Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

The board members were left astounded as they watched Matthias disappear from their sight without any explanation. Such a situation had never occurred before.

Lara gripped the ballpen tightly as she watched Matthias leave in a hurry. There was only one person in this world that could make Matthias be as flustered as he was now-that person was Heather.

Lara's hate for the woman named Heather was gradually increasing. She couldn't understand what exactly was so good about Heather that could make Matthias behave this inferior. In fact, she might not abhor Heather that much if Heather and Matthias came out as a couple, but she had witnessed over and over again how mean Heather was to Matthias.

No one could withstand the person of their dreams being fooled around as such by another woman. Lara thought Matthias was out of Heather's league, and she was determined to teach Heather a lesson. In order to reach the hospital in the shortest time, Matthias dashed out and hailed a cab. Being a bundle of nerves, he didn't want to waste any more time to get his car from the basement.

Matthias loosened his tie in the cab as he felt like he couldn't catch his breath. He was distressed at the thought that Heather was lying alone in the hospital at this instant. She was always a healthy person, so why would she be admitted to the hospital by an ambulance all of a sudden?

Matthias was dying to be able to fly to the hospital in the blink of an eye. He resented himself for suppressing his feelings and being in a cold war with Heather for the past few days. It was merely a few days since he stopped contacting Heather, yet such a big incident had happened.

Looking flustered, Matthias had completely lost his usual resolute and domineering stance. All that was in his mind was Heather-he couldn't even think straight right now. At this point, he didn't even doubt the authenticity of the message.

Matthias pressured the driver all the way. If it wasn't for his compelling aura, the driver might have started a quarrel with him already.

"Overtake that car!" Matthias took out all the cash he had and passed them directly to the driver. "Bring me to the hospital in the shortest time possible." Matthias believed that no one could resist money. True enough, the driver panicked when the pile of cash was passed to him all of a sudden. He didn't know whether to accept the money; he only knew that he had bumped into a rich lunatic today. Seeing the driver hesitate, Matthias directly put the money in front of him. "Get to the hospital in 10 minutes and this money is all yours." Matthias couldn't wait for a second longer. The hospital was actually not too far, but he felt as if it was a galaxy away.

"Sir, there's a traffic jam as it's peak hours now. We won't even be able to arrive in half an hour, let alone 10 minutes," the driver said in resignation. As much as he would like to earn the money, he had to admit that he didn't have the ability to take it.

"How much would you like? Just tell me." Can't such a simple matter be resolved with money?

"Sir, this really isn't about money." The driver was an honest man, and Matthias' actions started to make him uncomfortable.

"Cut the crap and get going." Matthias' tone became sullen. With that, the driver didn't dare to talk to Matthias anymore because his gloomy expression was too terrifying.

He couldn't care less and sped all the way. On the other hand, Matthias was unsettled in the back seat as he regretted not getting his own car in order to save time.

Given their current speed, it would take another 15 minutes before they could arrive at the hospital. Every minute was like torture to Matthias, and he had never felt time move so slow before. Every second seemed to be lengthened. He was almost driven crazy as he had no idea what was happening with Heather.

It was only when the car finally arrived at the hospital's entrance did Matthias stop being anxious. He quickly got out of the car without collecting the money which he left in the passenger seat earlier. "Sir, your money!" the driver yelled at Matthias, but the latter had already left. In Matthias' eyes, that amount of cash meant nothing to him. With that, the driver shook his head as Matthias disappeared from his sight.

Matthias ran into the hospital as he didn't want to waste another second. At this moment, he only wanted to be at Heather's side immediately and had completely lost his rationality. Panting heavily, he opened the ward's door. He looked at Heather only to find that she had already regained consciousness while Leon was sitting by her with a gentle smile.

Leon smiled friendly at Matthias when he saw him. He didn't particularly hate Matthias. In fact, he liked him sometimes, and they might have been close friends if they weren't love rivals.

Heather, on the other hand, wore an indifferent look when she saw Matthias. She thought it was ironic that Leon was the first one she saw upon waking up as she expected Matthias to rush over first.

It seemed like even God was teasing them. Staring at Matthias, Heather thought they were indeed not meant to be together. To a certain extent, they were the same kind of people-the kind that would even lie to themselves. Heather was feeling rather complicated the moment she saw Matthias again.

"Hey, Matthias," Leon greeted Matthias endearingly. Even Heather didn't know they were actually on a first-name basis already.

"Hi, Leon," Matthias answered in a cold and hostile manner as he seemed to have sensed the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Why are you here?" Heather asked unkindly.

