Chapter 704
As the cold breeze brushed against Lara, she shrunk her neck upon feeling the chilly sensation. When
Nikolai saw that, he took off his coat and put it over her.
“The weather’s so weird! Maybe we shouldn’t stay too long out here.” Having given up his coat, Nikolai
was prone to the assault of the cold.
“Yeah.” Although she was reluctant to leave, it wouldn’t be wise to stay out any longer.
“If you like it here, we can come over anytime we want, Lara.” Nikolai saw her reluctance and smiled at
the woman, offering to keep her company the next time they came.
Since having company was indeed welcomed, Lara nodded her head in agreement, feeling Nikolai was
getting more and more pleasant. Now that she had the opportunity to assiduously observe him, she
realized that he was rather outstanding. In fact, she wondered why she had never seen him in such a
light before.
“Don’t stare at me like that. You’re making me self-conscious.” Nikolai got curious about what she was
peering at and touched his own face. There’s nothing on my face!
Lara shook her head and laughed. “What’s with that? Are you afraid that I’d fall for you?” Upon hearing
her charming laugh, Nikolai’s heart started to palpitate uncontrollably.
Nonetheless, he regained his composure and hastily defended by saying, “No! Of course not!” Feeling
as though she was toying with him, he couldn’t look her straight in the eyes.
“Let’s go!” The moment Lara smiled, Nikolai felt like his entire world had brightened up.
Although he wanted to hold her hand, he didn’t have the courage to do so—he withdrew his arm before
he could fully extend it. Just like how he didn’t dare to admit his feelings for Heather openly, he couldn’t
bear any indecent thoughts toward Lara, and he disdained himself for being so cowardly.
However, he was not the only coward—Matthias was the same, for he was troubled by his inability to
make a rational decision. As he clutched the note in his hand, he suspected that he had truly gone
insane for being so indecisive.
Despite having a clear answer in his heart, he couldn’t find a reason to convince himself. Perhaps that
was the reason why he had been living so dully all this while.
Not wanting things to continue this way, he quickly turned his car around. Since he wished to see Ether
and no one could stop him from doing so, why would he burden himself with more doubts?
As the car sped forward, Matthias tossed away every single thought of Heather in his mind, refusing to
be such a pathetic man. Judging by Heather’s character, she would surely abhor someone with such a
petty mindset; only a man who could afford to stand by her side deserved to be with her.
Nonetheless, he wasn’t aware that every single movement of his was being observed by a certain
someone, and him going for Ether was precisely what the person wanted.
The anonymous person was dying to stir up more drama between Heather and Matthias, for it would
make everything much more fun. After getting someone to follow Matthias in secret, it seemed like it
had been a fruitful decision. When Heather sees these pictures…
The person smirked subtly, eager to sabotage the couple’s relationship. Bradford City is getting more
and more interesting right now!
Meanwhile, Matthias was immersed in his own world. He had always been sensitive to being trailed,
but he failed to notice the stalker this time.
Since Ether feared that her family would find out about her rather shameful job, she worked far away
from home. Although they were needy, her elders were educated enough to disallow her from partaking
in such a disgraceful line of work.
After driving for more than 30 minutes, Matthias finally arrived at Ether’s home and parked his car at a
spacious spot. To be exact, he had arrived at the suburbs of Bradfort City—one that was impoverished
rather than renovated and breathtaking. Needless to say, it was a joke to the people residing in the city.
After getting out of his car, Matthias adjusted his collars. Such a place was one he rarely visited. Back
when he was still under his mother’s care, they weren’t poor enough to live in a poorly developed area,
so he was quite unfamiliar with the situation in front of him.
As he stared at the disorganized apartments, Matthias was visibly speechless. In fact, trying to figure
out which block Ether lived in was a perplexing puzzle.
Instead of unnecessarily racking his brains, he thought it would be more efficient to ask the people
nearby. When he saw a mother-daughter duo walking his way, he went over and asked them for
directions.
“Good day,” Matthias politely greeted.
As it was a rarity for a fine man like such to appear in that area, the mother and her daughter were
simultaneously captivated by Matthias’ appearance. They were so baffled that they even forgot what to
say to him, but the mother tactfully regained her senses first.
“Good day to you too.” She grinned in a bashful manner, stunned by his handsomeness.
“Could you perhaps point me to block 21?” Since the buildings weren’t numbered in order, Matthias
was visibly confused. Indeed, it was a pain in the bum to navigate oneself in such a complex area.
“We happen to live there as well! Why don’t you come with us?” The mischievous little girl offered
assistance as she ogled at Matthias, for she was charmed by the man’s idol-like appeal!
At that, Matthias revealed a smirk as he nodded. How could he not realize that it was his manliness
that triggered the duo’s enthusiasm?
Since the path was rather bewildering, it would have taken him a long time to locate block 21.
Fortunately, he had bumped into the mother-daughter duo. As he followed them, Matthias kept quiet
along the way, looking amiable yet prideful at the same time.