Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 579

When they got back to Bradfort City, it was already late, so Heather sent Leon back to his hotel first.

After he left, only Heather and Matthias were left in the car, so the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

“I’ll send you back,” Heather said to Matthias.

“Go straight to the Langston Residence. You don’t have to send me.” Matthias refused Heather’s offer, because he wanted to accompany her home. What kind of man would need a woman to send him back?

“Okay.” Heather scoffed. “Well, in that case, you can get out of the car now!” Matthias said himself that he didn’t need her to send him back, which meant that they could go their separate ways now.

“I want to see you get home safely.” Matthias didn’t have any intention of getting off whatsoever. It wasn’t easy for them to be alone together, so he certainly wouldn’t let go of this opportunity.

“No, you don’t have to.” Heather refused. He had refused her kindness, so why couldn’t she do the same?

Matthias noticed the resolution on her face, which left him at a sudden loss for words. Heather wasn’t going to start the car—that decision was more than obvious.

“Heather, are you that reluctant to let me send you back?” Matthias fixed her with a gloomy look. Whenever they were together, Heather wouldn’t spare his feelings at all.

“This is my car. I’m afraid it’s not right for you to say that you’ll send me back.” Heather picked this moment to be stubborn, so Matthias was simply speechless. He truly didn’t know when she would finally be gentle with him.

Matthias wanted to say something else, but when he caught sight of Heather’s expressionless face, he couldn’t get the words out.

“If I don’t get out of the car, will you keep spending time with me?” The words that he let slip weren’t exactly polite, but Heather’s attitude made it impossible for him to continue being soft with her.

Heather swept an inexplicable glance over Matthias, not understanding how she managed to provoke him. Seeing how disgruntled he was, for a moment, Heather didn’t know how to fight back.

For a while, neither of them were willing to budge. Then, Heather opened the car door. “I don’t want to waste time with you here. It’s late, and I want to go home earlier to rest.”

Faced with Heather’s cold attitude, Matthias was done with being given the cold shoulder, so he gave her a cold smile.

“Okay. I’ll get out.” Matthias wanted to be harsh with her, but when he looked at Heather’s face, his heart softened in an instant.

Watching as Heather’s car whizzed off, Matthias felt mocked. He chuckled and shook his head as he thought about how he only had himself to blame for his current situation.

At that time, he understood that loving a person was just self-inflicted self-torment. Sometimes, he thought that Heather loved him a little, but sometimes he had to wake up and face the reality of her cruelty.

There were many times when Heather wanted to change her behavior, but everytime she spoke, her words would come out harsh. She was always critical of Matthias. Time and time again, Heather would ask herself why she couldn’t be nicer to him.

When she arrived home, it was already 12.00AM. Lying on her soft bed, she closed her eyes and seemed to hear the bell striking midnight.

The bell rang continuously, causing her heart to be in turmoil. Not only did going out with Matthias not strengthen her feelings, it actually worsened their relationship.

Does loving someone mean making things difficult for them? Heather really wanted to know the answer to this, and she even wondered if there was something mentally wrong with her. She had written books related to psychology before, yet her own mental state wasn’t sound.

At night, the air was cold. Heather didn’t like being in air-conditioned rooms, so she wouldn’t turn it on unless absolutely necessary. However, she didn’t like those heating facilities either.

Fortunately, the indoor temperature of the Langston Residence was designed to be constant. As long as it didn’t drop below zero outside, it wouldn’t be too cold.

When Heather woke up in the morning and opened the window, she looked out and was surprised to see icicles.

She was completely oblivious to what happened the night before. In just one night, the temperature had dropped so low.

When she exhaled, her breath was foggy. At this moment, her face felt so cold that it hurt, so she quickly closed the window.

The weather changed overnight, proving that this year’s winter was truly different. It had been a long time since she last experienced a winter like this.

There was slight joy in Heather’s heart. After changing into thick pajamas, Heather left the room.

Looking at the living room from above, Heather didn’t see Robert anywhere, so she decided to go to his room to look for him. Filled with excitement, she ran to his room.

Robert’s room door wasn’t closed, so Heather rushed right in. The butler was handing Robert a bowl of medicine, and she even heard him coughing.

“Grandpa!” Heather greeted cheerfully.

When Robert’s gaze landed on Heather, he panicked a little and finished the medicine in one gulp.

The bowl in Robert’s hands caught Heather’s attention. She went straight over and narrowed her eyes at him while asking, “Grandpa, what’s wrong?”

Heather wanted to retrieve the medicine bowl from his hands, but Robert handed it directly to the butler, and their eyes met for a moment.

The butler hurriedly left with the bowl, and Heather couldn’t stop him in time. She found this move to be strange, as it seemed like Robert was hiding something from her.