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A penchant for swift ends
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The person standing outside the door was none other than Matthias, who still came in the end. He was wearing a calm expression, as if he really had nothing to do with the incident.He entered the room under the gazes of those three people before he looked at Heather with a shadow of a smile on his face.“I didn’t expect that you would prefer having a discussion at the publisher’s office, Miss Langston,” he casually said as he stared unblinkingly at her.The editor-in-chief of The Apple Gazette darted a tentative look at Matthias while Alexander openly appraised the editor-in-chief. The atmosphere was a little awkward and it was quite obvious that Matthias was pretending to appear relaxed.“Alexander, give the newspaper to Director Locke,” Heather said to Alexander, who then solemnly took out two newspapers from his briefcase—they were news that made the headlines today and yesterday. After that, he passed them to Matthias with a serious expression. He made everything seem so formal th
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The situation was like normal in the Langston Family—the kids were playing in the house as it became lively in the living room. Their cheerful noises seemed to echo everywhere.Upon arriving home, Heather massaged her temples when she saw the mess. Well, this looks like a funfair. I had only left for a while and the Langston Residence is now reduced to this chaotic state. I am at a loss for words.The butler couldn’t cope with the situation, but everybody was smiling in happiness. As she stared at her family, she realized that what happened to her had not affected the Langstons.Apart from their good looks, what else can they offer? Oddly enough, Heather was feeling angry. The Apple Gazette was widely popular among the public as the local historical newspaper. The Langston Family, who enjoyed good gossip, had subscribed to the newspaper too. In that case, shouldn’t they be aware of what has happened to me?Nevertheless, they seemed unfazed. The incident had involved her and the entire
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They were steadily staring at each other; never in their wildest dreams would they have guessed that a man could cause their friendship to be tested. It made Heather recall the time when they were young. Myra once had a fight with me over Matthias. Perhaps this is fated! Matthias must be the man God had arranged to ruin my friendship with Myra. She bit her lip while she looked especially upset.“The news is not true. Matthias was…” Heather trailed off as she swallowed the rest of her sentence. Maybe this is what Matthias wants. I won’t fall into his trap the second time.This time, she was extra careful while guessing Matthias’ thoughts and motives. On the other side, Myra listened to Heather and looked on in confusion and concern because Heather’s sentence sounded ambiguous.Myra tightly hugged Heather. “Did he force himself on you? Let’s demand justice from him.” Heather’s pause had opened her words to interpretation, so it was only natural for Myra to jump to the worst conclusion.
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At the dining table, both of them sat with a straight posture. Heather focused her piercing stare on Blake and decided in her mind, I won’t care about his image this time!She whispered in Myra’s ears, “Let’s go for a meal outside. I’ll treat you to a nice meal elsewhere!” The situation at home was in a big mess and she didn’t want to stay for an extra minute.As soon as Robert heard that, he immediately chided Blake, “This is a family gathering. Why did you invite your friend over? This is unacceptable! Since you’ve invited your friend, then you should just go and have a meal with him outside.” Evidently, he was on Heather’s side.At that moment, everyone at the scene kept their silence. They knew that it definitely wasn’t a good idea to cross her path. Of course, Blake wasn’t one who could be offended either. Furthermore, Robert had already raised his point and anyone who dared to utter a word right now would likely get into deep trouble.“Grandpa, that’s so unfair! You can’t just d
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Robert repeatedly scrutinized the man standing in front of him; he tried hard to glean some clues from Blake’s expression. He claims to have the family’s interest at heart, but it’s quite obvious that he’s using this opportunity to coerce Heather. There was no way on earth that he would agree to Blake’s suggestion of sacrificing Heather for the sake of the company. As he frowned, he gradually sat down while he maintained his gaze on Blake.At this point, the duo silently stared at each other. After some time, Robert mentioned with a distant tone, “There is no need for our family to resort to such a desperate measure of sacrificing a family member’s future for the sake of the company’s interest.” He had previously seen for himself Blake’s tactics. Sadly, Blake remained steadfast in his ways of using these underhanded measures to plot against others.Both of them refused to give in to the other. Blake insisted on progressing with his plan under the guise of maintaining the family’s inte
