Chapter 598


    The crisp sound made from Heather’s steps on the permafrost echoed. As she looked into the


    distance, she couldn’t see much on the other side of the river. Since Matthias didn’t continue on the


    conversation, they simply just let it slide.


    Rumors had it that he was good at fighting. She was eager to see his prowess in martial arts but she


    forgot one thing—she was a girl. There was no chance he would ever fight her; even if he did, he


    wouldn’t be using his full strength.


    On the other side, Bradfort City was in chaos. It was so much more peaceful where he and Heather


    were. Themotion was mainly caused by the constant attacks from Locke Group toward Hart Group


    that hadn’t ceased, even with Matthias away.


    Ever since Locke Group started provoking Hart Group, the twopanies could not be in the same city


    anymore. To make things worse, Tony hadn’t gone easy on the Locke Group.


    To be frank, Matthias was still more or less affected by the ongoing tension back in Bradfort as Niki


    would sometimes send some work-rted documents to him. After all, a bigpany like Locke Group


    needed a leader, especially now when Hart Group was trying so hard to kick them out of the city.


    Nheless, Matthias didn’t regret provoking Tony as thepetition between them was inevitable. In


    fact, Matthias was d to have a rival!


    “People say that those who have witnessed the aurora will be blissful,” Heather said with a smile as


    she recalled the saying. Since young, she hadn’t had the luxury to enjoy a blissful life. Because of that,


    she wanted more. She wanted a life so full that everyone would be jealous of her.


    As if she hadn’t been tainted by society, her eyes sparkled brightly. Because of that, Matthias tried his


    best to suppress his urge to pull her into an embrace. “I’ll try my best to give you the blissful life you


    long for,” he promised.


    Heather took a nce at Matthias as she tried to form a response but to no avail. Many have told her


    simr things, but would he stay true to his words? Not to mention, feelings weren’t forever. They might


    persist for a year, or two… Perhaps even three or five. And then? Such feelings would slowly fade one


    day. What mattered most was to cherish the little things in our daily life.


    “I always had a thought when I was younger,” she blurted suddenly as she recalled the past.


    He kept quiet and listened attentively to what she was about to say, fearing that he might miss a word.


    She continued, “I want to own a castle and be a princess for my whole life.”


    Upon hearing that, he thought that it was cute that she had such thoughts. Hence, a chuckle escaped


    his lips. Right that instant, Heather red at him. “Don’tugh at me.”


    It seemed like she had misunderstood, so he quickly exined, “I wasn’tughing at you. I just think


    that you are very cute.”


    Not only did his exnation not earn him forgiveness from her, the frown on her forehead deepened


    after she heard what he said. “I don’t like being called cute,” she said from the bottom of her heart. She


    didn’t like that adjective to the extent that she hated it.


    “What I meant was, you were cute when you were young,” he hastily exined. It seemed that


    anything he said now could be wrong.


    “I just told you that I don’t like the word ‘cute’.” Heather gave him a cold gaze, she couldn’t understand


    why he kept mentioning the word ‘cute’. That was how different the nature of men was from women;


    even the way they cared as well as their line of thoughts were different.


    “Okay,” he said helplessly. Needless to say, Heather was a stubborn person; she just had to get her


    point across even in trivial things such as this.


    Taking a step closer to him, she stared brazenly into his eyes and saw a trace of helplessness. It


    seemed that he hadpromised rather forcefully. However, his eyes changed in a split second. With


    a gaze, she saw a tender look in his eyes along with a tinge of anxiousness.


    “Haven’t you always fought back whenever you don’t agree with me? Why did you surrender this time?”


    She teased him.


    He seemed a little displeased after hearing her mentioning the word ‘surrender’ as it made him sound


    like he was subservient. Seeing how unhappy he was, she realized she was indeed a little too harsh


    and rude with him.


    “Why won’t you just let me off?” After the fleeting trace of unhappiness, he went back to his normal self


    again.


    “Do you feel bored and aggrieved when you’re with me?” she asked all of a sudden. With her bad


    temper, it must not be easy for him to stay with her for so long.


    “Nevermind, don’t answer that. I don’t want to hear neither the lie nor the truth,” she capriciously added.


    To be honest, he was dying to roll his eyes at her at that moment.


    “You’re so hard to understand.” It was true that he could never predict what stunt she would pull the


    next second. She wasn’t like the mainstream majority of people; her actions were always unexpected.


    Heather didn’t continue the conversation and simply started walking forward without saying a word.


    Hence, he followed suit. Having gotten used to such antics of hers, he didn’tment any further.


    A hint of warmth lingered in the air. Crouching down by the river, Heather quietly watched the stream of


    water flow down the river before reaching her hand out. The moment she touched the ice-cold water,


    her hand trembled a little. Right away, he took her hand and gave it some rubs, hoping that the friction


    and his own body warmth would get her hand warmed quickly.


    “You’re not a kid anymore. Why would you do that?” He chastised her as her actions were inexplicable


    in his eyes. Aftering to d, she had be curious about everything.


