Heather didn’t want to continue arguing, nor did she want to bother with him anymore. Just now, her mind must have been so muddled for her to say she missed him.
Why do men always fail to understand what women say? Heather felt like she was on a different bandwidth with Matthias. It wasn’t easy for her to start feeling sentimental, yet Matthias’ behavior was completely different from what she had imagined.
Having gotten no response from Heather, Matthias looked at his phone in distress. She was actually ignoring him.
This was something Matthias strongly disliked, because it showed that Heather truly didn’t care about him.
Matthias hurriedly dialed her number, but after several rings, she still didn’t pick up.
At such times, he would usually accept his fate and stop calling, as Heather wouldn’t answer his calls anyway. However, he had gotten the wrong idea this time. He figured that she was just waiting for his call, hoping that he would be more persistent, and only then would she pick up.
Men who had no experience with relationships tended to lose points on the details. Occasionally, he would envy Tony’s thoughtfulness toward Myra.
Since she was no longer waiting, she left her phone in the room as she needed to go out to take a breather.
When she opened the door, she unexpectedly saw Everly right outside the door. Looking her up and down, Heather was unsure about what Everly wanted.
Noticing the embarrassment on Everly’s face, Heather decided to speak first, so as to avoid Everly feeling awkward from not knowing what to say.
“Are you looking for me?” Heather pointed at Everly, then at herself.
It seemed like it had been a long time since Everly took the initiative to look for Heather. Heather found it a little strange, and she was even at a slight loss for what to do. Her intuition was making her uneasy.
“Heather, are you free now?” Her tone caught Heather by surprise. Looking at how troubled Everly was, Heather didn’t quite know how to respond.
“W-What’s the matter?” Heather wasn’t used to this. She was rather disgusted with herself for feeling so uncomfortable with being close to her family.
Everly didn’t even dare to lift her head. She tugged restlessly at the corners of her clothes, looking like a child.
“If you’re not free, then forget it.” The courage that Everly had tried so hard to summon fell apart at once.
After Everly said that, she planned to turn around and leave, but Heather stopped her. Her back stiffened while she exuded a sense of stubbornness.
“Let’s go talk in the room.” Heather tried to be gentle, feeling a little sorry to see how uneasy and insecure Everly looked.
“Thank you, Heather.” Everly turned around, smiling brightly. The little girl was so simple-minded. She got nervous and frustrated because of a certain remark, but a kind remark made her instantly happy.
When did Everly become so cute? It seemed like Heather had had too little contact with her, which was why she had no idea what kind of girl Everly was.
After entering the room, Everly carefully closed the door. She didn’t even dare to close it with too much force—it was as if she was entering the room of someone more superior.
Sometimes, Heather wondered if she was so harsh that she caused her family to behave like they were her subordinates who were afraid to even look up and meet her gaze.
“Don’t say thank you so randomly in the future. I’m your cousin, so you don’t need to thank me for letting you enter my room.” Heather spoke in a gentle tone and was looking at Everly with a warm gaze.
Everly then asked a childish question. “Heather, are you omnipotent?”
Heather chuckled. Looking at Everly’s huge, charming eyes, Heather reckoned that she was still a child.
“Of course I’m not omnipotent.” Heather denied. “No one in this world is omnipotent.”
Everly was lost in thought because of Heather’s answer. She was actually seriously contemplating this issue.
Heather then asked Everly to sit down as she wondered if her cousin had encountered something troubling.
“Did you encounter some problems? If you think I can help you, you can tell me.” Heather took a guess and asked because Everly was acting strange. If she could help Everly, Heather would never refuse.
Everly nodded, then immediately shook her head. “No, Heather. I just can’t understand it.”
“Huh?” Heather was extremely curious. What is it that Everly can’t understand? The corners of her lips were curled up slightly, and she fixed Everly with a gaze that was usually used by an elder when looking at a junior.
“How can I be an outstanding and successful career woman?” Heather didn’t expect that this would be Everly’s question. She raised her eyebrows a little, feeling a little baffled by this question.
“Uh… you want to be a successful career woman?” Heather didn’t know how to explain it to Everly. She figured that Everly had yet to fully grasp the concept of a career woman.
“Heather, can I?” Everly asked while pointing to herself and standing up excitedly.
Heather took in how valiant she looked, which was extremely different from how gentle she usually appeared. This must be Everly’s true personality! She’s in her adolescence, so how could she be quiet? This lively and lovely girl must be the real her.
“It’s all a matter of your own effort. Nothing’s impossible,” Heather assured. She didn’t like the methods her elders used, which was forceful education. She preferred inspiring and encouraging the younger generations.
A look of joy appeared on Everly’s face. “Really?” She was a little more confident now that she had Heather’s approval.
“Of course.” Heather’s mood turned pleasant as well.
“Heather, I love you so much. You’re amazing!” Everly exclaimed delightedly. The sudden emergence of the young girl in her caused Heather to shoot her a surprised look.
