Heather and Blake were having a quiet breakfast, as if the argument the night before never happened. The butler told Robert everything, but Robert decided to stay quiet. Even so, he was worried his grandchildren would fight again.
That was the moment when Matthias barged in at the worst time possible. Everyone was still having breakfast, so they stared at him the moment he came in, and Heather frowned. Is this guy dumb? He came right after I said yes? She was slightly regretting her choice. Despite his uninvited presence, everyone turned their attention back to their breakfast, saying nothing about Matthias’ arrival. Perhaps they had agreed to the relationship between him and Heather.
Robert was still welcoming as usual, so he asked Matthias to come over, but the guy only had eyes for Heather. He seemed oblivious about the fact that he came in at the wrong time, and to top it off, he looked as happy as a lark.
What should I do with him? “You’re early, Matthias.” Robert pointed out the obvious, since he knew Matthias was there for Heather.
“Well, I did say I’ll give you the proposal as soon as I can, so here I am.” Matthias made up an excuse, though he did have a proposal at hand. After all, coming over without anything was inappropriate.
Robert said, “I’m still having breakfast, so I can’t really go away.” Then, he looked around before setting his gaze on Heather. “You’re done with your breakfast, Heather? Good, can you take him to the study?”
Heather couldn’t refuse her grandfather, so she nodded. “Sure.” She wanted to take him away anyway, for Matthias had been doing a lot of over-the-top stunts around her family. This is not good.
In the meantime, Blake watched everything in silence. He wasn’t surprised about their relationship, since they didn’t keep it a secret back at the company. Now that they were getting closer, and Robert was greenlighting it, Blake realized that Heather must be getting along well with Matthias. And he hated that.
He hated it when everything was going well for her. Why is she the one who’s getting it good? Compared to her, Blake had been having a bumpy ride over the years, but all of it was his fault. Instead of reflecting on himself, he decided to put the blame on Heather, much to her chagrin.
Blake thought Heather had a smooth life, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. She ran into a lot of problems too, but Blake ignored all of it.
On the way to the study, Heather put some distance between her and Matthias. She didn’t want to talk to him, much to his confusion. Since he couldn’t figure it out, Matthias asked her carefully, “You don’t seem to welcome me, Heather.”
“Yes, you’re right,” she snapped back. You came right when everyone’s having breakfast. Of course I don’t welcome you.
This is not a good start. Matthias was still confused. He was an idiot when it came to women, for he knew nothing about pleasing them. They came to the study a short while later, then Matthias followed her in.
Heather turned around, asking formally, “Where’s the proposal?”
He took it out of his suitcase and handed it to her. They didn’t seem like a couple, though he wanted to approach her. However, he didn’t know how to do it; he knew he would mess things up, for she was a hard obstacle to overcome.
It was getting closer and closer to nine, but Heather still didn’t bring the date up. He wanted to remind her of the date, but she didn’t seem too happy. On the other hand, Heather seemed to be putting on airs to test Matthias. Matthias didn’t want to be late, for the most exciting part was at the start. In the end, he mustered up his courage to ask, “It’s getting late, Heather. I think we should be going now.” He was as careful as he could, for he was worried he might upset her.
In response, Heather looked at the time. We’ll really be late if we don’t set off right now. She was coming up with a way to get past the living room without anyone noticing, since some people were still having breakfast down there. None of this would have happened if he called me before coming. The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she was.
“Don’t call me by my name. I thought I told you so.” Heather was getting irritated. Matthias was shameless and forgetful, but she couldn’t do anything about it.
Right when they were about to argue, Robert came in. Ah, this is familiar. She’s annoyed, so I guess they’re upset again. Hmm, they’re really a perfect couple.
“Grandpa.” She greeted him politely, her enthusiasm for the date doused.
“Hello, Mr. Langston.” Matthias greeted him even more politely, worried someone might take it the wrong way.
“Do what you have to do. I’ll go through the proposal.” Robert knew what had happened once he took a look.
