Her sudden announcement had caused Leon and Matthias to look at each other in confusion. Both men didn’t think there were any business matters to discuss at this time. Initially, Matthias felt that Heather was only using Leon as a pretense, so he didn’t think much about their trip. Now that Matthias heard her mentioning work with a solemn expression, he was stunned.
On the other hand, with a bright smile on his face, Leon answered, “Heather, you didn’t inform me beforehand that we’re going to talk about work.” He was still secretly helping Matthias this time, causing her to roll her eyes at Leon.
A grateful Matthias glanced at Leon, thinking that he was indeed a loyal man. As the two of them made eye contact and exchanged a few knowing glances with each other, she felt the urge to kick the door down and leave the room.
“You kept mentioning the launch of the company yesterday. Isn’t that a business matter?” Heather reminded Leon. Since she came looking for him today, she already had her set of rhetoric figured out.
“Didn’t you already make up your mind and there’s no point in me persuading you?” He continued to ridicule her. With regards to his refusal to cooperate, she assumed that he was still angry with what had happened yesterday.
“If you don’t want to talk about it, I can leave now,” Heather responded in a threatening tone, hoping that Leon could stop being carried away by his temper.
In helplessness, he looked at her. If he continued to act against her principles, she would definitely not spare any mercy on him in the future. Since he had no choice, he hopelessly nodded.
“No, Heather. I still want to talk about the company launch.” Now that Heather had made herself so clear, there was no way Leon could act boldly anymore. After all, he still feared her in his heart.
Not knowing what was happening, Matthias gave a blank expression. He had no idea about the company launch at all. Upon noticing the confused expression in his eyes, she secretly smiled in her heart.
“When are you planning to launch the company?” He forcibly interrupted the conversation.
She did not reply. Instead, Leon answered, “On New Year’s Day.” There was nothing but a strong hint of helplessness in his tone.
“You’ve delayed the launch until the New Year’s?” Matthias expressed his opinion, which caused Heather to frown a little.
It was then that Leon became excited. With a slightly raised voice, he responded, “Don’t you think it’s taking too long? The company can be launched within a few days. Yet, she wants it to be on New Year’s Day and that was different from what she promised me.” The moment he had an outsider supporting him, he started to get bolder with his thoughts.
“Launching the company is a big thing. There’s no use launching it in a hurry.” Heather made her grandiose explanation. Leon had not mentioned the reason behind the postponement because it was not convenient for him to talk about it in front of Matthias. At least, he was still aware of that point.
“I heard you mention the company launch before and it’s already been delayed for half a year from your original plan. If you don’t launch it as soon as possible, it might not be a good move.” It was surprising that Matthias’ memory was not bad. She had once told him that she wanted to start her own business and even shared her plan with him.
Even though she couldn’t remember when it happened, he could remember every detail about it—a rather impressive feat to both Heather and Leon.
“Thoughts will change as time passes. Changes always occur to plans.” She had insisted on launching it on New Year’s Day and even got into a fight with Leon because of this yesterday.
If it hadn’t been for Matthias today, Heather wouldn’t have brought up the matter and landed herself in this situation. However, she did have her own reasons—she really wanted to persuade Leon into accepting her opinion.
It was just that she wasn’t expecting Matthias to express his thoughts at that time. And what was more shocking was the fact that she had once disclosed her business plan to him. Now, she knew that she was in trouble.
Undeniably, Leon was indeed annoyed with Heather yesterday, but he was not the kind of person who would hold a grudge against someone. Now that she had mentioned it again, he didn’t have any complaints about it. He was just surprised that Matthias was actually on his side, which made things more interesting.
Ever since she met Matthias, many embarrassing things that happened were all related to him. Sometimes, she wondered whether he was her calamity.
Suddenly, the lady boss’ words popped up in Heather’s mind—that she and Matthias were a match made in heaven. Yet, why did she feel that it sounded so ironic at this moment?
However, Heather knew that the lady boss was indeed proficient in metaphysics. For some reason, her words had Heather feeling a little excited. Although Matthias was always causing her troubles and embarrassment, he happened to be the one that could bring her happiness.
Even Myra thought that it was a wonderful thing. When Heather chatted with her a few days ago, Myra had even brought this up.
The emotions in Heather’s gaze had frequently changed from one to another that Matthias was feeling strange. Was there something on his face?
“I’m just expressing my thoughts. If you’ve made up your mind, you don’t have to care about what others think,” Matthias responded from the bottom of his heart. He was willing to support Heather in whatever she wanted to do.
Here came another plot twist! Leon instantly felt betrayed by his ally. In anger, he glanced at Matthias and regretted his decision for helping Matthias. In the end, Matthias would always stand on Heather’s side.
Upon hearing Matthias’ words, Heather could feel warmth filling her heart. That sounds just about right! If he dared to say anything that made her upset, she would definitely not see him again during this time.
Despite the overwhelming happiness in her heart, she was still not going easy on him. “On one hand, you told me not to care about what others think and on the other hand, you’re expressing opinions that contradict with mine. You’re indeed a contradictory person.”
