Chapter 572


    It seemed that their definition of a friendship had greatly varied as well. Heather quietly increased her


    pace as she wanted to leave Matthias behind.


    “So, this is how Director Heather treats her friends.” His mocking remark instantly left her speechless.


    Soon, she arrived at the all too familiar underground parking lot. There was no way she would go with


    him on the pic, so she had to quickly leave. As soon as she opened her car door, he rushed over


    and slid into the passenger seat.


    Before Heather could say anything, he interrupted, “I didn’t drive today.” He had definitely nned this


    a long time ago. Upon seeing the triumphant smile at the corners of his mouth, she had the urge to kick


    him off the car.


    “Get your chauffeur to pick you up.” She stopped the car as she refused to bring him along.


    “We’ve agreed to go on a pic together. Since we’re heading in the same direction, it shouldn’t be a


    problem for us to carpool,” Matthias self-righteously exined as he felt that there was nothing wrong


    with it. In fact, he had decided everything beforehand and forced Heather’s hand.


    “That’s your own n. It has nothing to do with me,” she rudely expressed her thoughts. Instead of


    wasting her time with Matthias, she might as well pay a visit to Myra.


    “What’s your n then? I don’t mind tagging along.” Upon hearing Heather’s words, Matthias asked


    shamelessly. To her surprise, he was far more thick-skinned than Leon!


    A helpless Heather started her car because it seemed that Matthias was determined to cling to her.


    With a darkened expression, she answered, “It’s none of your business. I’ll drop you at the Locke


    Group now. You can continue with your work and I can do what I want to do. Let’s not interfere with


    each other’s life.”


    The best thing to do now was to get him out of her sight. However, as much as she wanted to get rid of


    him, he had his own scheme.


    “I’m done with work for the day, so there’s no need for me to return to thepany,” he gently said.


    Even Heather couldn’t read what was on his mind at the moment.


    Truth be told, Matthias was rather impressive for his ability to perfectlybine work and personal


    affairs. The gray area between those affairs caused her to find it hard to understand him.


    “We’ve finished talking about work and I have my personal affairs to attend to now. Director Locke,


    please behave yourself.” Ever since the day he had set her up, it had been her fate to be on the losing


    end. She was fated to be inferior to him and lose to him in every aspect.


    After all, Matthias was Heather’s formidable rival. She was always helpless whenever it came to


    dealing with him. As unpredictable as he was, he never did the right thing at the right time. It was


    difficult for her to know what he was nning.


    “I wonder what kind of personal affairs that you have that I can’t tag along.” Matthias was not really


    regarding himself as an outsider. It was already obvious that Heather made it clear that he was a friend,


    but it became an excuse for him to further push his luck.


    “I can’t tell you.” She started to regret her decision. Why did she agree to befriend him in the first


    ce? He was that kind of person who would grow even brighter if he was given some sunshine.


    “This is just a friend being concerned. You should at least tell me the gist of it.” From time to time,


    Matthias had emphasized the term ‘friend’ with a hint of irony.


    “We’re just ordinary friends. Please know where you stand and stop causing unnecessary trouble.”


    Heather waspletely helpless, but she needed him to understand his ce. The fact that he defined


    them as close friends was too opinionated on his part.


    “How can we be ordinary friends with this rtionship?” He continued to quibble, thinking of different


    ways to make Heatherpromise.


    Pulling over at the side of the road, she snapped at Matthias, “Get down. Please head to the Locke


    Group on your own.” As expected, she shouldn’t have nicely treated him as he would only be more


    insatiable as time passed.


    A shameless Matthias continued to stay in the car, ignoring Heather’s impatient expression. She


    couldn’t possiblyy her hands on him at this time. As she stared at him, she found that he was


    leisurely looking out of the car window.


    Since it was an area where cars couldn’t stop for long, she couldn’t leave her vehicle there for long.


    The drivers in the cars behind here were already honking as she was blocking the road. Even if she


    were to drop him here, she was only allowed to stop for a while.


    Left with no choice, Heather had to start driving again. After all those experiences that he gained,


    Matthias knew very well that he had to be as shameless as possible to make herpromise.


    Those people who pursued her in the past could not do this, nor did they realize it because there was


    no chance for them to get closer to her at all.


    However, Matthias did it. He used the worst method of pursuing, which was pestering the other party. It


    was true that she was annoyed, but unknowingly, her attitude toward him also subtly changed. Without


    her even noticing it, he was already conquering her heart.


    Because of him, she couldn’t visit Myra anymore. It was impossible for her to pay Myra a visit with the


    pesky Matthias tagging along. During this time, she and Tony tried their best to avoid letting Matthias


    and Myra meet. Both Heather and Tony wanted to avoid Myra getting irritated before herbor.


    While dealing with such a shameless man like Matthias, Heather thought of Leon. Perhaps he would


    have a way to deal with Matthias. At the thought of them fighting with each other, she shed a sinister


    smile since it was time for him to taste his own medicine.


    “I’m going to look for Leon now. Not only am I going to talk to him about personal affairs, but I’ll be


    discussing work with him too. It’s not right for you to tag along.” Heather still hoped that she could get


    rid of Matthias although the possibility of it was close to nil.


