Chapter 689


    How was it possible that a man could be so good-looking? There were plenty of handsome and


    attractive men around Heather, but no one had attracted her the way Matthias did.


    Thinking that she might not be able to see this tender, attractive face of his in the future made her feel


    horrible. What a greedy woman she was; did she desire to own the whole world? Unfortunately, his


    world would have nothing to do with her soon. She didn’t have the guts to open her eyes wide as it


    would be harder to let him go after seeing him clearly.


    On the other hand, Matthias had been keeping herpany by her bedside all this while. He had even


    turned off his phone so that he could take care of her without any distractions. Besides, he wouldn’t


    want any potential noise to disturb her.


    If it wasn’t fated that they met, it must be a sin. The strong wind was blowing outside the window. As


    she listened to the sound, she was getting more and more anxious. The weather outside sounded as


    bad as she felt right now.


    As the day passed, here came the night. Even then, he didn’t seem to have the intention to leave. On


    the extra bed in the wardy Matthias who had himself crouched up into a ball. It must be his first time


    sleeping in such an awkward position.


    Throughout the whole time, she had been awake as she couldn’t fall asleep. Even though her body


    was truly tired, she just couldn’t rest in peace. With him by her side, she felt even more uneasy. By


    midnight, guilt and self-consciousness had devoured her whole.


    Meanwhile, he was sleeping soundly on the extra bed in the ward. He must have been very tiredtely


    since there had been so much going on at Locke Group. Moreover, it was a special period of time.


    Therefore, she actually felt sorry for him.


    Carefully, she got out of the bed as quietly as she could, not wanting to wake him up. Standing before


    him, she still couldn’t see him clearly as it was dark. Fortunately, the extra bed was quite short, so she


    could crouch down by the side.


    With her decent night vision, she leaned closer and left a kiss on his forehead gently. Perhaps it wasn’t


    enough, for she was still thinking of his lips. Tentatively, she nted a kiss on his lips too. She wished


    that the kiss would leave a mark. If that was the case, she would’ve kissed him all over his body.


    Despite locking in her decision, she still couldn’t let go; despite the very out-of-the-line decision she


    made, she was still being greedy. She was beginning to hate herself more and more because she felt


    like she was exploiting his love for her even though she knew it wasn’t right. She was about to give


    herself to someone else, yet she still desired to own his heart.


    “People who love each other won’t always be together.” Heather said by his ear sotto voce, “Because


    there are too many deserters in love.”


    It was also something she was telling herself because she was the deserter who took off before she


    could fall deeper in love. A person as selfish as she was did not deserve love.


    After doing all that, she carefully went back to bed. Throughout her actions, he had been asleep. It was


    better that way; it was better that he didn’t wake up, didn’t hear her conflicting words, and didn’t love a


    selfish woman like her.


    As the ward wasn’t warm, Matthias was woken up by the cold. His first reaction upon waking up was to


    take a look at Heather, who was lying in the hospital bed. Fortunately, she seemed to be in a deep


    sleep. He didn’t set the air conditioner to a high temperature as he was worried that she’d feel hot and


    stuffy.


    At this moment, the extra bed that he was on made a squeaking noise. rmed, he looked toward her


    on the bed with a concerned look as he was afraid that he’d wake her up. Though he was happy that


    she seemed to be in a deep sleep, he was still worried about her condition since she had slept for such


    a long time.


    Hence, he decided to look for a doctor at work as he was concerned about her current condition.


    Having apanied her for a whole day yesterday, he had forgotten to ask the doctor regarding the


    reason for her sickness.


    After getting out of the door, he carefully closed it back shut. As soon as he left, her eyes shot wide


    open. Initially, she had already fallen asleep in a daze, but she was woken up by the noise made when


    he got up.


    Assuming that he went to look for the doctor, she started contemting what to do next. It wouldn’t be


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    realistic to continue acting like she was asleep. Besides, Leon would be here to visit soon. She just


    couldn’t bring herself to say mean things to him now.


    Yesterday, she had even had a n plotted when Leon arrived tomorrow. She was going to invite


    Matthias to their wedding to agitate him further. But after just one night, she had already changed her


    mind. She wasn’t able to bring herself to be so cruel to Matthias. However, if Leon didn’t make it today,


    there would be a high chance Matthias might stay by her side until she got discharged.


    Now, she had truly hit a bump. She was contemting whether she should send Leon a message


    telling him not toe over today. After all, their wedding wasn’t in a rush. She could even follow


    Robert’s wishes and get engaged with Leon first.


    Just yesterday, she was saying confidently that she wanted to get married to Leon and have Robert


    attend their wedding. Now, she had changed her mind. s, women just couldn’t be cruel in front of the


    man they loved.


    At this moment, she felt like she had sunk into a whirlpool, and she was getting deeper and deeper


    within. With that, her original n could use a fix. To be frank, she didn’t know what she was thinking


    either. It seemed that there was still a slight chance to get engaged, but getting married… Heather


    couldn’t bring herself to think any further.


    She was only having such trouble making the decision because she liked him. But before she could


    slept in a straight position. She was afraid that he’d notice something was off.


