Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 467

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 start eating yet, so Myra texted her in the group chat. ‘When are you reaching?’

‘I’m on my way.’ Estelle was stuck in a traffic jam because this was the time where everyone got off work.

‘How much longer will it take for you to reach?’ Myra was starting to feel hungry. Why can’t Estelle leave her house earlier?

‘20 minutes,’ Estelle replied to Myra’s text in a guilty manner because she could only reach half an hour later at the earliest, considering the traffic jam situation.

Right then, Myra gave Tony a helpless look because they knew that whatever time Estelle told them must be multiplied by two.

Still, they had already achieved their objective for today. At this moment, Philip and Lucas were stealing glances at Heather while she sat tight.

When Heather wasn’t smiling, she looked cold and unapproachable. Despite that, she still looked extremely attractive, and her cold demeanor was the ultimate temptation for men.

While Myra and Tony were observing them, Heather’s gaze was fixed, and she didn’t bother glancing at Philip or Lucas. This made Serena curious because anyone could see that Philip and Lucas were interested in Heather.

I think this is a different kind of blind date, right? she thought to herself before pulling Henry closer to her. Because of how charismatic Heather was, even young boys such as Henry were attracted to her and wanted to sit together with her.

Nevertheless, doing that would be too impolite, so Serena refused to let Henry do that, making Myra giggle as she watched on.

In a blink of an eye, half an hour had passed by, but Estelle wasn’t here yet, so Myra continued rushing her in the group chat. ‘How long do you need to get here?’

Myra was in despair, as she didn’t expect Estelle to take so long to reach this time. By right, Estelle would have texted the group by half an hour later to inform them that she was reaching.

However, she was still quiet this time, and Myra feared that Estelle might take longer than that. I will starve to death if I have to wait for an hour to eat.

At the same time, Estelle was reading the texts in the group chat helplessly. If she had known earlier that the traffic jam would be so bad, she wouldn’t have wanted to go.

Noticing that Myra was starting to get impatient, Estelle could only reply to her with a cute emoji, hoping that it would make her feel better. However, it didn’t work, so Myra repeated her question. ‘How long do you need to get here?’

Knowing that she couldn’t avoid Myra’s question any longer, Estelle replied truthfully this time. ‘You guys should start first. I don’t think I’ll be able to reach anytime soon because an accident happened in front of the road, and the entire street is congested.’

Since Estelle already said that, they all decided to wait for her while eating. If not, the dishes would be cold by the time Estelle reached, and everyone would have to eat cold food together.

Even Heather was already starving by the time they finally decided to start eating, and she could immediately notice the three homemade dishes that Myra prepared among all the dishes from the chef.

On the other hand, Tony kept complimenting Myra’s dishes as if he wanted all of them to himself while Heather quietly reached out to grab some of Myra’s dishes before placing them in her bowl. Myra’s cooking skill is average at best, though, Heather thought to herself.

Still, she played along and complimented as well, “This is quite good. I still remember how we didn’t know how to cook back then.” Back in high school, most of the girls never knew how to cook.

Nevertheless, as Heather continued eating, she felt like she should show everyone her cooking skills as well. She used to have no filter and would say anything without any considerations, but she learned how to restrain herself now. Due to the fact that Myra and Heather were the only ones interacting with each other at the dining table, the atmosphere was slightly awkward, probably because all of them were deep in their thoughts.

I can’t let this go on any longer, Tony thought to himself before he started chatting with Philip and Lucas about their business.

He wanted to find an opportunity to allow them to talk about their strong point, so he kept directing the conversation. Myra and Tony were really trying their best to make things work this time.

However, it seemed like Heather wasn’t interested in them because she never chimed in to the conversation, even though she was listening to their conversation. She’d only look up occasionally in Myra’s direction.

Estelle only showed up when everyone was halfway eating as she apologized, “I’m so sorry that I’m late.”