Bitter & Sweet
The Part 13
"Hm ... How, yes?! ... Can I refuse?" chloe said, holding back from laughing.
"Why? ... Why do you want to reject my invitation to date?" asked David, who seemed to be furrowing his brows deeply.
"Am I really not attractive? Or am I too old according to your judgment?
... You mean you don't know yet, if a more mature man, can treat you like a queen."
As he spoke, David seemed to want to feed a spoonful of food into Chloe's mouth, then blinked one eye, and smiled broadly.
Chloe chuckled, then opened her mouth to keep David's hand from hanging any longer, then hurriedly chewed and swallowed her food, before she said,
"Even though I don't spend a lot of time with you, but I know, if you're a person who likes to joke....
... Therefore, even though you look as if you're talking seriously, I'll never be able to believe what you're saying."
"ah! You are this! ... Then how do you make sure I'm in serious mode?" david said, shaking his head, smiling.
"Nrt! ... Nevermind! For sure, you owe me 5 dates! And still added, by washing the dishes in my house later!"
Although David's voice sounded like he was talking firmly to Chloe, but in the end he just laughed, so Chloe also laughed because of it.
While enjoying her dinner, Chloe then looked around to and fro, observing the situation inside the restaurant, which could be reached by her sight.
"What are you thinking?" ask David.
"The food here is delicious! Nathan likes salmon. But I never knew about this place before" Chloe replied.
"The restaurant has just opened. That's why we can eat here without reservation. If more and more people know, then it will certainly be difficult to get a table in this place."
David spoke, looking back and forth, as if he also wanted to observe the restaurant, until he suddenly said,
"You remember Mister Nathan's favorite ... And long live, because he's in this restaurant right now."
"Ugh?" Chloe's confused.
"They sit behind you ... Mister Nathan, my auntie, and Matthew ." said David, then raised his chin, as if pointing with the movement of his head.
Chloe then immediately turned around.
In the back of Chloe, just a few tables from where she was sitting, Nathan, Maddison and Matthew were having dinner together.
Chloe watched the men for a while, until she realized that Matthew was not there, but Matteo.
"That's not Matthew!" chloe said, after he sat straight, back to face David.
"Ugh?" This time, David looked confused. "Then, is that his twin brother?"
"Yes ... He's Mister Matteo" Chloe replied.
"Bw! ... How can you distinguish them? All I know is that my cousin is a pair of identical twins." David seemed amazed at Chloe's judgment ability.
"That's easy. Mister Matthew always looks good. While Mister Matteo, likes to look more relaxed."
Coinciding with Chloe who finished telling how to distinguish between Matthew and Matteo, suddenly, Matthew was seen walking into the restaurant.
And if you see her walking, then most likely, Matthew will pass the table where Chloe and David are sitting.
It's true Chloe's guess.
Before Matthew walked past beside him, Matthew looked at Chloe, then stopped his steps, right beside Chloe and David's table.
Chloe then hurriedly stood up from her seat, and then greeted Matthew, saying,
"Good night, sir!"
However, Matthew did not immediately return the greeting from Chloe, and instead looked at Chloe and David, alternately.
Matthew then stopped his gaze towards Chloe, then said,
"So you mean, this is your personal business?"
Still with a sharp gaze, as if it could make a hole in Chloe's face, and with a tone of voice that was no less taut than before, Matthew continued to say,
"Please enjoy your dinner!"
Matthew then continued walking, leaving Chloe and David, without saying anything more.
After Matthew disappeared from his sight, Chloe sat back in her chair, with her body feeling weak.
Chloe grunted rudely.
"You don't have to feel too sorry, if you stop working for him. That's the best!" said David, who looked furious, then continued to say,
"I'm sorry ... Maybe my words only offend you, because I don't know what you're thinking. But I'm really upset, seeing the way he underestimated you."
Looking at David, Chloe let out a long sigh, then forced herself to smile, as she exhaled a heavy sigh.
"I thought my daddy was the worst, for underestimating Mister Nathan. But as it turns out, Matthew did the same to you, even though he didn't know you well....
... I'm not surprised if you don't want to work with him, or with me. Because you must be thinking, if all the people who bleed McLean, are bad people."
David looks so disappointed, and it's as if he feels so guilty towards Chloe, that David seems to lose his appetite.
"No, Sir ... I've never thought that way about you. I know that you're a good man. You've even just proven your kindness, by helping me," Chloe said.
"You don't have to comfort me ... I'm sure that you must have thought that I was only helping you because there was something I wanted from you" David said.
"Chelle! ... You don't have to obey my request to date me. Moreover, I know that it just sounds like a threat....
...I really wanted to date you, but I realized that my way was wrong, if I used the 'interested'' excuse of your loan....
... Because I don't mind at all, and I'm happy that I can help you when you're in trouble" David continued.
Chloe then laughed a little, trying to lower the tension that was felt enough from David.
"You just need to tell me when and where, then I'll go on a date with you....
... Because it would be a pity, if there was a chance to date someone nice, then I just missed it" Chloe said, smiling.
"really? You're not just trying to cheer me up, are you?" David raised his eyes, as if he could not believe what Chloe had just said.
"Of course, Sir! ... Provided that every time we date, you pay the bill....
... Because of the rest of the money you lend, it's barely enough to meet my daily needs" Chloe said, jokingly.
"Ugh? ... Why didn't you say it before?" David seemed to be in a hurry to get the phone out of his jacket pocket, and pressed down on the screen.
"What are you doing, sir?" chloe, who was a little suspicious, asked if David would transfer the extra money to Chloe's banking account.
Chloe's guess is likely to be proven, as Chloe's phone then goes off, signaling that a message is coming in there.
And at about the same time, it was David who put his phone back in his jacket pocket, and then said,
"I've transferred money to you."
"The sir! ... I was just kidding!" chloe said, panicking, then rushing out her phone from her bag, about to transfer back, the money sent by David.
"It's okay." David immediately restrains Chloe's movements, by taking Chloe's phone, and putting it on the table.
"You don't have to give it back now. How to know, just in case you need it later," said David, sounding without burden.
Chloe can't argue with David anymore, and only obeys David, who asks him to continue to enjoy dinner with her.
Before the dessert they ordered was served, a restaurant waiter approached Chloe and David's table.
The waiter delivers a message that Nathan and Maddison want Chloe and David to move to the same table as them.
"Hows it? Do you want to? If you don't agree, we can stay here" David said.
"Hm ... It's up to you, sir!" sahut Chloe's.