Chapter 426
At the dining table, both of them sat with a straight posture. Heather focused her piercing stare on
ke and decided in her mind, I won’t care about his image this time!
She whispered in Myra’s ears, “Let’s go for a meal outside. I’ll treat you to a nice meal elsewhere!” The
situation at home was in a big mess and she didn’t want to stay for an extra minute.
As soon as Robert heard that, he immediately chided ke, “This is a family gathering. Why did you
invite your friend over? This is uneptable! Since you’ve invited your friend, then you should just go
and have a meal with him outside.” Evidently, he was on Heather’s side.
At that moment, everyone at the scene kept their silence. They knew that it definitely wasn’t a good
idea to cross her path. Of course, ke wasn’t one who could be offended either. Furthermore, Robert
had already raised his point and anyone who dared to utter a word right now would likely get into deep
trouble.
“Grandpa, that’s so unfair! You can’t just dote on your darling granddaughter! Look at her! She’s also
brought a friend back with her. Why is her friend allowed to stay for dinner? Why isn’t my friend
wee here? I guess her friend’s more precious then, huh?” ke retorted with an indignant
expression. The solemn expression on his face clearly depicted the looks of a cunning businessman. In
fact, this was much more eptable than the way he joked earlier.
As soon as Robert heard that, he felt angrier than before. Camille, who was standing next to ke,
stealthily tugged on his sleeve. Although ke was the one making all the decisions in thepany,
Robert was well and alive by all means and he was still the Director of Langston Group in name. He
still exerted dominance with his presence.
“ke, you’re right. I’ll be on my way out with my friend then! We’re unworthy to be on the same dining
table with you guys!” Heather replied snidely.
Soon after that, she turned to Robert with a smile. “Grandpa, don’t be angry at ke because of me. I
know you dote on me the most. However, my friend’s pregnant after all so I don’t think she can
stomach the food here today. It’s just one of these things with pregnantdies and their food
restrictions! This is all my fault! I shouldn’t have insisted on inviting her over for dinner with the family.
She’s pregnant with my godson here! He’s quite precious to me! Therefore, I’ll bring her out for a meal
that’s suitable for a pregnantdy.” Her words were obviously directed at everyone present. At the
same time, she managed to uphold his image. After all, ke had quite rudely retorted Robert’s words
and didn’t even bother to maintain thetter’s image. Ever since ke took over thepany, his
behavior toward Robert had been quite rude. Moreover, the whole family chose to side with ke and
made all sorts of efforts to butter up to him.
“I can’t stomach this overlyvish meal either. I’ll join you two for dinner.” Robert nced at ke
coldly. Over the years, he had lost his hold over both thepany and the family. ke was starting to
be ruder with his behavior at home.
Myra had not visited for quite some time, so she didn’t realize that a lot had happened within the
Langston Family. Previously, Robert was the absolute decision-maker of the family and there was no
way anyone could have challenged him. However, judging by how everyone kept their silence now, it
seemed ke was the one currently in power.
All of a sudden, someone appeared at their doorstep and interrupted the tense situation. He
apologized, “Excuse me, am I interrupting something?”
It was Matthias who’d arrived. As soon as Heather heard that familiar voice, she turned to look at his
face, which bore a respectful front, before she gave a snide smile.
“I was wondering which friend he had invited. So it’s you, Director. Locke!” she said with clenched
teeth. Her eyes smoldered with anger while she directed her gaze on him.
Suddenly, Heather realized Myra’s presence by her side and she hastily suppressed her anger.
Meanwhile, Myra shot a perplexed look at Heather before looking toward Matthias.
Matthias was standing against the light and his face suddenly reminded Myra of his younger self from
their youth. Myra shook her head in surprise and wondered, What did I just see? I think I saw a young
man with features that resembled Matthias! She squinted her eyes and tried to recall what she saw.
“Miss Langston, what a surprise! I didn’t expect us to meet each other again so soon.” Matthias
maintained his polite manner and walked toward Heather while speaking.
“Don’te near me!” Myra suddenly held her head in her arms and said in a terrified tone. Her voice
was quite distressed at this moment.
Heather looked at Myra anxiously. “Myra, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?” Our casual lunch
date ispletely ruined! Full of annoyance, Heather looked at Matthias. “Didn’t you hear her words?
Stop right there!” she demanded. Right now, her focus was on Myra. She looked at Myra with a pained
look on her face as she was quite worried about thetter’s condition.
“Mr. Locke,e on in. Just ignore her!” ke dashed forward to greet Matthias. He assumed that
Heather was currently throwing a tantrum.
Robert, who was seated at the end of the dining table, had a darkened expression on his face and he
red at ke with a warning. I can’t believe it! He actually invited Matthias Locke over for lunch!
ke’s action of inviting Matthias over to the Langston Residence at this point had crossed the line. It
was not only hurtful to Heather, but also a tant disregard for the reputation of the Langston Family.
A furious Robert banged his fist on the table and yelled in annoyance, “Everyone, stop eating! ke,
regarded the family reputation to be of utmost importance, was currently close to throttling ke.
Meanwhile, Matthias looked at the unfolding scene with a stunned expression. He tried his hardest to
act as if he waspletely unaware of what was going on. Heather shot daggers at him with her eyes.
This is all his fault!
Everyone on the dining table heeded Robert’s words and abandoned their meals. As for her, she
turned to Robert and responded, “Grandpa, Myra’s feeling terrible, so I’ll bring her to the hospital right
away.” Although Heather was keen to stay behind and help him to deal with the messy situation, Myra’s
condition needed more urgent care.
“Sure, go ahead!” Robert nced at Myra with a worried expression. I hope she’s fine! How am I going
to exin to Lisa if anything happens to Myra during her visit?
