Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 728

When they were leaving, Jason hastily climbed into the passenger seat, so Zayne naturally became their driver. Nevertheless, he was in a very good mood after a satisfying meal, so he paid no mind to such a small inconvenience.

He pulled open the car door and entered the driver’s seat before promptly starting the engine. Meanwhile, back in the villa, Heather had already woken up. She came out of her room and looked around the empty house, noticing that there was not a single person around.

Heather’s mouth twitched at the realization that Zayne had left without a word first thing in the morning. Didn’t he tell her that it was important to stay hidden for the time being? In the end, he was the one who had gone out instead.

Since there was no one at home, Heather decided to head downstairs to the living room; this villa was truly an empty shell to live in. Right now, she was starving, so she went straight to the kitchen. After pulling open the fridge, she found that it was also as empty as a robbed room.

All of a sudden, she felt like she had come to an abandoned city, and she was instantly reminded of her days in the forest. However, she had her phone and a TV in the villa, so it wasn’t as boring as living in the wild.

A wave of hunger hit her just then, and Heather rubbed her stomach helplessly. At the end of the day, this beautiful villa was still incomparable to the cabin in the woods; there were at least instant noodles there, so she didn’t need to starve.

Since she was left with no other choice, Heather unlocked her phone, but she didn’t have any food delivery apps installed on it. She quickly tapped on the app store platform to download one of those. Food delivery was the most practical choice for her right now even though she was in no mood to order takeout.

After spending a long time surviving on instant noodles, Heather wanted to eat something fancy since she was back in Bradfort City. She stared reluctantly at her screen, deliberating if she should install the app or not.

The next minute, a rumbling noise came from outside the villa. Heather looked toward the sound and saw Zayne and Jason coming inside together. She slumped against the sofa weakly, for she was so hungry that she could pass out any time.

Meanwhile, Zayne’s lips curved into a sly smile as he watched Heather’s disheartened state. “Are you awake, Heather?”

The woman’s eyes darted lifelessly toward him. “What nonsense.” Her scornful response was troubling yet amusing to him.

“Are you starving, Heather?” Zayne quickened his steps and went up to her.

Heather shook her head in response; she wasn’t in the mood to chatter and simply turned to look at him glumly. As Zayne stared at the dejected woman, he wondered if he should say something to cheer her up.

Jason walked up to them immediately after noticing what was going on, and he was holding a bag of food in his hand. He placed it onto the table and said to her, “You should eat it while it’s hot.”

Heather glanced at the container of food before eyeing Zayne again. “Did you guys eat out?”

The man smiled and replied, “Yeah, but we didn’t forget to pack you some food.”

Heather wasn’t too happy with his words, though. She simply pursed her lips slightly. “You’re the one who told me not to leave this place. How can you go out to eat instead?” Her tone carried a slight hint of mockery to it.

On the other hand, Zayne returned her eyes with a helpless look on his face. “Heather, how can one possibly live without the pleasures of eating and drinking? This is nothing but human nature.”

Heather rolled her eyes, for he wasn’t even putting any effort to come up with an excuse. However, it wasn’t the time to linger on that—at this point, Heather was more eager to fill her stomach. She proceeded to ignore Zayne and opened the container at the table. The smell of food instantly hit her nose and she couldn’t help but take a few big sniffs.

“It smells pretty good.” Heather smiled. With a container of mouth-watering food in front of her, her mood naturally improved.

Zayne quickly passed her a pair of cutlery and gazed at her affectionately. He really liked the way Heather was right now, for she looked like an innocent little girl with no worries at all.

Heather took the fork and spoon from his hand and started to enjoy her late lunch. Meanwhile, Jason had gone upstairs in a jiffy. Naturally, he understood at once what was going on downstairs. He could tell that Zayne was unimaginably patient toward Heather, and Jason’s face darkened slightly at the observation. He didn’t know if he should pity the man or be happy for him.

Loving someone was a blessing, but it was bound to be painful if the other person didn’t feel the same way. Since Jason had to deal with such a painful experience in the past, he wondered how Zayne was feeling right now. Nevertheless, Jason eventually tossed away the ridiculous thoughts in his mind and decided to take a nap in his room; after all, getting enough sleep was of utmost importance to him.

Recently, he would wake up in the middle of the night every day as he was worried that he would wake up to Zayne being in trouble the next morning. After all, Jason could always tell when danger was approaching, for it was like a bomb inside of him that could go off at any minute.

Despite all of that, Zayne didn’t seem to care about anything at all. Jason watched his radiant smile from afar, and it’d be great if that guy was really as innocent and naive as this. In the end, Jason turned away, not wanting to watch them anymore. He knew that Zayne had his own plans, so he wouldn’t be able to manipulate his judgement.

Meanwhile, Heather was probably famished as she gobbled down all the food in one go. Zayne felt quite accomplished as he watched her by the side. He loved to see her like this, for she was so full of life and vigor.

After a while, Heather couldn’t find a garbage can to throw away the container after she was done eating, and Zayne looked around at the empty house as well. Needless to say, he found it near impossible to live in a place like this.

“Tell me, Zayne—since we’re not allowed to hire door-to-door services or go out, may I know how we’re expected to live under such stringent conditions?” Heather wasn’t worried about the quality of life in this villa. Instead, it was a matter of staying alive.

Zayne rubbed his chin as he replied, “I’ve already thought about this problem. The most practical solution is to get help from a trusted and reliable companion.”

Heather didn’t see the point of him saying that. What did he mean by someone who was reliable and trusted? It was such a complicated way to define a person.

“There aren’t many who can be trusted.” Heather couldn’t think of anyone who fitted that criteria; she even figured that it was much less for Zayne who had just arrived in Bradfort City not too long ago.