Chapter 471

The two cars arrived at the restaurant one after another. When the car door was opened, a man got out of the car followed by a woman. Breeze blew through Heather’s hair, and she casually tucked her hair behind her ears so that it wouldn’t block her sight.

Matthias gazed at Heather in adoration as he was attracted to the gorgeous and poised woman. Even the passers-by were attracted by her beautiful appearance. Not only was she a stunning woman, but she was also the kind of woman who was always easy on the eyes.

The more Matthias got to know Heather, the more he could feel her charm, and the more he perceived Heather as an appealing woman. In fact, Matthias was already stunned at Heather’s beauty when he first met her even though he was filled with hatred toward her at that time. Heather’s beauty was extraordinary.

Her delicate facial features and elegant aura were characteristics which were pursued by countless men. There was a saying that women who were extremely gorgeous would generally possess a heroic aura, and this was a genuine description of Heather as she had an independent and confident demeanor.

When Heather and Matthias entered the restaurant, the waiters’ attention was attracted to them. It was rare to see such a good-looking couple, so they couldn’t help but to fix their eyes on them, especially Heather, who was striking. Women would want to observe how beautiful Heather was while men would cast her glances of admiration.

Matthias didn’t like to be watched when he was dining so he asked the waiter, “Is there a private dining room here?” He remarked casually while perusing the menu.

“Yes, but there’s no private room for two. The minimum occupancy is eight pax,” the waiter, who was a frank intern, answered bluntly.

Matthias darted a hostile glance at the waiter and wore a spurious smile. “Please give us the smallest room then.” His domineering vehemence caught the waiter off guard as this was his first day working at the restaurant.

The atmosphere became slightly tense as two of them stared at each other. After a while, the waiter smiled awkwardly. “Uhmm… Guests are required to spend a minimum amount to use the room,” the waiter mumbled hesitantly as he was worried that he might offend Matthias.

Heather gazed at the waiter and smiled at him as she thought he was pretty interesting. He seemed to be an honest man, and Heather reckoned he almost wanted to say that it wasn’t worth it for them to overspend just for the sake of the room. However, Matthias did not bother to admire the waiter’s honesty. He was merely unhappy with the waiter’s service and the way he spoke.

“You don’t have to worry about that. If the food we order can’t reach the minimum spending, I’ll top up the remaining amount with cash. You can consider that your tip,” Matthias said solemnly. It was the first time he ran into this kind of situation while dining out where his request couldn’t be fulfilled.

The waiter came to a realization at once and he looked at Matthias at a loss. He guessed these two customers were rich. Principles and rules could be changed, but customers were kings and the last thing he should do was to offend them.

The waiter was startled for a while. Just as Matthias was about to lose his cool and blow up, the waiter said to Matthias apologetically, “Alright. Please follow me.” The honest waiter then added, “Uhmm…

and I don’t need the tip.”

The originally tense atmosphere was lightened up because of the last sentence the waiter said.

Heather covered her mouth and giggled, seeing which Matthias was startled. He immediately forgave the blunt lad because he had amused Heather.

Then, Heather and Matthias stood up and walked side by side while following the waiter to the private room. The waiter brought them to the smallest room but he was unsure if his decision was appropriate or not. He also didn’t want to alert the manager.

After they settled in, Heather said to the waiter who was about to leave the room, “Thanks for your kindness.” The waiter blushed instantly because Heather had taken the initiative to speak to him, and Heather smiled even brighter seeing his reaction.

After the waiter left, Heather and Matthias waited for the food to be served. Meanwhile, the manager was waiting for the waiter outside the room. His face darkened at once when he saw the waiter. “How can you allow two guests to use the private room?” he retorted. The manager was displeased by the waiter’s action as he thought the waiter had taken it upon himself to make the decision.

As such, the waiter was even more flustered. Originally, he didn’t intend to alert the manager and planned to quietly bring the guests to the room, but apparently, the manager had noticed his action.

“I-I’ll ask them to come out then,” the waiter stuttered nervously as he was at a loss of what to do.

“Just leave it, but don’t repeat the same mistake again. If there’s anything that you’re unsure of, remember to consult me before making a decision, or you can ask me to handle the situation,” the manager said in a resigned manner. He had seen the waiter leading Heather and Matthias into the private room which was usually reserved for a minimum number of eight guests, yet it was too late to stop the waiter.

Looking fearful, the waiter nodded incessantly. In fact, the manager hired him because of his honesty, but he was indeed a little dull-witted. Thereafter, the waiter served Heather and Matthias with a perturbed mind. Heather sat across from Matthias, and two of them remained silent for quite some time as they didn’t know how to start a conversation out of the blue.

“Why did you bring me to this restaurant?” In the end, Matthias broke the silence. He lowered his head to avoid meeting Heather’s gaze.

