Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 572

It seemed that their definition of a friendship had greatly varied as well. Heather quietly increased her pace as she wanted to leave Matthias behind.

“So, this is how Director Heather treats her friends.” His mocking remark instantly left her speechless.

Soon, she arrived at the all too familiar underground parking lot. There was no way she would go with him on the picnic, so she had to quickly leave. As soon as she opened her car door, he rushed over and slid into the passenger seat.

Before Heather could say anything, he interrupted, “I didn’t drive today.” He had definitely planned this a long time ago. Upon seeing the triumphant smile at the corners of his mouth, she had the urge to kick him off the car.

“Get your chauffeur to pick you up.” She stopped the car as she refused to bring him along.

“We’ve agreed to go on a picnic together. Since we’re heading in the same direction, it shouldn’t be a problem for us to carpool,” Matthias self-righteously explained as he felt that there was nothing wrong with it. In fact, he had decided everything beforehand and forced Heather’s hand.

“That’s your own plan. It has nothing to do with me,” she rudely expressed her thoughts. Instead of wasting her time with Matthias, she might as well pay a visit to Myra.

“What’s your plan then? I don’t mind tagging along.” Upon hearing Heather’s words, Matthias asked shamelessly. To her surprise, he was far more thick-skinned than Leon!

A helpless Heather started her car because it seemed that Matthias was determined to cling to her. With a darkened expression, she answered, “It’s none of your business. I’ll drop you at the Locke Group now. You can continue with your work and I can do what I want to do. Let’s not interfere with each other’s life.”

The best thing to do now was to get him out of her sight. However, as much as she wanted to get rid of him, he had his own scheme.

“I’m done with work for the day, so there’s no need for me to return to the company,” he gently said. Even Heather couldn’t read what was on his mind at the moment.

Truth be told, Matthias was rather impressive for his ability to perfectly combine work and personal affairs. The gray area between those affairs caused her to find it hard to understand him.

“We’ve finished talking about work and I have my personal affairs to attend to now. Director Locke, please behave yourself.” Ever since the day he had set her up, it had been her fate to be on the losing end. She was fated to be inferior to him and lose to him in every aspect.

After all, Matthias was Heather’s formidable rival. She was always helpless whenever it came to dealing with him. As unpredictable as he was, he never did the right thing at the right time. It was difficult for her to know what he was planning.

“I wonder what kind of personal affairs that you have that I can’t tag along.” Matthias was not really regarding himself as an outsider. It was already obvious that Heather made it clear that he was a friend, but it became an excuse for him to further push his luck.

“I can’t tell you.” She started to regret her decision. Why did she agree to befriend him in the first place? He was that kind of person who would grow even brighter if he was given some sunshine.

“This is just a friend being concerned. You should at least tell me the gist of it.” From time to time, Matthias had emphasized the term ‘friend’ with a hint of irony.

“We’re just ordinary friends. Please know where you stand and stop causing unnecessary trouble.” Heather was completely helpless, but she needed him to understand his place. The fact that he defined them as close friends was too opinionated on his part.

“How can we be ordinary friends with this relationship?” He continued to quibble, thinking of different ways to make Heather compromise.

Pulling over at the side of the road, she snapped at Matthias, “Get down. Please head to the Locke Group on your own.” As expected, she shouldn’t have nicely treated him as he would only be more insatiable as time passed.

A shameless Matthias continued to stay in the car, ignoring Heather’s impatient expression. She couldn’t possibly lay her hands on him at this time. As she stared at him, she found that he was leisurely looking out of the car window.

Since it was an area where cars couldn’t stop for long, she couldn’t leave her vehicle there for long. The drivers in the cars behind here were already honking as she was blocking the road. Even if she were to drop him here, she was only allowed to stop for a while.

Left with no choice, Heather had to start driving again. After all those experiences that he gained, Matthias knew very well that he had to be as shameless as possible to make her compromise.

Those people who pursued her in the past could not do this, nor did they realize it because there was no chance for them to get closer to her at all.

However, Matthias did it. He used the worst method of pursuing, which was pestering the other party. It was true that she was annoyed, but unknowingly, her attitude toward him also subtly changed. Without her even noticing it, he was already conquering her heart.

Because of him, she couldn’t visit Myra anymore. It was impossible for her to pay Myra a visit with the pesky Matthias tagging along. During this time, she and Tony tried their best to avoid letting Matthias and Myra meet. Both Heather and Tony wanted to avoid Myra getting irritated before her labor.

While dealing with such a shameless man like Matthias, Heather thought of Leon. Perhaps he would have a way to deal with Matthias. At the thought of them fighting with each other, she flashed a sinister smile since it was time for him to taste his own medicine.

“I’m going to look for Leon now. Not only am I going to talk to him about personal affairs, but I’ll be discussing work with him too. It’s not right for you to tag along.” Heather still hoped that she could get rid of Matthias although the possibility of it was close to nil.

“Perhaps there’s something that I can help you with since I helped with the incident surrounding the Saffords back then. So, in other words, I can be considered a part of your company too.” Unexpectedly, Matthias brought up the past incident. Upon listening to his statement, Heather seemed to realize everything that happened around her was related to Matthias.