Chapter 568
Once one opened up the soft spot of their heart, a lot of stories would unfold accordingly. Besides,
some new changes would also lead to a big difference in a person. Matthias’ words were still circling
around her ears but as she was hearing his voice, she gradually started to feel sleepy. Even if it was
just himself, he could also talk eloquently.
After a long moment, Matthias did not get any response from Heather so he asked, “Heather, are you
listening?”
She had fallen asleep while she was breathing steadily, and her phone was also slid to the side. She
did not respond to him at all and it was as though Matthias was talking to the air.
Right at this moment, he wondered if he had upset her again to get such a consequence, so he
hurriedly reflected on himself.
“Heather, have I said something to irritate you? Are you angry with me right now?” This is all he could
think of at the moment. Well, he wouldn’t have thought that Heather had actually fallen asleep, because
this was the first time for such a situation to happen.
Still, not a response could be heard. Matthias was so panicked and it was as if he was walking on hot
coals. However, Heather was now sleeping so soundly that even a sweet smile had creeped up to the
corners of her lips.
By the time she woke up, she felt astonished too. This was the first time she fell asleep while she was
talking to somebody on the phone. Moreover, she had forgotten the things he had said and she fell
deep asleep in an instant just like that.
As she found her phone, she took a glance at the screen and realized that their talk time lasted for two
hours. She clearly remembered that when it was one hour into the call, she had already felt sleepy, and
perhaps the following half an hour was all Matthias’ monologue.
Thinking that he could talk to himself without getting any response for half an hour while holding his
phone, she burst out laughing as she was amused by the scene she had imagined in her mind.
Besides that, he had also sent her a lot of messages on Messenger. As she roughly browsed through
all of them, she felt that Matthias was inexplicably cute. Though he would also look easygoing in front
of the others, after all, he was still the director of the Locke Group. However, when it came to Heather,
he would be so flustered as though he was still a little boy.
As soon as she thought about this, she had an epiphany. Perhaps the kind of man that she wanted was
mature, steady and successful in his career just in front of everyone, but he did not have to be so when
he was with her. The man would still feel nervous, panicked and even overwhelmed with her presence
—this was what she actually wanted.
It was only then that she remembered to check on the time after waking up for such a long while. She
had missed dinner time, and it was strange that Robert did not send anyone to wake her up this time.
As she was starving, she slightly frowned, thinking that she had not eaten all day and her stomach was
aching a little because of that. However, there was no radical cure for stomach problems. Back then
when she was still abroad, her problems were even more severe. As she returned home, Robert had
forced her to eat three meals a day, so her stomach problems had eased a little though it was not
completely cured.
She had to quickly get something to eat, as she felt that her stomach was getting more and more
uncomfortable. Moreover, it would get extremely painful if she continued leaving her stomach empty. In
the middle of the night, the stormy rain had finally stopped and the night was so quiet that it seemed a
little creepy. In the end, she sneaked into the kitchen, not wanting to wake the others up.
The kitchen was so clean, as though it had just been cleaned and washed thoroughly. Robert had very
high requirements for the kitchen, so the chef was also conscious about taking care of its environment.
As of right now, Heather was contemplating whether she should make fried rice or a bowl of noodles,
as both of these were easy and fast to make.
The eggs were easy to find and she had also seen the tomatoes. It was great that the raw ingredients
that she needed were all available. After pondering for a moment, she decided to go for the noodles, as
eating rice with an upset stomach was certainly not good for digestion.
She then started to cook, and she tried her very best to move as lightly as she could, as though she
was a thief who just barged into a residence, fearing that she would awaken the owner of the house.
Furthermore, the security guards were still patrolling outside. She did not want to alarm them as she
did not want this matter to reach Robert’s ears.
He had always been paying great attention to her stomach problems, so she did not want him to be
worried about her regarding such trivial matters anymore. As this thought came to her mind, she sped
up her actions and she looked absolutely skilled in cooking.
During her time abroad, there were a lot of moments she craved for a decent home cooked meal.
Therefore, she had to cook it herself all the time and this was how she practiced and gained her
cooking skills.
Heather had a habit of carrying her phone with her wherever she went. Initially, everything was
progressing safely and soon, her noodles would be ready to serve. However, the phone rang so loudly
all of a sudden. Panicked, she immediately hung up the call in a hurry without having the time to check
on who was calling.
As expected, the ringtone had drawn the attention of the guards and she saw a beam of light flashed
through from the outside. As she was feeling helpless, she glanced at the phone and it was none other
than Matthias who gave her a call.
Well, it was already meaningless to continue avoiding the guards at the moment, so she decided to
make the first move. She walked straight to the door and opened it, and she spoke to the guard who
was still searching for the source of the sound directly. “It’s my phone ringing, so you don’t have to look
for it anymore.”
The guard was originally acting aggressively but as soon as he saw Heather, his attitude changed
drastically in an instant and he then smiled at her in a solicitous manner.
“Miss Heather, why are you here?”
She swept a glance at the guard, knowing that they were just fulfilling their duties, so she tried to keep
her attitude as gentle as she could.
“I’m here to practice my cooking since Grandpa’s seventieth birthday is approaching.” She came up
with this reason within a split second.
Upon hearing her words, he could not come up with any questions anymore so in the end, he was
being sent away by Heather wisely. However, the guard certainly did not know when Robert’s birthday
was coming up; at least, he had not heard any news about it yet.
In fact, Robert’s seventieth birthday was still two months away, so it was indeed still very early in time
to talk about it. After the guard left, Heather hurriedly turned back to check on her noodles. She had
forgotten to turn off the fire just now, so the noodles became all mushy and soggy.
She looked at the mess in the pot and it was simply not edible, so she could only cook another pot all
over again. The culprit of this incident is none other than Matthias Locke! Fortunately, he did not call