Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 513

Heather pushed open the windows and turned around to smile at Leon as she inhaled the fragrant scent of the flowers in the air. “ Leon, have you heard of Caleb Moriarty?” Perhaps Leon knows something about him, she thought to herself.

However, Leon stared at her with a confused expression. In all honesty, he couldn’t quite recall this person at all, so he asked rather perplexedly, “Is he from Bradfort City?”

Heather shook her head in reply. “Could you help me look into this man? He’s a general from Leisfeld.”

Surprised, Leon wondered, How did she get involved with someone from Leisfeld? He furrowed his brows and placed his cell phone aside.

“Why are you asking me to investigate this person out of the blue?” he asked, needing a plausible reason from her.

Heather, on the other hand, said resignedly, “Today, he paid us a visit and mentioned our arranged marriage…” She couldn’t quite bring herself to mention the rest of it. Obviously, no one would be able to accept this sudden appearance of a so-called fiancé!

“Arranged marriage? Between you and him?” Leon stared at her with an incredulous expression. What the heck? They don’t even know each other!

Generally, an arranged marriage was all due to benefits, but he couldn’t comprehend the reason for this arranged marriage between Heather and Caleb. After all, he couldn’t see what benefits their marriage would bring to the Langstons.

“I’m equally confused too! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked you to investigate this person,” Heather muttered with a glum face. There’s no way I’ll agree to this arranged marriage with Caleb!

I’d rather choose Matthias over Caleb! Truth was, she herself was quite surprised by her sudden notion. Leon noted the indignation on her face and wondered, Did Caleb do something to offend her? Why does it seem like she hates him so much?

“Do you dislike Caleb?” he asked carefully.

“It’s more than just dislike. Frankly speaking, I loathe him. I presume you are aware of the current situation in Leisfeld? For him to achieve his position, surely there would be a lot of innocent lives who suffered from his actions.” Heather could not bring it upon herself to have good feelings toward one who disregarded human lives. She intensely disliked Caleb’s pair of eyes that resembled a deep, lifeless pool of water that lacked glimmer.

“I know what you mean, but we can’t quite judge whether people like him are good or bad. You, however, have biasedly decided that he’s a bad guy.”

“Come with me into the bedroom.” Leon considered the situation before mentioning that. Heather’s words had managed to pique his curiosity.

His set of tools were stored in his bedroom. As soon as Heather walked in, she furrowed her brows. How did his bedroom get to this state?

She was met with the sight of an extremely messy room; there was even an opened bag of potato chips on his bedside table. How can Leon live in such a mess?

“I’ll send the cleaners over tomorrow.” Heather couldn’t stand this mess but she was quite  anxious to get the important things sorted today, so it wasn’t the best time for any cleaning right now.

Meanwhile, Leon stared at her questioningly. He reckoned that his room was quite tidy, and he had even sprayed some air freshener too. Why is she giving me such a disgusted look?

“I can clean my own room and I don’t need a cleaner,” he protested vehemently. I can do this quite nicely, so there’s no need to hire a cleaner!

However, Heather didn’t want to pursue this topic regarding hiring a cleaner further and she thought to herself, I don’t care what he says but I’m definitely sending the cleaners here tomorrow! Out loud, she said, “Let’s put that aside for the moment. Find me the information on Caleb first.”

Leon nodded to indicate his response before he headed straight to his work desk, which was chosen for him by Heather. The minimalist, European-designed desk looked simple yet elegant.

Then, he switched on his computer. Truth was, he had spent a lot of his pocket money on this machine; it wasn’t like any ordinary computer and it was actually his personal computer, which belonged to him exclusively.

Leon didn’t take much time to investigate Caleb this time around. This was all due to the ample and detailed information provided by Heather.

He flicked through the information and it confirmed her deduction. Caleb is indeed a military general! Staring at the picture of Caleb in his military uniform, Leon concluded that Heather was quite right in her description. This guy does tend to instill a sense of fear.

“How did someone like him seek an arranged marriage with you?” Leon asked this with a look of disbelief on his face. He’s young and talented with a bright future ahead of him. Shouldn’t he be going after someone with a political background to further cement his position? Why did he go after one with a corporate background all of a sudden?

“According to him, our families were close to each other during Grandpa’s generation,” Heather murmured, but she was skeptical about this because Robert clearly didn’t look enthusiastic upon seeing Caleb. The former was at most in awe of the latter.

That’s not how close family friends would be around each other. Besides, Caleb didn’t even show Grandpa much respect, so I don’t believe that they’re our family friends!

“But how is that possible? Leisfeld and Bradfort City are miles apart from each other. I don’t quite understand your definition of close family friend,” Leo remarked snidely, feeling perplexed by the situation.

Just then, Heather pointed to a string of words on the computer screen. “Look—Caleb’s of Asian descent and the Moriartys actually originated from Bradfort City, not Leisfeld.” She shot him an annoyed look. He seems to be enjoying himself making snide remarks about the situation.

“Sorry; I didn’t notice that. I have to say, he’s quite a legend to have achieved the position of a general in Leisfeld despite being of Asian descent, and at less than forty years old at that!” Leon couldn’t help but admire the other man. After all, it was quite natural for men to have their goals and to yearn for power too.

Heather, on the other hand, looked at him quite solemnly. In fact, she was quite unhappy to hear these words.