Chapter 573
Her sudden announcement had caused Leon and Matthias to look at each other in confusion. Both
men didn’t think there were any business matters to discuss at this time. Initially, Matthias felt that
Heather was only using Leon as a pretense, so he didn’t think much about their trip. Now that Matthias
heard her mentioning work with a solemn expression, he was stunned.
On the other hand, with a bright smile on his face, Leon answered, “Heather, you didn’t inform me
beforehand that we’re going to talk about work.” He was still secretly helping Matthias this time,
causing her to roll her eyes at Leon.
A grateful Matthias nced at Leon, thinking that he was indeed a loyal man. As the two of them made
eye contact and exchanged a few knowing nces with each other, she felt the urge to kick the door
down and leave the room.
“You kept mentioning theunch of thepany yesterday. Isn’t that a business matter?” Heather
reminded Leon. Since she came looking for him today, she already had her set of rhetoric figured out.
“Didn’t you already make up your mind and there’s no point in me persuading you?” He continued to
ridicule her. With regards to his refusal to cooperate, she assumed that he was still angry with what had
happened yesterday.
“If you don’t want to talk about it, I can leave now,” Heather responded in a threatening tone, hoping
that Leon could stop being carried away by his temper.
In helplessness, he looked at her. If he continued to act against her principles, she would definitely not
spare any mercy on him in the future. Since he had no choice, he hopelessly nodded.
“No, Heather. I still want to talk about thepanyunch.” Now that Heather had made herself so
clear, there was no way Leon could act boldly anymore. After all, he still feared her in his heart.
Not knowing what was happening, Matthias gave a nk expression. He had no idea about the
heart.
“When are you nning tounch thepany?” He forcibly interrupted the conversation.
She did not reply. Instead, Leon answered, “On New Year’s Day.” There was nothing but a strong hint
of helplessness in his tone.
“You’ve dyed theunch until the New Year’s?” Matthias expressed his opinion, which caused
Heather to frown a little.
It was then that Leon became excited. With a slightly raised voice, he responded, “Don’t you think it’s
taking too long? Thepany can beunched within a few days. Yet, she wants it to be on New
Year’s Day and that was different from what she promised me.” The moment he had an outsider
supporting him, he started to get bolder with his thoughts.
“Launching thepany is a big thing. There’s no useunching it in a hurry.” Heather made her
grandiose exnation. Leon had not mentioned the reason behind the postponement because it was
not convenient for him to talk about it in front of Matthias. At least, he was still aware of that point.
“I heard you mention thepanyunch before and it’s already been dyed for half a year from your
original n. If you don’tunch it as soon as possible, it might not be a good move.” It was surprising
that Matthias’ memory was not bad. She had once told him that she wanted to start her own business
and even shared her n with him.
Even though she couldn’t remember when it happened, he could remember every detail about it—a
rather impressive feat to both Heather and Leon.
“Thoughts will change as time passes. Changes always ur to ns.” She had insisted onunching
it on New Year’s Day and even got into a fight with Leon because of this yesterday.
If it hadn’t been for Matthias today, Heather wouldn’t have brought up the matter andnded herself in
this situation. However, she did have her own reasons—she really wanted to persuade Leon into
epting her opinion.
It was just that she wasn’t expecting Matthias to express his thoughts at that time. And what was more
shocking was the fact that she had once disclosed her business n to him. Now, she knew that she
was in trouble.
Undeniably, Leon was indeed annoyed with Heather yesterday, but he was not the kind of person who
would hold a grudge against someone. Now that she had mentioned it again, he didn’t have any
more interesting.
Ever since she met Matthias, many embarrassing things that happened were all rted to him.
Sometimes, she wondered whether he was her cmity.
Suddenly, thedy boss’ words popped up in Heather’s mind—that she and Matthias were a match
made in heaven. Yet, why did she feel that it sounded so ironic at this moment?
However, Heather knew that thedy boss was indeed proficient in metaphysics. For some reason, her
words had Heather feeling a little excited. Although Matthias was always causing her troubles and
embarrassment, he happened to be the one that could bring her happiness.
Even Myra thought that it was a wonderful thing. When Heather chatted with her a few days ago, Myra
had even brought this up.
The emotions in Heather’s gaze had frequently changed from one to another that Matthias was feeling
strange. Was there something on his face?
“I’m just expressing my thoughts. If you’ve made up your mind, you don’t have to care about what
others think,” Matthias responded from the bottom of his heart. He was willing to support Heather in
whatever she wanted to do.
Here came another plot twist! Leon instantly felt betrayed by his ally. In anger, he nced at Matthias
and regretted his decision for helping Matthias. In the end, Matthias would always stand on Heather’s
side.
Upon hearing Matthias’ words, Heather could feel warmth filling her heart. That sounds just about right!
If he dared to say anything that made her upset, she would definitely not see him again during this
time.
Despite the overwhelming happiness in her heart, she was still not going easy on him. “On one hand,
you told me not to care about what others think and on the other hand, you’re expressing opinions that
contradict with mine. You’re indeed a contradictory person.”
