hand ced above her head, which obviously revealed his protectiveness
over her, Myra smiled a gentle smile at him. “I’m fine, Mr. Johnson. I can get down on my own.”
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt a slightly cold gaze on him. Stunned, he
turned to look in that direction, only to see a man getting out of the driver’s seat and heading toward
their direction.
The man’s gaze was impassive but it made Aaron feel uneasy, especially when his gaze flicked across
him and finallynded on his hand—the same hand that was supporting Myra.
Before he could react, Tony had walked up to them and took Myra’s hand from his before taking her
into his embrace. “Mr. Johnson, it’s almost time. We shall head in first.”
Understanding dawned and Aaronughed, but the smile on his face seemed cryptic. “I wish you a
happy birthday, Young Master Tony.”
“Thank you” Tony murmured with a raised eyebrow. In a seemingly inadvertent manner, he passed the
car keys to Aaron instead of giving it to the valet before heading into the hotel with an arm over Myra’s
shoulder.
Standing behind him, Aaron yed with the car keys in his hand and helplessly mumbled, “This kid is
really territorial.”
…
Today, Myra was quite nervous as she was going to make an appearance in the circle of the wealthy
and the rich of Bradfort City as Tony’s fiancée. However, due to what happened earlier, she burst into
someone’s chest. “Tony, why did you speak with Mr. Johnson with such a serious tone? He is my
grandfather’s subordinate, so we should show him some respect since he is more senior to us.”
Tony raised an eyebrow in response and remained quiet.
Myra suddenly realized that Tony seemed displeased when Aaron supported her earlier. Could it be
that… “Are you jealous?”
Her eyes instantly brightened up at that thought.
Upon seeing theughter in her eyes, Tony pulled her into his arms and answered in a stern manner,
“No.”
“You are still denying it.” Her nose bumped into his firm chest, making her feel a little ufortable,
and she chuckled. “Hey, it’s just Mr. Johnson, yet you are jealous of him? You are being too petty.”
Tony tightened his grip around her waist, causing her to hiss softly due to the pain on her waist. She
then shot a re at him.
As a matter of fact, she did not put in much effort in dressing up today—she merely put on light
makeup. Other than the gown, her hair was coiled up into a simple hairdo behind her head, leaving
only two loose strands by her cheeks. She looked neat and gentle, which matched her temperament
and gown well.
However, the way she looked at him seemed coquettish—at least, it was Tony who felt that way.
Myra red at him; the ck and white in herrge eyes were clearly distinguishable, which made his
heart involuntarily skip a beat. Suddenly, he lowered his head and his thin lips soonnded on hers.
They had walked up the stairs, arriving at the luxurious and grand entrance of Ritz Carlton.
What greeted them was a red carpet, the buzzy and lively guests, as well as the light-hearted music in
the hall.
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It was so unexpected that time seemed to stop at this instant.
One of the guests softly eximed, which was then followed by the sound of the crowd’s sharp inhale.
Soon, the initially buzzy hall instantly fell silent, and the only sound was the melodious music slowly
ying in the background.
Myra was stunned. When she opened her eyes and saw the slight smile in the eyes of the man before
her, her face immediately flushed.