Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 488

While Heather had been hanging out a lot with Leon lately, the reporters had been busy too. They were always around to tail them, one more skillful than the other. The Langston Family were already very furious when the newspaper and magazine wrote nonsense about her relationship with Matthias. Nonetheless, it did not stop them from prying around after that incident.

This time, Leon was the one who noticed the paparazzi. It was truly a displeasure to find that out while they were just trying to have a meal. However, it was hard to tell whether she was mad or not as she had a calm and composed expression.

“Heather?” He was asking for her opinion as to how to deal with it. After all, they were in her city, so it was only appropriate to let her decide.

She simply shook her head in response. She was smart so she must have noticed the reporters already, but she simply chose not to do anything about it so that the media would have its way.

Giving her a confused face, he did not understand why she wanted to put up with such incidents. Her scandal with Matthias had already caused a commotion. If a new male lead got into the picture, rumors would surely start again.

Taking a glance at Leon’s good-looking face, she mentally apologized to him. She did not intend to use him, but there was no better candidate.

She did consider Lucas, but she feared that he would hurt him. Despite not disliking him, she didn’t really like him either. It was true that he fitted her criteria of choosing a partner, but she simply did not have feelings for him.

Moreover, he wasn’t proactive. A future was nonexistent for two people who wouldn’t take the initiative for their partner. Even Philip had asked Heather out before.

Yet, Lucas didn’t take any action. Though she admired him, she did not like him enough to take the initiative, hence the current stagnant state.

After rejecting Philip thrice, he no longer attempted to contact her anymore.

She was still a little interested in Lucas, but Philip was completely not her cup of tea. Moreover, Philip was a friend to Tony and Myra, and he was close with Lucas. Therefore, she didn’t want any form of romantic relationship with him.

When they got back to the apartment, Heather could finally explain to Leon the reason. As a curious person, Leon would definitely not let her go if she didn’t tell him everything clearly.

“It must be a mercury retrograde for me.” Although she sounded serious, he was confused as to why it had anything to do with horoscopes.

“This isn’t my forte.” He shrugged. He didn’t expect that she would know a thing or two about horoscopes. She was truly a knowledgeable person.

“Things have not been smooth for me ever since I returned. It has been tense with the media,” she said helplessly. She didn’t want to let things get too ugly, but the media was crossing her boundaries.

“That’s why they secretly took pictures of you?” As he mentioned that, he sounded mad. He thought that privacy was a very important factor.

“There was a scandal involving Director Locke and I that spread very widely in Bradfort City, and it affected Langston Group. It’s quite complicated.” She briefly explained, but there weren’t enough details for Leon to fully understand the situation.

“Director Locke?” He was curious as to who it was. After all, he had just come to this city and had yet to know who the influential figures were and how they were related to each other.

“Locke Group is a top company in Tasnia City. It has recently entered Bradfort City, and it is messing with the balance here. The director, Matthias, is an ambitious man.” Heather could see his ambition in his eyes, and she thought he might become a businessman who was blinded by wealth and fame with time.

As she spoke, Leon made sure to observe her facial expressions. He had a hunch that Heather’s relationship with Matthias wasn’t simple. After all, she was not someone who would easily let the media catch her in a scandal. Even if the media threw mud at her, she would have the ability to change it.

However, she was now allowing the reporters to do as they wished, and Leon didn’t believe that she would compromise just like that. Hence, he believed that it had something to do with Matthias.

“Your type?” He said in a joking tone as he waited to see her reaction.

As expected, she didn’t have a big reaction, but he did manage to catch the fleeting uneasiness in her eyes.

“Yes.” She didn’t deny that as he was right; Matthias was indeed her type.

Obviously, she wasn’t bothering to mask her self-appreciation. It could be seen just from her criteria of a partner. Most people would pick a partner who complemented themselves while she simply liked people that were similar to herself.

It was indeed their similarities that drew her to him, but people who were too similar were bound to create some friction along the way.

In fact, Leon had realized long ago that guys Heather was interested in were typically akin to her. That was also why he would never be able to move her.

Though both of them liked to mask themselves, they were different in their methodologies. Even their mental maturity differed by a lot.

“Are you and him…” Leon offered her a smile to make her feel more relaxed.

He did not get an answer from her as she herself didn’t know the answer. She had lied to Myra and many others, and she did not want to lie anymore, especially when that person was Leon.