Chapter 630
On the front passenger seat, Everly’s emotions were not very stable. It was only until the car had been
driven for a long distance that Heather realized her peculiarity.
Unable to understand Everly’s emotions, Heather frowned. Realizing that Heather was looking at her,
Everly decided to calm herself down and hoped that Heather would not detect anything from her
expression.
“Everly, did something happen to you in school?” Heather asked tentatively as she felt uneasy, worried
that the ringleader could appear or that he had already made his presence.
“No.” She did not miss the unnatural expression on Everly’s face.
Seeing that Everly did not want to talk about school, Heather changed the topic. “Are you sure you
haven’t seen that woman before?” She never expected that they wouldn’t have any leads to work with.
Everly lowered her head in regret. Heather was just trying to change the topic, but it actually triggered
the guilt within Everly.
“Heather, I feel like I’m a failure who can’t get anything done well,” Everly spoke guiltily. She felt that
she was using Heather and could not even help her with anything.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s fine if we can’t find any leads. I just want to see whether there are any hints or
clues.” Heather did not want results; she merely wanted clues.
Everly shook her head. “That woman doesn’t seem to even exist. No one has seen her.” She had also
been looking for the woman for the entire afternoon.
Heather did not expect to receive an answer with the worst perspective. However, she twitched her lips
into a nonchnt smile, hoping that it would ease the tension between them both. If the atmosphere
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had remained such, she was worried that it would hurt Everly’s pride.
“Stop looking for her anymore.” With that, she took Everly’s phone and deleted that woman’s picture.
Everly looked at her in confusion. She did not expect that Heather would do such a thing and she could
not figure out the reason.
“I think this image that I gave you might be wrong, so don’t spend your time on it anymore.” Heather
immediately took the me. As she could see the guilt in Everly’s eyes, she did not want that feeling of
hers to intensify.
Since Heather had already said so, Everly had nothing else to say and the matter ended just like that.
Nevertheless, she was still hesitant to give up. I just need to find a person. I can’t believe that I can’t
even find her! I despise myself so much!
“It’s not early anymore. By the time we return, I bet they have already finished eating.” Heather tried to
change the topic to food again, but she was not very good at doing so.
Everly gently hummed in agreement. She was still not used to being so close to Heather to the point
where she could even smell the slight fragrance from her body. Yet, it made Everly even more nervous.
“I’ll bring you to a ce with good food,” Heather suggested. In the past, she would always tell Myra
this. Thinking of it now, Heather could feel a lump forming in her throat as she felt that everything had
changed. As soon as she remembered that Myra was still in the ringleader’s hands, Heather felt a deep
sense of helplessness and she could not count on anyone now.
After both Heather and Everly arrived at the familiar restaurant, she immediately brought Everly to her
favorite private room. As Everly had not been here, everything was unfamiliar and she looked around
with curiosity in her eyes.
“Heather, the atmosphere is excellent here,” she immediatelymented the moment they sat down.
Heather smiled; she was d that Everly liked this ce. Even though Heather had many thoughts in
her mind, she did not want to make the atmosphere tense, so she pretended as if nothing had
happened. “I’m d that you like it,” she replied.
“Heather, is there something on your mind?” Everly curiously asked. She had thought about asking this
question a few times and finally brought herself to voice it out now.
However, Heather merely pursued the menu in her hands and lowered her head. Even after some time,
she did not reply to Everly’s questions.
“Do you like fish, Everly?” Heather seemed like she didn’t hear Everly’s question and asked what
Everly would like to eat instead.
Everly nodded. “Yes, my favorite fish is the halibut.” Fish was something delicious that not many people
could reject.
“Alright. Let’s have the poached halibut then.” With that, she ticked a box on the menu. The food here
was more suited to people from Bradfort City. Thinking that Everly’s taste would be simr to that of the
general public, Heather brought her here.
Then, she ordered a few other dishes that Everly loved before passing the menu to Everly. “I’ve
ordered five simple dishes. You can pick what you want for the rest.”
After taking the menu from Heather, Everly responded, “Heather, five dishes are enough for the both of
us.” She did not want to ce the order because she was worried that she would order something that
would not suit Heather’s taste.
“Order a few more sides.” Thinking that it was not enough, Heather insisted that Everly ordered more.
Everly shot her a troubled look. “Heather, what are your preferences?” Ordering food was a skill.
Hence, she thought it would be better for her to understand Heather’s taste.
“I’ve already ordered everything that I like just now. You just need to order what you like.” Heather did
not expect that Everly was troubled by such a small thing.
Looking at her timidly, Everly thought for a long time before she decided to order something. If I
continue to be so courteous, she might be unhappy about it. She repeatedly perused the menu. As she
had never dined here before, she had no idea which dish was the tastiest and she did not see anything
that she would like to eat.
