Chapter 531


    As they couldn’t think of anywhere to go, both Heather and Myra remained quiet. Upon seeing their


    reaction, Tony continued to speak, “Since we are in the eastern suburbs, we might as well drop by at


    the newly opened hot spring resort.”


    The word ‘hot spring’ sounded especially tempting under such weather, so both Myra and Heather


    agreed to it. There was a new high-end hot spring resort in the eastern suburbs. It had just begun its


    operation not long ago, but Tony somehow knew about this ce although he had been abroad when


    the resort started its business.


    It seemed like he still cared about Bradfort City despite not being physically present in the city; he paid


    attention to everything that happened in the city, no matter how big or small it was. This showed that he


    didn’t really let himself loose during the honeymoon trip, which exined why he insisted on sticking to


    the original n. Although he was not physically in Bradfort City, he still knew the city like the back of


    his hand.


    After arriving at their destination, Tony’s tall and sturdy figure alighted from the car. He opened the door


    for Myra while Heather got down on her own on the other side. After all, she was single and did not


    have a man to treat her as nicely.


    Heather followed Myra and Tony from behind. Spending time with the two lovebirds for too long actually


    made her unconsciously long for romance. Tony ced an arm around Myra’s waist and slowed down


    his steps to match with her pace. Behind them, Heather lowered her gaze, wondering if there would be


    a day for her to have a man to pamper her too.


    When they were walking up the stairs, Tony’s thin lips were pressed into a hard line. He paid extra


    attention to Myra as a pregnant woman must not slip.


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    Heather slowed down her steps behind them as well; her figure seemed strong yet fragile alone. They


    entered the hot spring resort one after another, but before they even arrived at the actual hot springs,


    they were shrouded in fog that made the ce seem dreamy.


    The hot spring resort adopted a vintage style in its design. Heather noticed that there were screens


    everywhere to partition the space. The clothing provided by the resort to the customers to wear when


    soaking themselves in the hot springs was not swimwear but vintage style bathrobes. The staff


    stressed that the nice-looking bathrobes had great water-proofing abilities despite not being tightly


    fitted. They rmended not wearing undergarments when soaking in their hot springs; just wearing


    the bathrobes provided by them would do.


    The bathrobes were designed to resemble a yukata, and wearing undergarments underneath them


    would easily wet the undergarments. As the bathrobes provided in this high-end resort were all


    designed for single use only, they were all brand new. The customers were free to leave with the


    bathrobes or they could just discard them. Therefore, the practices were pretty hygienic.


    Moreover, the cleanliness of the hot spring was guaranteed, and even pregnant women could use the


    facilities without any worries. Of course, a temperature too high would have negative effects on the


    baby, so they also had a special zone for pregnant women.


    The special zone had a much lower water temperature. As Myra was in the middle stage of pregnancy,


    soaking herself in a hot spring was actually beneficial to her body. Her tired body required some


    release to rx her tensed and exhausted muscles.


    However, to Heather’s surprise, she actually bumped into Matthias here and met his gaze midair. It’s


    such a small world, she thought.


    Before Myra went abroad, she hade across the news about Heather and Matthias, so she had


    pestered Heather for an exnation. If it was not for their sudden encounter with Matthias, she would


    have forgotten about this. However, she still remembered the unpleasant incident between Locke


    Group and Hart Group, which made her feel wary of him.


    Matthias was equally surprised to see them. Bumping into Heather was not surprising, but the sight of


    Myra and Tony behind her was. The four of them had changed into the bathrobes given. Heather was


    wearing a red bathrobe, while Tony chose to wear a ck one, which was his favorite color, and Myra


    had a white one on her.


    On the other hand, Matthias was wearing a dark blue bathrobe. They bumped into one another in the


    small corridor, and the three of them looked at Matthias at once. Tony appraised him and found that the


    eyes.


    This was not the first time she met him, but when she saw him this time, an image of the past popped


    up in her head—it was a teenage boy in a white shirt. When she squinted her eyes in an attempt to


    take a proper look at his face, she found that she couldn’t see his face clearly.


    It was as if Matthias’ face matched the teenage boy with a blurred face from her memory. She tried her


    best to recall the face of the boy, but her efforts were in vain.


    When Matthias took notice of the hint of sorrow in Myra’s eyes, he couldn’t take his eyes off her. It was


    as though there was a force driving him to do so, and he didn’t know what was wrong with himself.


    Even if Heather was on the verge of skinning him alive with her gaze, he still found it hard to avert his


    intent gaze.


    It made Heather disappointed. Matthias imed that he had let go of the past and even confessed his


    feelings to her, but in the end, he still ironically ate his words the moment he saw Myra.


    Tony noticed the unusualness as well, so he red at Matthias in anger. This was the first time anyone


    had the guts to stare at his wife so brazenly.


    Without hesitation, he led Myra away, leaving Heather and Matthias rooted to their spots. After a long


    while, Heather made herself move forward. She whispered to him when brushing past him, “Stop lying


    to yourself. The person you like is not me.” This time, she was certain that Matthias was still in love with


    Myra, and she would perceive his crazy behavior in the past as nothing but his wicked pranks.


