Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 564

Before Matthias’ arrival, Leon connected his laptop to the satellite and found out Heather’s whereabouts. It had been a long while yet she was still on the roads, reluctant to head home.

Accordingly, Leon attempted to call her, only to find out that she had turned her phone off. No wonder! He revealed a helpless grin as he mused, She’s so persistent!

Looks like his actions had hurt her. Since he was unable to support his friend into doing the wrong things, he could only think of righting her wrongs.

Even now, Leon was trying to prove that point with his actions—baiting Matthias to see how concerned he was about Heather.

If Matthias chose to be smart and strategic in this case, that would prove he hadn’t fallen deep enough for her. Back when Leon was all in for Heather, the Langstons used her as bait to lure him home. Although he considered himself sharp-witted, he didn’t contemplate too much back then and eventually fell for such ridiculous excuses. Perhaps he was blinded by love!

Now, Leon wished to draw the same card—luring Matthias over. And all he had to do next was to wait for the latter to knock on his door.

Surprisingly, Matthias showed up much faster than he had expected. Pulling the door open, Leon saw a drenched Matthias standing outside.

Looking at Matthias, who was soaked after running around under the storm without an umbrella, Leon felt a gush of satisfaction in his heart. After all, they were technically love rivals.

“How may I help you?” Leon pretended as if he didn’t already know Matthias.

“Is Heather here?” Matthias inquired with a frighteningly dark expression. Terrified, Leon swore to himself not to reveal to Matthias that it was him behind the text message.

“Why are you looking for her?” Leon acted as if he was clueless.

Gazing at him, Matthias responded, “I know you’re her junior, so she must be inside. Let me in!”

Leon then looked at him perplexedly as he countered, “What a load of bull! Have you lost it?” he muttered as he pointed at his head.

“Sod off!” Shoving him away, Matthias entered the room as he yelled, “Heather? Heather!”

Although Leon stayed in one of the most luxurious rooms, the room wasn’t at all complex as everything fell in sight at the entrance. Crossing his arms, Leon stated, “She left earlier, so she won’t respond even if you shout yourself hoarse.”

Upon hearing that Heather was no longer here, Matthias turned around and walked toward the exit, only to be stopped by Leon. Upon seeing that, the former said, “Let me through.”

Snickering, Leon scorned, “You enter and exit as you want. What do you think my place is?” Of course, at that moment, he had to irritate Matthias in order to see how perturbed the other man was.

“Please move—I wish to look for Heather. Do you know where she is?” Truth was, he could not stop worrying, not until he found Heather.

“And I wish to know why you are here and what’s your business with her.” Leon was so into his act that the disdain on his face seemed genuine.

“Tell me where did she go.” Suddenly, Matthias grasped Leon’s collar, effectively exhibiting his fighting skills that were higher than that of Heather’s. With just a swing of an arm, he quickly subdued Leon.

“Ouch! Let go of me. I can’t breathe!” Not expecting Matthias to be so terrifying when he got triggered, Leon figured that he should proceed with a rather amicable method or he would be digging himself a grave.

“So do you know where she is?” Matthias repeated the question as he was about to lift Leon up with one hand, effectively making the latter slightly panicked.

The reddened eyes and threatening gestures all indicated his love for Heather. Seeing that, Leon was almost sure that he indeed cared about her.

“I’ll need you to explain the situation to me. I’ve no idea what’s going on. For starters, do unhand me or I’ll tell you nothing,” Leon urged furiously, shocked by Matthias’ monstrous strength.

“Okay.” Despite loosening his hands, Matthias was still maintaining his scowl—a horrifying one, at that.

Meanwhile, Leon was still dazed by Matthias’ fighting skills. Although he had heard from Heather about how Matthias was really adept at fighting, he had never imagined him to be this proficient, perhaps even in another league altogether.

“Tell me what’s going on. You’re looking for her so panickedly, so what’s the urgency? If it’s so urgent, why don’t you call her? Even if I tell where she is, do you think you’re able to chase her down?” Leon continued to play pretend. In that instant, there was no way Matthias, who was about to blow a gasket, could see through Leon’s acting.

“Someone texted me saying that Heather was in danger and had me come over to Violeast Hotel to look for her. When I arrived, I went to the reception and asked whether Heather was here as a guest. I even described her appearance in detail. One of them claimed to have seen Heather and I soon found out that she was in your room. And here I am now, knocking at your door.” Matthias explained his side of the story in detail, from beginning to the end.

Upon hearing that, Leon acted as if he had an epiphany. “I see…”

“Now, can you tell me where she has gone?” Having not the time to lurk around, Matthias wished to pinpoint her location immediately.