Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 563

Skeptical about Heather’s words, Leon stared at her suspiciously while giving her a mischievous grin, feeling happy to see her in the hotel.

“Did you sleep well?” Heather changed the topic because she thought it was a hassle to attempt to clear his doubts.

Leon looked out of the window with his eyes squinted, and the dark circles under his eyes became more apparent. Truth was, Heather had already noticed this but she deliberately quizzed him despite knowing his restlessness. Seeing him so fatigued, she continued to mock him, “Seems like you didn’t get enough sleep yesterday. Serves you right for being so stubborn about changing rooms.”

Much to her surprise, Leon remained silent. After a while, he blurted discontentedly, “You came to persuade me to delay the opening.” He didn’t wish to delay the launch of their company and he thought that Heather was being impulsive.

“You’re in over your head. I’ve already made that decision, so there’s no need to persuade you.” Being the lone wolf she was, she would not be swayed by Leon.

“You’re being ruthless, Heather,” Leon countered.

“You have no say in this. As for the investigation, however, you may prove yourself useful.” Since Leon was sharper in investigations, Heather intended to drag him into it.

Puzzled, Leon peered at her as he wondered why she was so persistent on getting to the bottom of the incident.

“You’re aware of the dangers of digging into this?” Assuming it was his own family that was wreaking havoc, he felt compelled to remind her of the risks. Knowing the lengths they would go, he wished she wouldn’t interfere.

“I need closure—it’s important to me.” Since she couldn’t directly look into whether the Lockes and the Moriartys were working together in secret, she could only start from the explosion.

Heaving a sigh, Leon fell back onto his bed, utterly infuriated by her. “You’re really arrogant, Heather. What do you want from me? A direct confrontation?” He asked tiredly, as if he was terrified of the person he hinted about.

“I’m not doing it your way. After all, I only wish to know whether the Moriartys are behind this,” Heather expressed her true thoughts, not wanting to burden him.

“Why won’t you just believe me? It’s really not the Moriartys. After all this time, do you still not know that Caleb merely wants to have you by his side and not hurt you?” Leon questioned in rage. He had made this assumption after having analyzed the statistics for a long time. Although he didn’t want it revealed to her, he felt the need to at that moment.

“So what? Sure, he won’t hurt me but there’s no guarantee he won’t attack my family. Even if he won’t lay a finger on me, he’ll surely give my family a hard time.” Although Heather was surprised by Leon’s information, it was as she said—Caleb would never give up harassing the Langstons.

Feeling lethargic, Leon merely wanted to lie on the bed and do nothing as he did not have the energy to continue debating with Heather, but she just wouldn’t cut him some slack.

“What I’m saying is that since Caleb has no hand in the detonation, why would you even bother looking into it?” Leon was going insane out of frustration from Heather’s unusualness.

“I wish to face him. It’s like he’s vanished into thin air after disappearing for so long. Regardless of his intentions, I wish to look for him and make sure of his plans.” With that, Heather made her goal of meeting Caleb apparent.

Seeing how her aims grew more dangerous than the last, Leon sprung out of bed and exclaimed, “No way! Caleb’s a real snake! You shouldn’t start messing with him.”

“I can’t just sit around enjoying my peace. Sooner or later, I’ll have to face it anyway, so I might as well take the initiative to approach him instead of waiting.” As she no longer had the desire to drag the matter any further, she decided to be the one to find the Moriartys since they wouldn’t show up.

So far, the Moriarty Family hadn’t made a move, so Heather couldn’t figure out whether they were waiting for an opportunity for an ambush or for the Langstons to make a compromise. Since they were still friendly on the outside, Heather thought she might as well use that to her advantage and approach Caleb to find out anything she could.

“Since when were you this dense, Heather? You’re oversimplifying things!” Seeing how Heather was growing irrational, Leon scoffed coldly. The Heather he once knew wouldn’t have made such rash decisions.

“How should I know my odds at winning if I don’t at least give it a try?” Since she had made up her mind, whatever he said would not make her waver.

“Fine, then. I’ll not stop you, but I’ll not jump with you either.” Since they didn’t see eye-to-eye, Leon decided not to give her his support.

“Fine. I won’t force your hand,” Heather claimed apathetically. Based on their stiff exchanges, it seemed she really had ticked him off.

“From now on, I’ll only put my mind on the company. Do not come looking for me for anything else,” he furiously stated as he signaled for her to leave the room.

As a result, both of them were irked by each other. Before Heather rushed out the door, however, she gave Leon a final glance. “I’ll prove myself right.”

Bang! Leon slammed the door shut. Then, he lay against the door, perturbed by Heather’s self-destructive behavior. Despite being told that Caleb had no intentions to harm her, she insisted on taking him on. She is truly offering herself up on a silver platter!