Chapter 673
As the car was being steadily driven on the highway, Heather shifted sideways, as if she wanted to
increase the distance between her and Leon. At the moment, she just wanted to be left alone.
He helplessly looked at her. He knew that she was heterosexual, but he did not understand why Myra’s
position in her heart could not bepared to anyone else. To be precise, she had cared more for
Myra than Matthias.
To Leon, his lover was the most important person, even more than his family or friends. Of course, he
was referring to his lifelong romantic partner and not his past flings.
However, Heather thought otherwise. At least to her, Matthias had not reached such an important role
to her. In fact, deep within her, she still did not want to admit that he was her lover.
“Drive slower. I want to take a look at the scenery outside,” she said as she looked outside the window.
The lights glimmered outside, but she suddenly felt lost, as if she did not know where she was at the
moment.
Upon hearing her request, Leon slowed down and wondered what she had been looking at since there
was nothing much to see at night. Nevertheless, he did not bear to interrupt her after seeing the way
she supported her chin with her hands as she enjoyed the scenery outside.
“Take a right turn in front. Can I stay over at your ce tonight?” Heather knew that he nned to send
her home first, but she did not feel like returning to the Langston Family that night.
After all, there were simply too many people in the Langston Family and she just wanted a quiet ce
to stay. She thought about it and realized that Leon’s mansion was the ce that suited her needs. Of
course, Zayne’s ce was also a decent option, but she did not want to reveal his whereabouts again.
“Of course you can. I’m feeling rather lonely alone too.” Leon was someone who could not withstand
loneliness, so it was quite a shock for him when he bought the secluded mansion.
“However, I need absolute silence.” Heather had no ns to chat with him. What she needed was
some alone time to ponder some stuff.
Since it was still rather early, she still could not fall asleep yet. She just wanted to be with herself in the
silence as she zoned out. During the winter, she felt that her brain was not as sharp as before. If only
we could hibernate. Then, we don’t have to care about anything else and all our troubles will be gone
when spring arrives.
“Okay, I know you have to restore your energy tonight. I won’t disturb you then.” Leon knew that she
would be worried about this. Am I such a talkative person that she has to emphasize it again?
As he drove slowly, they spent twice the amount of time on the road before they returned to the
mansion. As soon as he arrived at his ce, he felt as though he had returned to his hometown and he
had no feelings whatsoever for his European-styled house.
“Heather, we have arrived,” he announced, yanking Heather’s wandering senses back. I wonder what
she has been quietly thinking about.
It was with Leon’s words that she returned to his senses. No wonder I saw a piece of greenery through
the window earlier. Leon’s mansion was evergreen, but it looked slightly terrifying at night and invoked
a peculiar feeling in her as the moonlight shone on the grasses and trees.
He had already opened the door for her. Looking at her nk face, he suppressed his urge to ruffle her
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hair. She looks so cute in this manner!
Unable to resist himself, Leon had raised his hands, but retracted it with a jolt when he heard Heather’s
cold snort. He was still not courageous enough to proceed with his intention. At this moment, he did not
dare to provoke her any further, for fear that she would drop a bomb in his mansion if she was unhappy
with him.
“Leon, I’m tired, so I’m heading upstairs first.” She came alive as soon as she exited the car. She
quickly walked to the second floor with the thuds from her high heels echoing behind her.
Leon looked at Heather’s back wistfully and he felt miserable that she abandoned him so easily. In the
past, she would have waited for him. Now that she couldn’t wait to leave him, he felt hurt about it.
She quickly arrived on the second floor. As soon as she opened the door of the guest room and walked
into it directly, she immediately closed the door and did not give him a chance to show his hospitality.
By the time Leon had arrived as well, he saw the tightly shut guest room that was lit from within. After
receiving the message that Heather did not want him to enter, he shook his head helplessly as he went
to his room.
When she switched on the lights and the air conditioner, she felt warmer. In that warm room, she felt
that her entire body had rxed. She loved the warmth and felt that she slowly shifted into azy
mood.
Since she could not fall asleep, she leaned against the table like a snake that was about to hibernate.
She weakly turned her body around. Even though she was already quite tired, her mind was still awake
and she did not feel like sleeping. She thought it would be better for her to daydream instead of
sleeping.
Since it was already quitete, Heather had no idea what else she could do. There were many things
that had to be done the next day and today did not end well for her as well. Looking at the nightmp in
front of her, she wondered whether she should turn it on.
I wonder where Leon bought this antique nightmp that suits the atmosphere of the entire room. With
that thought in mind, she rose to her feet to switch off the lights and turned on the nightmp instead.
The dark room now only had amp illuminating it. As Heather looked at the nightmp in front of her
again, she shed a relieved smile. The night was quiet, as though the only existence left was just the
She suddenly felt like listening to some music, so she unlocked her phone and wore her earphones.