    The doctor approached the bed to take a look at herplexion before telling him with a troubled look,


    “Let’s talk outside.” The doctor spoke so softly that even Heather, who wasn’t actually asleep, couldn’t


    hear it clearly.


    When they stepped out of the ward, Matthias looked at the doctor with a worried expression. “How is


    she right now?” The uneasy look on the doctor’s face made Matthias feel like Heather’s condition was


    concerning.


    “Herplexion seems better than yesterday. However, things are still not looking good. Further


    assessments are required,” the doctor said with a frown.


    “The reason why she fainted can’t be determined yet?” He seemed a little irritated. The doctors in this


    hospital are so useless!


    “There are still some tests arranged for Miss Langston today. When the results are out, we can


    determine the cause.” The doctor didn’t dare to offend Matthias as he was someone who held a lot of


    power in Bradfort City.


    “Will all the results be out by today?” His tone was so cold that the doctor wouldn’t dare to say no to


    him.


    “We can speed it up,” the doctor spluttered like a yes-man. Truth was, the results of the tests couldn’t


    be obtained so easily. Nheless, Matthias was not someone the doctor could afford to offend. The


    doctor figured that he could prioritize Heather and let her tests run first.


    “I must know why she fainted by today,” he demanded. Obviously, he wasn’t a friendly person. All he


    did was pressure the doctor consistently. As it was a matter concerning Heather’s health, he was a little


    irritational. He would even use his authority to get things done if he had to.


    “Understood, understood.” The doctor nodded.


    Earlier on, the doctor was sleeping in the duty room when Matthias had suddenly barged in. He was


    doctor was still a little groggy and blurry. Who knew that he’d be so unlucky to have something like this


    happen to him? It seemed that today just wasn’t his day.


    “Thank you, doctor,” said Matthias without forgetting to fake a polite thanks, sending chills down the


    doctor’s spine. This only happened because Matthias’ pretentious smile could be a bit scary. No


    wonder he was called The Smiling Tiger.


    All Matthias wanted now was for Heather to be as energetic as she used to be. He was truly worried


    about her condition. Her health was his only concern at the moment––nothing else mattered.


    After the doctor left, he pushed the door to her ward open gently and tentatively. He was still careful not


    to make any loud noises as he knew that it wasn’t easy to have a good sleeping environment in the


    hospital.


    At this moment, he was trying his best not to wake her up. That was how much he loved her; he loved


    her so much that he was about to lose himself. Neither did he bother about Locke Group, nor did he


    bother about other people’s feelings. All he cared about now was Heather alone. Anything or anyone


    else was not of his concern.


    He had never been so stubborn before. For the time being, he had forgotten his identity as the acting


    president of Locke Group and he was just a normal man who loved Heather boundlessly. Getting back


    to the cold chair, he looked at her clean, pure face as a satisfied smile adorned his lips.


    “Heather, you’ll be fine. I won’t let anything happen to you,” he said meaningfully. He wanted to grab


    her hand so badly, but it felt like there was an invisible wall separating them.


    On the other hand, she had heard everything he had said. She initially thought that he had been


    practicing on how to give her up this whole time but it seemed she was overthinking the situation. Now,


    she could clearly feel that he loved her more than he did previously. Her fainting was just a small


    ident, but he was worried as ever. He is just so adorable!


    Besides, she knew her own body well. Since she had a bit of going to regr check-ups, she knew she


    wasn’t facing anything serious as she took disease prevention very seriously.


    At this moment, she wanted to open her eyes; she wanted to stare at him; she wanted to talk to him.


    Why am I so stubborn? She felt like there were two versions of her right now, fighting within her mind.


    Neither version of herself was going easy on her.


    As time passed slowly, both Matthias and Heather suffered. Matthias had to take care of Heather as he


    was worried that she might not wake up, or wake up anytime soon. Meanwhile, she was acting asleep.


    As much as she wanted to open her eyes, she was also scared to face him.


    The two conflicting people stayed in this stalemate situation for a long time. At this point, Matthias even


    forgot about being hungry, so he and Heather stayed with empty stomachs together.


    Yesterday, the doctor had instructed Matthias to not wake her up, so he listened. That was why he


    hadn’t left her side ever since. Though he was also worried that she might get hungry, the doctor did


    say that she was more tired, so deep sleep was what she needed most.


    Once again, love was brewing between them. She wished that she could freeze the moment so that he


    could be by her side until the end of time. If it wasn’t for Leon’s arrival, the peaceful silence between


    them wouldn’t be broken. Today, he came very early as he didn’t sleep a winkst night.


    Since he couldn’t sleep, he stayed awake all night and made his way to the hospital first thing in the


    morning. After thinking it through for the entire night, he still couldn’t calm himself down. He had a lot to


    say to her.


    What Leon didn’t expect was that Matthias was already by her side before he arrived. If a queue truly


    mattered, he was actually the one who came first. Nevertheless, Matthias was always one step ahead


    when there was a chance. It was at this moment that Leon finally understood why he had lost to


    Matthias.