Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 517

The next morning, Heather woke up on the couch. She tried to open her sleepy eyes but her entire body was aching. I can’t believe I fell asleep on the couch! After getting up, she loosened up her neck uncomfortably before quickly taking a bath.

She came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed, and her eyes were bright as she dried her wet hair. Then, a knock was heard on the door, so she quickly opened it and saw the butler standing outside.

“What’s the matter?” Usually, the butler would follow Robert around to serve him, so the former would rarely see to others in the Langston Residence.

“We have a guest outside. He is your friend, Miss Heather.”

At the moment, Heather was still wearing her pajamas and her hair was wet. She tried to guess who it was and she wondered, Who would visit us this early in the morning?

Looking at the butler’s mysterious expression, she slowly muttered, “I’ll change my clothes and be right there.” After that, she closed the door straight away but at the very last second, she took a glance at the butler’s smiling face.

Even the butler has started acting strange lately. Quickly, she began dressing herself up since she couldn’t go downstairs in such a mess. As she dressed herself up as fast as possible, she regretted not asking the butler who the guest was.

After she was done with everything, she slowly came down the stairs and saw a man standing in the living room. The man had a suit on and his back was to her, so she couldn’t see his face clearly. It was as if he didn’t want to look at her on purpose.

When she came to the living room, she finally saw who the man was—it was none other than Matthias. Immediately, she went on the alert because she somehow felt that he had other intentions in coming here at this moment in time.

Matthias seemed to be especially friendly toward her and he had a perfunctory smile on his face. In the meantime, Robert was sitting across from him and because of that, Heather reluctantly smiled back at the young man.

“Miss Langston, we meet again,” Matthias said politely.

However, she felt that something was wrong because Robert’s attitude toward him was a bit different today and her grandfather was much more enthusiastic than usual. Therefore, she looked at the older man confusedly since she was trying to find clues from his expression. He even took out his favorite high-end tea to welcome Matthias.

“Director Locke, you seem very free lately.” Her voice was full of sarcasm since it was impossible for her to establish a goodwill with him in this instance.

On the other hand, Robert was delighted to see the banter going on between her and Matthias.

Upon seeing that, Heather thought to herself, Why is grandpa so friendly toward him today? Back then, he would tell me to avoid Matthias for the sake of our interest, so what is the reason behind his friendliness toward him right now?

“I came here to propose a collaboration.” Matthias smiled brightly, but Heather had already heard him say the same thing many times before.

Grandpa will never agree to a collaboration between the Langston Group and the Locke Group. Let’s see how he is going to reject Matthias.

However, she didn’t get to see the outcome that she expected. Instead, Robert replied, “I asked Director Locke to come here to talk about the collaboration. There are many aspects that the Langston Group and the Locke Group can join forces on.”

Heather was so shocked that her jaw almost fell to the floor when she heard that. Is grandpa actually asking him for a collaboration? Wasn’t he the one who rejected Matthias’ proposal to collaborate many times in the past?

“Old Master Langston, thank you for your trust in me. Not only that, it also shows your trust in the Locke Group. We will certainly live up to it,” Matthias quickly reassured politely.

Looking at the friendly scene between Matthias and Robert, Heather felt as though she was still dreaming, albeit a rather realistic one at that.

“Don’t just stand there. Come and sit with us,” Robert murmured to her.

However, she asked innocently, “What time is it?” It’s a little weird not seeing Blake at this time. Also, where is everybody? Why can’t I see anyone in the house?

“Miss Langston, it is currently 10.16 AM,” Matthias answered seriously while she quickly looked outside the window.

The sun was shining brightly outdoors. I can’t believe it’s already 10 AM. Time flies so fast! No wonder I couldn’t see Blake and the others. But it’s a holiday, so why is there no one at home?

At the moment, she wanted to pinch herself to see whether she was still in a dream but she felt that it was too childish, so she decided to see how the situation would progress.