A sympathetic Leon cast a glance at Matthias. Pleasing Heather would not guarantee a positive outcome. Look what happened now? Now that he was looking at Matthias’ defeated expression, Leon gloated a little in his heart as he regarded it as Matthias’ karma for betraying him.
“Everyone has the freedom of speech. I can express my opinion openly and you can choose to ignore it as well. Do I have to keep quiet just because my opinion contradicts yours?” Matthias refuted. Since she was going overboard, he would not be polite with her either.
On the side, Leon was dying to applaud Matthias for his ability to silence Heather. Sure enough, he was a talent in eloquence.
Then, the debate continued. As the two of them continued to argue with one another, Leon found the scene rather interesting. He was initially growing bored in the hotel, but these two came to look for him today and enacted such a great show to help him pass the time. For that, he was grateful to them.
Now that the situation was getting chaotic, he couldn’t miss the chance of making it worse for the sake of his own pleasure.
“That’s right, Heather. You have to fix that chauvinism of yours. You can ignore our opinions, but you can’t tell us to shut up. We support freedom of speech!” Leon emphasized the last sentence with a raised tone. That triumphant expression of his really pissed Heather off.
“Please pay attention to the words you use. Do some research and figure out what chauvinism is before labeling it on me.” Heather expressed her dissatisfaction while Matthias also took a glance at him. It was true that Leon really made a mistake in his word choice this time.
“Hey, since you insist on launching the company on New Year’s Day, then we shouldn’t talk about it anymore. It’s not a big deal to postpone the launching anyway. We can even make use of the auspicious signs of the special day.” Leon hurriedly appeased Heather. He was too full of himself earlier and shot himself in the foot. It would be the worst thing on earth if he had actually offended her.
It seemed that he was not that difficult to deal with as compared to Matthias. Leon had actually compromised with ease, but it was expected because he really shared the same fate with Heather.
“Now that we have finished talking about work, is there anything else that you want to talk about?” Leon couldn’t wait to get over this topic. Knowing Heather’s personality, he knew that she wouldn’t change her mind once she had something decided. So, why should he bother to waste his effort and time arguing about the launching?
“I have,” Matthias suddenly interrupted.
Leon curiously shifted his gaze to Matthias, wondering what quote Matthias was coming up with this time. After being bullied by Heather for so long, Leon finally saw a glimmer of hope in Matthias. It seemed that the day where he could turn the tables around was not far away.
“What is it? Tell me.” Leon and Matthias started to sing the same tune, leaving her aside.
“Since the weather is so nice today, do you want to go for a picnic?” Matthias was still thinking about the picnic until now. He had been waiting for a chance to bring it up all along.
Upon hearing that, Heather held her forehead with her hand. Why was Matthias so stubborn? She shouldn’t have brought him here to visit Leon. Now, they were birds of a feather flocking together.
“Picnic? That sounds like a good idea!” Leon agreed with an eager expression since he had always liked outdoor activities.
“Then, you’ll have to persuade Heather for me. She has rejected me earlier.” Matthias gazed at her. As expected, she was looking a little gloomy at that moment.
“Heather, a picnic is good for our body and mind. Why did you say no?” Leon started to throw the question at Heather. As if Matthias was not enough to make her life difficult, there was Leon doing the same thing. It was then that Heather realized she really made a serious mistake.
“I don’t want to go. I’m not interested in being self-sufficient.” She threw a death glare at Matthias as she answered. At the thought of his proposal, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
“Self-sufficient?” Leon was a little puzzled. With doubts written in his eyes, he looked at Matthias. Of course, she wouldn’t bother to explain to him, so he could only pin his hope on Matthias.
When he heard Leon’s question, Matthias explained in a serious manner, “Since we’re going for a picnic, of course, we will have to make our own food. I plan to bring a pot with a soup base and look for a beautiful place in the mountains. Then, I’ll be in charge of fishing while she harvests the wild vegetables. By doing so, we’ll get to enjoy the most authentic delicacy of nature.” Matthias portrayed it as vividly as possible and it made Leon excited just by listening to it.
An eager Leon kept nodding his head as if he really wanted to give it a shot. However, Heather didn’t seem to have the slightest interest written on her face.
“This is an awesome idea! What are we waiting for then?” Leon skipped Heather’s opinion directly; he was dying to be there at this moment.
“Since both of you like the idea, then you should go together. Don’t drag me along.” Heather couldn’t wait to return to the Langston Residence. There was no way she would spend her time with these two childish men.
“No way. We have to work together so that we don’t exhaust ourselves. If Matthias and I go for a picnic on our own, others might get the wrong idea. For the sake of our innocence, you must come with us.” Leon was intimately addressing Matthias, making it seem like he was really planning to form an alliance with Matthias.
“Oh,” she replied coldly with an indifferent expression. While looking at her, Matthias and Leon couldn’t make sense of her reply. Did she agree to it or…