Heather was caught off guard by the question. Staring at the dishes in front of her, she pondered why she even brought Matthias here. A minute passed, and Matthias thought Heather didn’t intend to answer his question. Just then, Heather mumbled, “The food here is tasty and it’s worth revisiting. It’s rare that I have someone to eat with, so I thought this place was just nice.”

The answer she gave was rather reasonable. Matthias hummed in response and started to dig in.

Since Heather said the food here was tasty, he would like to know just how good it actually was.

However, upon tasting the food, Matthias thought it wasn’t that delicious after all, so he glanced at Heather in puzzlement as he was confused about what was going on.

Heather perceived Matthias’ gaze and could tell what he was thinking. “You don’t like it?” She stressed the last three words.

Matthias thought twice. Heather was the one who invited him for a meal and brought him here, and since she deemed the food here good, he shouldn’t tell the truth to upset her. He shook his head immediately and said, “No, I like it. The food is pretty good.” In order to add credibility to his words, he quickly put more food onto his plate. He was indeed striving to impress Heather.

“I’m glad you like it.” Heather wore a profound smile. She had never heard the others praising the food of this restaurant other than herself.

As a matter of fact, Heather deliberately brought Matthias here as revenge against him. She didn’t invite Matthias for a meal out of sincerity and actually had ulterior motives. Remembering what Matthias had done before this, Heather thought she shouldn’t bring him to nice restaurants.

As such, this restaurant was the most suitable place. After all, Heather had a different opinion from the majority and she liked the food from this restaurant. Nevertheless, seeing Matthias’ expression, Heather reckoned he had the same thoughts as others and didn’t enjoy the food here.

It seemed like Heather was indeed one of the very few who appreciated this restaurant’s food while the majority disapproved of it. Heather gazed at Matthias’ expression and lying face with amusement. All in all, it was a rather harmonious meal.

Two of them barely talked and there was only the sound of them chewing food. Meanwhile, Heather was racking her brain to broach a certain topic because she still had some important questions to ask Matthias.

While they were halfway through their meal, Heather managed to change the topic to Myra. As much as Matthias was confused why Heather brought up Myra all of a sudden, he had no choice but to go along with her.

Since Myra’s wedding was happening tomorrow, he thought Heather deliberately wanted to remind him of that. He already disliked the food of this restaurant to begin with, but now, he was all the more disgusted.

Deep down, Matthias thought he would never come to dine in at this restaurant again. On the other hand, Heather carefully observed Matthias’ expression. That was the advantage of sitting across from him.

“Do you remember where you first met Myra?” Heather asked a burning question out of the blue, which caused Matthias to almost choke on the soup he was drinking.

Why the heck is she asking this kind of question? Matthias had an impulse to leave the room. Not only did Heather bring up Myra and forced Matthias to be reminded of the past, but she even asked him about their first encounter.

Matthias looked at Heather in a hostile manner as he suppressed the emotions that were surging within him. Meanwhile, Heather stared at Matthias in a frank and fearless manner. Obviously, she was waiting for his answer.

Matthias couldn’t ignore her question, so he replied stiffly, “In a park.” It was an ambiguous answer.

However, this wasn’t the answer Heather was expecting. A park was far different from a man-made hill.

Could it be that the man-made hill is in the park? Heather immediately denied her conjecture as she thought she was overthinking, and she continued questioning him.

“Has Myra ever brought you to the man-made hill in the school before?” In the end, Heather decided to mention the man-made hill directly. Otherwise, she doubted she would hear an answer regarding the man-made hill from Matthias.

Matthias looked at Heather in confusion as he totally had no idea why Heather was asking these questions. He thought it was ridiculous and didn’t want to answer her.

However, he couldn’t turn Heather down seeing her fervent gaze. Heather’s stare made him feel like it would be very rude of him if he refused to answer her. He could tell from Heather’s gaze that she was dying to know. They stared at each other for quite a while until Matthias couldn’t avoid her gaze anymore.

“The first time the three of us met was at the man-made hill. She once told me that she first encountered you at the man-made hill, so she brought me there to meet you. She introduced you to me, saying that both of us are her close friends whom she treasured.” Even though it had been a long time, Matthias still remembered the incident vividly.

Back then, Matthias had never thought that he would meet the outstanding woman whom Myra kept talking about at the man-made hill. He had thought that Heather was an angel when he first met her.

But alas, what happened next proved that he had met a devil. He was very shy during their first meeting and he didn’t even dare to look at Heather, so he stared at Myra the whole time.

He would feel nervous when he was in Heather’s presence, but he was comfortable being around Myra, which gave him a very odd feeling. Hence, for a long time after that, he had thought he was actually afraid of Heather while Myra gave him a sense of belonging.