    “Perhaps there’s something that I can help you with since I helped with the incident surrounding the


    Saffords back then. So, in other words, I can be considered a part of yourpany too.” Unexpectedly,


    Matthias brought up the past incident. Upon listening to his statement, Heather seemed to realize


    everything that happened around her was rted to Matthias.


    It turned out that he was involved in her whole life, but when did it happen? As soon as she returned to


    Bradfort City, she instantly became his prey. Little did she know that he would end up conquering every


    part of her world and bing a significant existence in her life.


    She remained silent at her words. What else could she say at this moment? He was following her like a


    shadow and quietly invading her world.


    The two of them were tacitly silent for a while. Matthias would asionally steal a nce at Heather


    while she focused on her driving and ignored him peeking at her.


    When they were about to reach their destination, she suddenly asked, “Would you fall in love with a


    person who appears everywhere around you and invades your life as a whole? Not to mention, you


    can’t even get rid of him at work.” Her voice was low and gloomy.


    Naturally, Matthias knew that she wasining about him and the fact that he had invaded all her


    space. Yet, he didn’t answer her question.


    “I have a simr question. How can I open the heart of an independent woman who never believes she


    would be lucky enough to meet her true love? In fact, she’s a woman who longs for love, yet she’s


    afraid of it,” he asked as he stared at her. He really wanted an ideal answer from her, but there was


    never a standard for love.


    Heather deliberately looked away, avoiding his gaze for the fear of being drawn in by his deep eyes.


    “We’re here,” she said gently.


    Then, the car gradually came to a stop. It was the same hotel as yesterday. A secondter, they both


    exited the car one after another. There was a spacious parking space that was filled with rows of luxury


    cars in front of the hotel.


    She stepped forward in a hurry, refusing to walk side by side with Matthias. Their current rtionship


    was somehow progressing, but slowly and awkwardly.


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    Standing outside the room, Heather knocked on the door. Leon was ying his video game on aptop


    inside his room until he heard the knock from the door. Immediately, he got up from the bed.


    As he arrived at the entrance and opened the door, he saw Heather standing outside his room with


    Matthias behind her. When did these two be so close?


    “Oh, what a coincidence! Yesterday, both of you came to look for me one after another and you actually


    came together today. What is it this time?” Leon asked in a frivolous tone. He always had a sloppy look


    on him, making him seem unreliable. However, he was a totally different person at work.


    “I came here to talk about work.” Heather walked in immediately while Matthias followed.


    Leon quietly winked at Matthias behind her back. It seemed that something must have happened


    between those two. As much as he was curious about it, Leon was afraid that he would be beaten by


    them if he had asked. So, the only choice he had now was to zip his mouth and suppress the curiosity


    within him.


    “I wasn’t aware that ourpany had another shareholder,” he said as he cast his gaze at Matthias. At


    Heather’s face as he said those words.


    She soon regained herposure and joined him in teasing Matthias. “He’s not our shareholder.


    Rather, he’s here to run errands for ourpany.”


    Upon hearing that Heather was also standing on his side, Leon became bolder and replied to her


    words, “Even the Director Locke is here to run errands for ourpany. It seems like ourpany’s


    standards are high!”


    They sang in the same tune in an instant. The tacit cooperation between them had Matthias feeling a


    little jealous. However, he still gave a generous smile.


    Since Matthias didn’t mind the teasing, Leon started to take a fancy to him. In short, he bet that


    Matthias would definitely win Heather’s heart—and he would be waiting for the result of their


    rtionship.


    “Director Heather, make sure you don’t go back on your words,” Matthias remarked all of a sudden,


    which caused Heather and Leon to look at him in confusion.


    Then, Matthias continued, “Leon heard it too. Director Heather, when yourpany isunched,


    please hire me to run the errands for thepany.” In the blink of an eye, he was in control of the


    situation after having turned the tables around. Suddenly, she didn’t know how to deal with him.


    At the same time, Leon decided to help him out, so he added, “It seems like Mr. Locke really wants to


    work in ourpany. Heather, you better not disappoint him.” It was obvious that he was taking


    Matthias’ side. With her gaze shifting from Leon to him, she realized that they had the same sinister


    smile on their faces.


    It seemed that the n of having him taste his own medicine didn’t work. Without her knowledge, the


    two of them had long united with each other and stood on the same side.


    Heather smiled in awkwardness. “I’ll definitely reserve a position for you.” As soon as she finished her


    words, she stared fiercely at Leon and sneered at his betrayal.


    “I’ll have to trouble you then, Director Heather,” Matthias courteously replied as he exchanged a nce


    with Leon. Atst, their goal had finally been achieved.


    It was now that Heather regretted her decision to bring Matthias along to meet Leo. If she had known


    that they would be on the same side, she would have thought of a way to get rid of Matthias when she


    was on her way here.


    “Cough…” To prevent her gaze from piercing his body, Leon pretended to let out a slight cough.


    Yet, she still looked at him with a contemptuous expression for a second before changing the mood in


    the room by announcing, “Let’s talk about work.”