Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 426

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 dote on your darling granddaughter! Look at her! She’s also brought a friend back with her. Why is her friend allowed to stay for dinner? Why isn’t my friend welcome here? I guess her friend’s more precious then, huh?” Blake retorted with an indignant expression. The solemn expression on his face clearly depicted the looks of a cunning businessman. In fact, this was much more acceptable than the way he joked earlier.

As soon as Robert heard that, he felt angrier than before. Camille, who was standing next to Blake, stealthily tugged on his sleeve. Although Blake was the one making all the decisions in the company, Robert was well and alive by all means and he was still the Director of Langston Group in name. He still exerted dominance with his presence.

“Blake, you’re right. I’ll be on my way out with my friend then! We’re unworthy to be on the same dining table with you guys!” Heather replied snidely.

Soon after that, she turned to Robert with a smile. “Grandpa, don’t be angry at Blake because of me. I know you dote on me the most. However, my friend’s pregnant after all so I don’t think she can stomach the food here today. It’s just one of these things with pregnant ladies and their food restrictions! This is all my fault! I shouldn’t have insisted on inviting her over for dinner with the family. She’s pregnant with my godson here! He’s quite precious to me! Therefore, I’ll bring her out for a meal that’s suitable for a pregnant lady.” Her words were obviously directed at everyone present. At the same time, she managed to uphold his image. After all, Blake had quite rudely retorted Robert’s words and didn’t even bother to maintain the latter’s image. Ever since Blake took over the company, his behavior toward Robert had been quite rude. Moreover, the whole family chose to side with Blake and made all sorts of efforts to butter up to him.

“I can’t stomach this overly lavish meal either. I’ll join you two for dinner.” Robert glanced at Blake coldly. Over the years, he had lost his hold over both the company and the family. Blake was starting to become ruder with his behavior at home.

Myra had not visited for quite some time, so she didn’t realize that a lot had happened within the Langston Family. Previously, Robert was the absolute decision-maker of the family and there was no way anyone could have challenged him. However, judging by how everyone kept their silence now, it seemed Blake was the one currently in power.

All of a sudden, someone appeared at their doorstep and interrupted the tense situation. He apologized, “Excuse me, am I interrupting something?”

It was Matthias who’d arrived. As soon as Heather heard that familiar voice, she turned to look at his face, which bore a respectful front, before she gave a snide smile.

“I was wondering which friend he had invited. So it’s you, Director. Locke!” she said with clenched teeth. Her eyes smoldered with anger while she directed her gaze on him.

Suddenly, Heather realized Myra’s presence by her side and she hastily suppressed her anger. Meanwhile, Myra shot a perplexed look at Heather before looking toward Matthias.

Matthias was standing against the light and his face suddenly reminded Myra of his younger self from their youth. Myra shook her head in surprise and wondered, What did I just see? I think I saw a young man with features that resembled Matthias! She squinted her eyes and tried to recall what she saw.

“Miss Langston, what a surprise! I didn’t expect us to meet each other again so soon.” Matthias maintained his polite manner and walked toward Heather while speaking.

“Don’t come near me!” Myra suddenly held her head in her arms and said in a terrified tone. Her voice was quite distressed at this moment.

Heather looked at Myra anxiously. “Myra, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?” Our casual lunch date is completely ruined! Full of annoyance, Heather looked at Matthias. “Didn’t you hear her words? Stop right there!” she demanded. Right now, her focus was on Myra. She looked at Myra with a pained look on her face as she was quite worried about the latter’s condition.

“Mr. Locke, come on in. Just ignore her!” Blake dashed forward to greet Matthias. He assumed that Heather was currently throwing a tantrum.

Robert, who was seated at the end of the dining table, had a darkened expression on his face and he glared at Blake with a warning. I can’t believe it! He actually invited Matthias Locke over for lunch!

Blake’s action of inviting Matthias over to the Langston Residence at this point had crossed the line. It was not only hurtful to Heather, but also a blatant disregard for the reputation of the Langston Family.