As the car was being steadily driven on the highway, Heather shifted sideways, as if she wanted to increase the distance between her and Leon. At the moment, she just wanted to be left alone.
He helplessly looked at her. He knew that she was heterosexual, but he did not understand why Myra’s position in her heart could not be compared to anyone else. To be precise, she had cared more for Myra than Matthias.
To Leon, his lover was the most important person, even more than his family or friends. Of course, he was referring to his lifelong romantic partner and not his past flings.
However, Heather thought otherwise. At least to her, Matthias had not reached such an important role to her. In fact, deep within her, she still did not want to admit that he was her lover.
“Drive slower. I want to take a look at the scenery outside,” she said as she looked outside the window. The lights glimmered outside, but she suddenly felt lost, as if she did not know where she was at the moment.
Upon hearing her request, Leon slowed down and wondered what she had been looking at since there was nothing much to see at night. Nevertheless, he did not bear to interrupt her after seeing the way she supported her chin with her hands as she enjoyed the scenery outside.
“Take a right turn in front. Can I stay over at your place tonight?” Heather knew that he planned to send her home first, but she did not feel like returning to the Langston Family that night.
After all, there were simply too many people in the Langston Family and she just wanted a quiet place to stay. She thought about it and realized that Leon’s mansion was the place that suited her needs. Of course, Zayne’s place was also a decent option, but she did not want to reveal his whereabouts again.
“Of course you can. I’m feeling rather lonely alone too.” Leon was someone who could not withstand loneliness, so it was quite a shock for him when he bought the secluded mansion.
“However, I need absolute silence.” Heather had no plans to chat with him. What she needed was some alone time to ponder some stuff.
Since it was still rather early, she still could not fall asleep yet. She just wanted to be with herself in the silence as she zoned out. During the winter, she felt that her brain was not as sharp as before. If only we could hibernate. Then, we don’t have to care about anything else and all our troubles will be gone when spring arrives.
“Okay, I know you have to restore your energy tonight. I won’t disturb you then.” Leon knew that she would be worried about this. Am I such a talkative person that she has to emphasize it again?
As he drove slowly, they spent twice the amount of time on the road before they returned to the mansion. As soon as he arrived at his place, he felt as though he had returned to his hometown and he had no feelings whatsoever for his European-styled house.
“Heather, we have arrived,” he announced, yanking Heather’s wandering senses back. I wonder what she has been quietly thinking about.
It was with Leon’s words that she returned to his senses. No wonder I saw a piece of greenery through the window earlier. Leon’s mansion was evergreen, but it looked slightly terrifying at night and invoked a peculiar feeling in her as the moonlight shone on the grasses and trees.
He had already opened the door for her. Looking at her blank face, he suppressed his urge to ruffle her hair. She looks so cute in this manner!
Unable to resist himself, Leon had raised his hands, but retracted it with a jolt when he heard Heather’s cold snort. He was still not courageous enough to proceed with his intention. At this moment, he did not dare to provoke her any further, for fear that she would drop a bomb in his mansion if she was unhappy with him.
“Leon, I’m tired, so I’m heading upstairs first.” She came alive as soon as she exited the car. She quickly walked to the second floor with the thuds from her high heels echoing behind her.
Leon looked at Heather’s back wistfully and he felt miserable that she abandoned him so easily. In the past, she would have waited for him. Now that she couldn’t wait to leave him, he felt hurt about it.
She quickly arrived on the second floor. As soon as she opened the door of the guest room and walked into it directly, she immediately closed the door and did not give him a chance to show his hospitality.
By the time Leon had arrived as well, he saw the tightly shut guest room that was lit from within. After receiving the message that Heather did not want him to enter, he shook his head helplessly as he went to his room.
When she switched on the lights and the air conditioner, she felt warmer. In that warm room, she felt that her entire body had relaxed. She loved the warmth and felt that she slowly shifted into a lazy mood.
Since she could not fall asleep, she leaned against the table like a snake that was about to hibernate. She weakly turned her body around. Even though she was already quite tired, her mind was still awake and she did not feel like sleeping. She thought it would be better for her to daydream instead of sleeping.
Since it was already quite late, Heather had no idea what else she could do. There were many things that had to be done the next day and today did not end well for her as well. Looking at the night lamp in front of her, she wondered whether she should turn it on.
I wonder where Leon bought this antique night lamp that suits the atmosphere of the entire room. With that thought in mind, she rose to her feet to switch off the lights and turned on the night lamp instead.
The dark room now only had a lamp illuminating it. As Heather looked at the night lamp in front of her again, she flashed a relieved smile. The night was quiet, as though the only existence left was just the lamp and her.
She suddenly felt like listening to some music, so she unlocked her phone and wore her earphones. Luckily I have my earphones with me since I don’t like to play music out loud.