A sympathetic Leon cast a nce at Matthias. Pleasing Heather would not guarantee a positive
oue. Look what happened now? Now that he was looking at Matthias’ defeated expression, Leon
gloated a little in his heart as he regarded it as Matthias’ karma for betraying him.
“Everyone has the freedom of speech. I can express my opinion openly and you can choose to ignore it
as well. Do I have to keep quiet just because my opinion contradicts yours?” Matthias refuted. Since
she was going overboard, he would not be polite with her either.
On the side, Leon was dying to apud Matthias for his ability to silence Heather. Sure enough, he
was a talent in eloquence.
Then, the debate continued. As the two of them continued to argue with one another, Leon found the
scene rather interesting. He was initially growing bored in the hotel, but these two came to look for him
today and enacted such a great show to help him pass the time. For that, he was grateful to them.
Now that the situation was getting chaotic, he couldn’t miss the chance of making it worse for the sake
of his own pleasure.
“That’s right, Heather. You have to fix that chauvinism of yours. You can ignore our opinions, but you
can’t tell us to shut up. We support freedom of speech!” Leon emphasized thest sentence with a
raised tone. That triumphant expression of his really pissed Heather off.
“Please pay attention to the words you use. Do some research and figure out what chauvinism is
beforebeling it on me.” Heather expressed her dissatisfaction while Matthias also took a nce at
him. It was true that Leon really made a mistake in his word choice this time.
“Hey, since you insist onunching thepany on New Year’s Day, then we shouldn’t talk about it
anymore. It’s not a big deal to postpone theunching anyway. We can even make use of the
auspicious signs of the special day.” Leon hurriedly appeased Heather. He was too full of himself
earlier and shot himself in the foot. It would be the worst thing on earth if he had actually offended her.
It seemed that he was not that difficult to deal with aspared to Matthias. Leon had actually
“Now that we have finished talking about work, is there anything else that you want to talk about?” Leon
couldn’t wait to get over this topic. Knowing Heather’s personality, he knew that she wouldn’t change
her mind once she had something decided. So, why should he bother to waste his effort and time
arguing about theunching?
“I have,” Matthias suddenly interrupted.
Leon curiously shifted his gaze to Matthias, wondering what quote Matthias wasing up with this
time. After being bullied by Heather for so long, Leon finally saw a glimmer of hope in Matthias. It
seemed that the day where he could turn the tables around was not far away.
“What is it? Tell me.” Leon and Matthias started to sing the same tune, leaving her aside.
“Since the weather is so nice today, do you want to go for a pic?” Matthias was still thinking about
the pic until now. He had been waiting for a chance to bring it up all along.
Upon hearing that, Heather held her forehead with her hand. Why was Matthias so stubborn? She
shouldn’t have brought him here to visit Leon. Now, they were birds of a feather flocking together.
“Pic? That sounds like a good idea!” Leon agreed with an eager expression since he had always
liked outdoor activities.
“Then, you’ll have to persuade Heather for me. She has rejected me earlier.” Matthias gazed at her. As
expected, she was looking a little gloomy at that moment.
“Heather, a pic is good for our body and mind. Why did you say no?” Leon started to throw the
question at Heather. As if Matthias was not enough to make her life difficult, there was Leon doing the
same thing. It was then that Heather realized she really made a serious mistake.
“I don’t want to go. I’m not interested in being self-sufficient.” She threw a death re at Matthias as
she answered. At the thought of his proposal, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
“Self-sufficient?” Leon was a little puzzled. With doubts written in his eyes, he looked at Matthias. Of
course, she wouldn’t bother to exin to him, so he could only pin his hope on Matthias.
When he heard Leon’s question, Matthias exined in a serious manner, “Since we’re going for a
pic, of course, we will have to make our own food. I n to bring a pot with a soup base and look forCopyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.
a beautiful ce in the mountains. Then, I’ll be in charge of fishing while she harvests the wild
vegetables. By doing so, we’ll get to enjoy the most authentic delicacy of nature.” Matthias portrayed it
as vividly as possible and it made Leon excited just by listening to it.
An eager Leon kept nodding his head as if he really wanted to give it a shot. However, Heather didn’t
seem to have the slightest interest written on her face.
“This is an awesome idea! What are we waiting for then?” Leon skipped Heather’s opinion directly; he
was dying to be there at this moment.
“Since both of you like the idea, then you should go together. Don’t drag me along.” Heather couldn’t
wait to return to the Langston Residence. There was no way she would spend her time with these two
childish men.
“No way. We have to work together so that we don’t exhaust ourselves. If Matthias and I go for a pic
on our own, others might get the wrong idea. For the sake of our innocence, you muste with us.”
Leon was intimately addressing Matthias, making it seem like he was really nning to form an alliance
with Matthias.
“Oh,” she replied coldly with an indifferent expression. While looking at her, Matthias and Leon couldn’t
make sense of her reply. Did she agree to it or…