Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 585

The more people said that, the more untrustworthy they were. Nikolai narrowed his eyes at Matthias, as if the latter had dug a trap and was just waiting for him to jump in.

“Nikolai, I’ll never put you in a difficult situation.” Matthias gave him an affectionate smile. This was truly an old-fashioned approach.

“Sir, please cut to the chase.” Nikolai didn’t want to continue going around in circles, so he took the risk despite knowing the dangers.

Seeing that Nikolai had such awareness, Matthias smiled with satisfaction and began to explain what he wanted him to investigate.

Nikolai’s expression turned unpleasant. So, this is what he meant by simple? He felt that he had been scammed by his cousin once again.

Matthias solemnly patted Nikolai on the shoulder. “You don’t have to come to the office these few days. Just take care of the things I told you to do.”

Having left no room for Nikolai to escape, Matthias curled his lips slightly when he saw how annoyed and amused the former looked.

The person whom he could trust wholeheartedly now was Nikolai. Besides him, Matthias couldn’t think of anyone else who could do it.

Naturally, Nikolai understood that Matthias assigned this task to him because he trusted him. However, the task was extremely difficult to handle, so Nikolai was worried about whether or not he could perform well.

“Don’t give yourself too much pressure. Just do it your way.” Matthias saw through Nikolai’s thoughts at one glance. He didn’t want to put pressure on Nikolai. Regardless of whether this task turned out to be successful, Matthias wouldn’t blame him.

“I will successfully complete the task,” Nikolai replied, his voice powerful and resonating.

Matthias believed that Nikolai wouldn’t let him down as he gave the latter a dismissive wave. There was indeed tacit understanding between brothers.

Sitting back in his seat, Matthias continued to look through the documents that he hadn’t finished reading. The CEO was always the one with the most work.

However, the person who had the ultimate power over the Locke Group wasn’t him. Sometimes, Matthias would laugh at himself for being a puppet. Many things weren’t as they seemed.

Amidst this chaos, on one hand, Matthias wanted to protect himself; on the other hand, he wanted to be with Heather.

To achieve this greedy wish, Matthias had to work harder and be more cautious, for all of his opponents weren’t simple.

Matthias had no intentions of being anyone’s enemy, but somehow, everyone would eventually become his enemy, including Heather.

With their current relationship, Matthias was extremely worried that the fragile castle, which had taken him great difficulty to build, would collapse with just a little impact.

He tried his best to further develop his relationship with Heather, but unfortunately, there was no breakthrough.

Putting down the pen in his hand, Matthias walked slowly to the window. From the top, he looked down at the beautiful scenery, which was completely unobstructed.

Peering into the distance, he could see the distant lighthouse. The merging of water and the sky painted a wonderful picture.

Matthias picked up his phone to record this beautiful moment. After a long period of rainy days, he didn’t know when the sky had cleared up.

The moment the sun came out, the surface of the water was sparkling. It looked as if heaven and earth were connected, and it even gave people the illusion that it was dusk.

Beautiful things were meant to be shared with others, so Matthias sent the photos to Heather.

When Heather saw the photos, her mood instantly improved a little. Such a sight would be even more breathtaking if taken with an SLR!

‘Being at the top with beautiful scenery makes me realize how short life is.’ Matthias sent these words shortly after.

Heather silently saved the photos as she reflected on the lingering charm of Matthias’ words. Both of them had long ago experienced the feeling of being lonely at the top.

On many occasions, beautiful things were constantly appearing around people, but very few would be attentive to appreciate it and gladly record it.

On the other hand, some people would turn to look elsewhere even after they caught sight of beautiful scenery. They would just end up brushing shoulders with the gorgeous sight.

Matthias seemed to have reached a certain level of maturity again, which made Heather a little envious. Sometimes, he was like a philosopher.

How could such a person be a businessman? At the very least, he shouldn’t be a successful businessman.

Oftentimes, Heather would see weariness in Matthias’ eyes, wondering if he was fed up with all the deceptions in the business world.

She had a strong feeling that sooner or later, Matthias would leave this part of the world and go to somewhere he truly belonged.

If Matthias weren’t a businessman, what would he want to do? Heather wondered.

As if Matthias had some kind of power over her, Heather thought about why she was so persistent to run a business as well. In fact, there were other things that she wanted to do even more.

‘If you weren’t a businessman, what kind of person would you want to be?’ Heather sent what was on her mind to Matthias.

Matthias was currently looking at a proposal, which was from Regan. He didn’t expect Regan to buck up so quickly; he seemed to want to rise from the setback faster than Matthias anticipated.

For a moment, Matthias’ mind was completely focused on the proposal, so he didn’t have time to reply to Heather’s incoming message.

Meanwhile, Heather waited and waited, but didn’t get an answer from Matthias. It made her curious about what he was thinking.