At this moment, Matthias walked up to them and mentioned to Heather, “Do you need my help?” His
current expression was full of innocence, which caused her to muse, Great, he’s probably acting dumb
to take advantage of the situation!
“No.” She shoved him aside. “If it wasn’t for your presence today, we wouldn’t have this mess right
now!”
She then hurriedly escorted Myra out of the house as he gazed at the back of their heads with a sigh.
I’ve caught a glimpse of Myra once again. He wanted to focus his yearning gaze on Myra for a little bit
longer. If only I had known that Myra would be present, then I wouldn’t turn up at all. I didn’t think she
would be affected by my presence and develop a headache all of a sudden! Did I trigger something in
her?
At the stairwell, Robert turned his attention to Matthias and mentioned, “Mr. Locke, if you don’t mind,
could you wait for me downstairs for a short while? I have something to discuss with you, but first, let
me finish my discussion with ke.” Robert was determined not to let him off lightly this time. Since
Matthias had shown up here on his own ord, then he’d better give them a good exnation for his
actions.
Matthias nodded in response. “I also have something to discuss with you, sir.” In fact, his main intention
here today was to seek a coboration with the Langston Family. He just never expected ke to
choose such an awkward timing.
Evidently, in this day and age, Matthias was not the only one good at taking advantage of others. ke
was also well-versed at that and it was evident from how he exploited Matthias. He had invited Matthias
over today to provoke Heather so that she would lose herposure in front of everyone.
When they were younger, ke actually had a good rtionship with her and he was always glued to
her. As they grew older and developed conflicts of interest, their rtionship then took a turn for the
worse. At that time, Heather attracted all of Robert’s attention due to her outstanding capabilities.
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ke, being the oldest grandson in the family, naturally expected to have preferential treatment but he
didn’t get the attention he expected. As such, he was discontented and couldn’t control the mes of
jealousy that red up within him. Meanwhile, her attitude toward him was one ofplete disregard.
As a result, he chose to use other methods to attract the attention of everyone as she was being
praised each time. His flirtatious personality was just his way of expressing himself. After all, he knew
that there was no way he could win in the war he waged against his sister. I’m such a joke! Can you
believe it? A grown man beingpletely defeated by his sister?
Ever since Heather went abroad, ke’s life was much morefortable. He actually was talented at
running a business. If it weren’t for him being distracted by women, he could have performed even
better. It was what everyone assumed, so each time he heard someone say that, he felt better.
However, he was the only one aware that his obsession with women was merely a facade. In fact, he’d
given his best in everything, but he could only achieve so much and it was not evenparable to
Heather at all! As such, he had no choice but to maintain the facade, pretending that he hadn’t tried his
best in front of everyone. Over time, he managed to convince himself that it was true; if only he had
tried his best, then he would definitely be as good as or even better than her!
With Heather currently back in town, despite ke having the power to make decisions at Langston
Group and no longer fearful of Robert, everyone at home fawned over him too. Everything seemed to
be heading in a good direction for ke, but with her back home and having to see her on a daily basis
was quite a tough pill for him to swallow. She had developed a huge presence abroad and was well-
known there. As such, she attracted all of everyone’s attention as soon as she arrived back in town, but
he couldn’t stand her sé attitude—she acted as if it was all quite normal to her. He was quite
affected by her behavior because she had easily ruined his efforts that he had built up all this while.
There was no way he could be content; he could not tolerate the ‘sunshine’ next to him, especially
when she had easily overshadowed him.
p. The sound echoed in the room as Robert pped ke hard across his face and it brought the
stared at Robert squarely in the eyes. He had all but given up on gaining Robert’s attention. After all,
Heather was the best in his eyes. Look at how she proudly dered that she’s Grandpa’s favorite
grandkid without any disguise. Their close rtionship gets on my nerves!
“You’ve crossed the line here! Tell me, does the Langston Family reputation mean anything to you at
all?!” Robert angrily confronted him.
“Grandpa, Matthias is here to discuss a coboration with us. I invited him here today for the sake of
Langston Group.” ke caressed his face and realized that he was bleeding on the lips. Looks like I’ve
angered the old man badly this time.
“Have you considered how the press would specte on Matthias and Heather at this point if we
choose to coborate with Locke Group?” Robert trembled in anger and jumped to his feet from his
armchair.
“I’m just managing the crisis. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Besides, taking this chance
to seal the deal with Locke Group would ensure that Heather’s tabloid news bes yesterday’s
story.” ke raised an eyebrow. Being a businessman meant that he was excellent at twisting his
words with the key being a glib talker.
“You’re just creating a sensation. Not only will you harm Heather’s reputation with your actions, but
you’re also ruining the Langstons’ family name. Can you imagine the spection we will face from the
public?” A frustrated Robert banged his fist on the table while saying his words.
“Then, let’s matchmake Heather and Matthias. There has to be some sacrifice on her part in order to
gain this coboration. There won’t be any spections from the public if they are actually in a
rtionship. All that would ensue are heartfelt blessings from the public. By then, the public interest
would be beneficial to us and this would also further cement our rtionship with the Locke Family at
the same time. It’s killing two birds with one stone, so what’s wrong with this?” ke wasn’t aware of
the feud between Heather and Matthias, but he could sense that they were not too fond of each other.
As such, it would be quite interesting to see how the rtionship progressed.
Besides, Matthias had strong tactics and it was just nice to make use of him as Heather’s opponent.
Moreover, ke was quite confident that the man would agree to the proposal to seal the deal. The
only person left to convince was Heather. I’m quite keen to matchmake them and watch theme to
blows with each other. After all, it’s quite enjoyable to see her in an unhappy state! My darling little
sister needs someone to knock some senses into her.