As Heather moved away from Robert’s shoulders, she looked at him with a sense of confusion. Truth was, she understood the profound meaning behind his words but it was just that she dared not delve deeper into it.
And so, she took the initiative and avoided discussing it further as she murmured, “Grandpa, let’s not talk about this matter anymore.” When she was young, she would wonder about the reason why she could not get the rights of inheritance with her strong capabilities. However, as of now, she no longer cared about it anymore.
“So tell me—where have you been today?” Robert asked unreservedly. Heather left in such a hurry that she did not even have the time to put on her makeup, so there must be something strange and subtle behind her actions.
“I went to find Leon.” As she spoke, she tried her best to conceal some parts that should not be told.
Upon hearing her answer, he stared at her with a puzzled look. She was in such a hurry just to find Leon. She clearly said that she has no feelings for him but her actions are the opposite.
In order to not let Robert misunderstand, she then added immediately, “Well, the explosion yesterday has affected him very much, so I should also care about him.”
However, the more she explained, the more it seemed suspicious to Robert, so he stared at her with a mistrustful look on his face. There would not be an answer for this matter even if he continued to ask about it, so he might as well just stop there.
“Alright. You young people’s matters are out of my control anyway.” And so, he pretended to be helpless and skipped the topic.
As she heard his words, she chuckled and said in a pleasing manner, “What are you talking about, Grandpa? That’s not true—I’m the one who listens to you the most.”
It was a stormy day and it was a little quiet in the Langston Residence. The ones who had to head out had gone out earlier and those who did not have any occasions were staying in their own rooms. Everly skipped her classes today and stayed in her room. In such weather, she was worried about someone.
In order to relieve her worries, she came out of the room. When she walked to the living room, she happened to see that Heather and Robert were chatting happily.
In this family, Robert had always been the symbol of majesty and house rules. Therefore, there were not many people in the family who dared to get so close with him. As this thought came to her mind, she looked at Heather enviously.
This was Heather’s privilege and she was able to act recklessly in front of Robert. Looking at the scene, Everly also hoped for an elder who could let her act like a child by his side.
However, they could only see how unrestrained Heather was with the presence of Robert, but they never thought that they could actually do the same. As he aged, he became more easygoing and gentle. Still, they would not dare to take the initiative to approach him, as they would always think that Heather was the only one who had the privilege to act like a child.
In the meantime, Heather saw Everly, who was just standing on the staircase. However, she did not take the initiative to greet her just yet. As their gazes met in the air, Heather put on a smile.
She did not know when it happened, but Everly had now grown up. When she left, Everly was still a boisterous little girl and now she had grown into a young lady. Time was indeed passing so fast and it would not wait for anybody.
“Everly,” It was only when Robert called out to Everly that she came back to her senses, and a hint of fluster flashed across her face as soon as she realized it. It was a little impolite of her to wander away with her thoughts just now, so she immediately responded, “Grandpa.”
She then moved her gaze to Heather and added, “Heather.” In fact, she once wanted to try to get closer to Heather but in the end, she did not have the courage to do so.
The whole family did not dare to approach Heather, so she wasn’t that courageous to be the first person to do such a thing. Moreover, she was not welcomed in the family; if she took the initiative to get close to Heather, she was afraid that she would be isolated from the whole family.
Everly was not as courageous as Heather and the former only wanted to be an ordinary person. If it weren’t for her meeting that person, she would never have the courage in her entire life to break through the accustomed path of this world.
“Come down quickly.” Heather felt that she should at least be more intimate with the younger generation in the family.
There were indeed not many good people in the Langston Family, but there were a few younger ones whose personality was still able to be corrected, and even some of them could be trained. Though they were quite ordinary, at least they were not evil.
It was rare for Heather to be so easygoing, so Robert was a little surprised and he looked at her with admiration. Everly felt astonished too so it took a while for her to react and hurriedly went downstairs. After all, it was the first time Heather took the initiative to call her over.
Pointing to the seat beside her, Heather said, “Come sit beside me.” As she offered Everly to be a step closer to her, Robert was guessing her intentions secretly in his mind.
Flattered, Everly sat beside the other woman timidly. Her body was a little stiff, as she thought that she would never be qualified to sit at this spot.
“Everly has grown so much in a blink of an eye! You’re such a beautiful girl when you were still little but now you’ve become even more stunning!” Heather sincerely praised Everly. Sometimes, she would also envy this pretty face of hers.
The sisters were both not wearing any makeup, but it was obvious that Everly looked better with her features. After all, she was still young and her face was still filled with collagen, looking bright and youthful.
However, Heather had a kind of charm—a unique charm which was different from everybody else, and which Everly could never be compared with. Moreover, there were also only a very few people who could be as attractive as her.
After all, Robert still liked Everly but he did not like the younger generation who were too noisy and troublesome. Unlike them, she was quiet and calm. Therefore, this side of her was to his liking.
However, it was a pity that she was a little timid and she did not dare to take the initiative to talk to him. Thus, he had no idea how to start caring for her.
Upon hearing Heather’s praise, Everly lowered her head with a sense of embarrassment. At her school, she was the center of attraction. No matter if it was a boy or a girl, everyone thought that she was extraordinarily good-looking, as though her appearance was otherworldly.
However, she felt inferior when she was at home. Firstly, almost everyone in the Langston Family was very good-looking, so her stunning appearance was not as important anymore. On top of that, the family’s attention was mainly focused on Heather and Blake, so who would even notice her?
