Chapter 518
Robert always wanted to find a chance for Heather and Matthias to be alone together, but her hostility
toward the latter didn’t seem to be easing. Even though Robert was already showing dissatisfaction
toward her attitude, she showed no signs of stopping.
“Grandpa, I’m really hungry. When are we having lunch?” she asked none too gently.
Robert looked at the time. “Wait for another 40 minutes.” Our family usually has our meals very
punctually and she should know what time we are having lunch, so why did she ask me this question?
“Looks like it’s about time for lunch. Director Locke, should you be heading back now?” By the looks of
it, Heather wanted to drive Matthias away from the house, but he didn’t seem to mind it and he still had
a warm smile on his face.
Seeing the young man rendered speechless after Heather’s awkward response, Robert quickly
provided a platform for him to step down. “Director Locke, why don’t you stay and have lunch with us?”
Matthias immediately looked at him with gratitude while nodding his head. “Thank you, Old Master
Langston. I heard that the chefs of the Langston Family make very delicious food, and I’m honored to
be able to taste it myself today.”
As for Heather, she was staring at Robert with displeasure, but he ignored her gaze and continued
conversing with Matthias happily. I can’t believe Grandpa asked him to have lunch with us. This is
unacceptable! It’s so obvious that he wants to please Matthias.
Suddenly, she was not excited for lunch at all. Initially, her stomach was rumbling hungrily but now, she
did not have the appetite to eat. However, it wouldn’t be wise of her to refute Robert’s invitation. I’ll just
have to do what he says. It’s not like I never had lunch with Matthias before.
“Then you should eat more later on,” she muttered gloomily. He is obviously going against me. The
more I refuse to see him, the more times he tries to show up in front of me.
On the other hand, Matthias still kept the polite smile on his face as he didn’t mind Heather’s dark
looks. “I will.” However, the more polite he was to her, the more she felt that he had something up his
sleeve.
Looking at the banter going on between the two of them, Robert reminisced about his youthful past and
the girl he liked at that time, who was also as energetic as these two. The two of them are probably
able to argue with each other in spite of the people around because there is some affection for each
other. They are more like a quarrelsome couple.
…
Looking at the delicious meal on the table, Heather found her stomach growling but with Matthias here,
she was in no mood to eat at all. However, Matthias pretended to not know about it as he glanced at
her from time to time with a smile on his face, as if he was positively ecstatic.
Therefore, she immediately lowered her head because she felt that it was better for her to eat than look
at him. She also chose to ignore the conversation going on between him and her grandfather. They are
definitely discussing the collaboration between the Langston and Locke Group.
However, Robert wanted to know more about Matthias, so he started chatting with the latter about his
hobbies. This made Heather prick up her ears curiously. There’s something wrong with Grandpa today.
It seems like he cares a lot about Matthias!
The fragrance of the dishes lingered in the air and at the moment, she felt that the scent of the food
was simply heavenly. After all, one would instantly gobble down anything when they were hungry.
Nonetheless, everytime Heather’s eyes landed on Matthias, the food on her plate would somehow lose
its taste, so she specifically avoided his eyes. Today, Matthias subconsciously looked at her from time
to time, but she only saw his gentle eyes as a sugar-coated axe. She felt that his gaze was rather
penetrating so whenever he stared at her, she would glare at him viciously. However, he thought that
her looks were adorable, and he even wanted to tousle her wavy hair that she had blow-dried not too
long ago.
Looking at their interactions, Robert suddenly felt that he shouldn’t be here. Looks like I need to create
more chances for the two of them to be together alone. And so, he came up with a plan on how to do
so. Since the atmosphere at the dining table was still pleasant, he simply found an excuse. “There is an
exhibition at the National Art Gallery this evening and the curator gave me two tickets, asking me to
attend.” At this point, he paused on purpose.
Heather immediately narrowed her eyes as she could sense that he was up to something. Grandpa
definitely mentioned this on purpose.
As for Matthias, he was looking at Robert with a smile while waiting for him to continue because he
didn’t think too much about his words.
“Grandpa, are you asking me to attend the exhibition with you?” Heather followed up on his words. It
doesn’t seem like he is planning to continue speaking, so he is probably waiting for me to speak first.
Sure enough, the moment she opened her mouth, Robert instantly smiled joyously.
“My body isn’t in the best condition lately but I don’t want to disappoint the curator,” he explained
slowly. “Heather, the curator is Mr. Henriksen and he often visited us when you were a kid. Do you still
remember?” Robert began to involve other people in the conversation as he did all he could to create
opportunities for the two of them to be alone together.
“I do,” she answered coldly. I think I can probably guess what he is doing, but why is he so desperate to
put me together with Matthias?
“I can’t very well disappoint him, can I?” And so, Robert began to put on an act by pretending to be
aggrieved.