Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 469

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 realized that it was almost time for Heather to go to work. She didn’t want to take up more of Heather’s time than necessary, so she said, “It’s time for you to get to work.”

Heather was nonchalant. “I’m taking the afternoon off today, so there’s no work this afternoon.”

Myra was puzzled at this. The wedding is tomorrow, so why did Heather take leave so early on?

Heather continued, “The woman I care the most about is going to get married, so I don’t have the mood for work.” Her smile was so bright that Myra almost fell for it.

“What a coincidence! I’m skipping work too,” Myra said with a smile.

“Let’s do something meaningful then,” Heather suggested, unwilling to let a nice afternoon go to waste.

During the conversation with Myra, Heather could feel that she was slightly nervous, so she wanted to take Myra somewhere else and do something to ease the wedding jitters.

Something meaningful? Myra looked at Heather in disbelief. She had no idea what Heather had in mind.

“Back to school!” Heather didn’t hold the suspense for long either as she revealed her plan straight out.

Heather’s suggestion moved Myra a little, for she had never gone back to school ever since she graduated.

“It probably changed a lot.” Myra recalled what their high school was like. They had attended the best private high school, and the scenery there was excellent.

After so many years, she wondered what the school was like now. Did it change for the better or the worse?

Heather had gone overseas after graduation, much less return to school for a look. At the sudden reminder, nostalgia washed over her as she reminisced the young and innocent years spent in school.

The two readily agreed on the idea and waited no longer to put the plan into action. As Myra and Heather headed for their destination in Heather’s car, the two chatted about their time in high school and laughed at the fond memories.

“We were so innocent back then.” Heather laughed so much that she was in tears.

“You’re the one who was the least innocent of us all,” Myra said teasingly.

“True, I used to be the top student in school.” Heather’s voice had a proud tone to it.

“Yep, the top student who’s also terrific at hogging the road.” Myra went along with it. The delightful exchanges between them continued.

“What do you mean by hogging the road?” Heather wasn’t agreeable on that description; it made her look like some serial killer on the road.

“Whenever you see anything happen on the road, you’d immediately go over and interfere,” Myra replied with nostalgia in her tone.

Heather tried her best to remember, but she didn’t recall being such a busybody when she was younger. She gave Myra a deep stare, thinking that Myra must have misremembered.

“Don’t bluff me just because I’m gullible.” Heather looked innocently at Myra.

“You really don’t remember?” Myra could still remember the scene vividly. When Heather used to face off against the gangsters from outside, she had an awe-inspiring aura about her, and her sense of justice was off the charts.

Hearing Myra’s descriptions, Heather felt as if she lived in another dimension. She only remembered that she had done everything possible so that she could be Myra’s only bestie.

She did not expect to have such a justice-filled side to her all those years ago; she didn’t even dare to think back on it, for it was so different from her character now.

The car pulled up at the school gates. Heather and Myra got out of the car, one after the other, to find that the school used to be more magnificent. They thought that their school was big enough when they were younger, but after making it in society, they had seen for themselves how much bigger the world was.

“Why did you go overseas?” As they walked, Myra posed the question to Heather.