Meanwhile, Heather reached out her hand and touched Everly’s hair. She especially liked that silky, dark hair of hers, as unlike her peers, there was not even once she tortured her hair.
Up till now, Everly she had never once dyed or permed her hair so it was particularly smooth. Moreover, her natural hair quality was very good indeed, and it could not be compared to Heather’s. This was because the latter liked to do something with her hair, and she would frequently change her hairstyles when she was still abroad.
Everly’s body became even stiffer because of Heather’s touch. She sat up so straight on the sofa, as though the other woman had cast a magic spell which would freeze her actions. Noticing this, Heather giggled and murmured to her, “Why are you always keeping your head down? This is nothing like the Langston Family. As a member of the Langstons, you should be daring to have your chin up and hold your head high.”
She had long noticed that Everly was a little self-conscious, so she wanted to try her best in helping her to make a change. Besides, she did not know how much longer she would stay at the Langston Family, thus she would not be so cold-blooded on something that she could actually do.
Looking at such a scene, Robert had the urge to get to know Heather all over again. Previously, she treated the whole family with an indifferent attitude and she even hated the noisy little kids very much.
Right now, she had such a drastic change. Other than the power of love, he could not think of any other reason that would soften her. She must have fallen in love unconsciously, which was why she cared more about feelings. Even with the Langstons who she had always hated, she could even face them pleasantly with a gentle and cheerful countenance.
Today was a new beginning for Heather. She had never thought that her actions today would benefit her in the future. She would also never expect that her initiative in taking a step forward to get close to Everly would save her from a disaster later on.
There were a lot of times when an act of benevolence would reward us with something wonderful in the future. Therefore, it was certainly reasonable to always be kind to others.
After Heather returned to her bedroom, she recalled the things that happened the whole day, and it seemed like she had done a lot of things which were usually impossible for her to do. Laying on her large bed, she satisfyingly wore a smile on her face. Sometimes, it actually felt good when she slightly lowered her stance.
Right at this moment, as though Matthias had actually pinpointed Heather’s free time, he called her just as she was about to rest for a little while.
Before this, Heather was unsure about the sincerity of his feelings toward her but now, she was certain that he truly liked her.
Heather had also acknowledged from Nikolai that this was the first time Matthias took the initiative to chase someone, and he hadn’t been in a relationship before. Later, she had also talked about these things with Myra without letting her know that she was actually talking about Matthias.
Myra told Heather affirmatively that it was certain that he did like her, but he was just bad at expressing himself. At that time, Heather was pushing it off, saying that it was her friend’s matter. However, Myra knew what was going on all along, though she did not point it out.
In fact, Heather could not suppress her feelings any longer. She needed a safe corner to pour her feelings into, so she could only go to Myra.
She remembered that Myra had also expressed her blessings in the end. As she was saying that she hoped the pair could end up with a happy ending, Heather felt her heart skip a beat after hearing her words. She would not dare to guarantee that when Myra had known everything, would she still be able to bless Matthias and her with a smile?
As she was spacing out, she missed his first call. However, Matthias was a man full of patience. He would normally call her three times before he gave up.
When the second call came, she immediately picked up the phone. His voice sounded a little hoarse as he was feeling a little unwell after being in the rain.
“What are you doing?” He would always start their conversation formally. Sometimes he would want to be a little more intimate with Heather, but he had no idea how to put it into words.
He admitted that he did not have any talent in this aspect. His words were not that moving and the way he chased Heather seemed formal as well.
“Spacing out,” Heather responded slowly with just two words.
“Oh—I’m really sorry that I bothered you while you were spacing out,” Matthias said as he chuckled, and his voice even sounded a little unpleasant to hear. However, he was sick so his voice would naturally sound off.
“Since you know that you’re bothering me, why don’t you hang up?” Upon hearing his words, Heather teased him. Matthias was probably the most shameless one among those who were chasing her.
Even Leo was not as thick-skinned as he was. Back then when Leon was chasing her, he would still give her a lot of freedom and he would not fool around and act recklessly too.
At that time, she nearly accepted Leon’s pursuit but there were too many girls surrounding him. After getting along with him for quite some time, she initially decided to take a step forward, but she then immediately backed down because of such a reason.
She would not confess to him that there was once she promised to go on a date with him, but she happened to bump into him chatting so happily with another girl when she was on her way.
She did not want to admit that she would be so overbearing toward love, and she wanted to be the only one in that person’s eyes. Though Heather knew that Leon did not have any affair with the girl, she was still holding a grudge against it deep down.
Therefore, she stood him up that time without giving him any reason. This was not in line with Heather’s behavior and personality, as she was clearly a person who would always keep her words. Later on, Leon had reflected on himself for a very long time, but he still could not figure out the reason behind it. At last, they were defeated by the small details in life, and they were unable to get together.
However, in this aspect, Matthias did a very good job. Ever since he said that he would give up on Myra, he had hardly mentioned anything about her in front of Heather. Moreover, at least when he was chasing her, he did not show that he was still emotionally attached to his previous love at all.
Back then when she was at the hot springs, she had also finally figured out herself. She figured out that Matthias just didn’t want to break that pure and innocent promise he made when he was young, and he understood that his feelings toward Myra was just him being wistful of the wonderful moments of his youth.
As she thought this through, Heather found that attitude toward Matthias had changed a lot. A suitable person had appeared in her life and she was clearly moved. Therefore, she wanted to give it a try, as no one would want to end up leaving this world alone.