Luckily I have my earphones with me since I don’t like to y music out loud.
As Heather thought about it, she figured that it would be better for her to listen to the music in bed.
While giving the nightmp on the table a nce, she finally decided that she would bring it to bed with
her.
The dim yellow light that it emitted had warmed her soul. As shey on her back in bed, her eyes
darted between the nightmp and the ceiling.
As she listened to the sad songs, Heather’s mood became even more depressed. However, when she
took a look at her ylist, she realized that all of the songs there had a depressive melody.
It was only at this moment that she realized her mental health was more serious than she had thought.
Even the songs that she now listened to were depressing. She suddenly worried that she could one
day suffer from depression.
Each person had a different level of stress which they could withhold. Heather had no idea whether she
had stronger or weaker tolerance for stress, but she felt like she could withstand everything and
nothing at the same time.
While she was alone, she felt conflicted. As the night became darker, she felt as though she was being
split into two parts. Her heart was full of emotions as she continued to listen to the songs. She wanted
to calm herself down, but it seemed that she had failed once again.
Sometimes she wanted to hypnotize herself to have a good night’s sleep since she was not bad at that
method, but it was extremely rare for her to practice it.
Apart from that, Heather was unwilling to use hypnosis as a means to achieve something, so she would
not easily use it. Not many people knew that she had this skill apart from Leon and Zayne.
Even though the effects of hypnosis were quite good, it was not an easy task. Hence, she gave up on
this bold thought.
She might have already been a certified and qualified therapist, but she did not want her first patient to
be herself. In short, it was quite an irony.
Heather had no idea how she managed to fall asleep during the night, but she was able to sleep until
She opened the door with a dazed expression on her face and saw him standing outside her door in a
formal attire. When she saw that, she squinted at him as he was usually casually dressed. Now that he
had suddenly dressed up, it was quite a shock for her to see him like this.
Guys really do look good when they are well-dressed. Heather couldn’t help herself from shooting a
few more nces at Leon. He was indeed better-looking than the average person to the point where
she could not help but admire his good looks.
“What time is it now, Leon?” she asked in confusion.
After looking at his watch, he replied, “Fifteen past ten.”
Heather shook her head. I didn’t expect it would already be sote. With a sad expression on her face,
she thought, Why does time fly so quickly? I can’t remember how I fell asleepst night, but I felt that I
had only just slept for a short while when Leon woke me up. Then, noon is already fast approaching.
“I need to tidy myself up.” With that, she closed the door. She had not even brushed her teeth and the
morning was now considered over for her.
By the time she changed into another outfit and walked out of the room, it was already 11:00 AM.
When Leon saw the makeup on her face, hemented, “Heather, I feel like your makeup is rather
heavy today.” No wonder she took such a long time. I was so anxious waiting for her outside the room.
Heather arched her eyebrows. “We are meeting your family today, so I wore a thicker makeup.” She felt
that she did her makeup quite well today, but he still criticized that her makeup was still too thick.
“My grandfather likes girls who are inly dressed.” He could not help but criticize her, but it was also
his fault that he did not tell her about Dave’s preferences beforehand.
Her face darkened in an instant. Feeling as though she had been fooled around, she red at Leon
angrily. “I don’t want to redo my makeup. If he doesn’t like me, so be it,” she replied in annoyance.
Even now, she was like andmine that would explode any time.
Upon seeing her attitude, there was nothing Leon could say. Since she likes it this way, just let her be!
“Heather, your dress is already in the living room. I already had it prepared for you.” He smiled with the
desire to make her happy since he had spent quite a lot of money to have the dress tailor made for her.
“I might not like your choice of dress, though.” Heather told him the cold, hard truth first, which sent
another punch to his heart.
“Take a look at it first. I’m sure you would like it.” Leon’s smile had remained the same, but he felt rather
hurt to put on a brave front.
Of course, she was not that willful. With that, she went downstairs to take a look at the said dress. She
was quite confident in his taste; it was just that she wanted to tease him a bit.
After seeing the emotions on Leon’s face, Heather felt a rush of aplishment since she loved to
torment him. And just like that, it felt like they had returned to the past. There were many things that
could actually be repaired, but it was just that some people were not given chances to begin with.
She walked in front with him trailing behind her. He constantly shot furtive nces at her as he was
worried about her not liking the dress for real.
Leon couldn’t imagine that awkward moment since he had already exercised a lot of effort on that
dress. If Heather did not like it, he did not know where to find another dress as a recement.
She noticed him shooting furtive looks at her, but she did not show the realization on her face to ensure
that he was unaware of it. With every step she took, he nervously followed behind her.
From afar, she saw a white dress before she quickened her pace. After briskly walking forward, she
was now closer to the dress, but she suddenly slowed down.
Leon did not understand Heather’s stance as she slowly walked toward the dress. Even though it was
just a normal white dress, she was in awe when she looked closely at it.