Chapter 698


    Ether contained her anxiety and muttered, “Matthias.”


    Matthias heard a woman calling for him in a confused state. He couldn’t tell who it was, yet he hoped it


    was Heather. For some reason, he still had some sense of rationality despite being intoxicated. In fact,


    he had a feeling that the person calling his name wasn’t the woman he loved. After all, Matthias still


    remembered that Heather was currently at the hospital. He desperately wanted to visit her, but he had


    no courage to do so.


    After fumbling around for a bit, Ether eventually got to Matthias. In the dark room, she felt the need to


    take the initiative this time to do what she once desired to.


    When Matthias previously walked away from her, she thought that was the end for the both of them.


    From then on, she regretted being a coward and for not taking the opportunity when they were both


    alone.


    “It’s me, Ether.” Nheless, she couldn’t bring herself to lie since she was Ether and not Heather. At


    that moment, she was truly envious of that woman—she had Matthias’ unconditional love, after all.


    “Heather? Is that you?” he asked, not having an ‘Ether’ in his mind. He only knew and loved Heather.


    “Yes. I’vee to see you,” she answered calmly. Since Evan had not provided her with much


    information on Heather, she didn’t know how to pose as the other woman.


    “It’s too dark in here. I can’t see you.” Despite trying his best to look for Heather, Matthias couldn’t see


    anything even though he was eager to catch sight of the woman’s face.


    “I can see you.” Now that she finally stood face-to-face with him, Ether simply peered at him as she


    longed for his attention.


    Matthias opened his eyes wide, but it didn’t help much in terms of sight. It was pitch-ck in front of


    him, and he couldn’t even feel the warmth of the person there.


    Meanwhile, Ether timidly extended her hand to touch him. However, she couldn’t help but wonder if she


    was being too greedy by hoping to initiate some skinship with him.


    Suddenly, a pair of warm hands ced themselves on Matthias’ arms. He felt that something wasn’t


    right, for Heather’s palms were just like her personality—freezing cold.


    “It’s me, Heather.” Ether had no other choice but to deceive him, so she became the woman Matthias


    loved.


    “Heather.” As if he had really seen her, he instantly went for a hug, pulling her firmly into his embrace.


    After resting his chin on her forehead, he smugly muttered, “This must be a dream, right? It’s so unreal


    to have you in my arms.”


    At that moment, Ether was indulging in the cosiness of Matthias’ arms, and she had no intention of


    pulling away. She never expected Matthias’ passion for Heather to be so miserable and excruciating to


    this state. Nheless, she feared that she’d drown in his snuggle, so she unconsciously pushed him


    away and removed herself from his beguiling embrace. She continued to pose as Heather and painfully


    apologized, “I’m sorry for hurting you this bad.”


    “Don’t apologize to me—I’m willing to go through hell for your sake. How could you ever doubt my


    feelings for you, though? I love you so much, but what did I do to deserve your suspicion? You’re even


    getting married to Leon.” Matthias spoke like a kid who had been wrongly punished. Since he needed


    anotherforting hug, he shoved Ether against his chest once more.


    When she heard that, she couldn’t help feeling unjust for Matthias. “I’m sorry, Matthias. I never realized


    the pain I’ve caused you.” He really loves this Heather, so why would she mistreat him this way?


    From Ether’s perspective, Matthias was merely troubled by his one-sided romance. However, she had


    no idea about theplex experiences Heather and Matthias shared. Since she was clueless about


    what really happened between them, she was depressed after seeing the man’s state.


    “I’m not scared of being hurt. I’m only scared that you’ll leave me,” he answered while hugging her so


    tightly. In fact, it was almost as though he wanted to engulf the woman into his body.


    How he wished to be able to merge with Heather! If that was the case, she would never leave him. In


    truth, there were even times when he was desperate enough to feel jealous of the body parts that


    He was so desirous that he was willing to be a mole on her body—he could be her eyes, her ears,


    or even her nose. Above all, he longed to be something she would die without. Although he was


    extremely resistant to split up with her, he could no longer pursue her.


    Despite reaching the point of no return with Heather, Matthias refused to put down his pride and beg for


    forgiveness. He never anticipated falling so deep in love that he had be so pathetic to crawl out of


    it. Even with every single cell of his brain, he couldn’t figure out what it was about himself that she


    loathed so much.


    With Heather not revealing anything to him, he got frustrated trying to work out what was wrong with


    himself. Thinking that everything could be solved by talking, he couldn’t make out why she had to make


    things this difficult for him.


    “Heather, if we were to start over, we wouldn’t be in such a mess, would we?” As he looked at Ether, he


    voiced a question he wished to know the answer to. In his mind, he was continuously contemting if it


    was indeed his failing start with her that led to such turmoil. Meanwhile, he never once considered his


    family a factor to the ruin.


    “We’re not in a mess, Matthias. I love you, and you love me. We’ll stay together for eternity,” Ether


    tenderlyforted the devastated Matthias.


    “Together for eternity…” Matthias mumbled in dismay as he couldn’t believe that such words were


    “Yes, I will love you forever until death do us part.” Since she had no experience in dating, Ether could


    only spit some cliche lines.


