It seemed that their definition of a friendship had greatly varied as well. Heather quietly increased her pace as she wanted to leave Matthias behind.
“So, this is how Director Heather treats her friends.” His mocking remark instantly left her speechless.
Soon, she arrived at the all too familiar underground parking lot. There was no way she would go with him on the picnic, so she had to quickly leave. As soon as she opened her car door, he rushed over and slid into the passenger seat.
Before Heather could say anything, he interrupted, “I didn’t drive today.” He had definitely planned this a long time ago. Upon seeing the triumphant smile at the corners of his mouth, she had the urge to kick him off the car.
“Get your chauffeur to pick you up.” She stopped the car as she refused to bring him along.
“We’ve agreed to go on a picnic together. Since we’re heading in the same direction, it shouldn’t be a problem for us to carpool,” Matthias self-righteously explained as he felt that there was nothing wrong with it. In fact, he had decided everything beforehand and forced Heather’s hand.
“That’s your own plan. It has nothing to do with me,” she rudely expressed her thoughts. Instead of wasting her time with Matthias, she might as well pay a visit to Myra.
“What’s your plan then? I don’t mind tagging along.” Upon hearing Heather’s words, Matthias asked shamelessly. To her surprise, he was far more thick-skinned than Leon!
A helpless Heather started her car because it seemed that Matthias was determined to cling to her. With a darkened expression, she answered, “It’s none of your business. I’ll drop you at the Locke Group now. You can continue with your work and I can do what I want to do. Let’s not interfere with each other’s life.”
The best thing to do now was to get him out of her sight. However, as much as she wanted to get rid of him, he had his own scheme.
“I’m done with work for the day, so there’s no need for me to return to the company,” he gently said. Even Heather couldn’t read what was on his mind at the moment.
Truth be told, Matthias was rather impressive for his ability to perfectly combine work and personal affairs. The gray area between those affairs caused her to find it hard to understand him.
“We’ve finished talking about work and I have my personal affairs to attend to now. Director Locke, please behave yourself.” Ever since the day he had set her up, it had been her fate to be on the losing end. She was fated to be inferior to him and lose to him in every aspect.
After all, Matthias was Heather’s formidable rival. She was always helpless whenever it came to dealing with him. As unpredictable as he was, he never did the right thing at the right time. It was difficult for her to know what he was planning.
“I wonder what kind of personal affairs that you have that I can’t tag along.” Matthias was not really regarding himself as an outsider. It was already obvious that Heather made it clear that he was a friend, but it became an excuse for him to further push his luck.
“I can’t tell you.” She started to regret her decision. Why did she agree to befriend him in the first place? He was that kind of person who would grow even brighter if he was given some sunshine.
“This is just a friend being concerned. You should at least tell me the gist of it.” From time to time, Matthias had emphasized the term ‘friend’ with a hint of irony.
“We’re just ordinary friends. Please know where you stand and stop causing unnecessary trouble.” Heather was completely helpless, but she needed him to understand his place. The fact that he defined them as close friends was too opinionated on his part.
“How can we be ordinary friends with this relationship?” He continued to quibble, thinking of different ways to make Heather compromise.
Pulling over at the side of the road, she snapped at Matthias, “Get down. Please head to the Locke Group on your own.” As expected, she shouldn’t have nicely treated him as he would only be more insatiable as time passed.
A shameless Matthias continued to stay in the car, ignoring Heather’s impatient expression. She couldn’t possibly lay her hands on him at this time. As she stared at him, she found that he was leisurely looking out of the car window.
Since it was an area where cars couldn’t stop for long, she couldn’t leave her vehicle there for long. The drivers in the cars behind here were already honking as she was blocking the road. Even if she were to drop him here, she was only allowed to stop for a while.
Left with no choice, Heather had to start driving again. After all those experiences that he gained, Matthias knew very well that he had to be as shameless as possible to make her compromise.
Those people who pursued her in the past could not do this, nor did they realize it because there was no chance for them to get closer to her at all.
However, Matthias did it. He used the worst method of pursuing, which was pestering the other party. It was true that she was annoyed, but unknowingly, her attitude toward him also subtly changed. Without her even noticing it, he was already conquering her heart.
Because of him, she couldn’t visit Myra anymore. It was impossible for her to pay Myra a visit with the pesky Matthias tagging along. During this time, she and Tony tried their best to avoid letting Matthias and Myra meet. Both Heather and Tony wanted to avoid Myra getting irritated before her labor.
While dealing with such a shameless man like Matthias, Heather thought of Leon. Perhaps he would have a way to deal with Matthias. At the thought of them fighting with each other, she flashed a sinister smile since it was time for him to taste his own medicine.
“I’m going to look for Leon now. Not only am I going to talk to him about personal affairs, but I’ll be discussing work with him too. It’s not right for you to tag along.” Heather still hoped that she could get rid of Matthias although the possibility of it was close to nil.
