By the time Heather saw Matthias, it was already three days later. Matthias, who had returned from Tasnia City, was a little more depressed. He must have gone through something in Tasnia City as his spirit was gone, and even his gaze on Heather was empty and listless.
“Is something the matter?” It was a stiff opening. It seemed like he wasn’t in a good mood.
Heather was a little regretful to come to him at this time. Seeing his appearance, everything she wanted to say was all stuck in her throat.
“It’s nothing.” After a long time, she managed to speak. Seeing his deadpan look, she wanted to forget about talking to him.
However, her attitude angered him. She was part of the reason he had rushed back, and yet she had dismissed him so easily.
“That’s not what you said three days ago.” His angry face leaned toward Heather, who was already uncomfortable with him staring at her, let alone at such a close range.
“Stay away from me, Matthias.” Heather wasn’t one to be messed with as well. At once, she was displeased. Matthias’ breath blew against her face, which was making her feel uncomfortable.
However, he didn’t listen to her. The corners of his mouth curled up into a wicked smile as he leaned closer to her. Deliberately stretching out his arm, he seemed like he was about to wrap his arm around her waist, causing her to dodge him like she was dodging something filthy. Her actions hurt him.
“Can’t take a joke, Miss Heather?” He still looked frivolous, deliberately concealing his displeasure.
After the commotion, she didn’t want to be polite anymore, so she opened up to him and said, “I came to see you because I wanted to terminate the contract with you.” There was no need to be polite with him because that contract shouldn’t have existed in the first place.
“Terminate?” Matthias asked even though he knew. At once, the wicked smile on his lips turned into a menacing one. It was uncertain what he was scheming.
“I’m afraid I can’t do that.” The smile on his lips widened. It had been hard to get Heather to sign the contract, so there was no way he would easily terminate it.
She knew that things would not go so smoothly, so she calmly looked at him. The speech she had prepared earlier naturally tumbled out of her mouth.
“That contract doesn’t benefit you or me in any way, and I don’t see the need to continue.” She intended to hold onto this point. Businessmen valued profit, and this argument made perfect sense.
Silently, he gazed at her. Until she finished speaking, he was still watching her with no intention to reply. As such, she began to elaborate on this issue in detail. Meanwhile, he listened carefully to every word she said with no response still.
Baffled by his attitude, she looked at him with a smirk, wondering what he meant by this.
At that moment, they stared at each other. Even Heather’s smirk was imprinted in his mind. It looked like the two were having a tug of war, and even Evan who was watching from afar was nervous. He could sense the tension from their gazes.
“You have analyzed a lot, and while it’s good, you’re not me. From my perspective, this analysis is too biased,” he said bluntly, hitting the nail on the head.
Although she was high-sounding, he could still easily retort her arguments. He was determined not to terminate the contract. No matter what she said, it would be impossible to convince him.
“Then what do I have to do for you to terminate the contract?” She was a smart person, so she stopped beating around the bush and became more direct. Worst came to worst, she would use other conditions in exchange for the termination.
Just then, he smiled without saying anything, and the answer was already evident. She glared at him with dissatisfaction, disliking his frivolous appearance.
“It seems that there is no way to negotiate today.” She gave up the idea of continuing to convince him to terminate the contract. She initially did not hold much hope, so she wasn’t too disappointed.
“I will not agree to this matter. The contract will not be terminated. I think it’s best if you give up on this impractical idea as early as possible,” he said bluntly. He also did not want to give her any hope, so he might as well be straightforward.
Hearing this, Heather revealed a cold smile. It was the kind of smile that unnerved people. Meanwhile, Matthias gathered himself together and put on a serious look. At a glance, he looked compelling.
The two fought with their aura, and no one was willing to make concessions. If this went on, Evan was worried that a physical fight would break out at the drop of a hat.
Just then, Evan deliberately and carefully approached them. Currently, the two were very close to each other, and the eye contact was intense. Evan was imagining all kinds of scenarios in his head. Were they going to start fighting, or were they going to kiss? In short, Evan was rather gossipy and full of interest in the content of the chat between them.
“I really made a mistake coming to you today.” Heather was not willing to show weakness and said with venom in her words.
Meanwhile, Matthias carelessly swept a glance at her. What she said did not provoke him, but instead, he agreed. She shouldn’t have added any more trouble for him during this time.
