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Strong heart

Everly came out of the study and came across the butler. He smiled at her, and she returned the smile, since she was polite to everyone in the family. In most cases, Everly would be a likable girl, but the Langstons only cared about an individual’s ability. Someone like Everly would never get their respect, for all she knew was study.Her parents had told her to learn from Heather, who was already financially independent when she was still a high schooler. Back then, Heather was already studying abroad and handling the family business there. On the other hand, Everly was just a normal undergraduate. She still had to rely on the family for money, and she couldn’t provide any help either. To make things worse, she chose to major in pure arts, which was useless to the family. All she did was paint, so her parents had given up on her.They didn’t blame their daughter though, since they couldn’t help their family either. Not to mention they were still living in the house because Robert was
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Realization

Heather shot him a look, and he gave her the key. Nobody could stop her once she had decided on something. There was an imperial vibe about her that stopped anyone from giving her a refusal. Once she took the key, she waved the guard down. “Come back here for the key after an hour.”She didn’t get to swim right away though. Once the butler had settled Blake down, he came to see Heather. Right after the guard’s departure, he came up to her slowly. “Old Master Langston requests you in his study, Miss Heather.”Heather stopped opening the door. Grandpa wants me to see him at this hour? That’s weird. She couldn’t just yell at the butler, so she asked somewhat annoyedly, “Why is he calling me?”“I am not very sure. But you’ll find out once you see him.”The butler looked serious, so she looked at the key she was holding before handing it to him. “Give this back to the guard, and don’t follow me. I can see him by myself.” Frustrated that her swim was disturbed again, Heather went to the stu
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A good thing

Heather learned a few lessons from the heart to heart session. She knew Matthias didn’t understand women, but now she knew she didn’t understand men either. In the end, they were idiots when it came to relationships. They didn’t know how to love, so they ended up hurting each other.Heather had never walked a mile in Matthias’ shoes, so she kept denying his love for her. But if he didn’t love her, none of the mess would have happened. Heather was feeling much better when she came back to her room. She was only angry because Matthias was overly attentive of Everly. Before this, she said she was keeping him away from her cousin, but the truth was that she was actually jealous that he was checking out someone else.She tried her best to lie to herself, but to her surprise, she actually cared about Matthias more than she let on. When she got back to her room, Heather lay down on her bed and glanced at her phone, then she took it. A moment later, she realized Matthias had called her countl
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Matthia working hard

Heather and Blake were having a quiet breakfast, as if the argument the night before never happened. The butler told Robert everything, but Robert decided to stay quiet. Even so, he was worried his grandchildren would fight again.That was the moment when Matthias barged in at the worst time possible. Everyone was still having breakfast, so they stared at him the moment he came in, and Heather frowned. Is this guy dumb? He came right after I said yes? She was slightly regretting her choice. Despite his uninvited presence, everyone turned their attention back to their breakfast, saying nothing about Matthias’ arrival. Perhaps they had agreed to the relationship between him and Heather.Robert was still welcoming as usual, so he asked Matthias to come over, but the guy only had eyes for Heather. He seemed oblivious about the fact that he came in at the wrong time, and to top it off, he looked as happy as a lark.What should I do with him? “You’re early, Matthias.” Robert pointed out the
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Super realistic ride

The road was paved with glass, creating an illusion of walking on space. Also, the path was flanked by a starry sky, and Matthias seemed to have reverted to a childlike state. His eyes were gleaming happily while the stars were smiling down at him. Heather envied him for that, as it had been a long time since she last felt like a kid who got her wildest dream fulfilled.She wondered what her wildest dream was anyway. Every time she was asked that question, Heather would tell them about how she wanted to be a successful businessperson. But is that really what I like?“Feels like we’re walking in space, huh?” Matthias looked at her.Heather nodded with a smile. She didn’t want to snuff out the light in Matthias’ eyes, for dreams were something to be respected, and she respected everyone’s preference. The older she got, the vaguer her childhood dream was, but she knew she never wanted to be a filthy businessperson in the first place.“Look up there. It’s the planets.” He poked her gently
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Happy ending

