Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 440

Relief washed over Heather when she finally left the company. When she realized there would be plenty of other occasions that would require her to put on a mask, she couldn’t help but feel a little deflated.

On the other hand, Matthias seemed relatively unfazed, as if what happened was nothing at all. When Heather stole glances at him, she noticed he seemed rather cute. She couldn’t help but be reminded of how he looked when he was a teenager, during which he seemed malnourished. After a few years, he had become a man with a sturdy build, and it gave her an odd feeling that she couldn’t explain. It was as if he had become an entirely different person altogether.

“What would you like to eat?” Matthias inquired in a gentlemanly manner.

“Thai cuisine,” Heather replied offhandedly. After a morning’s work, she didn’t have much appetite.

Then, she followed behind Matthias without a care in where they were actually going. He seemed familiar with the place. In fact, he might be even more familiar with the place than her, for he didn’t need a map to find the Thai restaurant that was a ten-minute drive away from the company. While glancing at him curiously, she wanted to ask him about that, but she eventually decided against it because the question sounded a little silly.

Matthias picked out a private room in the restaurant. After pulling out a chair for Heather, he pushed the menu toward her as if they were a real couple. “You seem to be in a bad mood,” he stated cautiously. There seemed to be a major feud between Heather and Blake, as they appeared to be constantly at each other’s throats.

“Is it that obvious?” Heather was checking out the menu while she spoke in a flat tone.

“I can discern it from your voice.” Just like that, Matthias stared at Heather. There was something exceptional about her that day, as he could hardly look away from her. Now that she had kept away her usually sharp attitude at work, she appeared to be rather cute, which made him want to approach her even more.

“What prompted you to come to my office just now?” Ignoring his question, she changed the topic diplomatically in an attempt to act naturally while spending time with Matthias. Aside from her feud with Blake, she wasn’t too worried about her work life. It was just that she had a bad feeling about being targeted as soon as she got into Langston Group.

“Isn’t that just normal between couples?” Matthias chuckled, seemingly content with the role he was playing.

“Aren’t you going to dance around it a little?” Similarly, Heather also let out a chuckle. She only ever did that while in Myra’s presence. It was unusual that Matthias was able to amuse her as well.

Seeing that her mood had lightened up, Matthias went on to say, “I wasn’t expecting things to go so smoothly.” In fact, he was surprised that Heather would sign that contract at all.

“I don’t like to hold a grudge. Instead, I would much rather offer someone an olive branch.” With her head tilted, Heather gazed at Matthias while wearing an innocent look. Ultimately, he didn’t know her well enough.

Nonetheless, he gave her a faint nod. “Why don’t we have some drinks to celebrate the fact that we have come to a truce?” He was suddenly overcome with the urge to drink. Drinking with Heather had always been enjoyable.

“The restaurant might not have quality wine.” Heather was particular when it came to wine. Not only did she enjoy drinking wine, but she enjoyed quality wine. In fact, all the wine she drank was expensive.

“Why don’t I come fetch you tonight? We can drink at my house then,” Matthias suggested.

“Do you need some company because today is a special day?” Heather revealed an understanding smile; she knew that he needed someone to spend time with after being alone for so long.

Upon being exposed by Heather, Matthias revealed a wicked smile. So she knew what I was thinking all along. In recent years, he had been focusing on building his career, so he didn’t spend much time around women. Although a lot of women expressed interest in him, he didn’t reciprocate their feelings.

Besides, his heart belonged to Myra, so he wouldn’t even spare a glance at other women. It was just that he wanted to be close to Heather that day. He didn’t want to spend the occasion alone, and for some reason, he just wanted to be close to Heather.

“Lovers come together during Valentine’s Day,” Matthias muttered to himself. “When everybody is getting together, I also feel like spending the day with someone.”

If it weren’t for the fact that Myra had sent Heather a Valentine’s greeting via text that morning, she wouldn’t have realized it was Valentine’s Day. Compared to Myra, who had her fair share of romance with Tony, Heather was feeling somewhat lonely, especially since it was Valentine’s Day. Matthias was her nominal boyfriend after all, so she was slightly swayed by the idea of drinking with Matthias; it was nice to drink with him.

“It will depend on your sincerity.” Heather’s reply was ambiguous. Back when she was living abroad, she had gotten a lot of invitations during Valentine’s Day, but she accepted none of them. Since Valentine’s was also considered a traditional festival in Solaria, she wished to take such invitations seriously.

Matthias nodded. “I will do my best to impress you, so I hope you will accept my invitation, my dear lady.” His cheeky tone almost gave her the impression that they were really in love with each other.