Having witnessed her tone of speech, even Leon was taken aback. Neither did Matthias expect Heather to say that the moment they met. He smiled hastily, perceiving that he was given a cold shoulder. "I heard you're hospitalized, so I came because I'm worried about you." Matthias was actually startled for a moment and even had a sense of guilt. As a result, he didn't have the guts to look Heather in the eye. "Thanks for caring. I'm fine."

Matthias felt bitter at Heather's formal remarks. He had rushed as quickly as he could to the hospital, only to end up being treated badly by Heather. At once, he found himself to be extremely pathetic. "It seems like I shouldn't have shown up." Matthias couldn't possibly allow Heather to continue trampling upon his dignity. No matter how fond he was of her, his fondness was built on the basis of equality. On the other hand, Leon felt rather awkward. He had never thought that he would personally witness a conflict between this couple. Frankly, he was quite envious of their exchange. "Aren't you supposed to be busy at this moment, Matthias? You definitely shouldn't waste time on me." Heather was being increasingly mean as she couldn't wait to draw the line with Matthias. Heather felt like she was a cruel person; she could be cruel to herself, so of course, she could be cruel to others too. Even Leon was shocked at Heather's words and thought she was being too much. "You're right. I still have an important meeting and indeed shouldn't waste more time here." Matthias couldn't control his emotions at all as he felt embarrassed being treated harshly by Heather. "See you then," Heather said nonchalantly with a bold face. It seemed like every expression of hers was mocking Matthias.

Soon, the door was closed with a bang-Matthias had really left. Leon looked at Heather in puzzlement. Thinking that Heather had crossed the line this time, he was about to chase after Matthias. However, Heather read Leon's mind and stopped him from doing so. "Don't go. I don't wish to see him," Heather said word by word as if she was extremely dissatisfied with Matthias. "Heather, what is this about?" Leon felt sorry for Matthias. Even though Matthias was his love rival, he shouldn't have borne Heather's unreasonable anger. Heather smiled coldly. "Leon, would you like to marry me?" Before this, she couldn't find the right time to bring this up but now seemed to be the best opportunity. "Heather, have you lost your mind?" Leon couldn't take it at all hearing this question. The things she said were increasingly strange as if she had become crazy.

"Don't you wish to marry me?" Looking extremely weak, Heather lay on the bed with a pale countenance. Even then, she seemed to be able to stir up a fight at the slightest whim.

Leon was stirred up at once and looked at Heather indignantly. "I want to marry you. Heck, I'm dying to marry you, but so what? You will never marry me in this lifetime," Leon grumbled in a venting manner. Heather smiled brighter and shook her head. "Let's get married, Leon," she said in a relaxed manner.

Leon knew how serious this statement was. Despite being thick-skinned all the time, he didn't dare to simply say such words to Heather. How ridiculous it was that Heather actually said it out so casually this time.

"Please don't talk nonsense, Heather." Leon was rendered speechless as he felt like he was being fooled by Heather.

"I'm not talking nonsense-I'm being serious. We're a perfect match," Heather stated in a weird tone as if she was a third person talking about the marriage of others.

Leon guffawed. "Are you kidding me, Heather? We? A perfect match? You must have lost your mind! You and Matthias are a perfect match. Go find him if you wish to get married. Don't tease me like that." Leon was nearly driven crazy by Heather. How could she be this calm? If it wasn't that Heather was lying weakly in the bed, he would surely have retorted her. He could bear with just about anything, but he couldn't stand her sarcastic remarks.

"Will you bring me happiness?" Heather lifted her head and stared at Leon. She could tell Leon's heart was flustered as she knew the man wouldn't be able to accept her sudden proposal. "Yes," Leon blurted instinctively as if he was enchanted. His lifetime goal was to bring Heather happiness and make her the happiest woman in the world.

"It's the best outcome for a woman to marry a man who can give her happiness," Heather said nonchalantly. With her eyes losing focus, she wasn't sure if she actually meant what she said.

"Please stop joking around with me, Heather. It's impossible for us to get married." Leon thought this was too absurd. Why would she bring up such an unacceptable proposal the moment she woke up? "Why can't we get married? Is it because of Matthias? I don't love him and have never thought of marrying him," Heather said in a cold tone as if Matthias was a stranger to her.

"You don't love him, but aren't you fond of him?" Leon asked seriously, for he thought Heather was lying.

"I'm fond of him, but not to the extent that I want to marry him. You're the one whom I wish to marry," Heather replied without hesitation as if she was telling the truth.

"Calm down, Heather. Please don't take what happened yesterday to heart. I'll handle everything so you don't have to feel pressured. I don't need your sympathy." Leon thought yesterday's incident had provoked Heather; otherwise, she wouldn't have proposed to marry him.