Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 708

The scenery outside was indeed quite beautiful, and Leon’s attention was shifted toward the view in an instant. Nonetheless, it wasn’t a good idea for him to admire the view whilst driving.

Just then, the car plunged straight into a pothole. It wasn’t unusual for a narrow and muddy road on the hills to be filled with unmended pits and holes, though. Heather and Leon got down from the car, and it seemed like a jeep would’ve definitely been more suitable for this trip.

“Thank you so much for your suggestion, Heather.” Leon made sarcastic remarks while the former stood by his side.

Heather didn’t feel like responding at all. Without taking a look at Leon, she made a call on her phone immediately. Leon could only sulk in his own words when he realized that he was being completely ignored.

After Heather put down her phone, he came up to her again. She glanced at him and said, “Someone will take care of this later.”

Leon turned to Heather in confusion, for he wasn’t quite sure what she meant by that. In fact, it didn’t seem like she had told him all there was.

“What do we do now, though?” Leon asked hesitantly. Were they really going to wait for help in this desolate wasteland?

“We’ll carry on by foot,” Heather responded calmly in an emotionless manner.

Leon’s eyes were instantly filled with disbelief as he stared at the woman. “By foot? Are you serious, Heather?” He felt that she must’ve gone crazy—no ordinary person would ever want to do that.

“We’ll reach our destination after hiking this hill. It won’t take long on foot, but we’ll have to take a detour if we drive.” Heather had thoroughly studied the map, and she knew that the steep mountain path was a short-cut.

“Are we really going to leave the car behind, Heather?” Leon tried to snap her out of her impracticality by mentioning the car. At any rate, he wasn’t ready to scale an entire mountain today.

“I told you—someone will take care of it. Besides, the car’s already locked, so nothing will go wrong,” Heather said nonchalantly. Sure enough, a car meant nothing to her.

“Since someone will be here to take care of it soon, it wouldn’t take long to wait for them, Heather. Walking isn’t as easy as driving.” Leon would rather wait for help to arrive and resume their trip after.

“Trust me on this—walking will take as much time as driving right now.” Heather didn’t want to waste any more time; she was unsure how long it’d take for the repairmen to arrive, so she’d rather make haste and start walking instead.

“Let’s not worry about it for a few minutes, Heather. Why don’t we wait a little?” Leon didn’t feel the need to rush. After all, the old physician would always be in the village in the mountains; he wouldn’t run away any time soon, so he couldn’t understand why Heather was in such a hurry.

“It’ll make us seem more sincere if we go on foot.” In fact, Heather had other ideas.

She had found out much about the doctor before she came. The famed physician was an eccentric old man with a strange personality; Heather had a feeling that money alone wouldn’t be an attractive currency for him, so she naturally wanted to make a good impression through other means.

“It’s not our choice whether we go by foot or by car, Heather. No one would look that deep into it.” Since when was Heather so stubborn and inflexible? Businessmen weren’t supposed to be sincere and truthful to begin with.

“It’s been a long time since I last had a breath of fresh air outdoors. Can’t you just let me have a walk?” Since Leon was so determined to change her mind, Heather had no choice but convince him with personal reasons.

“I didn’t know you’d be so eager to calm your mind in nature, Heather.” Leon couldn’t argue any longer. His persistence would only lead to worse outcomes since the woman was adamant.

As a result, Leon reluctantly followed behind her. One reason he wasn’t willing to carry on by foot was because of Heather—she had just been discharged from the hospital, so she needed to take extra care of her body.

“Come on, keep up. Why are you dilly dallying? You’re a man,” Heather urged Leon as she walked in front. She was quick with her steps, and she didn’t look like someone who had just gotten out of the hospital at all.

Meanwhile, Leon quickly picked up his pace. He understood Heather’s temper, so he obviously didn’t want to upset her. Soon, the man caught up to her from initially being far behind. Since he was fit and healthy, he had no problems keeping up with Heather if he was being serious about it.

As it turned out, hiking wasn’t a leisure activity at all—Heather’s forehead was beaded with sweat, but they still had a long way to go. The map clearly stated that they only had a few miles on their route, but it was awfully time-consuming to actually hike up the path.

Just then, Leon turned to Heather who was strenuously biting down on her lip. He knew that she was pushing herself, for her body hadn’t fully recovered yet. In other words, Heather was obviously torturing herself by doing this. Meanwhile, Leon couldn’t help but be reminded of Matthias. He thought to himself if Heather was still feeling remorseful about what happened between them.

From his understanding of Heather, Leon knew that she couldn’t let go of Matthias at all. She had simply forced herself to say those hurtful and heartless words to him back in the hospital. Unfortunately, Matthias’ response to that was less than mediocre. He was quite a proud and egoistic man, so it was natural that he’d be severely angered from Heather’s provocation.

At times, Leon pondered why it was so difficult for Heather to find a suitable man. Perhaps she was looking for a saint to be her partner—after all, how many people out there could endure her sharp tongue? The man would even have to learn to observe her ever-changing mood, and only then could he penetrate the layers of her cold facade to understand her soft and fragile heart.