Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 542

Heather shot him a look, and he gave her the key. Nobody could stop her once she had decided on something. There was an imperial vibe about her that stopped anyone from giving her a refusal. Once she took the key, she waved the guard down. “Come back here for the key after an hour.”

She didn’t get to swim right away though. Once the butler had settled Blake down, he came to see Heather. Right after the guard’s departure, he came up to her slowly. “Old Master Langston requests you in his study, Miss Heather.”

Heather stopped opening the door. Grandpa wants me to see him at this hour? That’s weird. She couldn’t just yell at the butler, so she asked somewhat annoyedly, “Why is he calling me?”

“I am not very sure. But you’ll find out once you see him.”

The butler looked serious, so she looked at the key she was holding before handing it to him. “Give this back to the guard, and don’t follow me. I can see him by myself.” Frustrated that her swim was disturbed again, Heather went to the study. Blake was nowhere to be seen when she came back to the living room, so she thought someone must have taken him back to his room.

The air still reeks of alcohol. She scrunched her nose up. The butler will handle it later. Then, she tiptoed to the bedroom, since everyone was asleep. Her elders were living on the second floor, so she couldn’t make any loud sounds.

The study room was ajar, and she could see the light coming from inside. Heather opened the door and came face to face with Robert, who was in the center of the room. After that, she closed the door before going up to him.

“Where were you going?” Robert was inscrutable, so she couldn’t guess what he was thinking. Did I make him mad?

“Downstairs,” she answered honestly, since Robert seemed to know what she had done. Obviously, the butler told him everything.

“The pool’s closed at this hour. Don’t you know the rules? This isn’t the time for a swim.” Robert was troubled by her rebellious tendencies at home.

“I just felt like swimming. Can’t control the urge, you know. Why should the pool be restricted anyway? It should be open 24/7,” she retorted. Heather wasn’t one to acknowledge anything easily.

Robert didn’t want to argue with her about the pool’s opening hours. He noticed that Heather had been acting very weirdly since morning, and she was more caustic toward Matthias than before. Something happened. “Tell me about your relationship with Matthias.” They could talk openly, as they were alone in the study.

She stared at him, dumbfounded. Why is he bringing Matthias up? There’s nothing to talk about. “What do you want me to talk about? Be specific.” She didn’t want to answer it. If it weren’t for Caleb, she wouldn’t have gotten into this mess.

“Answer me. You don’t want me to match you up with him, right?” He was sacrificing his sleep because he wanted to talk about something important with her, or it’d only be a waste of time.

“Isn’t that obvious, Grandpa?” She thought it was obvious that she hated Matthias. Heather had never considered the possibility of marriage, but Robert wanted to marry her off to him. She would act it out if she could, but she would never really fall for him. Matthias wasn’t the kind of partner she wanted, and she knew that. Since he didn’t meet the criteria she set, it was impossible for them to date.

“Matthias is your best choice for now, at least compared to Caleb. Are you sure you don’t want to give him a chance?” Caleb was the reason Robert wanted Matthias to court Heather. He knew Matthias wasn’t Heather’s perfect partner, but there was no better option, at least for the time being.

Heather wasn’t there to see the horrors caused by the Moriartys, so she didn’t understand how terrifying they were. The moment Caleb laid eyes on her, he had decided that she would be his prey.

“And I have to sacrifice my happiness just because of the Moriartys?” Heather was hesitating. She didn’t understand the terror of the Moriarty Family, nor was she sure what they wanted to do to her.

“Now that Caleb has chosen you, it’s time we face this matter head on. I don’t want you to fall to his hands. He’ll ruin you,” Robert said genuinely, because the Moriartys loved to ruin the things precious to him.