In a daze, Heather fell asleep again. A nap in the afternoon was the best. She was sleeping so soundly that she no longer felt hungry. On the other hand, Leon was playing a video game in the room, feeling rather bored.
It wasn’t until 4 PM that he remembered Heather hadn’t eaten until now. A moment later, he came to her door again but this time, he didn’t knock on the door. Instead, he kicked it open.
Seeing that Heather was sleeping so peacefully, Leon walked over with dissatisfaction and patted her cheek with his hand.
“Wake up,” Leon said while patting her cheek. It was rare to see Heather sleeping like this. Was this room that cozy to fall asleep in?
Puzzled, Heather opened her eyes in a daze. Seeing that a face was approaching her, she instinctively raised her head and was about to attack. However, Leon managed to dodge it.
“It’s me, Heather! What are you doing?” Heather almost ruined his face with her punch. He knew very well how scary her fist was.
“Why did you disturb my sleep? Those who wake me up from my sleep deserve to die.” Heather expressed her dissatisfaction like a problematic teenager.
Helplessly, Leon asked, “Why are you behaving like a child today?” To him, Heather was totally different from her usual self today.
“Don’t disturb my sleep,” she said with a darkened expression. For some reason, she felt that she was not getting enough sleep and she was always dreaming.
“It’s already 4 PM, so we have to start preparing for the family dinner.” Leon looked at the childish Heather, not knowing what to do.
“It’s only 4 PM. Let me sleep in for a little while.” Heather mumbled tiredly.
“It’s already 4 PM!” Leon wondered if she only had her focus on 4 PM’ and ignored the rest of his words.
Heather grunted and calmly got up from the bed. “Wait… What? It’s 4 PM?” She widened her eyes out of the sudden and asked in disbelief.
“Are you hungry?” Leon was still concerned about her.
“Not really.” She had so much sleep that she didn’t feel hungry at all.
“I ordered some food for you. Have a bite or so. Besides, how can you sleep with your makeup on?” Even Leon was surprised when he said the last sentence.
“Right, I forgot to remove my makeup. Why should I apply makeup again, then?” Heather quickly got out of bed and looked at herself in the mirror. Fortunately, her makeup was not smudged.
“Heather, you used to be a goddess in my heart, but now you’re drifting further away from that image.” Leon was at a loss for words as he wondered if she was trying to ruin her image in front of him.
“Shut up!” She then gave Leon a death stare. Thinking about the upcoming family dinner, she could feel her head throbbing.
“Ha! Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone about this.” Leon flashed a silly smile at Heather and received a glare in return.
“Are you ready?” She noticed that he had changed into his casual outfit. Indeed, he couldn’t stay handsome for a long time.
“I’ll be done once I change into my tuxedo. I guess you need more time to prepare yourself?” After all, Leon didn’t need to put on any makeup since he had such a fine-looking face.
Scanning him from head to toe, Heather had an idea that popped up in her mind. Since it was still early for the family dinner…
“Hey, let me put on some makeup for you.” Heather smiled slyly at him. She was well aware of Leon’s pretty face. So, if she could help him make it a little better, wouldn’t he be the most good-looking man in the world?
Instantly, Leon waved his hand. “There’s no need for that. Why do I need to put on makeup when I’m a man?” It wasn’t the first time he had rejected this suggestion.
“Leon, a family dinner is an important occasion, so you should put on some makeup to make yourself look better.” Heather continued to coax him. But of course, Leon wasn’t that easy to bluff.
“No, no. It’s better for men to be rough-faced.” Leon didn’t sound convincing at all when he said this. After all, his face was so exquisite that no one could find any flaws in it.
“Your face is so exquisite that you have blurred the boundaries between men and women. You’re just as pretty as a fairy. Let me make you more enchanting with my skillful hands.” Heather continued with the aim of convincing Leon to agree to her suggestion today.
“No way! I’m not going to a beauty pageant. It’s better to be natural.” Leon refused Heather’s request. He felt that his face was perfect enough and he didn’t need any touch-up done to it.
“Are you going to agree to it or not?” Heather started to be unreasonable. Since he wouldn’t agree to it when she talked nicely, she would have to do it the other way then.
“No way!” Leon wouldn’t give in. There was no way he would compromise so easily.
“Leon, I’m not going to the family dinner until you say yes.” At such a critical moment, there was a need for her to threaten him a little. As expected, Leon was stunned by her words.
“Heather, you promised me, so you can’t go back on your words.” Leon didn’t believe that Heather would go back on her words for this reason. That would be too childish of her!
“Well, I can go to that dinner with you, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll do what I’m supposed to do,” Heather said lightly. It wasn’t easy for her to have such an opportunity. Of course, she had to let him agree to her words obediently.
“Heather, are you reneging on your promise to me?” Annoyed, Leon stared at her. He could even feel his blood pressure rising unknowingly. How could she do this to him at this crucial moment?
“Nope, you can’t. So, are you going to say yes or not?” Heather continued to threaten him as she had to get Leon to agree to her request.
As much as Leon knew that Heather would not do something like that, he still agreed to it to make her happy. At this time, he just wanted to try his best to please her.
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