LOGINShare
Different ways of thinking
Last Updated:
2025-01-09 18:21:02
Related chapters
Standing before love Only alcohol could alleviate
Meanwhile, Leon was displeased with Heather’s words. She was obviously daring him to drink, for her words reminded him of the humiliation he felt back when he tried to make Heather drunk. In the end, he was the one who got drunk instead. “One should be seen in a new light after days of separation.” His command of English was extraordinarily good.“You’ll never drink me under the table.” While holding the bottle of brandy in her hand, Heather directly sat down across from Leon with a coffee table between them. For some reason, she looked cute while sitting on the stool, but no matter how cute she looked, no amount of that cuteness could hold out against the intimidating aura she gave off.“Get some ice,” Leon said to her.“It’s cold enough; it’s been in the fridge the whole time.” Heather looked at Leon coldly with a provocative look in her eyes. As someone who found Heather’s intimidating appearance cute during such a moment, Leon was a typical example of a person unafraid of death.“
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Another day wasted
Speaking was sometimes an art; this was especially the case at this moment, for Leon’s question spoiled Heather’s mood just as it finally improved. Heather sometimes hated Leon for being so blunt. Even if he has seen through it, he shouldn’t disclose it. How should I answer this kind of question?Seeing how Heather didn’t answer him, Leon looked somewhat sheepish, and he started to forcibly change the subject again. “I’m feeling rather hungry.”“It’s not good to eat so much at night.” Heather went on with the subject. Since Leon had given her a way out, why shouldn’t she take this opportunity to get herself out of this?She thought to herself, It seems that it’s inappropriate to talk to anyone about Matthias. Even when I try to talk to Leon about Matthias, the conversation still ends on a sour note even though he’s an outsider. Any conversation automatically turns grave once it involves Matthias, and it seems like talking about this in a relaxed atmosphere is merely wishful thinking.
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Both sides were testing
Matthias came to the office early in the morning to have a discussion with Nikolai regarding their next move against the Hart Group; it seemed that Tony was totally unbothered by Matthias’ act of provocation toward him.“Is Tony not planning to return to the Hart Group and call the shots?” In Matthias’ hand was a bunch of photos of Tony and Myra—they were currently on vacation overseas.Tony was bearing a grin in most of the photos. From the looks of it, he wasn’t worried about what was going on in his home country at all. Following that, Matthias’s gaze shifted toward Myra. The two of them looked like a match made in heaven; even Myra’s smile was exceptionally radiant. At that moment, it made Matthias recall the first time that she’d smiled at him many years ago.It was precisely her healing smile that had penetrated his heart like a beam of sunlight. Many moons later, her smile was still as tender and irresistible as before.Matthias let out a wistful sigh at the thought of that. He
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Danger was right around
None of them mentioned anything about Bradfort City. In fact, there were a few occasions where Myra almost did, but she quickly swallowed her words. After all, Tony had previously told her that the problems were never-ending; even if he solved them all, something similar would probably arise again in the future.“Now that we’re far away from Bradfort, you seem to be in a much better mood than I am.” Myra and Tony were having an idle talk about their everyday life. Indeed, Tony had been smiling a lot more often recently.“Of course—it feels good to finally relax after working day and night,” said Tony in satisfaction. More importantly, he was blessed to have Myra by his side every day.To Tony, any day spent together with Myra was a happy one. When he thought about this, he swept her off her feet suddenly, earning a surprised shriek from her.“Be a good girl and go to sleep.” Tony headed to the bed with Myra in his arms.Then, he carefully put her down and leaned in closer to her, nuzz
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Matthia too wised to
Since Matthias couldn’t be convinced, Nikolai didn’t continue persuading him. The latter didn’t want to meddle in his cousin’s way of solving the problem either. Matthias’ stubborn personality was no secret to anyone who knew him—Nikolai knew that all too well, but he was sure that Matthias would eventually come up with a perfect solution.It was getting late and Matthias was still in his office; Nikolai wanted to keep his cousin company but his offer was rejected. The man was brainstorming for a way to resolve the issue, and he had to let Myra know about this as soon as possible. His forehead furrowed deeply as he came to a conclusion at last—Heather was indeed the best candidate to help him out.Considering how badly things had gotten between them, Matthias wasn’t sure how he could face Heather. Moreover, deep inside, he hadn’t forgiven her as well.He rose from his seat and drew the curtains as he looked outside. Is she still spending time with that man right now?Just then, a sarc
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Go after her if you want
Nikolai settled the matter in the blink of an eye without even letting him inside—he simply shoved the envelope of photos into the man’s hands. In truth, Nikolai already possessed the ability to face problems on his own even though he was still overly dependent on Matthias. Oftentimes, Matthias gladly let Nikolai handle things for him with no worries.Meanwhile, Matthias didn’t seem anxious at all; he was calm and composed as he gently swirled the glass of wine in his hand. Nikolai could never be sure of what was going on in Matthias’ head.It seemed that Matthias wasn’t holding back tonight—he drank glass after glass without waiting even for Nikolai to return. The latter frowned as he noticed what was happening; he was only away for a moment and Matthias had already finished half the bottle.“Slow down, Matthias. I bet you haven’t even had dinner!” Nikolai said out of concern.However, Matthias turned a deaf ear toward him and continued drinking on his own. As a result, Nikolai was u