Upon noticing that Heather was looking at her from the opposite seat, Everly felt that she could no
longer dy, so she simply selected three dishes and passed the menu to Heather, who took a quick
nce at what she ordered. The dishes are quite light on the taste buds. It seems like she prefers
dishes that are not salty.
However, Heather preferred dishes that had a richer taste to them. Looking at the dishes she ordered
earlier, she thought about changing her order. When she remembered that it was no longer early, there
was not much time for them to dy their orders, so she just handed the menu to the waiter.
“That will be all. Please ask the chefs to quickly prepare them,” she informed the waiter, who took the
menu away from her.
There was a pot of tea on the table, but Heather did not like the tea because the quality wasn’t good
enough for her. Apart from that, since Everly did not fancy the tea leaves as well, the pot had remained
untouched.
The process of waiting for the food to be served was a tough one. Both Heather and Everly quietly
looked at each other. Heather thought of many possibilities for a conversation, but in reality, they had
no words to say to each other. She tried to recall how Matthias used to initiate conversations in order to
chat with Everly. However, nothing came to mind and she had no idea what to say to this cousin of
hers.
At that moment, Everly was merely thinking about everything that happened earlier. She did not dare to
speak too much for fear that she could identally reveal some secrets that she should not spill. She
hated herself for being fooled by an outsider to treat her own family member that way. However, since
she had already embarked on this path, there was no other way for her to return to the right path.
“Heather, do you like the way they renovated the ce?” In the end, it was Everly who found the topic
for small talk.
Looking around her, Heather realized that she had not taken notice of the renovation style. She merely
thought it lookedfortable without thinking too much about it. “It’s average,” she replied honestly.
Everly gave a bright smile, yet her smile seemed forced. Heather could tell that Everly was forcing
herself to smile, but she merely thought that Everly felt awkward in front of her. As a result, Heather did
not think too much about it.
“It has a mixture of European style that seems to be quite popr recently. I like the traditional and
modern elements of the renovation here,” Everly brieflymented about the restaurant. In fact, she
fell in love with this ce immediately after she saw it.
“I didn’t expect that you would notice so much.” Heather did not take note of these. It seems like Everly
is not as simple and naive as she looks. She also has some personal observations and thoughts.
“Did I say something wrong? It’s just how I feel about the ce. If it’s wrong, don’tugh at me.” Everly
gave a shy smile. I suddenly feel as though I’ve talked too much.
“You should voice out more of your opinions in our family,” Heather borated on this point. She felt
that Everly had deliberately tried to hide herself within the Langston Family. Don’t tell me she really
doesn’t want people to notice her?
“I won’t dare to do so,” Everly replied helplessly. Indeed, I’m afraid to be myself in the Langston Family.
“You have my support now. So, what are you afraid of?” Heather teased. She felt that Everly was
someone who had potential. Now that they were facing many incidents, the Langston Familycked a
talented person. Hence, she already nned to groom Everly well.
“Don’t be kidding, Heather. I feel as though everything I said in the Langston Family is wrong and I
don’t easily voice out my opinions. I just want to be invisible there.” Everly’s tone took a lighter turn as
she did not forget to mock herself.
“Your position is different now, so your words carry a lot of weight in our family too. Don’t look down on
yourself. I believe in your capabilities,” Heather emphasized that she believed in Everly once again.
From a psychological point of view, it hinted at Everly’s subconscious and Heather was trying to build
her confidence.
“Heather, thanks for your grooming, but I—”
Before Everly could even finish her sentence, Heather interrupted, “No buts. I believe in my judgement.
So, please work hard instead of finding reasons to convince yourself that you can’t do it.”
When Everly heard Heather’s powerful words, her heart gave a jolt. She also felt a surge of passion
and motivation within her. Heather’s words seemed to have cast a spell on Everly, who could not help
believing that she could also do it.
After that, they casually chatted with each other as the dishes arrived at the table. Fortunately, Everly
also liked dishes with rich vors, so their taste buds matched each other quite well.
However, at such crucial moments, there was no time for them to experience family warmth at all.
Before Heather could even dig into the dishes, the ringleader called her again.
“Miss Heather, do you really not care about Mrs. Hart’s death?” He suppressed his displeasure as he
had something important to do at that moment.
“Stop with the crap and cut to the chase.” With Everly around, Heather felt that it was inappropriate to
The ringleader’s savageughter rang on the other side of the phone for an entire minute. Heather felt
that it was the most patient she had been while speaking to him.
“I wonder whether you have watched that important video, Miss Heather?” the ringleader spoke
meaningfully. As he was speaking, she received an MMS with a video in it after she opened it.