Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 534

Sunlight poured into the room, casting long shadows that overlapped one another on the floor. The three of them were quiet for a moment and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

“Let’s find a place to sit,” Heather said to Paige next to her, ignoring Leon.

After choosing a spot next to the window, she directly went to take a seat while Paige followed her from behind. Leon fiddled with his hair and the corner of his lips curved upward into a resigned smile before he quickly went after them.

As Paige sat down next to Heather, Leon took a seat opposite them. For the whole time, his eyes were intermittently glancing at Paige. Heather took in his behaviors and met his gaze in the course, so she was pretty clear of his intention.

He had always been interested in beautiful women, especially mature ones. Paige carried the temperament of a mature lady from her head to toe, but what was more uncommon was the sense of abstinence on her.

Naturally, a playboy like him could not resist the charm of a mature yet chaste woman.

“Introduce yourselves.” Heather prompted in a formal tone. Not only was she not against workplace romance, but she also thought it might be good for Leon to fall in love with Paige.

On the other hand, Paige particularly disliked Leon’s frivolous bearing. She cast a look at him and impassively said, “Nice to meet you. I’m Paige.” She was reluctant to even hold out her hand to shake his.

Courtesy was meant for those who deserved to be respected, and that did not include Leon. Paige’s impression of him was awful, especially when he kept staring at her with a greasy gaze, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

A small smile formed on Leon’s face. He looked mesmerizing and beguiling when he smiled, but Paige was not attracted to him.

“I’m Leon. Nice to meet you too.” He winked at her, trying hard to make her fall head over heels for him.

Great, Heather thought, Paige’s impression of him must have hit rock bottom now. While watching their interactions from the sideline, she noticed that Leon seemed to have hit a hurdle. Even with his heavenly handsome face, it could not guarantee him smooth sailing when it came to picking up girls.

However, the colder Paige treated Leon, the more motivated he was to win her heart. The challenging situation evoked his desire to conquer her. To him, women were always at hand, and he loved those who were hard to get.

Not only did he not learn his lesson from the failed attempt to charm Heather, but it instead intensified his urge to flirt with other women who were uninterested in him. Nevertheless, there were very few who were able to resist his charm, and it was rare to encounter them. Now, he had finally met Paige, who was similar to Heather.

Therefore, Leon definitely would not miss this opportunity. Still, he had to make clear one thing, and that was whether Paige had a boyfriend. Heather had only mentioned that Paige was unmarried, but she did not tell him if she was still single.

He wanted to know more about Paige, and although he was able to investigate her background using the computer, it would be more direct to hear it from Heather.

After a while, three cups of civet coffee were served by the young waitress that Leon had flirted with earlier. She was a girl in her teenage years, and her face was flushed red from shyness.

Seeing Leon wink at the waitress, Paige felt disgusted at him. She found this sort of behavior childish and irresponsible. However, the young waitress was mesmerized by Leon’s flirtatious acts. If Heather had not darted her a sharp gaze, she probably would have been reluctant to leave.

The timid girl cast a glance at Heather before hastily leaving. Then, Heather darted a warning look at Leon, whose playful smile remained, unfazed by her warning. Meanwhile, Paige tried to not look at him as the very sight of him annoyed her.

Two years ago, Paige had a relationship that she would never forget—she had encountered a playboy. She initially thought that she would spend the rest of her life with him, but it turned out that the man had merely been fooling around with her.

Throughout their relationship, he had been caring to her; he treated her with extreme gentleness and would always say sweet nothings to her. However, she later realized that it was exactly how he had treated every woman he met, with the same tactics and means.

Just as she had genuinely wanted to marry him, she found out about his true colors from someone else. As the saying went, once bitten, twice shy. Ever since the incident, Paige had been devoting herself to work and never fantasized about romance.

Now, looking at Leon reminded her of the man; he even had the same flirtatious gaze as the latter. When one succumbed to love, one might mistake the flirtatious gaze as admiration to oneself. It was only after one had come to their senses did one know that he or she was merely a prey who had been played.

As seconds went by, Leon’s interest in Paige grew, but it was the opposite for her feelings toward him, especially when she noticed the trace of lust in his gaze as he looked at her.

After all, Heather had introduced Leon as her junior in university as well as her friend.

So why is he looking at his friend’s friend like that? Paige felt disdainful as she thought. He is just the same as my ex-fiancée. Both of them are sc*mbags.