Chapter 666


    The situation became quite tense at that moment. While Heather considered in her mind how to broach


    the subject with Leon, he was also trying to figure out what to do next. Both of them looked at each


    other while looking lost.


    “Heather, as far as I’m aware, you recently seem to be overly close with a particr hotshot detective,”


    he asked tentatively. He was considering whether he should mention it since it was something private.


    Meanwhile, she was slightly taken aback before she gave him a strange look. “Looks like you’ve been


    following my tracks,” she said this with a hint of annoyance.


    Leon never expected Heather to say those words. I really need to be careful with my words around


    women. He felt like he had fallen into a trap once again. At that moment, he responded by looking at


    her with a dumbfounded expression “I swear I didn’t secretly trail you! Heather, someone took a photo


    of you with the detective.”


    Upon hearing that, her expression slightly changed. She persisted and asked him, “When did this


    happen? Where’s the photo?” Zayne and I are usually careful, so how did that person manage to get a


    photo of us?


    He raised both hands and replied in fear, “Heather, please remain calm for the time being. I only took a


    look at it, but I didn’t retain the photo.”


    Heather was slightly doubtful as she didn’t trust Leon’s words. It was hard to trust someone once they’d


    broken that trust. He gave an awkward smile as he noticed her distrust and he acted as if a smile could


    conceal everything.


    “Heather, can you please trust me? There’s no need for me to lie about this.” He felt quite dejected at


    being doubted by her because it was quite an ufortable feeling.


    She reluctantly nodded her head because she was much more concerned about the photo. “Where did


    you see that photo?”


    Leon looked at her with a torn expression and it seemed like he had qualms about mentioning it.


    However, Heather’s eyes bore into him and he had no choice but to speak the truth. “It was from a


    reporter. I don’t know how he obtained that,” he replied gingerly as it was something that happened a


    few days ago.


    “Reporter? What’s his name?” She continued with her interrogation and was insistent on getting a


    conclusive answer.


    Leon looked at Heather with a slightly ugly expression. “I don’t remember his name. All I can distinctly


    remember is his features.”


    After all, his answer fitted with his personality; he was the type of person who rarely remembered a


    person and he could at most recall the person’s looks.


    “Sketch it out for me. I want to seek him out.” Heather felt that she should resolve this issue before the


    family dinner. She didn’t want to encounter any blunders then.


    “Heather,” Leon suddenly called out her name. “That issue isn’t the priority right now. We should focus


    on tomorrow night’s family dinner,” He tried to gently express his thoughts.


    “You can’t provide any useful information for tomorrow’s dinner, so it’s a waste of time to continue our


    discussion on that.” She gave her justification since she was speaking the truth.


    “Then, are we going to spend the rest of the time tracing this unknown little reporter?” A displeased


    Leon voiced out his thoughts since he felt that Heather had her priorities mixed up.


    Meanwhile, she responded quite matter-of-factly, “This is quite important to me and it could have an


    adverse effect on tomorrow’s dinner.”


    He looked her in the eyes. Since he was convinced by her words, he knew that he couldn’t seem to


    ever reject her request.


    “Okay, I’ll show you where to find him.” Leon didn’t have anything urgent to do, so he decided to head


    with her to see the reporter since she was so mindful of that.


    “Do you know where to find him?!” Heather suddenly felt slightly awkward as this hadn’t crossed her


    mind.


    “Yes, I know his workce. We should be able to catch him there at this hour,” he replied while he


    looked at the time. Tabloid reporters like that man usually worked overtime.


    “Let’s go now!” Heather was suddenly full of energy. She didn’t know whether anyone else had seen


    the photo so she was worried about Matthias finding out. Actually,e to think of it, it doesn’t matter


    even if he realizes this. She wasn’t sure of the reason for her worries, but she maintained an


    apprehensive feeling.


    “There’s no rush for that.” Leon wasn’t sure why she was so frantic. She’s normally the most level-


    headed one.


    Heather then red at him. Obviously, he wasn’t anxious about it, but it was a different story for her.


    She considered it for a moment before she decided to inform Zayne about this.


    Based on Zayne’s professional acuity, he should have in fact realized this. By then, the list of suspects


    in Heather’s mind grew and Zayne’s name was included in it. She suspected him of hiding something


    from her.


    After all, if Leon had lied to her easily, it would be quite usible for others to lie to her as well. Right


    now, the general trust she had in people had greatly decreased.


    “Leon, do you have something that you’re purposely hiding from me?” Heather was annoyed by Leon’s


    apparent calmness. She sensed that he was hiding something from her.


    “Heather, I honestly haven’t hidden anything from you. I’ve told you everything that you need to know.”


    His brows were furrowed into a single line. How can I exin myself?!


    “Right now, you’re rather low on my list of the people I trust,” she replied with a displeased expression.


    Upon recalling the things that he had done before, she felt a burst of anger


    “Heather, I’ve only made one single mistake, so could you please not treat me like this?!” Leon’s


    expression was quite forlorn. He felt like he was banished into the dungeons with no sign of escaping


    at all.


    “You deserve it! Think of all the things that you’ve done to me!” Heather mentioned angrily, “I used to


    trust you so much, but I didn’t expect you to lie to me. You made use of me and our rtionship


    became merely a business interest in your eyes.” Her anger continued to rise as she aired her


    grievances and her expression turned quite savage. If looks could kill, he would have immediately


    dropped dead since she was quite disappointed in him.


