Chapter 574


    Heather could only agree to the proposal of a pic as they would not give up in their pestering. As


    much as she thought that it was a stupid idea, Leon and Matthias were utterly excited about it. Not


    understanding the reason behind their excitement, she just hoped that they could get this outdoor


    activity over with.


    As the three of them hopped into the car, Matthias was a step ahead and upied Leon’s front


    passenger seat. Knowing Matthias’ intention, Leon subconsciously moved to the backseat without


    another word.


    It was a terrible day for her. She ignored the two childish men next to her and focused on the road. On


    the other hand, Leon chatted about his n for their uing pic and it was surprising that


    Matthias was patient enough to listen to him.


    “Heather, it’s been so long. Are we not there yet?” Leon wondered. It had been 40 minutes, but they


    had yet to arrive at their destination.


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    “Bradfort City is bigger than you think. It takes at least an hour to get from the city center to the


    suburbs,” Heather replied contemptuously. She really wished that she could drug him at the moment so


    that she didn’t have to listen to him and his nonsense.


    A secondter, he looked out of the car window with disinterest. Although the scenery was remarkable


    outside, he didn’t enjoy the feeling of staying in a constrained space for too long as it would make him


    ufortable.


    “I’m bored.” Leonined. “The journey is too slow.”


    “Can you shut up? I can’t focus on driving because of you,” Heather snapped. She was already irritated


    at the fact that they had forced her toe along for the pic. Now that he was whining and getting


    impatient, it caused her mood to turn even worse.


    He instantly zipped his mouth and dared not utter another word in the fear that she would turn her car


    around if she became agitated.


    While staying quiet on the side, Matthias finally figured out the rtionship that Heather and Leon had.


    It turned out that her treatment of him was already considered cordialpared to the way that she


    treated Leon. When it came to Leon, she seemed relentless.


    Soon, the road ahead of them was getting narrower. It seemed that they were about to drive up the


    mountain road. While Matthias had a perfect ce in mind for their pic, Heather was still moving


    forward without a specific direction.


    In a low voice, he whispered the direction of the destination in her ear, causing her to frown every now


    and then. “That road is too difficult to pass through. I’m not going there.” He didn’t specify the location


    beforehand and as soon as he finished speaking, she immediately opposed his words.


    In fact, he had expected her to say those words, which was why he did not tell her the specific location


    before they made it here. And now that they were getting closer, he believed that he and Leon could


    continue to persuade her.


    After noticing their exchange at the front, Leon leaned forward as he added, “Heather, you can’t give up


    halfway. We’ve made it this far. We’ll be arriving in just a bit.” Although he didn’t know the exact


    location, he guessed they should be arriving at their destination soon.


    Matthias soon added, “We’re just 3 kilometers away. Hang in there.”


    At their words, Heather gradually tightened her grip on the steering wheel. She was a little hesitant on


    whether to continue moving forward or to turn the car around. One thing was for sure—she did not


    want to disappoint them. Even though she was reluctant toe along before this, she had made it


    this far anyway. It wouldn’t be polite of her to leave at this moment.


    “Your turn to drive,” she told him. Upon seeing that the road was too difficult to pass through, she


    figured she might as well let him take the wheel.


    Upon hearing that, Matthias smiled triumphantly. “No problem.” Initially, he wanted to offer to drive, but


    since it was Heather’s car, he didn’t take the initiative to mention it.


    Then, she pulled over to the side of the road and exchanged seats with him. He had always been a


    skilled driver who drove through even the bumpiest roads. Even though it was a difficult road ahead, he


    did not have any intention of slowing down. Instead, he floored the elerator and sped up.


    At the same time, Leon cheered in his seat, “Hooray! Speed up! Faster!”


    An annoyed Heather turned to re at Leon as if she was looking at an idiot. Immediately, he smiled


    and pointed at his own mouth as he acknowledged, “I’ll zip my mouth and shut up now.”


    Whenever he was with Heather, Leon would be restrained in all kinds of ways. Meanwhile, after


    hearing Leon’s words, Matthias stepped on the pedal even harder. Looking at them, Heather was sure


    of one thing—she could not allow Leon and Matthias to stay close to each other.


    It might seem to be a world of difference between Matthias and Leo, but, in fact, they were the same—


    something that she should have noticed a long time ago.


    The biggest mistake she had made today was to bring Matthias along to visit Leon. However, there was


    nothing she could do with their sort of people. The shamelessness of Leon and Matthias had far


    exceeded her imagination.


    And the most troublesome thing was that their skills in pestering were totally out of the world. Even


    Heather’s stubbornness was not a match to them at all.


    As the car sped along the bumpy road, she felt the urge to throw up. On the other hand, Matthias was


    driving like a professional racer with eyes that were filled with madness.


    “It’s rare toe across such terrain these days. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to freely


    drive.” Matthias actually regarded ces like that as a good choice for car racing. It seemed that he


    was a little crazier than Leon.


    Even Leon, who was sitting in the back seat, felt sorry for Heather. It was definitely not easy for her to


    sit in the front passenger seat, but luckily she was a stronghearted person.