As they exchanged pointed words, they were completely unable to get along. When they were together, there wasn’t a time they weren’t arguing.
“Maybe we can have dinner together. I don’t want to talk about the contract with you anymore.” He said this not only to change the subject, but he also wanted her to dine with him.
During this time, he discovered a wonderful thing. It turned out that he enjoyed dining at the same table with Heather, as dining with her actually made him somewhat… happy.
“Sorry, I don’t have time. I’m still in a hurry to get back to Langston Residence.” She politely refused with the reason that was simply untenable.
“What’s the rush? Speaking of the contract, I think we haven’t been acting according to the contract.” He brought up the contract again. These few days, they were rarely together, which made them seem like they weren’t a couple at all.
“I don’t want to pretend to be a couple with you anymore. No matter if we are in public or behind closed doors, I’m very stressed out. I can’t do this properly at all.” She spoke softly this time. She was ready to convince him in another way. She hadn’t completely given up, which was incredible to Matthias.
“If you don’t want to pretend to be a couple, then you might as well become a real couple with me.” He blurted out his response without thinking it through.
Hearing this, she was dumbfounded and she stared at him incredulously. Even Matthias paused momentarily after he spoke, probably not expecting such words to have come out from his own mouth.
“It’s time for me to go home.” She pretended not to hear anything and found a random thing to say to diffuse the awkward atmosphere between the two.
Meanwhile, Matthias also tacitly acted as if nothing happened and nodded to her, no longer insisting that she stayed. After she left, he gazed in the direction that she had left for a long time until Evan’s voice brought him back to reality.
“Sir, are you done staring?” Evan asked in a suggestive tone.
Matthias looked at him with slight displeasure. It seemed like there was a lot on his mind and Evan didn’t know how to comfort him.
Ever since his trip to Tasnia City, Matthias had become depressed. As soon as he returned, Heather had come to see him, but unfortunately, her arrival did not relieve him at all. Instead, it added to his distress.
While he was in Tasnia City, when he heard that Heather was looking for him, he had been hopeful. However, it turned out that she had come to terminate the contract. In fact, it was rather lamentable.
“Evan, am I doing something wrong?” Matthias asked. Occasionally, he would reflect on what he did.
“I think you already know the answer.” Evan’s answer was full of philosophical implications. He rarely answered Matthias’ questions, leaving more space for him to self-reflect.
Just then, the corners of Matthias’s lips tugged. “Myra is married, but I still feel restless.” Even he himself did not know why. Some answers might even feel absurd so he did not take it seriously, or he was simply rejecting that answer.
At this moment, Heather, who was driving, wasn’t able to calm her emotions that Matthias accidentally stirred up. She recalled the look on his face when he said what he said.
She had even noticed all of his subtle expressions. She was distracted by his single unwarranted sentence.
While the car sped on the highway, Heather was unable to calm down. When she arrived at Langston Residence, she steadily stopped. As she got out of the car, she was frowning, and it was obvious that something was bothering her.
She was home rather early today and just in time for dinner. Since working overtime at Langston Group, she hardly ever came back in time for dinner with the whole family.
As she dined at the same table as Robert, she was silent the whole time and did not dare to let Robert notice anything. However, Robert was intelligent and knew exactly who she had gone to see. However, he didn’t intend to call her out.
Meanwhile, she had an absent-minded look on her face. She regretted going to see Matthias at his villa today. Not only did she fail to terminate the contract, but she came back even more distraught.
After dinner, she hurriedly returned to her room while Robert watched her figure profoundly until she completely disappeared from his sight.
As soon as she was nestled in her little world, she felt better immediately as it was safe here. While lying on the couch, she was getting comfortable when what Matthias said unexpectedly replayed in her head, making her feel unsettled again.
“What are you doing now, Matthias?” Heather muttered to herself. She was conflicted.
The sentence was making ripples in his heart as well. At this moment, Matthias was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. After he came back from Tasnia City, he had been preoccupied by many things, and now, there was another thing to worry about. He let out a self-deprecating laugh. In a nutshell, nothing was going smoothly for him.
As if to match Heather’s mumbling, Matthias sneezed loudly. Rubbing his nose, he looked somewhat innocent.
“Heather, should I stop?” Matthias asked. While he was asking Heather, he was mainly asking himself.
Each of them had their own thoughts, and it was a sleepless night for them. On such a night, Matthias secretly made a decision; a decision that was related to Heather.