    Back in Bradfort City, she always seemed uninterested in anything and everything which was quite the


    contrary from how she was overseas. Here, she acted like an oversized kid who was hyperactive,


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    unlike the usual goddess image she kept up with.


    “It’s nothing serious. Why are you so anxious?” She then pulled her hand out of his, thinking that he


    was fussing too much over something trivial. As her parents hadn’t been so concerned about her, she


    was touched over the simple gesture of concern from Matthias despite her stubborn way of expressing


    herself.


    At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten about the person who had been tailing them as they


    simply enjoyed themselves. But the truth is, Matthias had actually gotten his men to tail that person to


    find out who he was.


    Unfortunately, said person was rather good at his job as he still hadn’t been able to find the identity of


    their tail after several days. Though Heather didn’t bring it up, she knew what he had secretly arranged.


    There were many instances where they purposely avoided bringing matters to the table as it would


    result in an unfavorable situation. Nheless, she had Leon help with the investigation of this


    mysterious person. No matter where she was, back in Bradfort City or overseas, Leon would always


    lend a helping hand—in this case, to identify the mysterious figure.


    “Where do you n to go tomorrow?” Matthias asked. Though they both stood up, they didn’t have a


    destination in mind.


    “To the west.” She simply gave a vague answer. “My intuition tells me that we’ll see the aurora if we


    head toward the west,” she exined.


    After brief contemtion, he nodded before saying, “We’ll do that then.” Since d wasn’t a big


    country, there wasn’t much pressure on nning the itinerary.


    With that, they went ahead trailing along the riverside without a specific destination. Once in a while,


    she would look into the distance. The river might not seem long, but it felt like they had walked a long


    distance. Throughout the journey, she rested several times. While they were still walking the endless


    trail, snow suddenly began to shower upon them. Perhaps God had heard her wishes.


    Without a sign, snowkes startednding on their bodies and the crowns of their heads. At once, her


    eyes lit up like it was Christmas; he too was also surprised. What a weird ce.


    It felt great to experience the weather in another country. As they continued to walk in the direction


    where the snow was falling from, snowkes continued to fall on her face while the wind was blowing.


    To be frank, they were a little unprepared for the sudden drop in temperature.


    By the time they got back to the hotel, they were covered in patches of snow. Seeing that she had the


    intention of changing her outfit, he suggested, “Just take a shower!” He thought that a hot shower


    would be better since she got cold when they were outside.


    However, she didn’t listen to his words. Putting on a fresh set of clothes, she told Matthias who was


    outside, “You’re the one who should be taking a hot shower.”


    She recalled how he only wore thinyers when they were outside, so he must be the one who was


    feeling cold right now. In fact, she was rather thoughtful of him this time. They were like a couple who


    were very used to each other as they did these day-to-day things. Even they themselves were


    surprised as to how harmonious they were; they didn’t even have to tread carefully and walk on


    eggshells as they let things happen naturally.


    Meanwhile, he simply did as she said as there wasn’t any reason in dilly-dallying. After all, he was


    indeed cold. Back when they were outdoors, he was worried that she’d be cold as she didn’t dress in


    thickyers as she prioritized having on a pretty outfit more, so he had given her his coat while he


    endured the harsh weather.


    After the shower, he put on his pajamas and came out of the bathroom. One thing he had to admit was


    that she had given her utmost cooperation during this trip. This was because she would definitely


    refuse to live with someone else based on her personality. In fact, she usually wouldn’t even live with


    her sisters or female rtives, much less with Matthias. For instance, she couldn’t ept sharing a


    bathroom with someone else, yet now she hadplied by toning down her obsessive concern with


    cleanliness.


    It was surprisingly odd that she wasn’t so bothered by him. Even if Leon was the one in Matthias’ ce,


    Heather would feel ufortable with that. However, she was actually fine co-living with Matthias. She


    simply didn’t feel that it was weird to do things that she usually wouldn’t do with men. In the experience


    of living with him thus far, she had to admit that it was a good decision to be with him.


    As someone who didn’t fancy any intimate interaction with other people no matter the gender, she


    could not understand why she didn’t feel the same when it came to Matthias. In fact, she had been


    trying to figure this out for quite some time now.


    Being together with him felt veryfortable as she could be in her own skin as if she was alone.


    Moreover, he had made it a thing to give her sufficient space to herself. Despite living together, he


    typically wouldn’t bother her much. Having crossed the line on the first night, he now strictly abided by


    the boundaries he had set to not do anything that would annoy her.


    “Matthias, why did you buy a pair of matching couples’ pajamas?” As her gaze bounced from his outfit


    to her own, she voiced out her question as she didn’t notice it earlier. Matthias was so sneaky!


    “It feels more homey this way.” That sessfully earned him an eye roll from her. Now that he said it


    out, no wonder he insisted on staying in an apartment instead of a typical hotel.


    “Are you secretly nning something?” A suspicion brewed in her mind. Lately, his actions had been


    giving her an unexinable feeling that clouded her vision.