After staring at each other for a few seconds, Evan looked away while Matthias stared at him from above. Matthias! How am I supposed to know when I know my way around girls?
“Jobbery,” Evan said.
It seemed like Matthias found Evan’s suggestion interesting as he gave Evan a knowing look while Evan only continued talking after a while. “Since Heather is completely focused on her work, it would be better for you to approach her under the name of work.”
Heather probably wouldn’t be happy with Matthias if he kept approaching her anytime he could, especially when she was working. After all, most people wouldn’t be happy to be disturbed by private matters during work. Moreover, Matthias would just be ruining his chances, considering how career-oriented Heather was.
“Seeing how the partnership discussion with Langston Group hasn’t reached an agreement, I don’t have the time to do anything else,” Matthias felt his head hurting as he said. He really wanted to work together with Langston Group for once, but Old Master Langston refused to allow the collaboration. After all, since Matthias’ target was Hart Group, Locke Group would only benefit from partnering with Langston Group.
“Instead of discussing the partnership, why don’t you try gaining their attention on smaller matters?” Evan nudged Matthias with his elbow. Since when did Matthias become so inflexible?
“There’s no use for any discussion if Old Master Langston does not approve of it.” Matthias rolled his eyes at Evan. It was undeniable that Evan wasn’t made for the business field.
“Can’t you find work-related matters?” Evan asked tentatively.
After pondering for a moment, Matthias replied, “Nope. I can’t think of any!” If there really was any matter related to them, he would have taken advantage of it so he could be free from the complicated situation.
“Then, it’s better if you stop bothering Heather now.” Evan figured that it was for the best if Matthias didn’t appear in front of Heather now.
However, Matthias frowned. Still, he had to admit that Evan made sense.
“Since everything you do will be deemed wrong, it’s better if you don’t see her as much so you won’t always be in the wrong.” Evan felt that Heather and Matthias should take some time off to calm down because the two of them would only argue if they were pitted against each other.
“You’re right.” Matthias agreed with Evan’s idea. After discussing with Evan for a while, he could only decide not to make any approaches. Although he had his doubts, he could tell that this was the better option at this point. Matthias planned to find an opportunity after the marriage to gain Heather’s liking again because he undoubtedly didn’t want her to hate him. This emotion was way more intense than him not wanting Myra to hate him. His subconscious was telling him that he didn’t want Heather to hate him again.
“I noticed that you’ve been mentioning Heather a lot recently, way more than Myra.” Evan patted Matthias’ shoulder.
Right then, Matthias looked like a fool who was struck by love. However, he still hadn’t figured out his feelings because he kept insisting that he was loyal to Myra even though his attitude showed that he was drifting toward Heather.
This kind of ambiguous state was often the scariest where by the time one opened their eyes, the one they loved might not be there anymore. One might not feel it when the other was still present, but once they were gone, they were likely gone for real.
Nevertheless, Evan couldn’t comment too much about this, so he hoped that Matthias could avoid another sad ending and finally experience true love.
“Thanks again.” Matthias gave Evan’s strong shoulder a solid pat. “Your salary will be raised by 20%.”
When Evan heard that, his eyes brightened. He didn’t yearn for much, but a raise in salary was good news to him.
In fact, Matthias couldn’t recall how Evan was at the very start. Back then, Evan wasn’t this way. He used to have many dreams that he wanted to achieve and many goals that he wanted to realize. However, time would always soften up people’s edges. Right now, Evan was living the life that Matthias yearned for. Wasn’t it great to be free?
Still, everyone had their own problems. Even Evan had things that he worried about. Yet, he never showed any of his problems because he wished that he would be the one to bring happiness instead of negative energy.
Before the wedding, Matthias had decided not to meet Heather anymore and threw himself completely into his work. As for the person that Myra was marrying, he also forced himself not to think about it anymore so that he could do his best to give her his blessings. Just like what Heather said, he should wish for the happiness of the person that he loved, even though it was tough to convince himself to do it.
While Matthias was completely absorbed in his work, he managed to calm down a lot. Moreover, he didn’t have any time to wind down due to the dispute with Hart Group.
If it weren’t for Tony abandoning his work to focus on the preparation of the wedding these few days, it would have been over for Locke Group. Meanwhile, Matthias was busy getting drunk.
Truthfully, Locke Group couldn’t compare to Hart Group in many aspects, and they were doomed to lose in this war without any gunfire. Staring at the document-filled office desk, Matthias couldn’t help but feel guilty. A man can’t keep dwelling on his relationships! There were still many things that Matthias had to deal with because he couldn’t just stop developing new markets.
Facing challenges was Matthias’ favorite thing to do, and Hart Group was his target. However, this obviously wasn’t the only reason why Hart Group was his target. It would take too long if they were to explain the history between Locke Group and Hart Group, but Matthias was shaken, even if Tony was the holder of Hart Group right now.
Catching up to the Hart Group was one of the goals that Matthias swore to archive in his life, and he had completely changed once he was fully engaged in work.
