Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 556

Afraid that the old man would misunderstand, Leon hastily corrected, “I mean… Old Master Langston! It’s a force of habit. I hope you un—”

“It’s fine. I understand,” Robert interrupted in the midst of Leon’s explanation.

Leon was lucky that Robert was in a fairly good mood on top of Heather forgiving Leon for his slip up—as long as he didn’t further annoy her grandfather. When she first brought Myra home the other time, Robert had enjoyed Myra’s company. Even Myra herself loved to have his acceptance.

Robert indeed seemed more amicable unlike Leon’s own grandfather, which allowed him to heave a breath of relief.

“You’re the second friend whom Heather has ever brought home,” Robert suddenly stated. Upon hearing that information, Leon felt somewhat honored.

Like an obedient granddaughter, Heather kept her gaze elsewhere while Leon would occasionally sneak a glance at her. Catching that, Robert attempted to figure out the nature of their relationship from their eyes. Sadly, nothing had attracted his attention, except for how awfully natural she was with Leon around.

The way she behaved suggested not even a hint of affection toward the boy. It seemed like her feelings toward Leon were wholly platonic. As for Leon, Robert couldn’t tell whether the emotion in his eyes was adoration, admiration, or perhaps something more.

A relieved Leon responded with an awkward smile—one that spooked even Heather. As if he was a whole new person, all of his gestures today were out of the ordinary and she was thoroughly perplexed by that.

Upon seeing how the ice breaker between him and Robert was far smoother than expected, she realized her worry of Robert disliking her friend was all for naught.

Then again, why would Robert hate any friend of hers? He was always welcoming toward her peers as he understood her well enough to know she wasn’t someone who wouldn’t befriend any rascals.

Therefore, despite the fact that Leon seemed rather frivolous and flippant in nature, Robert knew anyone within Heather’s social circle must be goodhearted and sociable. Nonetheless, he didn’t mind Leon’s flaw as he recognized the boy’s attitude toward her was solely out of respect. Considering that Leon was able to treat her in such a way, Robert didn’t mind her seeing him as a true friend.

Then, Robert continued to study their interaction, wanting to ensure there weren’t any romantic feelings between the duo. As it was a rarity for friends of different genders to remain purely platonic, he felt happy for Heather’s friendship with Leon. Although he had heard about Leon from her before, he didn’t mind it since he assumed it was just another successful man.

Now that they finally met today, Robert discovered something Heather didn’t mention about Leon—his sincerity toward her.

It was the same when she first brought Myra home. Myra quickly grew on Robert thanks to her truthfulness as well as her lack of intention to take advantage of his granddaughter, which was enough to acquire his recognition and permission for further interaction. As a businessman himself, he acknowledged that in this dog-eat-dog world, a faithful connection without any polluted mindset was rare, but it was what everyone needed.

Shortly after that, Leon took the initiative to share the moments he had in Italy with Robert, which included details that Heather previously omitted as she had only told Robert the stories in the Langston Group division, but nothing about her university life.

When Leon brought up the topic about their lives as students, Robert was visibly piqued and chatted excitedly with Leon. Heather was at the side and wanted to remind Leon to be mindful of his words in private, but he remained talkative and spilled the beans on certain matters that she would rather not touch on.

“Heather was the golden girl back in uni. She was so popular that people mentioned her name everywhere on my first day!” Reminiscing about that particular memory, he smiled with nostalgia. Back then, he was filled with fascination toward her and had been eager to meet her.

“Attagirl!” Robert replied as he let out a satisfied laugh, knowing that she had been exceptional since she was a kid. As other kids were impressed by her, they would even perceive her as their role model.

In agreement, Leon continuously nodded his head and added, “And I would always look for opportunities to get to know her properly!” Recalling his innocence, he remembered how he used to regard Heather as his dream girl.

Since he wasn’t acquainted with her back then, he had somehow obtained a photo of her and kept it with him at all times. After days of effort, he eventually gathered his courage and patiently waited for her on the path she always took to class.

After Leon waited for a long time, Heather finally showed up. At that time, they might have simply walked past each other or perhaps made eye contact with each other. Regardless, he chickened out at the most crucial moment and failed to start a conversation with her.

While listening to his description, she had a flashback of meeting a dashing mixed-race boy when she was returning to her dorm.

A committed Leon would always wait for Heather and occasionally sneak a peek at her, clueless to the fact that he would ultimately become the hot topic of the entire university.

During that period, he had a pair of tranquil eyes with a beguiling face, which made him more striking than the hunks from other universities. Every person’s eyes would fall upon his boney face—boys and girls alike. Due to his appeal, relationships came easily to him and he would start one witlessly and end it on a whim.

Now that Leon had entered university, he wished to turn over a new leaf and decided to pursue Heather, wanting to experience the purest form of love. Unfortunately, due to certain reasons, she didn’t give him the chance and rejected his advances.

After having failed to ask her out, Leon, born with a playful nature, quickly relapsed into his hedonistic lifestyle. With an abundance of admirers around him, he would wantonly date anyone whom he had the slightest interest in.