Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 535

In an instant, the atmosphere changed and Paige’s face flushed pink. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that she had been influenced by Leon and provided an irrelevant answer. In fact, she had actually made a presentation deck about the proposal for their business start-up, but she had forgotten to bring it along when she came in a hurry.

Besides, Paige was not used to discussing serious matters in such a carefree environment. Just as she was about to respond to Heather after recalling the content in her presentation deck, the latter dropped the topic and glanced at her watch before saying to the former, “ It’s almost time. I will send you back to your office.” This time, they had set their meeting during Paige’s lunch break, so they did not have much time left.

When Paige was about to present her points, Heather’s sudden reminder caused all that she was about to say to get stuck in her throat. Although she did not like disappointing her boss, she did not even have the chance to remedy the situation, and this was all Leon’s fault.

“Take me along,” Leon chimed in shamelessly.

A cryptic smile appeared on Heather’s face when she looked at him. She was clear of his intention, but she only smiled and said nothing, which was her way of giving her consent. Upon seeing that Heather did not refuse his request, Paige kept quiet as well.

When they were getting in the car, Paige took the passenger seat, so Leon had no choice but to sit alone in the backseat. Seeing this, Heather chuckled inwardly. It seems like Paige is avoiding Leon as if he has some sort of disease. I bet that he will have a tough time pursuing her.

Along the way, Leon was oddly quiet, while Heather and Paige chatted casually. There were times when Paige tried to tell Heather that she had prepared a proposal and that she had made a mistake earlier, so she hoped that they could find time again to discuss it in detail.

However, when she remembered that Leon was in the backseat, she could not bring herself to say it. In addition, Heather seemed to have no intention to talk about work, so she could not find the chance to bring it up.

Soon, they arrived at Paige’s workplace. Heather parked the car, then Paige opened the car door and got down. After that, she thanked Heather politely, and the latter waved at her and asked her to quickly leave so that her work would not be affected.

After Paige had left, Leon returned to his active self and kept asking Heather various questions.

“Heather, is Paige really the same age as you?” He thought that the way Paige carried herself made her appear more mature than Heather.

“She’s one year older than me.” Paige was older than her if she was not mistaken.

“Then, what do you think her personality is like in private?” Leon went straight to the point. He was certain that Heather had noticed his intention to go out with Paige, so he need not hide it from her.

“How am I supposed to answer your question?” Heather was baffled as the concept of ‘in private’ was too general. She could not be giving him a detailed biodata of Paige.

“I’m asking about her personality,” he replied seriously.

Heather stopped the vehicle at a cross junction that required them to wait for a long time before it was their turn to cross. Then, she turned around and stared at Leon, making him feel uneasy.

“You should be aware that Paige will be your future colleague, as well as your close work partner. It is better to maintain your relationship with her as friends.” She had to make things clear and she hoped that Leon could set a clear boundary between public and private matters. This was to make sure that his work would not be affected by relationship issues.

“It’s good to become lovers too,” Leon spoke his mind as he didn’t want to beat around the bush. He intended to pursue Paige, so he refused to suppress himself.

“It’s going to take a while for our new company to get on track. I don’t wish to see my two most important assistants unable to do their jobs properly because of relationship issues.” The way Heather explained was subtle, yet it was enough to highlight the possible consequences to him.

“Heather, I understand your concerns. I know you want me to be serious with her.” It would be impossible for Leon to not understand what she implied.

It was soon their turn to cross the junction, so Heather immediately turned around to face the front and maneuver the car to move forward. A sly expression flashed across her face as she thought, With his charm, not anyone he targeted can escape.

“You have to be serious with her, and also with the condition that it won’t affect your work. Of course, I don’t wish to see you playing with her feelings.” She was harsh with her words and even stressed them by using a stern tone, which, in fact, made him feel quite uncomfortable. Moreover, she also used the words ‘playing with her feelings’. In his dictionary, relationships were consensual and should be formed or broken without any hard feelings.

“Don’t you think it’s inappropriate to think of me so lightly like that?” Leon felt aggrieved. I’m not a jerk who takes relationships lightly.

“You know how you felt about those ex-girlfriends of yours. You insisted on dating them the moment you took a liking to them even though deep down, you knew that they weren’t exactly suitable for you. Therefore, you didn’t commit yourself in those relationships and ended up hurting not only yourself but the girls as well.” Heather had long been wanting to tell him off for his ways in dealing with relationships, so she took the opportunity to reprimand him.

Leon was a little ashamed when she mentioned this, but he was never a person who would learn from his mistakes. To him, the shame was merely temporary, and he would soon forget about this and continue to do what he had been doing—indulging himself in women.

“We can be in a relationship when we start to take a liking to someone. There isn’t anything wrong about it.” The bullheaded Leon refused to face his problem despite knowing that his actions were wrong.

“You have to be serious when you like someone. You have to devote 100 percent of yourself to the relationship and not exhausting all your effort but only manage to give 60 percent in the relationship. Love is not an examination with 60 marks as a passing score. Without giving 100 percent of sincerity and affection toward your partner, you won’t be able to continue to walk the path of life together with her.” Deep down, Heather still believed in true love, but she did not believe in the existence of a person who would commit 100 percent in the relationship.

While she was afraid that she could not meet someone who she would love wholeheartedly, she was also afraid that the person she fell in love with would not love her back the same way she did—this was the reason she dared not be in a relationship with anyone.