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love Both of them were look at each other
Matthias waited all night long. Under the influence of alcohol, he pulled through and waited stubbornly in place. Meanwhile, Heather was finding it hard to fall asleep in her room; she didn’t take his words seriously and gradually dozed off as she blamed him for his absurd attitude in the middle of the night.The next day, Heather departed to work early in the morning with dark circles under her eyes—last night was simply the unluckiest night of her life. When she received some strange photos out of the blue, she contacted Myra immediately; only a fool wouldn’t understand what the photos actually meant.Because of that, Heather and Myra were on video call for a long time. Myra and Tony kept their guard up at once and decided to take note of the matter. After all, it was terrifying to be followed around by a stalker while they were on a trip overseas.After worrying about it for some time, Heather finally fell asleep out of drowsiness, only to be woken up by Matthias’ phone call. After
Last Updated : 2025-01-09Standing before love A ruthless woman
He hadn’t expected Heather to make such a move at all, and Matthias bumped into her vehicle head-on since it was too late for him to dodge her car. As he muttered an expletive under his breath, he immediately flung his arms over his head while his car shook violently.Perhaps no woman could be crazier than Heather. She staggered out of her car after the crash, and Matthias also got out of his car soon after that.Then, Heather stopped moving and fixed her unexpressive eyes that showed no sadness or joy on Matthias. Meanwhile, Matthias suppressed his anger and approached Heather step by step. He didn’t expect that Heather would actually do such a dangerous thing as to crash her car into his. “Are you insane, Heather?” he scolded loudly. Heather was simply courting death, for even Matthias didn’t have the nerve to do such a thing.However, Heather merely stared at Matthias without any response until he got close to her. Matthias could no longer conceal the anger on his face as he grabbe
Last Updated : 2025-01-09
Latest chapter
Standing before love Change starts with distance
Each question was more pointed than the previous. Matthias didn’t want to let her go, and he clearly still had some slight resentment in his heart.“Yes.” Heather didn’t want to continue being stubborn with him. In fact, she didn’t just miss him a little bit—she missed him very much.Matthias rejoiced in secret, for he never expected this to go so smoothly. After all, it wasn’t easy for Heather to speak so honestly.“Do you have any more questions? Why don’t you ask them all at once?” she asked calmly.Just then, he remained silent for a while before he simply said, “I miss you a lot, and I really want to see you.”Heather’s heart fluttered. When it came to their relationship, Matthias had to take more initiative. There were many things she wouldn’t say, whereas he would express his own feelings strongly.When he didn’t get a response from her, he looked at his phone and thought that she was probably feeling shy. He then comforted himself, When in a relationship, one would become chee
Standing before love Men can be spoiled too
The phone’s bright light was a little blinding in the dark. As Heather squinted her eyes, she saw an unread message from Matthias. These days, he was finally willing to take the initiative to talk to her. As such, she was filled with joy that emanated from within.At that moment, she looked just like any other woman in love. She did like him a lot, and it couldn’t be concealed for too long.Even if she managed to fool everyone, she wasn’t able to lie to herself. If the relationship wasn’t fruitful, she would’ve either let it go or be a little more proactive. However, she was neither moving forward nor retreating right now, and everything was left hanging in the air.Heather completely forgot that it was already midnight and replied to his text with a ‘Yes’. Out of the many words she could have said, she only responded with one simple word.To her surprise, she received a call from Matthias not long after she replied. Heather initially planned on hiding the fact that she had returned,
Standing before love There are many misfortune
Heather was dripping wet when she got out of the tub. Then, she grabbed a towel and dried herself up. After taking a bath, she felt relaxed and walked to the bed in satisfaction.When she saw the wooden bedframe, she wondered if it would creak when she slept on it. Soon, she shook the thought out of her mind.Solid wood was heavy, and the bed rails looked rather aristocratic. As she lay down on the bed, a content smile appeared on her face.It was a big and spacious bed; even if she turned around, she wouldn’t have to worry about touching another person. This reminded her of the nights she slept next to Matthias in Iceland, for she was worried that she would accidentally kiss him whenever she turned around.After her experience spending the night with another person, she couldn’t get used to being alone again. She noticed she was becoming more and more melodramatic, and she wondered if she really had fallen for Matthias.She wanted to ask herself what she liked about him many times. S
Standing before love It’s good to have you back
