Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 510

The hair on Heather’s forehead gently swayed with the breeze as she appraised the guest before she retracted her gaze. The guest meaningfully and playfully looked at her, making her feel as though he had locked her with his gaze.

After momentarily meeting her gaze, he turned his eyes to another direction as he walked slowly toward them. However, she kept her gaze on him until he spoke in a low voice that was quite unfamiliar to her.

However, he was a familiar face to her because they had just met at the golf course yesterday. Today, he unexpectedly appeared at the Langston Residence as a precious guest of her family.

Heather did not understand the twists and turns of the events, but she was rather vigilant about it and it was reflected in the defensive approach in her eyes.

“Old Master Langston,” he broke the silence and started the conversation with Robert. She was not used to the way he accurately pronounced each word that made him sound like a professional news reporter. He seemed stern to her.

With a smile on his face, Robert welcomed the man and introduced him to Heather. “Heather, this is General Moriaty.”

Upon hearing that, Heather’s heart sank as she did not expect that the guest they had been awaiting was someone from the army. Before she could react, he quickly spoke.

“You don’t need to address me this way. My position in Leisfeld is that of a general, but we are in Solaria now,” Caleb explained to her.

She was even more shocked upon hearing him mentioning Leisfeld. After all, the military had been governing that country. Even though he looked young, he was already a general. If he was promoted to a higher position, he could be the commander of the military.

Upon hearing that, Heather understood why she felt the cold and cruel aura from him. Compared to Solaria, Leisfeld was quite unstable all year round and there were a few military skirmishes. She imagined that Caleb must have plenty of blood on his hands. After all, for a soldier to rise up the ranks in the military, he had to be tainted with blood.

When he clarified his position, he was admiring the shock in her eyes. People usually would be taken aback after they heard his current position, but she quickly suppressed her shock and merely looked at him calmly.

She thought, Seeing the position that he holds, why does he come to Bradfort City? More importantly, why is he here at our place?

“General Moriarty, welcome.” Heather stretched her hand to gracefully greet him.

When she was in Europe, she already had the opportunity to meet dukes who were even more high-class than Caleb from other countries. She wasn’t extremely shocked because to her, he was merely someone who held an extraordinary position.

When he saw Heather offering a handshake, he also stretched out with his hand to briefly greet her. He had a natural royal aura, so she guessed that he must have been born in a rich or prestigious family. For someone like him to reach such a high-ranked position in the military, he must have a powerful background to back him up.

Robert invited Caleb to take a seat and she was directly arranged to sit opposite him. Once she raised her head, she would immediately see his face. She was not used to the arrangement because she was only interested in business, not politics.

She did not expect the Langston Family had the need to familiarize themselves with the politics of another country, even though they did not have any businesses in Leisfeld. Are we going to expand our business there? If we really want to expand our business, we would not start with Leisfeld anyway since there are many bigger countries to explore. Who would be interested in such an unstable country like Leisfeld?

Unless we are entering the arms trade. Heather’s heart skipped a beat when she thought about that. Based on Robert’s character, he would not want to get into such a business. Meanwhile, Caleb thoughtfully looked at her. It was obvious that her mind was spinning fast at this moment as she thought of the possibilities, which made him curious about what was on her mind.

After he had finally arrived, the servants asked everyone in the Langston Family to welcome him. The first person who did so was Blake, who gave him a warm welcome. However, Caleb did not even spare a second gaze at him, which amounted to not giving Blake enough respect.

With a smile on his face, Blake retracted his hands. Initially, he wanted to shake hands with Caleb, but the latter had completely ignored him. Robert flashed a warning look at Blake to notify the latter not to continue embarrassing the family.

This time around, Caleb was here for Heather, so Robert had to tread carefully since he was determined not to sacrifice her happiness at this point.

Even though Caleb had an unfriendly attitude toward Blake, Blake was rather interested in him, albeit his annoyance at the way the man behaved. It stemmed from Caleb shooting occasional glances at Heather.

In no time, everyone from the Langston Family arrived—except Heather’s parents. Disappointment quickly flashed in her eyes and Caleb meticulously caught it.

He had previously investigated her background. After glancing at everyone around the table, he immediately had his answer. Unexpectedly, her relationship with her parents had worsened to this point. His gaze turned slightly colder when he thought about his own parents.

Last night, Robert had already instructed his butler to prepare fancy dishes today. Because of that, food was being served one after another in a grandiose manner.