Waking up early in the morning while the sky was still dark, Matthias planned to start a full-on attack on Hart Group while Tony was in the preparation of his wedding. Although it was normal for companies to fight against each other in Bradfort City’s business field, not many companies dared to challenge Hart Group, not to mention that Locke Group still hadn’t stabilized its footing in Bradfort City. Of course, he wasn’t aiming for Hart Group’s position and just wanted to prove their true strength.
On the other hand, Tony, who was busy preparing for his wedding, received a call from his assistant informing him that Locke Group, who had finally stopped, was trying to look for trouble with Hart Group again.
Upon hearing that, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed. Honestly, what’s with Locke Group! We’ve never offended them, but they kept coming at us!
Although Locke Group was influential in the business field, Hart Group still had the final say in Bradfort City, and Tony really hated meaningless challenges like this. Although he dealt with them previously, he really didn’t want to deal with them because he was too busy with his wedding recently. However, he didn’t expect Locke Group to pull something so large and had the guts to intervene in their eastern suburb project. This time, Tony was utterly enraged.
Right then, Myra, who was standing in front of Tony, heard him talking on the phone with a serious tone. “Meet at the company an hour later.” Since Locke Group had the guts to provoke Hart Group, Tony had decided not to let them off the hook.
After hanging up, Tony turned toward Myra and said, “Myra, there’s an emergency at the company, and I have to go over in a bit. I’ll let you handle everything from here.” As there wasn’t much going on in Stark Group today, Myra tagged along with Tony to prepare for the wedding. Since she was here to overlook things, Tony could go to handle his job without worries.
“Don’t be worried. I’ll be here to look after everything,” Myra assured him with a smile. Tony had been the only one doing everything recently, and she was delighted that she could finally be of use today to help him.
“You don’t have to make yourself tired by watching over them, and you can leave if everything’s alright,” Tony instructed Myra as he cared for her health more than anything else.
“Alright. Just go! I’ll know what to do!” Myra urged him. It really seemed like Tony loved her very much from how he spoke to her.
Then, Tony quickly left, as it was an emergency this time and the board was waiting for Tony’s decision. After all, they could only follow Tony’s decision to carry out an action as serious as this.
When Tony got back to the company, everyone on the board of directors was already there, and it was all because of his assistant’s intelligence. All of them were already gathered to wait for him to start the meeting while he adjusted his shirt before entering the meeting room.
Today’s meeting was focused on getting a quick fix, so they managed to reach a solution in half an hour, and Tony immediately gave his commands. After the meeting, everyone went to execute Tony’s commands. It took them about 40 minutes to discuss and decide on a solution.
A helpless smile appeared on Tony’s face as he sat in his office after the meeting and stared at the documents piled high like a mountain in front of him. As the company’s helm, he needed to settle many public affairs daily, and he barely had time for anything else. Bosses were mostly people without any resting days. Tony massaged his nose. Since I’m already at the company, I suppose I should hurry to settle everything else as well.
Fortunately, Tony’s work efficiency was high as he quickly scanned his way through everything before giving important details a few more glances. If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t be able to handle a large corporation like this effortlessly.
Although his working speed was fast, he was so absorbed in his work that he forgot to check up on whether Myra was still at the church and supervising the decoration process. As Myra and Tony were both meticulous people, they had to be present to supervise everything. By the time Tony managed to settle all of the urgent documents, he finally recalled Myra and quickly sent her a text.
‘Myra, you should go back now. It’s already late.’ Since he didn’t have time to send Myra back home today, he left his driver there so that Myra could leave anytime she wanted.
‘It’s fine. There’s still much time left before the sky darkens. Are you done with your work?’ Myra replied to his text with a caring tone because she knew that Tony wouldn’t go back to his company in a rush if nothing serious happened.
After Tony saw Myra’s reply, a satisfied smile appeared on his face before he texted her back immediately. ‘Don’t worry. It’s nothing huge. I’ve already instructed everyone about what to do, and we will see the results tomorrow. Go home earlier if everything’s alright at your side. You don’t have to wait until the sun sets to go home.’ Tony sounded as if he was worried about his child. Nonetheless, since when hadn’t he looked after Myra as if she was his little princess?
Time flew quickly as the two continued texting, and by the time he came back to his senses, half an hour had passed. Immediately, he composed himself because he was planning to spend his time settling all of his work today, and he couldn’t waste any more time on texting.
After organizing his thoughts, Tony continued to work hard. Although working made his life more productive, Myra was the one who made him feel complete. Thinking about the love of his life, Tony smiled. Even when no one else was there, his lips still curled up instinctively at the thought of Myra.
Because of her, Tony had lost his cold demeanor in the past because he wanted to provide Myra with all of his love and kindness. Now, there was a hint of gentleness on him, making him look more lively. Indeed, the power of love was hard to predict.
Although thinking of Myra would brighten up Tony’s mood, his mood dropped right after going through his documents. Locke Group has really been too unscrupulous these recent days. Looks like it’s time for me to meet Matthias Locke.