    “I’ll love you forever too.” Matthias wanted to love her and spoil her for the rest of their lives.


    Up until now, everything he had done was for the sake of Heather’s future. Knowing there were barriers


    between the two of them, he would work even harder to secure a future with her.


    After calming Matthias down, Ether helped him to bed while he grabbed her hand, not wanting to let her


    go. She wordlessly sat beside him at an arm’s length to keep her distance, but Matthias soon dragged


    her into his arms.


    As such, that was her first time sleeping with a man. Since she was overpowered by Matthias, she


    found it hard to breathe. Meanwhile, the man wrapped his arms around Ether with overwhelming


    strength, showing the intensity of his affection for her through the vigor he put in his arms.


    Right then, Ether was in ecstasy and agony at the same time—she felt happy since she got to snuggle


    with the man she liked, but she was in agony because she had been mistaken for another woman by


    the very same man.


    While she was in his embrace, she wished that time could stop so that she’d be able to stay this way


    forever and feel the warmth of his body. Thanks to her excellent night vision, she could somewhat


    make out Matthias’ silhouette. Then, she forcefully pulled out her hand and brushed her finger across


    his face.


    “You’re very good-looking, Matthias.” Ether was amazed by her crush, and she found him more


    appealing the more she ogled at him. How in the world could anyone look this good?


    Before she realized it, she had already fallen asleep. When Matthias eventually woke up, she was still


    sleeping as well. He woke up to a room filled with darkness and a hangover, having no idea whether it


    was day or night.


    As he felt some weight on his chest, Matthias heard a feminine groan when he tried to get up. It


    seemed like he’d heard this voice before, so he hastily sat straight up and searched for the remote


    control.


    Since he couldn’t remember where he had ced it, he nervously switched the bedsidemp on and


    discovered a sleeping Ether, who also jolted wide awake after being seen.


    As he scanned his own outfit, Matthias couldn’t recall changing into his pajamas—there wasn’t even a


    minor trace of memory. Meanwhile, Ether donned a red dress and appeared rather alluring under the


    shade of themp.


    He patted his head and clutched his cors, not being able to remember a single thing. Matthias


    remained speechless for a while, and he finally figured who had called Ether over after putting some


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    thought into it.


    “I’m sorry, I…” Matthias didn’t know whether he had done anything inappropriate.


    “You didn’t do anything,” Ether muttered with a blush. Other than being hugged to sleep, nothing


    happened between the two. In fact, she was rather eager to surrender herself to him, but there was no


    telling if he would want that to happen.


    “Evan had you over, right?” he asked, almost certain that it was the brat’s doing.


    As she lowered her head, Ether made a guilty face. Meanwhile, the man beside her hadn’t a single clue


    how horrifying his face was. With such an intimidating expression, no one would dare to look into his


    eyes. Likewise, Ether was currently shocked to her core.


    “I’m sorry,” she apologized like a child who had made a mistake.


    “It’s not your fault; it’s just one of Evan’s pranks.” Matthias didn’t know how to exin it to her, and he


    felt that he couldn’t justify his actions either.


    When she raised her head and exhibited an expression that was about to burst into tears, Matthias felt


    even more awkward. With that, he was troubled by theplicated nature of women, for he wondered


    why she was crying even though he had done nothing to her.


    Although he wanted to fly into a rage, he had no way of venting his anger—certainly not toward Ether


    when he knew that Evan was the one pulling the strings. No matter how he thought about it, he had


    hugged the woman to sleep and taken advantage of her.


    “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t havee.” Since she had never expected him to be this furious, she lowered


    her head in embarrassment.


    Meanwhile, Matthias stared at her in frustration since he was bad at consoling women. Other than


    putting himself down tofort Heather, he couldn’t do the same with anyone else.


    “I’m really sorry…” As she apologized non-stop, Ether got up in a panic. When he saw how pitiable she


    was, he felt slightly sorry.


    Under themp light where he could barely see her, she definitely possessed some minor resemnce


    to Heather. When he noticed that, he figured that was probably the reason why Evan sent her over.


    Hence, that was more of a reason for him not to get mad at Ether. Instead, Evan should be the one to


    be med for making such a decision. Matthias was not one to bring problems upon himself, let alone


    woman issues. Since Evan had the audacity to send a woman to bed with him, there was no way he


    would let this pass easily.


    “I’ll take my leave now,” said Ether. She was utterly distressed with her head lowered and tears in her


    eyes.


    Unlike the gentle Matthias she had slept with, the man in front of her right now waspletely


    different. Feeling extremely shameful by this, she decided not to linger around and immediately left.


    After pulling the door open, Ether quickly rushed out. Meanwhile, Evan, who was supervising his


    subordinates’ clean-up in the living room, remained a casual face. In fact, it seemed like he wasn’t


    worried about what wasing his way.


    Without even putting on her shoes, Ether covered her face as she left the room. When she got to the


    living room, Evan looked at her in confusion. He approached the woman and was about to ask her


    what happened when she sped up her pace andpletely ignored the butler.