Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 685

Separated only by a door, Heather leaned against it. She felt like all her energy was sucked out at once. Just as she said, she was not that fond of Matthias. When faced with a dilemma, she had abandoned him without hesitation.

“Go away!” Robert spat the two words arduously. He didn’t want Heather to continue speaking. In addition, he didn’t want his health to affect Heather’s future.

“Grandpa, I’d like to get married. Will you come and give me your blessing?” Heather had made up her mind. At this moment, she wasn’t asking for his consent; she was informing him about her plan.

“Heather, who are you marrying?” Robert’s voice was tinged with anxiety. He didn’t know what Heather’s plan was, and he couldn’t allow her to mess around.

“It’s someone whom you’ve met before, Grandpa. We’ve known each other for many years and we know each other well. He will bring me happiness.” Heather couldn’t think of another suitable candidate now. All she needed was someone whom she could marry.

“Heather, I don’t want to see you being like this.” Robert was drained by the conversation with Heather today. Heather’s current state made him even more anxious. He knew what was on her mind, and because of that, he had all the more reason to stop Heather from acting irrationally.

“I really plan to marry him. I’ve met his parents last night,” Heather said calmly as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

Robert didn’t believe this kind of coincidence at all, and he thought Heather was lying to him. He attempted to get down from the bed, but he couldn’t even muster the slightest bit of strength to leave it.

“I’m not lying to you, Grandpa. Initially, his grandfather planned to come over to propose the marriage, but I turned him down because I thought we’re progressing too fast. I spent the entire night yesterday thinking about how to bring this up to you. You won’t be angry at me, will you, Grandpa?” Heather said in a casual tone, which made Robert even more uneasy.

“Heather, what exactly happened between you and Matthias?” If truth be told, Robert had already accepted Matthias as his grandson-in-law, so he was confused by Heather’s sudden change of plan. He hadn’t even figured out who the ‘he’ Heather was referring to. He guessed it was Leon, but thought that was unlikely because Heather had said that it was impossible between her and Leon.

“Grandpa, Matthias and I are not suitable for each other at all. These past few days got me thinking. I’ve realized the one that truly suits me was right by my side all this while. I don’t want to make the same mistake of letting him go again.” Heather had made up her mind to marry Leon as if she had been enchanted. She deemed that would be the perfect outcome for everyone.

“Are you referring to Leon?” Robert probed. According to Heather’s description, he couldn’t think of any other man besides Leon.

“Yes, Grandpa. You’ve met him, and you like him too.” Heather recalled Robert’s praise toward Leon back then, so she believed that Robert would like Leon as his grandson-in-law too.

“Heather, you should marry someone whom you love, not someone whom I like.” Robert’s mind was clear. He would be happy with that person as long as Heather was happy because she would only be truly happy when she married someone she loved.

“Who says I don’t like Leon, Grandpa? We’re fond of each other. It’s just, we took some time to affirm our feelings.” Heather indeed had feelings toward Leon in the past, so now, she just had to recollect those feelings.

“Heather, please don’t make me worry.” Robert was still convinced that Heather was bluffing him. He knew her well—she wouldn’t possibly be in an ambiguous relationship with Matthias, but at the same time, have feelings toward Leon out of the blue.

“Don’t worry about me, Grandpa. You should come to my wedding with a joyful heart.” Heather wiped off the tears at the corner of her eyes. Since she had already made up her mind, she figured she shouldn’t hesitate any longer.

But how could Robert possibly be happy? With his face darkened, he was dying to open the door at this moment and have a good talk with Heather. However, he couldn’t stand up at all, for he was already a disabled man now.

“Heather, do you want to drive me mad?” Robert retorted in annoyance. He was annoyed at his disability; he was annoyed at Heather’s nonsense.

“Grandpa, aren’t you happy for me that I’ve found a decent man?” This time, Heather even lied to herself to self-affirm that she would be happy being married to Leon just to persuade Robert to be glad for her.

“Heather, I know you did this out of filial piety, but I’m not happy at all seeing you compromising.” Robert still deemed that Heather was compromising her happiness. She had already suffered enough throughout the years, and Robert thought he had no right to make Heather compromise again just for his sake.

“Grandpa, I’m really not making this decision because of you. I know what is good for me when it comes to my marriage. You should know that my parents have disliked me ever since I was young because as a woman, I’m not qualified to inherit Langston Group. They had an unequal marriage, which caused me to fear marriage even more. You know me––I would never simply marry anyone. However, the person whom I’m willing to marry has appeared, so I think I should hold onto him. You wouldn’t want to see me being alone the whole lifetime either, would you?” Heather even managed to persuade herself with these words, so she was confident that Robert would be persuaded too.

What followed next was a moment of silence as Robert was at a loss for words to refute Heather. Perhaps what she said was true. Robert recalled the day when Leon came to visit Langston Residence, his eyes were filled with affection when he stared at Heather while Heather didn’t seem to dislike him either. Just as Heather said, Leon was the one who could bring happiness to her.