Since she had stayed in Iceland long enough, Heather decided to return to Bradfort City at dawn. After talking to Leon, she felt a lot better.Bradfort City still looked the same and did not change at all during the few days she was gone. As she walked out of the airport unnoticed, she glanced at the tall buildings while a sense of lament washed over her.Upon returning to the city, everything felt so unreal to her. At that moment, the corners of her lips tugged upward as an emotionless smile emerged.In fact, she did not tell anyone that she had returned. As she sat alone in the cab, she said to the driver calmly, “To Snowbush Manor.”Leon recently bought a villa at Snowbush Manor; he had moved in before Heather returned from abroad since he didn’t want to stay in a hotel anymore.Instead of going back to the Langston Residence right away, Heather went to see Leon instead. It seemed like she didn’t want the Langstons to know that she had returned to the country.Leon was still asleep
Standing before love Incompetence in love
Since she failed to find any reason to refuse, Heather could only acquiesce. When Leon saw that she did not deny it, he said, “I’m still hesitant to pursue Paige.”She didn’t expect this to be what he was worrying about. Heather assumed that Leon had started pursuing Paige a long time ago, but it turned out that he was still hesitating. It seemed like he was serious this time.“If you like her, just do it. Isn’t that the principle you’ve always lived by? Why are you still hesitant to make a move?” she asked teasingly.“When I think about the things that you’ve told me, I can’t make up my mind at all.” He was indecisive since it was something he couldn’t easily forget. As such, there was no way he could go after Paige.In fact, it all started because of Heather—that was why she had to help him get over this. After all, Leon was never this cautious and indecisive when he pursued Heather back then.It was rare for Leon to be so undecided. Meanwhile, Heather held back her laughter and sai
Standing before love Trouble in Bradford city
Without giving the leader a chance at all, Matthias said without raising his head, “You can leave now.” It was as if he hadn’t even heard what the person had just said.Everyone looked at each other for a while before someone took the lead and left, and the rest followed suit. Eventually, only the leader was left standing before Matthias, who did not even spare him a glance. He was busy with the task at hand as if the former didn’t exist at all.Matthias had handled things too kindly in the past, and it emboldened the other as a result. But now, he wasn’t going to continue to be so polite.“Head over to the finance office and collect your pay.” He spoke very firmly. The leader looked at Matthias pleadingly for him to change his mind, but it was to no avail.Matthias did not even ask him who was behind the incident. In fact, he had already made his guess without intending to confirm it with the leader.Since there was no longer any chance of turning things around, the leader could only
Standing before love A drama in the locke group
Meanwhile, back in Solaris, the news of Matthias’ return soon traveled to Tony’s ears. However, what surprised Tony was that Heather didn’t come back with him.Ever since Matthias returned to Solaria, he had been wearing a sulky face every day. His handling of company matters had become increasingly harsh and resolute. Initially, the working atmosphere in Locke Group was rather relaxed. However, due to the sudden change in Matthias’ mood, the atmosphere of the entire company became gloomy too.Nikolai had already expected this to happen. He was in a state of shock when Matthias had asked him to book him a flight back home. After that, he couldn’t reach the latter by phone at all. He also never replied to his messages, even when Nikolai had sent them through various channels.As such, Nikolai guessed that Matthias had a fight with Heather. Even then, he still bought two flight tickets just in case. Alas, Matthias still came back alone toward the end. From that moment, Nikolai knew thin
Standing before love Two hearts torn apart
Matthias was worried that Heather would suffer frostbite, so he had no choice but to chase after her. However, Heather walked so fast she had disappeared in the blink of an eye.When she turned around, she saw Matthias following her from a distance. Her eyes met with Matthias’, and she wore an inexplicable expression.“Why did you follow me?” Heather just wanted to have some time alone. She didn’t expect Matthias to tag along, so she was a little frustrated.“Why are you angry all of a sudden?” Matthias was distressed. He actually wanted to retort but he ended up biting his tongue.“I’m not angry. I just came out to watch the snow,” Heather said indifferently.“You’re wearing so little and it’s so cold out here. Don’t stay outside too long or you might get frostbite.” Matthias grasped Heather’s hand, wanting to bring her back to the car.“Just let me take a walk and get some fresh air.” It was suffocating in the car, and Heather really needed some space.“Are you still worried about w
Standing before love A sudden dispute
One shouldn’t speak too carelessly on a snowy day. Looking at the snow outside the window, Matthias thought, These are the kind of days that are perfect for snuggling. However, the heater in the car was getting weaker. If they were still unable to find their way out, they might really need to send an SOS message.“The GPS isn’t helping at all.” Heather looked at the car’s GPS and felt that it was leading them to an even more remote area.“The petrol is running low.” Matthias was worried that the car would stop halfway.“Should we call and seek help?” Heather actually sounded like she was gloating.“It seems like you’re quite happy to run into a situation like this.” Matthias had never met a woman like Heather. Ever since she arrived in Iceland, he had been taken aback by her every word and action.Heather darted an indifferent glance at Matthias while wearing a half-smile. “Are you unhappy with me?” From her perspective, Matthias had been nitpicking at her ever since they reached Icel