    On the other hand, there was no seatbelt at the backseat. Sometimes, when the car passed through


    kilometers was a long way to go.


    It had been a long time since hest rode in a bumpy car. He somehow felt like he was an action movie


    star desperately escaping for his life. The short five-minute journey almost had him puking in the car.


    When the car finally came to a stop, Leon hurriedly alighted from it. To Leon’s surprise, Matthias’


    expression didn’t change even the slightest bit after the ride. It seemed that the gradient level was not a


    big deal to Matthias at all.


    A secondter, Heather also slowly got out of the car. Her movements were slower and calmer as


    fine. Judging from how everyone looked, Leon seemed to have suffered the most.


    Since he had left the car in a hurry, the nausea had hit him harder, causing him to have a stronger urge


    to puke. Heather faintly scanned his distressed expression. Upon seeing that he was trying his best to


    resist himself from vomiting, she shed a bright smile. When she thought of the alliance between the


    two men, she felt that it was the best punishment for him.


    Besides, she was still waiting to see Matthias’ disappointed expression. One thing that she clearly


    remembered was the camp stove with a pot and the soup base.


    Since the two of them were busy persuading her toe for the pic earlier, they hadpletely


    forgotten to swing by the grocery store along the way. Of course, she didn’t want to remind them either.


    After all, she was waiting for this moment to arrive.


    They should never doubt how vindictive a woman can be. Heather pretended to be nonchnt as she


    asked, “So, what are we going to do next?”


    A momentter, Matthias looked at her before he shifted his gaze to Leon. Suddenly, a thought came to


    his mind. I need a fishing rod to fish. They seemed to have forgotten to swing by the grocery store


    before they came. She quietly stared at him, carefully observing the changes in his expression.


    “Did we forget about something before we came?” Matthias asked awkwardly.


    “Huh?” Heather looked calm on the surface while she gloated in her heart.


    Who would’ve thought that the Director Locke would be a clumsy man who could forget about such a


    simple thing? He was so confident and convincing before this, yet he turned out to be a birdbrain after


    all. Heather secretly looked at him with contempt.


    “We didn’t buy a fishing rod,” Leon responded as he suddenly remembered. They came in such a hurry


    that they didn’t prepare any tools at all.


    “Camping stove with a pot and the soup base. We have none of these either.” Heather rubbed it in their


    faces.


    Feeling defeated, Matthias looked at her. He could clearly see the triumphant smile on her face. At the


    same time, Leon also gazed at him while feeling sorry. They had actually forgotten such an important


    matter.


    “So, how are we going to have our pic then?” she asked with a hint of mockery.


    Leon and Matthias looked at each other. One couldn’t make bricks without straw. As much as nature


    was rich in resources, they had no cooking utensils.


    “Open the trunk,” Matthias told Heather. “There may be some tools in the trunk that we can modify.”


    As he arrived at the back of the car, he pushed the trunk open only to find out it was empty. Heather


    proudly wrapped her arms around her chest and smiled. “I’m sorry. I never ce anything in my trunk.”


    She didn’t even have a spare tire in it. He helplessly nced at her since it was rare toe across a


    woman like her these days.


    Leon also entered the car as he tried to locate something usable for the pic. To his dismay, there


    was nothing but a box of napkins. There wasn’t even a lighter in the carriage.


    It seemed that they had no choice but to cancel the pic and return home, which was the oue


    Heather wanted. However, he suddenly suggested, “Since we can’t have hotpot, we can have a


    barbecue then.”


    Leon’s words had immediately attracted Matthias. After carefully thinking about it, Matthias agreed.


    “That’s right! There are many ways for us to create fire and the sun is bright today. It’s not going to be a


    problem at all.”


    While listening to their conversation, Heather looked at them incredulously. They were going to use the


    wild man’s method to have their pic. Isn’t this getting a little too absurd?


    “Let’s get started then,” Matthias instructed Leon before looking in Heather’s direction.


    Swiftly, she had already hopped into her car and closed the window as if she was determined to iste


    herself from the outside world. Then, Matthias came knocking on the window lightly as he cajoled,


    “Heather,e down. We need to work together and divide the jobs.”


    In the car, Heather wore her earphones as shepletely ignored Matthias. Yet, he had no intention of


    letting her get away with it. Atst, she had no choice but to wind down the car window as she


    answered, “Since both of you are so motivated, you should work more then. I’m not interested at all.”


    Suddenly, she took out a bag of potato chips from nowhere. She would rather have this snack as her


    meal than associate with them out there.


    “Is this enough for you?” Matthias asked, pointing to the bag of potato chips.


    “I don’t have a big appetite,” Heather replied.


    He tried to persuade her. “Then, I’m going to catch a game. There must be something delicious here


    that you can’t get in restaurants.”


    At his words, Heather waved her hand at him. “There should be a lot of protected species here. Don’t


    “Don’t worry, I still have this bit ofmon sense within me.” Matthias was not polite either. There was


    no way for them to get along with each other at all. It seemed that it was their daily routine to argue with


    one another.


    Watching as he turned around, Heather cast a disdainful nce at him. Anyway, it was a totally


    different kind of enjoyment for her to savor her potato chips in the wild.