Heather looked at him, then at Matthias. She was still annoyed by Matthias, even though he never did manage to make her happy once, much to her chagrin.
“Can I borrow her for the morning then?” Matthias asked. Since Robert was there, he was feeling more confident. Actually, Matthias didn’t know what he should do around her. No matter what he did, she would still be angry. As a result, he had to think about everything a hundred times before he went for it.
That was how it was like to fall for someone. Love would change someone, turning them into the kind of person they hated the most. Matthias never expected himself to bow down for love, for he never thought about getting down after reaching the top of the world.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Robert waved them down, though he was smiling. Matthias seldom takes the lead. This could lead to something good.
Heather shot him a disgruntled look. “You haven’t asked my opinion, Grandpa.” She couldn’t believe Robert would just let Matthias take her away without asking her.
“Ah, you youngsters should go on a few dates. The weather’s good, you know. And you’re only young once.” Robert wanted them to go on the date right away. The more he thought about it, the more he thought they were a great couple, not to mention the fact that he wanted Heather to be happy.
“But it’s overcast, and the air’s dry. This is not a sunny day.” Heather took her own sweet time to argue with Robert, but Matthias was getting nervous.
Robert smirked, reminiscing about his youthful days. Ah, to be young. You can do anything and dream of everything. Time and hope is on your side.
When they left the castle, it was already eight thirty. Heather plopped down on the passenger seat, mocking, “There’s only half an hour left. Are you sure you can make it?”
Matthias was vexed that Heather seemed so indifferent about it, but in a sense, he was the only one to see her acting that way, so he just excused it as preferential treatment. “Don’t worry. We’ll be there in time. Buckle up.”
Oh, I know he loves to drive fast. Guess he’s breaking the traffic rules again. “I don’t want to get involved in another car crash,” she said sarcastically.
“If I remember correctly, you were the one who crashed into me both times,” he answered calmly, grinning. Matthias looked great when he smiled, but he made one mistake—he didn’t realize that he shouldn’t argue with the girl he liked. Sure, he might have won the argument, but he killed the conversation, so Heather stopped talking.
He didn’t drive fast though, for Heather was there. Everything he said was a joke, since he wouldn’t endanger Heather just to get there in time. He wanted everything to be safe when she was around.
Along the way, he tried to chat with her, but Heather didn’t show any enthusiasm. Chatting with Matthias was a tiring chore, so she didn’t want to give him the chance to annoy her.
Time was slowly running out, so Matthias tried to go with the less congested routes, sometimes going through the narrower roads, even. He did that just because he didn’t want to be late. Since it’s a date. I want to leave a good impression. He had his own creed, and he wanted to work hard to change her opinion of him.
“We’re here.” He parked his car in Tech Plaza’s underground parking lot. Much to Heather’s surprise, he only took twenty minutes to get there.
Once they got out of the car, Heather walked over to the plaza elegantly, asking, “So tell me more about the super realistic ride.” It was just a concept after all, so she didn’t know what the ride would entail. I’ll have to get some answers first.
“It’s a ride in space. Some spacefaring tech in the future.” Matthias loved that kind of stuff, but he forgot to ask what Heather liked, so he glossed it through in the chat.
Heather wasn’t interested, but she wasn’t uninterested either. She didn’t know much about the industry, but she was willing to see more.
“Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut?” Heather remembered Matthias saying he wanted to become an astronaut, but it was a vague memory, so she asked it for confirmation.
Matthias was surprised that Heather actually remembered it, for he only mentioned it in passing. The fact she remembered it delighted him. Well, he left a lasting impression on her back then, but all she thought about then was business and profits, so he was already overjoyed that she actually remembered his dream.
“Yes, and you told me you wanted to be a great businesswoman.” Matthias remembered that, for Heather had that dream since she was a child.
“I see.” Heather smiled for once, and the atmosphere loosened up a little. She had probably forgotten what she said back then, but she could imagine herself saying that.
They chatted happily and eventually came to the science museum. There was a long tunnel inside, and lights hung from the walls as far as the eye could see. Apparently, they were going down a time tunnel.
