Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

Chapter 595

Matthias’ sudden stern attitude created an awkward tension between the both of them. Heather didn’t

think that her words would stir up such a big reaction from him.

“You and Locke Group…” She had a bold prediction, but she wasn’t sure if she should say it out loud. It

might be presumptuous to ask him so directly.

“I don’t want to talk about Locke Group anymore.” His complexion improved slightly. He was a little

sensitive about Locke Group these days, which inevitably got Heather thinking.

“Okay. Let’s not talk about it, then.” She didn’t want to cross his boundary. That was the basic form of

respect between people.

They still had half an hour left before the plane would land. Heather and Matthias also tacitly agreed

not to talk anymore. The entire first-class cabin was quiet; everyone was in deep sleep, while Heather

was looking elsewhere.

Previously, she was worried that someone was following them and suspected that the person might be

in the first-class cabin. After observing for a while, however, she didn’t come to any conclusions. In

order to ascertain whether these people were dozing off or not, she kept her eyes on them one by one

for a while to look for anyone suspicious.

When she smelled the mild scent in the air, it reminded her of the scent she smelled in the lounge

earlier. In an instant, it put her on alert. The mild scent disappeared very quickly this time, so she failed

to find its source once again. Meanwhile, there wasn’t any movement from everyone else.

Even Matthias, who was beside her, did not notice anything strange. Hence, she wondered whether it

had been her own hallucination. Still, she couldn’t remember where she had smelled that scent before.

This special type of fragrance was not from a common perfume in the market. It could also be a

perfume that she had never smelled before, or it could be that person’s own scent.

Since her nose remembered it, she was sure that she had smelled it somewhere before. Where on

earth have I smelled this before? She loathed herself once again for not having a better memory. She

couldn’t think of it even though she racked her brain. It proved that this was simply a very ordinary

person with a peculiar scent.

Suddenly, she had an epiphany. I know why—it must’ve been a passer-by. She seemed to remember

smelling this scent when she first returned to the country. If she tied everything together, then it meant

that she had been followed ever since she returned.

It had taken her so long to figure it out. Standing up from her seat, she was determined to find out

where this scent was coming from.

Matthias found her actions strange and also stood up. Feeling worried, he asked, “What’s wrong?” He

didn’t know what had gotten into her again.

“Someone is definitely following us and is right in this plane. Before the plane lands, we must find

them.” She felt like this was a chance they couldn’t miss.

A hesitant look appeared on his face. They had less than twenty minutes before the plane landed.

During this time, it was best that they stayed in their seats and did not move around.

“We don’t have enough time,” he remarked, for it would only be wasted effort. In a bit, an air

stewardess would come and tell them to stay in their seats.

“If you don’t come with me, then I’ll go by myself.” With that, she dashed out of the first-class cabin.

On the other hand, he couldn’t let her go by herself. Thus, he quickly followed after her. “I’ll go with

you.”

With a stern expression on her face, Heather said, “You take the left, and I’ll take the right. If you find

someone with a special fragrance, you have to come and tell me.”

He gave a firm nod. Since she had mentioned that mild scent before, he was sure that he would be

able to identify it once he smelled it again.

The other passengers were puzzled by their strange behaviors. Not long after the two started their

search, however, they were stopped by the air stewardess.

“My apologies, Sir and Ma’am. The plane is landing. Please return to your seats.” The air stewardess

was standing in their path.

They looked at each other for a moment and tried to break through the barrier, but it wouldn’t be

advantageous for them to cause a scene on the plane either.

That person would definitely capture their act, and Heather didn’t want Robert to be worried about her

back in Bradfort City. While she hesitated, Matthias didn’t move either.

She pulled his hand back and said, “Let’s go!”

Feeling the softness in his hand, he turned around to follow after her. He didn’t think Heather would

give up so easily.

She whispered in his ear, “Hold my waist.”

He listened to her and stretched a hand out to hold her waist. Without knowing the reason behind her

intention for carrying out these intimate acts, he placed his hand stiffly around her waist.

Her waist was slender and soft. He became enamored by this feeling, but he didn’t dare to make a

move. Their physical intimacy was making him slightly nervous.

Upon returning to their seats, they separated immediately, as if nothing had happened.

“What was your intention?” he inquired.

“That person is definitely watching us in secret and has definitely captured our physical intimacy.” A

cold smirk grew at the corner of her lips. Seeing his puzzled response, she continued, “You have strong

media resources in Bradfort City. Ask the reporters to pay more attention; I want to know who would

release the news.”

He knitted his brows slightly, feeling like there was a problem with her thinking. “Why would they do that

themself? Even if we did find the person who released the news, they would be no more than an

insignificant figure.”

“It would still be a clue. Having some clues is always better than none.” Since they couldn’t find out who

the stalker was right away, she felt like they could take their time with it. As long as they had some

clues, they would definitely uncover the truth.

“Okay.” He agreed. She’s making a lot of sense.

Barely a few minutes later, the plane landed smoothly at the airport. Once they walked out of the cabin,

it was a different world outside. They hurriedly left this airport and planned to head to a different airport,

where they could buy plane tickets that would take them to Iceland.

