Chapter 570
The tea house had a good sound instion effect as the roaring sound of the machinery not far from
here could not be heard. Sitting in the tea house made them feel as though they were in another space,
isting them from the noise out there.
The aroma of the tea wafted around the room, which teased Matthias’ olfactory. He knew that Heather
was a person who liked to enjoy life and he thought that it wouldn’t be boring in the future when he was
together with her. While he was deep in thought, anticipating his future with her, she remained quiet as
she flipped through the documents.
At this moment, he remembered some of his old memories. They had once sat by thekeside while
enjoying the breeze and at that time, he would secretly peek at her. It was something that even Myra
had taken notice of—when he was with her, he would feelfortable, but if Heather was there
together with them, he would feel nervous.
Although it was a memory from some time ago, he could still recall his nervousness. As he gently
stroked his chest, his heart was racing unsteadily and loudly. He was unsure whether it was the aroma
of the tea or Heather’s light fragrance; he just couldn’t help but want to get closer to her.
Cough, cough. Upon noticing that sight, Heather softly let out a few coughs and said, “You squashed
my documents.” She wondered when they had sat so close to each other as it made her feel slightly
ufortable.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Matthias apologized, having done something dumb once again. He was thinking of
quietly approaching her, but his n had failed even before he could start.
She took a faint nce at him. When she realized that there was a slight issue regarding the distance
between them, she moved slightly to the side. After all, she was not used to being so close to him and
he had already far exceeded her safe distance with him.
“Aren’t you hungry?” Heather asked.
“Are you hungry?” Matthias countered. With only a pot of tea in front of them, things were indeed
looking a little dull.
“Nope,” she answered before continuing to fix her gaze on the documents in her hands.
It was the most frightening when the air suddenly drowned in silence. Looking at her, she looked like
she did not want to bother him any longer, so he lowered his head and looked at his phone. Meanwhile,
she inadvertently took a nce at him. She felt that he was acting a little strange, but she could not tell
exactly what was wrong with him.
Heather poured herself a cup of tea. The tea tasted especially bitter when it was being sipped at the
very beginning, but the aftertaste proved to be sweet. It was extremely good, and it was exactly as how
the saying went—‘after the suffering came the happiness’.
On the other hand, the teacup in front of Matthias was still full. It seemed like he was not really fond of
the tea, so upon noticing it, she responded, “If you don’t like this pot of tea, you can order another pot.”
Her sudden words had left him a little dazed before he looked at the teacup in front of him. He merely
took a sip when he first came, but he wasn’t feeling thirsty at that time. All he tasted was just the tea’s
bitterness, so he did not drink it again.
On second thought, since Heather had ordered this pot of tea, this could be the kind of taste that she
liked. There was an old proverb that went ‘love me, love my dog’, so Matthias should certainly show her
that he loved the tea too.
“No, it’s alright. I really like this taste.” In fact, he didn’t like the tea to be that bitter. His tongue was
astringent by the bitterness of it and he did not care much about its aftertaste either.
“Tea should be savored slowly.” As she lifted the teacup in her hands, the corners of her lips were
slightly raised to reveal a soft smile. She liked tea and she would also love to make friends who liked
tea as much as her.
Mimicking her actions, Matthias lifted his cup of tea and took a sip again. As their eyes met, they smiled
at each other. This time, he felt that the tea was not as bitter anymore; he could even taste a tinge of
sweetness.
“It’s good tea.” He honestly thought that it was a good cup of tea, but Heather had already ignored him
and turned her gaze toward the documents once again.
It was a quiet afternoon where the sound of pages flipping could asionally be heard as the ray of
sunlight shone through the window. Her side profile looked as if it was coated with ayer of soft halo
and one could hardly resist giving her a kiss.
Time had swiftly passed and it took her a whole three hours to finish pursuing all the documents.
Rubbing her temples, Heather felt that she had not read such a thick bundle of information in such a
long time.
“Seems like the Locke Group is pushing their luck.” She expressed her initial evaluation on the matter.
A confused Matthias looked at her. He had tried his absolute best topromise in the coboration,
but he could not understand why she would still make that sort ofment.
“I can’t feel the sincerity from Locke Group in this document. Mr. Locke, you’ve said that you want to
sincerely cooperate with the Langston Group, but it seems like you’ve mistaken the definition of
coboration.” When it came to business matters, it had to be dealt with in a business-like manner and
she would not give him even a sense of mercy.
Those words had left him even more puzzled, and he was speechless toward Heather’s query. In terms
of interests, Locke Group hadpromised a lot. If she was still dissatisfied about it and they had to
make further concessions, it would be an unequal treaty for them.
“I don’t quite understand what you mean, Miss Langston.” He transformed into his working state in a
split second.
”Well, we can cooperate. However, to do such a thing like sharing the same hatred against one enemy,
the Langston Group will never be involved in it,” she replied in a gentle manner, but she had also
pointed out the main problem.
The corner of Matthias’ lips twitched, and he put on a businessman’s formal smile. “I see. So, this is
what you’re concerned about, Miss Langston. Since both of thepanies are going to have an in-
depth coboration, it’s not that unreasonable to have the same enemy.”
It seemed like Heather did not care about the concessions that he had made since what she was
concerned about was the aspect of in-depth cooperation. She refused to let both of theirpanies
have an extensive coboration and it seemed like it was because she did not trust the Locke Group.
“In-depth coboration? Both the Locke Group and the Langston Group arerge enterprises, so
there’s no need for us to coborate extensively. Furthermore, we have our own style of running our
businesses. It will easily turn into a situation where a great man cannot break a rival.” She continued to
y riddles with him. After all, it was her who was not willing to budge.