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On the other side, Matthias was doing all he could to calm Robert down—even if it was temporary. The person who is feared the most in the Langston Family is Robert. If the old man really wants to make a move, he’ll be even harder to deal with than Heather.Meanwhile, Heather and Myra were both done with their meals, so Heather drove Myra home with her car. By the time Heather finally returned to the Langston Residence, it was already late.It was almost time for dinner, but she hid in her room because she didn’t plan to go downstairs for dinner. Luckily, she had bought some snacks on the way back, so she lay down on the couch and munched on the snacks.When Robert entered, she was biting the crunchy snacks with hatred, as if the snacks were Matthias and Blake.“Grandpa, why are you here?” The moment Heather realized that Robert was here, she quickly threw aside the snacks because she found her actions embarrassing.Looking at the snacks on the coffee table, he revealed an understandin
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Some things were far more difficult to achieve than one could imagine and Heather’s plan was too naive. Upon seeing Robert’s infuriated looks, she could only stop mentioning about the Hart Family.After their conversation ended, she stared lifelessly at the snacks on the coffee table. Not only did I fail at my first try, I even angered Grandpa. I didn’t choose the right time to do it. Grandpa was already angered by Blake before, so why did I mention the Hart Family to him? Am I not pouring more fuel to the flame?The more she thought about it, the more she resented herself and the angrier she became. Therefore, she decided to finish all those snacks that night itself since overeating was a way for her to reduce her stress.For the whole night, she couldn’t fall asleep, especially after experiencing all the frustrating things earlier today, so she simply got out of bed and lay down on her couch. Even though she looked bored on the surface, her emotions were actually running wild inside
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The manager looked at Heather in aggrievement as he had never dealt with such a difficult woman before. As he wiped the sweat on his forehead, Matthias’ orders were still in his phone and he wouldn’t dare to defy orders.“I’m sorry, Miss Langston, but you can see that we have already started. It will be difficult for us to stop now.” The manager almost cried as he looked at her. A fully grown man was now on the verge of tears because of her.Then, she looked at him with displeasure. “Then, take my money.” Quickly, she opened another check and this time, she was exceptionally generous as she waved a check worth 500,000 in front of him.However, he didn’t even bat an eye on the check as he continued to beg her. “Miss Langston, please stop getting me in trouble. If I accept your money today, Director Locke will fire me. I have a family to raise and jobs like this don’t come easily for me. Miss Langston, can you please help me?”Heather was immediately startled by his sudden plea. What sh
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As Myra’s vision blurred, she fell into Heather’s arms, hearing the latter’s anxious voice calling her name.The sudden onset of pain was identical to the headache she had experienced before, but this time, it affected her whole body. Myra gripped her chest tightly, the pain threatening to cease her heartbeat. Without delay, Heather lifted her friend up.She then took Myra to the hospital in her car, but something peculiar happened. A short while after arriving at the hospital, Myra could feel that the pain had vanished.It was exactly like her headache last time, which left as suddenly as it came. Heather’s eyebrows creased in a frown as she wondered what was going on with Myra.“What did you see at the rockery?” Myra was staring in a particular direction when she fainted, but when Heather followed her gaze, she didn’t see anything out of the ordinary.“A cave,” Myra answered with a hollow look in her eyes.The frown on Heather’s brows deepened. How could a simple cave cause her to b
Standing before love Memories of school
It was on the day before the wedding that Heather heard from Myra that the best man was Lucas. The moment Heather heard that name, she knew that he was one of Tony’s bros. She tried to recall Lucas’s features, remembering that he didn’t talk much and seemed to be more mature.“So, what do you think?” Myra asked teasingly, “You did say you want a best man who is tall and handsome.” She jokingly reminded Heather of what she said before.Heather smiled in response, which in turn caused Myra to feel slightly curious about it. The two proceeded to sip their drinks in silence.Myra’s wedding was just around the corner, and Heather was glad to see that Myra looked comfortable and relaxed. Myra had slight pre-wedding anxiety before, so it was nice to see that she had adjusted herself.“I’m going to give you an amazing gift,” Heather said, grinning.Myra replied, “Then I will also give you a superb gift in return.”“Why not just give me a gold card?” Heather joked.Looking at the time, Myra re
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During this period, Heather looked at Myra from time to time. The atmosphere around the table was strange, giving her a sense of foreboding. The gaze that Myra returned was intriguing, as well—it made her feel uneasy.After lunch, as everyone sat around the table chatting, Heather glanced down at the time on her cell phone with a slight frown. Noting the movement, Myra realized that she could not keep Heather any longer, for lunch had already used up quite a bit of Heather’s time.Meanwhile, the clock read 2.00 PM. It was time for Heather to be at work. After dithering for a long moment, Heather decided to be direct and opened her mouth to tell Myra, “I have to go to work, so I’m taking my leave.”As it was, Heather rarely got to visit Hart Residence and had no wish to leave so hastily, but time did not permit her to linger. With a slight nod of her head, Myra responded, “Of course! Go on.” Of those at the table, she was the only one who could truly understand how busy Heather was.Fe