He suggested that she rest for a night before going, but she refused; she wanted to head to their

destination sooner.

Thus, they got in a cab and went straight to a different airport. In such a romantic city, they were in a

hurry to set out. The atmosphere in Paris was completely different from that in Bradfort City; it wasn’t

as fast-paced here.

People in France knew how to enjoy life. Heather and Matthias happened to be looking out the window

at the same time. At this moment, Heather didn’t know why she was so insistent on going to Iceland

either.

“The last time I came to Paris felt like ages ago,” she mused as she remembered the time when she

attended university in Italy.

Suddenly, Matthias went closer to her and hugged her. She was not used to it at all. Because his

actions were so sudden, she didn’t have time to prepare herself.

“It feels like we’re the only two people in this world.” He became tender-hearted. For a moment, he

wanted to let go of everything in Bradfort City and live happily with her in another country.

“This isn’t like you at all.” On the other hand, she didn’t push him away. In this foreign land, he was the

only one she had by her side.

This feeling placed a covetous thought in her mind. Their relationship at the moment was unclear, and

the distance was slowly being blurred.

If it weren’t for all the disputes, she was willing to stay in his arms forever. Growing old with him didn’t

seem like a bad option.

But they had a ticking time bomb between them that no one knew when it would explode. She

wondered whether it would destroy them completely once it did.

“Do you understand me?” he asked suddenly. He wanted her to have a deeper understanding of him,

and he wanted to show his heart to her openly.

“I don’t. We don’t understand each other.” She knew that he was hiding a side of himself that no one

knew about, and that she was too.

“That’s right! People have many sides to them, and I want to show you even more of me. I’m willing to

be with you for the rest of my life. I won’t leave or give up. Are you willing to do so?” The sudden

confession made it impossible for her to continue.

It was only when the driver told them to get off the car that she was able to get out of the fix and clear

the awkward tension his words had created earlier.

“L-Let’s just go in!” She still couldn’t give him an answer because she didn’t want to have an uncertain

future.

In truth, she believed in her bones that love couldn’t solve all of one’s difficulties. She feared that once

she really got dragged into it, it would only end in a break up.

In that case, it would be better to protect her heart from the start. Nevertheless, she realized that her

heart had already secretly strayed away from her intention. In the end, one’s feelings were the hardest

to control.

Meanwhile, Matthias also treated it as though nothing had happened and followed Heather in. The

airport was bustling with activity, with the sound of lively chatter filling their ears.

As she listened to the pleasant sound of the French language, she quickly walked ahead with Matthias

following right behind her. Hearing her speak fluent French, he knew that she had a knack for

languages.

At this moment, he realized that he couldn’t compare to her. In regard to the French intonation, he

always felt like he did not sound authentic enough.

Soon, she successfully bought two flight tickets to Iceland. Matthias was looking at her in a daze from

behind. Since they left Bradfort City, he wanted to be closer to her without realizing it.

She didn’t reject him either. Part of the reason was that her body didn’t want to push him away. Once a

person caught feelings, naturally, they would also want to have physical intimacy. The other part was

that she wanted to go on with her plan to give the stalker more news to expose and, in turn, for them to

leave more traces behind.

Before getting on the plane, she finally managed to contact Leon. After hearing that Leon had escaped

from being followed, the matter was resolved for the time being.

‘Heather, you’re on a plane to go to Iceland right now? Are you joking with me?’ Leon asked out of

surprise. It’s only been a day. How did she already end up so far away?

‘Are you going to Iceland by yourself?’ He sent two messages in a row, which made his degree of

shock evident.

She didn’t want to chat with him too much. The reason she contacted Leon was to ask him to look into

something for her in Bradfort City.

‘Matthias is going to Iceland with me to take a breather.’ She told him straight away so he wouldn’t

keep asking.

When it came to gossip, Leon had too big of a curiosity. Despite getting an answer, he immediately

sent another question over.

‘Are you two officially together? Is this a honeymoon trip?’

Seeing the text Leon sent over, she felt her head hurt, whereupon she closed the Messenger app right

away. It seemed like it would still be better to give him a call instead. She was worried that someone

would eavesdrop on her, but seeing that it was almost time for boarding, she couldn’t let Leon continue

gossiping.

Thus, she gave him a call. Right away, she said, “Stop gossiping. I have a serious job for you to do. If

you’re really curious, I’ll tell you everything when I return.”

Before he could even put a word in, she cut him off right away. Soon after, he received information from

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The messages poured in one after the other. After Leon looked through all of them, he became

dumbfounded. Why is she controlling me even from a distance away? Nevertheless, while Heather and

Matthias are having a good time abroad, I don’t have much to do by myself in Bradfort City. It wouldn’t

be bad to have something to work on.

He decided to think of things that way. More importantly, he wanted to wait for Heather to return and tell

him the whole story regarding her experience with Matthias in Iceland. If he didn’t do what she asked

properly, he bet she wouldn’t tell him a thing later.