Even Heather—who was usually uninterested in space—got into character. She looked at Matthias, and he answered, “This is more interesting than I thought.”She nodded in assent. I seem to have underestimated modern tech. I totally didn’t expect simulations to be so realistic now.“Pardon me for my rude behavior earlier, dear guests. Do you have any questions for me?” the captain asked politely, unlike how he acted earlier.Matthias stared at the screen and asked, “Will we be landing on Kepler-452b?” That was the question he wanted answered the most.The serious captain finally cracked a smile. “Yes, we shall be landing on Kepler-452b.”Matthias looked at the captain up close. Since they were just simulated humans, they should be different from real humans. If he can smile, that means he has a real-life model somewhere. There were a lot of simulated humans around the deck, but most of them had a deadpan look on their face. The details were lacking, but obviously the creator had poured a
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Never push yourself

Matthias was getting really confused after getting played around by Heather. He never realized Heather was a picky eater until that point.“What about Thai then?” he asked.“Isn’t that Southeast Asian too?” she shot back.Oh d*mn. He was feeling awkward. I was in too much of a hurry. “What about spicy food?” he asked patiently.Heather only smiled, and it sent a chill down Matthias’ spine, for he had a feeling that he had done something wrong. A while later, Heather said, “You’ve eaten with me a few times before, but you don’t seem to notice my preferences.” She wanted to see how patient he would be with her, and if he would accept her unreasonable actions.He gazed at her with a look of resignation, since he never did notice the details. Thus, Matthias tried to think back on the times he shared a meal with her, but it didn’t help. All he could recall was that the first time they had a meal date was at a Western restaurant.Since that was his only lead, he decided to bet on it. “So, W
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Immature

A waiter came over to clear the table after a while, and the hotpot was turned off before getting taken away. Heather looked at him in confusion, since clearing the table while the guests were still there was inappropriate.Before she could say anything, he answered, “They’ll change it into a mandarin pot later.” He could guess what she had in mind based on what she was doing.However, that didn’t cheer her up the slightest. She didn’t want to have any more hotpots, even if it was a mandarin pot, which would have one side of the pot with soup that wasn’t spicy. By now, she couldn’t work up an appetite, and she lost all interest in hotpots after the earlier experience. The spiciness still lingered in her mouth, and her stomach was still churning.“I have some important business to settle, so I might have to leave.” She tried to say goodbye in a roundabout manner as much as she could, but still, she was actually busy recently, for she needed to work on her company.Matthias wasn’t surpr
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The fight

The board of directors were engaged in hushed conversations as they waited for Matthias’ arrival. Regan was all smiles, confident that Matthias would be struck down from his sudden attack. There was a hint of smugness in his smile when he imagined how gloomy Matthias must look, but when Matthias came in, Regan realized he was smiling confidently, as if unfazed by the recent events.Matthias sat in his spot, silencing everyone with a glance, then he threw a mocking grin at Regan. Oh, looking confident, huh, Matthias? No matter. You’ll be the butt of the joke soon. Regan had distributed the file for everyone present, and the board of directors had finished reading the document that recorded all the mistakes Matthias did recently.The biggest mistake recorded in it was about the eastern suburbs’ project manager swindling a huge sum of money from the company. A scandal like that would have been censored, but Regan made it known publicly.However, that was a huge mistake on Regan’s part. H
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No time to rejoice

The most nervous person in the room was Regan, who thought, in retrospect, that everything had gone unexpectedly smooth from start to end. Even though Harper was the person he wanted to rope in as his henchman when he first joined the company, he didn’t know much about him, and he now felt that he was being set up as he listened to the things Matthias had just said.This time, the call really went through, and Harper’s voice sounded from the other end, making Regan’s heart gallop in anxiety. All of a sudden, it dawned on him that this was such an ironic situation; he had carefully planned to set up Matthias, but he was the one being set up in the end.“Hello, President Locke,” Harper answered politely.“Are you in France now, Mr. Lewis?” Matthias asked while looking at Regan, deliberately asking the question so he could hear it.“Yes, President Locke,” he answered. At the moment, he was at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, and he would be carrying out an important task in Franc
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