Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 518

Robert always wanted to find a chance for Heather and Matthias to be alone together, but her hostility toward the latter didn’t seem to be easing. Even though Robert was already showing dissatisfaction toward her attitude, she showed no signs of stopping.

“Grandpa, I’m really hungry. When are we having lunch?” she asked none too gently.

Robert looked at the time. “Wait for another 40 minutes.” Our family usually has our meals very punctually and she should know what time we are having lunch, so why did she ask me this question?

“Looks like it’s about time for lunch. Director Locke, should you be heading back now?” By the looks of it, Heather wanted to drive Matthias away from the house, but he didn’t seem to mind it and he still had a warm smile on his face.

Seeing the young man rendered speechless after Heather’s awkward response, Robert quickly provided a platform for him to step down. “Director Locke, why don’t you stay and have lunch with us?”

Matthias immediately looked at him with gratitude while nodding his head. “Thank you, Old Master Langston. I heard that the chefs of the Langston Family make very delicious food, and I’m honored to be able to taste it myself today.”

As for Heather, she was staring at Robert with displeasure, but he ignored her gaze and continued conversing with Matthias happily. I can’t believe Grandpa asked him to have lunch with us. This is unacceptable! It’s so obvious that he wants to please Matthias.

Suddenly, she was not excited for lunch at all. Initially, her stomach was rumbling hungrily but now, she did not have the appetite to eat. However, it wouldn’t be wise of her to refute Robert’s invitation. I’ll just have to do what he says. It’s not like I never had lunch with Matthias before.

“Then you should eat more later on,” she muttered gloomily. He is obviously going against me. The more I refuse to see him, the more times he tries to show up in front of me.

On the other hand, Matthias still kept the polite smile on his face as he didn’t mind Heather’s dark looks. “I will.” However, the more polite he was to her, the more she felt that he had something up his sleeve.

Looking at the banter going on between the two of them, Robert reminisced about his youthful past and the girl he liked at that time, who was also as energetic as these two. The two of them are probably able to argue with each other in spite of the people around because there is some affection for each other. They are more like a quarrelsome couple.

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Looking at the delicious meal on the table, Heather found her stomach growling but with Matthias here, she was in no mood to eat at all. However, Matthias pretended to not know about it as he glanced at her from time to time with a smile on his face, as if he was positively ecstatic.

Therefore, she immediately lowered her head because she felt that it was better for her to eat than look at him. She also chose to ignore the conversation going on between him and her grandfather. They are definitely discussing the collaboration between the Langston and Locke Group.

However, Robert wanted to know more about Matthias, so he started chatting with the latter about his hobbies. This made Heather prick up her ears curiously. There’s something wrong with Grandpa today. It seems like he cares a lot about Matthias!

The fragrance of the dishes lingered in the air and at the moment, she felt that the scent of the food was simply heavenly. After all, one would instantly gobble down anything when they were hungry.

Nonetheless, everytime Heather’s eyes landed on Matthias, the food on her plate would somehow lose its taste, so she specifically avoided his eyes. Today, Matthias subconsciously looked at her from time to time, but she only saw his gentle eyes as a sugar-coated axe. She felt that his gaze was rather penetrating so whenever he stared at her, she would glare at him viciously. However, he thought that her looks were adorable, and he even wanted to tousle her wavy hair that she had blow-dried not too long ago.

Looking at their interactions, Robert suddenly felt that he shouldn’t be here. Looks like I need to create more chances for the two of them to be together alone. And so, he came up with a plan on how to do so. Since the atmosphere at the dining table was still pleasant, he simply found an excuse. “There is an exhibition at the National Art Gallery this evening and the curator gave me two tickets, asking me to attend.” At this point, he paused on purpose.

Heather immediately narrowed her eyes as she could sense that he was up to something. Grandpa definitely mentioned this on purpose.

As for Matthias, he was looking at Robert with a smile while waiting for him to continue because he didn’t think too much about his words.

“Grandpa, are you asking me to attend the exhibition with you?” Heather followed up on his words. It doesn’t seem like he is planning to continue speaking, so he is probably waiting for me to speak first.

Sure enough, the moment she opened her mouth, Robert instantly smiled joyously.

“My body isn’t in the best condition lately but I don’t want to disappoint the curator,” he explained slowly. “Heather, the curator is Mr. Henriksen and he often visited us when you were a kid. Do you still remember?” Robert began to involve other people in the conversation as he did all he could to create opportunities for the two of them to be alone together.

“I do,” she answered coldly. I think I can probably guess what he is doing, but why is he so desperate to put me together with Matthias?

“I can’t very well disappoint him, can I?” And so, Robert began to put on an act by pretending to be aggrieved.

“Your health is more important and I’m sure that Mr. Henriksen will understand,” Heather replied to him indifferently, ignoring his act.

“That won’t do. Heather, can you please attend the exhibition on my behalf? I’m sure Mr. Henriksen will be happy to see you.” It was only then that he finally revealed his true intentions, and it made her rather resigned. I knew that it couldn’t be that simple.