“If you think that the in-depth coboration is unnecessary, then I’m afraid that the cooperation between
the two groups will be difficult to develop further.” Firmly standing his ground, Matthias could not make
any more recessions on this matter. What he wanted was to allow both the groups to have an extensive
coboration, not a cooperation for a shallow project.
Upon hearing his words, Heather gave an unkind smile. “If this is what you think, Director Locke, then I
guess you can just refuse to cooperate with the Langston Group.” She would rather ruin this
coboration than submit to his request.
Matthias then took a deep nce at her. He knew that Heather had her own ns and he also
understood why she disagreed with the coboration between the twopanies. However, business
is business and he could not allow his emotions to outweigh business matters. He needed to gain her
trust on this matter. Even though she was no longer working in Langston Group, her words still carried
the most weight in front of Robert. If he failed to persuade Heather, then he would be looked down on
by Robert.
When Matthias was having this thought in his mind, he could finally understand the meaning behind the
words that Robert had told him back then. It turned out that Robert was having such an intention in his
mind—to kill three birds with one stone. He could bring Matthias and Heather together on this matter
while on the other hand, he could also bequeath something that was difficult for him to convey to her
through Matthias. Thirdly, he could even make things exceptionally difficult for Matthias. At that
moment, Matthias could not help but admire Robert’s tactics. No matter what, he needed to break
through the predicament in front of him. Since Robert had given him a difficult problem to handle, he
should just resolve it!
“Alright. Since you’re not satisfied with this document, Miss Langston, then I’ll take it back and revise
it.” As his middle finger tapped lightly on the table, the expression on his face turned serious.
“No matter how you amend it, I will never be satisfied with it,” Heather aggressively responded. In fact,
Matthias had also madepromises for her. If it was for other people, he would have lost his temper.
“Well then, what should we do to ensure that you’ll be satisfied with it, Miss Langston?” Not losing his
patience, he asked steadily. At that moment, she was not only the woman whom he fancied, but also
the business partner of his project that he needed to convince.
“We are having conflicting ideas. Right now, isn’t it the most urgent to resolve this conflict of ours? I
don’t agree with the in-depth coboration between Locke Group and the Langston Group since these
two bigpanies do not have the need to form a so-called ally.” However, Heather was still tightly
holding onto this point of hers and she would notpromise unless Matthias gave in to her request.
“Miss Langston, the alliance that you’ve mentioned is a little exaggerated. If the twopanies are
merely cooperating, then I will not need to dedicate so much time in drafting this cooperation n.”
Trying to persuade Heather, Matthias slowly expressed his opinions.
“The Langston Group is now facing a bottleneck and the Locke Group can help to procure new
resources involved in thepany’s business. This is something that will benefit the both of us, so I
don’t understand why you would keep refusing it.” He had long investigated the Langston Group and
thepany’s current situation was indeed not in an optimistic state.
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“In this document, I don’t see the necessity for both of thepanies to cooperate. Besides, Locke
Group is not the onlypany that can help in obtaining new resources for ourpany. I’m afraid
that this reason does not make sense.” Unshaken, she skipped the topic of the bottleneck period that
the Langston Group faced. It was indeed true, but it was also true that it was not a necessity to
cooperate with the Locke Group. If they could fight for cooperation with the Hart Group, then it was
bound to be better than cooperating with Matthias.
“Well, what you said is also true. However, you need to understand something. Throughout the whole
Bradfort City, are there any otherpanies that can be so well-capitalized and disposed to make
concessions for the Langston Group?” Not willing to surrender, he firmly responded. The concessions
that he made were extremely tempting and his principal issues would not be changed. Moreover, it was
not a big deal to give more benefits to the Langston Group.
“Well said, Director Locke. Although businessmen do value and will seek benefits, it doesn’t mean that
two sides with totally different opinions cane together reluctantly. Also, although the Langston
Group is not as strong as before, we still have our own limits. We are not interested in bing other
people’s bullies.” Heather cut to the chase. She would definitely notpromise and would also try her
very best not to allow Matthias to achieve his wish.
“Alright, it seems like you and I can’t agree with each other’s opinions.” Matthias did not want to argue
further as it could possibly affect their personal rtionship afterward.
Upon hearing his words, she smiled without saying a word. What he said was true, so she did not want
to argue with him either.
“Please give me another chance then, Miss Langston. I’ll modify the cooperation n once again.
Since the both of us can’t represent the wholepany, when the timees, both of the groups can
hold a board of directors meeting together. By then, we can let everyone decide.” Since it was hopeless
to persuade Heather anymore, Matthias could onlye up with his killer idea. He knew that the
people in the Langston Group who wanted the cooperation to happen were not small in numbers, so he
would not lose in terms of voting.
As soon as she heard his words, her expression changed in an instant. She did not expect that he
would force her into a situation of despair. If they were involved in the meeting together, she was afraid
that the directors supporting her would not be many.
“This sort of cooperation n is not suitable to be brought up to the public, so it is not necessary to
make the decision through the board of directors. Moreover, both of us are the ones who hold the most
shares in ourpanies. Can’t we decide on this small n instead?” At this moment, Heather had no
choice but to bring up the matter of shares to support her stand, as she definitely didn’t want to bring
the matter of cooperation to the board of directors.
“Miss Langston, you’re really not being careful with your thoughts. We indeed have a lot of shares on
our hands, but there are also a few otherrge equity holders. Are you really ignore them? Don’t forget
the current President of the Langston Group—ke Langston, your big brother. I guess he has a lot of
thoughts about this cooperation too, right?” As Matthias spoke, he emphasized thest sentence in an
intense manner. A ghastly expression was slowly creeping up on Heather’s face for the situation now
had been reversed.