    Matthias extended his hand to grab her but retracted it midway—he had no right to stop her.


    “You are as childish as a high schooler who made a bet with his peers to chase a girl.” With that, Myra


    hastily left. What she said was not an umon urrence in high school, but it was a childish act


    that she especially despised. After giving careful thought to his past actions, one would find them of


    little difference.


    Green veins slightly popped up on Matthias’ hands, but he was not able to give any proper


    exnations for his earlier actions. It was as if there was a spell that glued his gaze on her.


    He had noticed a glimmer of hope in Myra’s eyes, as if she could remember him at the next instant.


    However, it was all for nothing, and he even hurt Heather. Despondently, he thought to himself, I’m the


    worst.


    In the interim, Myra soaked herself in the warm water of the hot spring and even dipped her head under


    the water. However, Tony pulled her head up. He suspected that her unusual behavior had something


    to do with Matthias, which worsened his impression of the man.


    When Heather arrived, she happened to witness this scene. Myra’s gaze was so piercing that it


    shocked her. She was the one who separated Myra and Matthias back then. If Myra recalled


    everything… Heather couldn’t begin to imagine what would happen.


    Soon, Myra looked to the side, and Tony took notice of the trace of hatred in her eyes. He was clueless


    about the agony in her heart. Amidst the fragments of memories, she seemed to hear a male voice


    repeating himself, “It was Heather who caused us to be apart; it was Heather who ruined our


    rtionship.”


    She had no idea where these pieces of memories came from. Though she seemed impassive on the


    surface, she was actually suffering on the inside. Heather inched toward Myra as she also noticed the


    “Myra, what’s wrong? Are you alright?” Heather’s voice was unbelievably gentle; Tony had never seen


    this gentle side of her.


    “I’ll leave Myra to you for now. I’ll be right back.” He had to go and look for Matthias to find out what


    was going on.


    Meanwhile, Matthias was soaking in the hot spring in the VIP private room by himself, unaware of


    Tony’s arrival until thetter approached him.


    When Tony noticed the distant look in Matthias’ eyes, which was pretty simr to Myra’s, the


    puzzlement in his heart grew.


    “Who exactly are you?” Tony asked directly.


    His question snapped Matthias back to his senses. Matthias looked up at Tony, who seemed as if he


    was going to throw his fist at his face at any time.


    “An illegitimate child of the Langston Family and the Director of Langston Group,” he replied neither


    humbly nor arrogantly, which also served as a reminder to Tony that he couldn’t possibly tell thetter


    about their past.


    If Tony really wanted to know, he had to investigate the matter on his own. Matthias used to regard


    Tony as someone who got in the way of his rtionship with Myra, but now, Tony annoyed him more


    than he used to. Hence, he felt that he did nothing wrong by attacking Hart Group, be it due to private


    or business reasons.


    “Why did Langston Group provoke Hart Group?” Tony threw him his second question.


    “Because Hart Group is the best corporation in Bradfort City. If Langston Group would like to take its


    ce, we have to start off by taking down the leader.” Matthias continued to answer Tony’s question


    honestly.


    “You knew Myra before this?” Though it was a question, Tony’s tone was adamant. Since Matthias had


    long known Heather, it would be quite likely for him to know Myra as well.


    “Hah!” Matthias chuckled and said nothing, which made Tony really want to break his set of neat white


    teeth.


    “This is my private area for now. Director Hart, please leave,” Matthias unabashedly said to Tony, but


    his expression remained unchanged.


    Tony narrowed his eyes, exuding a menacing aura. Matthias had really angered him this time. He had


    never been enraged by their businesspetitors—even if unscrupulous means had been used.


    However, when Myra was involved, he swore that he would never let things slide.


    “Myra is my wife. You’d better keep that in mind.” After saying that, Tony rose up from the hot spring


    and looked down at Matthias from his height.


    Matthias remained quiet, coldly watching Tony as thetter left. After that, he immersed his whole body


    into the warm water that smelled like sulfur. Things were moving in an unpredictable direction.


    When Tony returned to Myra and Heather’s side, Myra’s emotion had stabilized. Thus, he intended to


    take her away but was stopped by Heather.


    “Myra seemed exhausted. The resort provides a ce for customers to rest, so you can just carry her


    thereter,” Heather murmured as Myra almost dozed off.


    “What do you know about Matthias?” He gave off an intimidating air. A hint of fluster shed across


    Heather’s eyes, and her hesitation confirmed his suspicion that she indeed knew something that he


    didn’t


    “Why mention Matthias all of a sudden?” she asked as she avoided his gaze.


    “There is something dangerous about him. I don’t know what was his purpose for targeting Hart Group.


    I suspect that he was actually targeting me instead,” Tony enunciated. He could feel Matthias’ hostility.


    This inexplicable hostility gave him a headache, so he was eager to find out the truth.


    “Targeting Hart Group is the same as targeting you and vice versa.” Heather’s words sounded


    confusing. She knew that Tony must have realized that something was off, but he was, in fact, the


    person she could never talk to about the past.