As Heather thought about it, she figured that it would be better for her to listen to the music in bed. While giving the night lamp on the table a glance, she finally decided that she would bring it to bed with her.
The dim yellow light that it emitted had warmed her soul. As she lay on her back in bed, her eyes darted between the night lamp and the ceiling.
As she listened to the sad songs, Heather’s mood became even more depressed. However, when she took a look at her playlist, she realized that all of the songs there had a depressive melody.
It was only at this moment that she realized her mental health was more serious than she had thought. Even the songs that she now listened to were depressing. She suddenly worried that she could one day suffer from depression.
Each person had a different level of stress which they could withhold. Heather had no idea whether she had stronger or weaker tolerance for stress, but she felt like she could withstand everything and nothing at the same time.
While she was alone, she felt conflicted. As the night became darker, she felt as though she was being split into two parts. Her heart was full of emotions as she continued to listen to the songs. She wanted to calm herself down, but it seemed that she had failed once again.
Sometimes she wanted to hypnotize herself to have a good night’s sleep since she was not bad at that method, but it was extremely rare for her to practice it.
Apart from that, Heather was unwilling to use hypnosis as a means to achieve something, so she would not easily use it. Not many people knew that she had this skill apart from Leon and Zayne.
Even though the effects of hypnosis were quite good, it was not an easy task. Hence, she gave up on this bold thought.
She might have already been a certified and qualified therapist, but she did not want her first patient to be herself. In short, it was quite an irony.
Heather had no idea how she managed to fall asleep during the night, but she was able to sleep until later that morning. If Leon hadn’t loudly knocked on her door, she would have slept until noon.
She opened the door with a dazed expression on her face and saw him standing outside her door in a formal attire. When she saw that, she squinted at him as he was usually casually dressed. Now that he had suddenly dressed up, it was quite a shock for her to see him like this.
Guys really do look good when they are well-dressed. Heather couldn’t help herself from shooting a few more glances at Leon. He was indeed better-looking than the average person to the point where she could not help but admire his good looks.
“What time is it now, Leon?” she asked in confusion.
After looking at his watch, he replied, “Fifteen past ten.”
Heather shook her head. I didn’t expect it would already be so late. With a sad expression on her face, she thought, Why does time fly so quickly? I can’t remember how I fell asleep last night, but I felt that I had only just slept for a short while when Leon woke me up. Then, noon is already fast approaching.
“I need to tidy myself up.” With that, she closed the door. She had not even brushed her teeth and the morning was now considered over for her.
By the time she changed into another outfit and walked out of the room, it was already 11:00 AM.
When Leon saw the makeup on her face, he commented, “Heather, I feel like your makeup is rather heavy today.” No wonder she took such a long time. I was so anxious waiting for her outside the room.
Heather arched her eyebrows. “We are meeting your family today, so I wore a thicker makeup.” She felt that she did her makeup quite well today, but he still criticized that her makeup was still too thick.
“My grandfather likes girls who are plainly dressed.” He could not help but criticize her, but it was also his fault that he did not tell her about Dave’s preferences beforehand.
Her face darkened in an instant. Feeling as though she had been fooled around, she glared at Leon angrily. “I don’t want to redo my makeup. If he doesn’t like me, so be it,” she replied in annoyance. Even now, she was like a landmine that would explode any time.
Upon seeing her attitude, there was nothing Leon could say. Since she likes it this way, just let her be!
“Heather, your dress is already in the living room. I already had it prepared for you.” He smiled with the desire to make her happy since he had spent quite a lot of money to have the dress tailor made for her.
“I might not like your choice of dress, though.” Heather told him the cold, hard truth first, which sent another punch to his heart.
“Take a look at it first. I’m sure you would like it.” Leon’s smile had remained the same, but he felt rather hurt to put on a brave front.
Of course, she was not that willful. With that, she went downstairs to take a look at the said dress. She was quite confident in his taste; it was just that she wanted to tease him a bit.
After seeing the emotions on Leon’s face, Heather felt a rush of accomplishment since she loved to torment him. And just like that, it felt like they had returned to the past. There were many things that could actually be repaired, but it was just that some people were not given chances to begin with.
She walked in front with him trailing behind her. He constantly shot furtive glances at her as he was worried about her not liking the dress for real.
Leon couldn’t imagine that awkward moment since he had already exercised a lot of effort on that dress. If Heather did not like it, he did not know where to find another dress as a replacement.
She noticed him shooting furtive looks at her, but she did not show the realization on her face to ensure that he was unaware of it. With every step she took, he nervously followed behind her.
From afar, she saw a white dress before she quickened her pace. After briskly walking forward, she was now closer to the dress, but she suddenly slowed down.
Leon did not understand Heather’s stance as she slowly walked toward the dress. Even though it was just a normal white dress, she was in awe when she looked closely at it.