    Meanwhile, Leon was quite aware that he had mentioned the wrong thing. “I’m sorry, Heather.” Right


    now, other than apologizing for his bad behavior, he knew it was a wise idea to keep his mouth shut.


    The more he said, the more there was a chance he would be at fault.


    Heather focused her eyes on his face and there were a lot of words that she wanted to say but couldn’t.


    She merely shook her head at him. “Stop apologizing to me. I don’t need your apology.”


    Upon hearing his apology, her mood worsened. She knew that he was quite good at understanding


    women, so she wasn’t sure whether his apology was sincere or simply perfunctory.


    “Heather, I have honestly realized my mistake. Could you please forgive me and stop being mad at


    me?” Leon was close to tears. Previously, he had thought that Heather was different from the women


    he generally met but right now, he realized that women were essentially simr.


    She didn’t answer his question and was reluctant to do so. Obviously, Leon is just being perfunctory.


    He’s not the least bit sincere.


    “Get in the car.” They arrived at the garage and Heather didn’t want to continue wasting her time talking


    about irrelevant stuff with Leon.


    He removed the car keys and unlocked the car. She then opened the door to the passenger seat and


    climbed in. Soon after that, he hopped into the car as well and by then, she had already buckled her


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    There was a slight noise being generated from the car as he started the engine. Meanwhile, Heather


    nced at her watch; she was quite worried about the current traffic condition at this time of the day.


    Indeed, as per her expectations, the road was quite congested. The traffic at this time of the day was


    horrible beyond words. She then furrowed her brows. Unfortunately, it was the peak traffic after work


    that they encountered and the incessant car honks increased her frustration.


    “Heather, it’s winter right now, but why is your temper so fiery like you’re in the peak of summer?” Leon


    looked at the slightly testy look on Heather’s face. She seems to be turning more bigoted in her ways.


    Furthermore, he suspected that perhaps this was her true personality.


    In response, Heather shot a cold look at Leon. “Focus on your driving!” She finally understood why the


    cab drivers were generally quite foul-mouthed. Surely one would not be able to control their temper


    while being stuck in such congested traffic.


    “Hey, since we’re stuck here anyway, why don’t I tell you a joke then?” He tried to lighten the mood, but


    she didn’t seem to buy it.


    Leon decided to continue with his jokes despite noticing her impassive look. “One day, two tomatoes


    went shopping together. The one in front kept turning back to talk to the tomato at the back, but the


    tomatoes, so we’re not supposed to talk right?’”


    Upon hearing his joke, Heather merely replied, “Hehe.” In actual fact, she hated gags as it just wasn’t


    funny to her at all. Meanwhile, he finally turned to nce at the congestion in front of him after noticing


    her look of annoyance. I thought it was quite funny.


    “The car in front has moved,” she reminded him kindly. Actually, she was quite tempted to switch


    positions with him. Under such congested traffic, it was important to sneak in between cars, but his old-


    fashioned way of driving would obviously waste a lot of time in getting to their destination.


    As soon as The Apple Gazette came to her mind, Heather couldn’t seem to control her anger. She


    seemed to be at odds with this tabloid ever since she returned to Bradfort City, but never expected that


    they had the guts to secretly take photos of her.


    She decided that as soon as she arrived, she would first identify the reporter to learn more about the


    details. Then, she would destroy thepany. In fact, she harbored an intense dislike of The Apple


    Gazette. I wonder who gave them the guts to go against me over and over again.


    “Heather, based on the snail speed we’re going at, it might take us at least two hours to get there.”


    Leon estimated the time. They were currently stuck in the outskirts of town and it was generally difficult


    to head into town at this time of the day.


    “You’re exaggerating. It will take us about one hour to get there,” Heather responded while she nced


    at the time. She estimated that the congested traffic would clear soon and the drive would be


    much easier then.


    “Heather, actually there’s something else I forgot to mention.” Leon hesitated for quite a while before he


    decided to be honest with her.


    She nced at him and asked, “What is it?”


    While slowly driving the car, he mentioned, “Actually, I’m not too sure about the reporter’s actual


    identity. He was the one who told me that he worked for The Apple Gazette, but I didn’t confirm that


    information. I was thinking earlier that if he was actually lying about it, we would be wasting our time by


    going there.”


    Heather gave Leon a searching look. “Why are you only mentioning such a piece of important


    information now? I told you to sketch his looks for me!”


    “You wouldn’t be able to find him right now with just a sketch!” Hr felt that her n would take longer to


    execute, so it was much easier to head to The Apple Gazette to have a look for themselves.


    “Zayne’s the expert in this. He’ll be able to find that reporter in the shortest possible time.” Heather


    wondered, Why didn’t I notice this dumb side of him before?


    “I’ve tried the way you mentioned, but I couldn’te up with any information.” In fact, Leon had


    previously taken a photo of the reporter and searched for him on theputer database. As his efforts


    were futile, this was the reason why she came to this conclusion.


    Nevertheless, he no longer had the photo of the reporter on his phone; he wasn’t sure when he had


    deleted it, but if he hadn’t seeded in identifying the person with an actual photo, using a sketch to


    search for that person sounded like an impossible mission!