“Perhaps there’s something that I can help you with since I helped with the incident surrounding the Saffords back then. So, in other words, I can be considered a part of your company too.” Unexpectedly, Matthias brought up the past incident. Upon listening to his statement, Heather seemed to realize everything that happened around her was related to Matthias.
It turned out that he was involved in her whole life, but when did it happen? As soon as she returned to Bradfort City, she instantly became his prey. Little did she know that he would end up conquering every part of her world and becoming a significant existence in her life.
She remained silent at her words. What else could she say at this moment? He was following her like a shadow and quietly invading her world.
The two of them were tacitly silent for a while. Matthias would occasionally steal a glance at Heather while she focused on her driving and ignored him peeking at her.
When they were about to reach their destination, she suddenly asked, “Would you fall in love with a person who appears everywhere around you and invades your life as a whole? Not to mention, you can’t even get rid of him at work.” Her voice was low and gloomy.
Naturally, Matthias knew that she was complaining about him and the fact that he had invaded all her space. Yet, he didn’t answer her question.
“I have a similar question. How can I open the heart of an independent woman who never believes she would be lucky enough to meet her true love? In fact, she’s a woman who longs for love, yet she’s afraid of it,” he asked as he stared at her. He really wanted an ideal answer from her, but there was never a standard for love.
Heather deliberately looked away, avoiding his gaze for the fear of being drawn in by his deep eyes.
“We’re here,” she said gently.
Then, the car gradually came to a stop. It was the same hotel as yesterday. A second later, they both exited the car one after another. There was a spacious parking space that was filled with rows of luxury cars in front of the hotel.
She stepped forward in a hurry, refusing to walk side by side with Matthias. Their current relationship was somehow progressing, but slowly and awkwardly.
Standing outside the room, Heather knocked on the door. Leon was playing his video game on a laptop inside his room until he heard the knock from the door. Immediately, he got up from the bed.
As he arrived at the entrance and opened the door, he saw Heather standing outside his room with Matthias behind her. When did these two become so close?
“Oh, what a coincidence! Yesterday, both of you came to look for me one after another and you actually came together today. What is it this time?” Leon asked in a frivolous tone. He always had a sloppy look on him, making him seem unreliable. However, he was a totally different person at work.
“I came here to talk about work.” Heather walked in immediately while Matthias followed.
Leon quietly winked at Matthias behind her back. It seemed that something must have happened between those two. As much as he was curious about it, Leon was afraid that he would be beaten by them if he had asked. So, the only choice he had now was to zip his mouth and suppress the curiosity within him.
“I wasn’t aware that our company had another shareholder,” he said as he cast his gaze at Matthias. At last, he still couldn’t help but tease them. He could clearly see a hint of awkwardness flashed across Heather’s face as he said those words.
She soon regained her composure and joined him in teasing Matthias. “He’s not our shareholder. Rather, he’s here to run errands for our company.”
Upon hearing that Heather was also standing on his side, Leon became bolder and replied to her words, “Even the Director Locke is here to run errands for our company. It seems like our company’s standards are high!”
They sang in the same tune in an instant. The tacit cooperation between them had Matthias feeling a little jealous. However, he still gave a generous smile.
Since Matthias didn’t mind the teasing, Leon started to take a fancy to him. In short, he bet that Matthias would definitely win Heather’s heart—and he would be waiting for the result of their relationship.
“Director Heather, make sure you don’t go back on your words,” Matthias remarked all of a sudden, which caused Heather and Leon to look at him in confusion.
Then, Matthias continued, “Leon heard it too. Director Heather, when your company is launched, please hire me to run the errands for the company.” In the blink of an eye, he was in control of the situation after having turned the tables around. Suddenly, she didn’t know how to deal with him.
At the same time, Leon decided to help him out, so he added, “It seems like Mr. Locke really wants to work in our company. Heather, you better not disappoint him.” It was obvious that he was taking Matthias’ side. With her gaze shifting from Leon to him, she realized that they had the same sinister smile on their faces.
It seemed that the plan of having him taste his own medicine didn’t work. Without her knowledge, the two of them had long united with each other and stood on the same side.
Heather smiled in awkwardness. “I’ll definitely reserve a position for you.” As soon as she finished her words, she stared fiercely at Leon and sneered at his betrayal.
“I’ll have to trouble you then, Director Heather,” Matthias courteously replied as he exchanged a glance with Leon. At last, their goal had finally been achieved.
It was now that Heather regretted her decision to bring Matthias along to meet Leo. If she had known that they would be on the same side, she would have thought of a way to get rid of Matthias when she was on her way here.
“Cough…” To prevent her gaze from piercing his body, Leon pretended to let out a slight cough.
Yet, she still looked at him with a contemptuous expression for a second before changing the mood in the room by announcing, “Let’s talk about work.”
