Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 589

Who would’ve thought that one could also encounter something like this at a book bar? Matthias couldn’t recall the appearance of that girl at all. Was the ordinary-looking girl really so special like what Heather said?

Seeing the doubt in Matthias’s eyes, Heather could tell that he doubted her words, but she didn’t want to explain any further—it would naturally become clearer when they met afterward.

“Isn’t that ‘Fables and Fairy Tales’?” Matthias pointed to the book on the shelf and said with a faint smile. Heather only cared about what happened before, and forgot to take the book that was just right beside her.

Immediately, he picked it up. He raised the book and began going through it; he seemed to be in a good mood, completely putting what happened earlier at the back of his mind.

“Bring it to me,” Heather demanded, stretching her hand out. How could he read the book all by himself knowing that it’s what I want? This is not fair, she thought.

“Don’t be stingy. Let me take a look first.” Matthias had only heard of this book, but hadn’t really had the chance to read it yet.

However, this had interrupted Heather’s reading plans. She had always wanted to read this book, and now that Matthias got to it first, it made her a little anxious.

As a matter of fact, Matthias was just teasing Heather. After all, he didn’t have the slightest interest in fairy tales. Seeing that Heather was beginning to feel upset, he quickly handed the book over to her.

He was the one who offered to bring her here to read, so how could he bring himself to interrupt her from reading? After he had returned the book to her, the upset look on Heather’s face disappeared. Deep down, he knew that this was precisely what was annoying about him. The unhappiness between them could be avoided if only he stopped challenging her patience. After all, there was no benefit to this, and it would only make her unhappy as a result.

Moments later, they found a more secluded place. Since they visited the bar during a weekday, it was rather empty even though it was clear that there was a bustling shopping mall just right outside.

The sound insulation of Aoki Book Bar was very good; the only source of sound here was probably from the main door. Overall, there were a few people sitting sporadically, and they were all reading attentively. It seemed that they came here at this time purposely to read, and there were not many who could calm their minds down to read nowadays.

Admiring Heather’s attentive expression as she read, Matthias found that her brows would slightly knit up from time to time while reading, and this seemed to mean that she was too engrossed in reading. Matthias loved the way she frowned; it was as if the novel’s storyline could easily affect her emotions.

Matthias couldn’t hold it in anymore. “Heather,” he called in a gentle voice, full of affection.

Heather raised her head and blinked at him with confusion as her eyes were a little uncomfortable from staring at her book. Matthias rarely saw Heather like this. He wanted to reach out to touch her, but he was afraid that she would feel annoyed, so he forcefully suppressed it.

“Aren’t you here to read?” Heather glanced at him contemptuously, feeling that she had been caught in one of his little tricks again.

“Just looking at you is enough for me,” Matthias said, like a fool who had fallen in love. Heather finally realized why he brought her here and immediately regretted that she came here with him at all.

There was a lovely fragrance spreading in the room, and Heather continued to focus on her book, ignoring Matthias. She felt that he was acting quite differently from how she remembered him. At this point, she wished he was the old and sarcastic him, rather than this man who was acting strangely.

“Matthias, you are getting stranger by the day,” Heather said with her head lowered as she read the book in her hand, not even looking at Matthias.

“You don’t like it?” Matthias had suppressed the dark side of his personality for Heather, but she found him unusual instead. Why are women so difficult to please? he thought.

“Stop bothering me. I’m reading.” Heather didn’t want to continue discussing this with Matthias any more—she didn’t want to waste such a tranquil time that was meant for reading.

Although Aoki Book Bar did seem like such a commercialized place, it was already doing a little better than other book bars, because at least it provided people a space to read quietly here.

To be honest, Matthias didn’t know why he continued to pursue this difficult woman. When Heather could finally learn to be gentle with him, it was probably then that she would deem him important in her heart.

Seeing that Heather had stopped looking at him, Matthias decided to look for a book to read too. Otherwise, his gaze would only fixate on her.

Recently, whenever Matthias had free time to himself, his head would instantly be filled with thoughts of Heather. This state of his had been going on for a long time, and he was clueless if it would improve or worsen.

As Matthias was deep in his own thoughts, he didn’t notice that a pair of eyes had locked onto him as soon as he stepped into the book bar with Heather a while ago. The gaze had been inadvertently looking at him.

Matthias was ignorant and oblivious, and even the sensitive Heather didn’t notice it. There was no trace of what that person was doing, and they were out in the open as they were protected by their identity.

After going through the books on the shelf, Matthias felt he couldn’t take any interest in them. The only book that he had read completely recently was one of Heather’s works.

Finally making his decision, he picked up an ordinary-looking comic book, and when he went over to sit opposite Heather, she looked surprised at his choice of reading material.

“Isn’t this a children’s comic book? Are you trying to satisfy your inner child?” Heather felt that Matthias had always liked doing things the unusual way. Why is he always trying to do such strange things? she thought to herself.

In fact, Matthias was doing this entirely to attract her attention, and as expected, Heather really took the initiative to speak to him.

“You are no better.” Matthias continued to read the interesting comic book in his hands, finding pleasure in it.

Hearing that, Heather wanted to defend herself, but after thinking about it, she realized that she would be falling into his trap if she did. After all, she had basically got his tricks all figured out.