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Tony had assured Myra previously that Philip and Lucas would surely show up if Heather agreed to come over. As expected, the two of them reached a while later.While Philip and Lucas didn’t confirm their attendance in the group, Tilly and Elliot confirmed that they couldn’t make it. As Tilly was completely overwhelmed by her public affairs, it had been a while since she and Elliot were separated due to her work. Hence, it was normal that Elliot would go look for Tilly when he had free time.While Shawn was busy every day as the vice-mayor, he obviously wasn’t free during the noon, so Estelle was the only one who replied in the group.‘Wait for me. I’ll be here in a bit since I wouldn’t want to miss out on Myra’s food.’ After last night, she wasn’t as afraid of Heather any longer. Moreover, it wasn’t as if she had to spend time with Heather alone because everyone else would be there as well.Since Estelle was the only person left that hadn’t reached, it wasn’t appropriate for them to s
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After a long moment, Myra replied faintly, “We can have only one best man. Who should we pick?” There would be a quandary if they really intended to match Heather with the best man.Then, the choice for best man would become complicated, as there were currently two candidates from which Myra and Tony had to choose the one most suited to Heather.“Well, from your point of view, who would suit Heather more—Philip or Lucas?” It wasn’t up to Tony to decide, since Myra knew Heather better, anyway.“It’s hard to say. They both have their merits,” Myra replied hesitantly, wondering if she should have them meet up once more before the wedding.It felt too improper for them only to have met under the flickering lights of Zion Club and the influence of alcohol. There was a possibility that in broad daylight, Heather could feel a different spark altogether with the two candidates.“We still need to see what Heather thinks,” Tony suggested meaningfully.“Let’s find a time to meet up tomorrow,” sh
Standing before love Gathering at Zion club
Prior to Tony and Myra’s wedding, Estelle, who was busy with her shootings overseas, rushed back. Not to mention, Tilly, who was on her annual holiday, canceled her holiday and came back as well. Immediately, Myra felt like Bradfort City had become lively again because it had been a long time since she met them.However, Tony, on the other hand, valued Myra over his friends and didn’t bother about them, as he was too busy spending time with her. After some discussion, they all decided to meet each other at Zion Club, and the Messenger group chat that went quiet for a long time became active again.Besides that, Myra also added Heather into the group. This was Heather’s first group chat on Messenger because she barely used it if it weren’t for Myra. The group got even more lively with her arrival while Tony warned the others as he figured that Heather was probably not used to lively chats like this. ‘You guys better behave well and don’t scare her away.’Unexpectedly, Heather replied,
Standing before love Dare to challenge
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 f
Standing before love A hopeless chauvinist
On one hand, Myra and Tony were happily making their wedding preparations. On the other hand, things were getting worse. In comparison, Matthias appeared to be in a bleak situation.Heather thought that he deserved the outcome. Hence, she could never sympathize with him. Her failed relationship in the past did not cripple her, and she had never acted out like Matthias.In fact, she held a disdain for people like him who would cry and wail over relationship issues. She felt a heightened annoyance at Matthias, but she did not know if the feeling rose because she was angry at the fact that he was deeply in love with Myra.She was disturbed by his obsession with Myra, but she would never openly admit to it. Moreover, she had no right to confront him about his love for Myra.Under Evan’s encouragement, Matthias mustered up his courage to do something. He could not keep languishing when Myra’s wedding was nearing. At the very least, he wanted to attend her wedding with grace. Before that, h
Standing before love The wedding preparation
When the date of Myra’s wedding drew closer, Matthias seemed to have fallen into a trance.Heather had completely given up on him, for she always looked down on men like him. Seriously though, what is his point of showing his despondency like a drama queen?Finally, it was Evan who called her and begged her to pay a visit to Matthias’s place.“I’m super busy. I don’t have the time to do so,” she rejected emotionally. Even after listening to Evan describing Matthias’s desperate situation, she had nothing but disdain for him.At that point, Matthias was basically living in his wine cellar and gave up on running Locke Group. His behavior attracted complaints from the board of directors. Even Heather was shocked to find Matthias throwing a huge fit over Myra’s wedding. In her eyes, his action was utterly despicable.“Please tell him: He does not deserve love if he only acts out like a child. He needs to learn how to love someone right before he gets all dramatic over someone again,” she h