Young people nowadays are so passionate. Even words like ‘I love you’ can be said so out of the blue. Everly’s youthful and energetic appearance certainly made others want to dote on her.
“Then, Heather, what should I do as the first step?” Everly once again asked a practical question.
“You’re going to start now?” Heather was a little taken aback, as she remembered that Everly hadn’t even graduated yet. Could it be that Everly wants to start working now?
“Heather, is that not possible? Since I already have my future planned out, I must fight for it starting from today, from this moment,” Everly vowed solemnly. It seemed like she really had an idea of what she wanted to be.
“It’s possible, but you’ve not graduated yet. Your studies are the most important thing right now.” No matter what, Heather had to remind Everly about this. Looking at her school-going cousin, she couldn’t understand why she wanted to be a successful career woman.
“Heather, you were already working in the Langston Group when you were in university, so can’t I join the Langston Group now too?” As they talked, Everly forgot all about her fear. In the past, she wouldn’t dare say such things.
“Of course you can, but you have to start from the bottom.” Back then, Heather rose from the bottom as well. It was a result of her constant hard work, and not by virtue of her identity as the Young Lady of the Langston Family. She had convinced the public with her own abilities.
“I can do it. No matter what it is, I can do it.” Everly clenched both hands into fists, looking a little excited. It’s so nice to be young.
“Of course. You’re my cousin, so it’s only natural that you’re capable.” Heather continued to encourage Everly. Seeing how eager she was reminded Heather of her past self.
“Heather, thank you. I’ll go tell Grandpa that I want to help out at the Langston Group.” Having gotten the answer she wanted, Everly couldn’t wait to talk to Robert about it.
“Hold on. Have you decided which department of the Langston Group you want to join?” Heather wondered if this was just a brief period of interest for Everly. It was inherently hard to be a successful career woman; to be an outstanding and successful career woman was even more difficult to achieve.
Heather had relied on her own remarkable gifts to work hard to achieve this goal before she became an adult. She didn’t attain such an achievement in such a short period of time because she was a genius in this area, as many people had thought.
“I didn’t really think about that.” Everly lowered her head shyly, and the man’s voice popped into her head. She just wanted to produce some results to prove to him that she wasn’t useless.
“Since your goal is to be a successful career woman, then you must enter the department that is best at developing your skills. The Department of External Affairs is a good option. Being involved with the external affairs of the business will allow you to understand the Langston Group’s business in the shortest time, and you can train your eloquence as well as persuasiveness,” Heather advised based on her own opinion.
Everly blinked. With her temperament, she was a little worried about her competence after joining the Department of External Affairs.
Catching sight of Everly’s hesitation, Heather continued, “Life is different from work. You shouldn’t think that you don’t have the suitable personality to work in the Department of External Affairs. A successful career woman is fearless; she can do whatever she wants with ease and great purpose. She’d know how to make the most of her work to improve herself in the shortest time possible.”
Everly’s hesitation grew. She seemed to be lacking in this aspect. No wonder that person regarded me with such disdain. This is the difference between me and Heather.
“Heather, the road to being a successful career woman seems to be full of thorns. I—”
Heather immediately cut her off. “There aren’t that many high roads in life. Life is indeed full of thistles and thorns. To become the person you want to be, you must set down detailed goals and work tirelessly to achieve them. No matter what kind of difficulties you meet along the way, don’t give up.” Heather used ‘give up’ instead of ‘easily give up’, because in her world, the easiest and most convenient way to do something was to never give up.
“I understand now, Heather. I’ll report to the company’s Department of External Affairs tomorrow.” Everly was all fired up after hearing Heather’s words. That’s right. There’s nothing I can’t do. No matter how hard it is, I have to find a way to overcome it.
“Before this, you have to understand one thing, which is your purpose of entering the Department of External Affairs. Your ultimate purpose is to become an excellent and successful career woman. You’re moving toward becoming a leader, and since that’s the case, you must have a global perspective, as well as a positive and optimistic spirit.” Heather stared into Everly’s eyes as she emphasized each word, afraid that Everly would miss a single information.
“Okay.” Everly gave a forceful nod to indicate that she understood.
“And the most important thing that you must remember is that successful people always consider themselves to be the luckiest. Many people think that successful people are lucky, and yes, successful people never deny this, although every one of them puts in a lot of effort to attain success. However, the difference is that successful people have their own views on luck; they see more of the positive side of things instead of thinking they’re unlucky whenever they encounter certain setbacks. To them, good luck always accompanies them.” Heather rarely repeated herself so much, but she was doing it now to leave Everly with a stronger impression.
This novel view gave Everly a gleam of inspiration, and she showed a youthful smile.
“Heather, I know what you mean. Successful people are the ones who know how to be grateful, and only by being positive can you move rapidly toward success.” Everly was rather clever, which left Heather quite gratified. She hoped that Everly could breathe new life into Langston Group.
