Bitter & Sweet
The Part 16

Because of the state of Matthew's legs that make him unable to move freely, inevitably, Chloe must stick to Matthew in every activity from his boss.

Meanwhile, Matthew's work schedule was quite crowded that day, so Chloe was almost overwhelmed to take care of her main job, and at the same time take care of Matthew, who everywhere had to be helped by Chloe to stand, let alone walk.

Chloe suggested again, so Matthew would check his legs to the doctor, but with the reason of a busy work schedule, Matthew refused.

"Let's go! ... After all the work is done. I don't want this job to be delayed, and pile up after the weekend break."

So said Matthew, who he thinks tomorrow has a weekend off, and he can rest completely, provided that all the work that must be done today, can be done as it should be.

As a result, Chloe has to be a relief leg for Matthew, at every meeting that Chloe's boss has to attend.

Matthew is pretty fussy, and doesn't want anyone else to touch him, other than Chloe.

In fact, when Chloe wanted to ask Agatha for help to replace him, Matthew immediately rejected her outright, and instead looked angry.

In the end, not only was her brain tired and exhausted, Chloe's entire body also felt crumpled, because it had to support Matthew, who had a body much larger than her.

Feeling as if her neck was about to break, Chloe massaged the back of her neck, accompanying Matthew to his last appointment of the day.

And apparently, as he chatted with the person who met him on the job, Matthew still noticed Chloe's movements.

Because after the meeting ended, without saying anything, Matthew immediately stretched out his hands, then massaged Chloe's neck.

"You don't have to do it, sir," said Chloe, avoiding Matthew's hand.

"Let me do it for you!" matthew, firmly.

Seeing Matthew who looked pushy, so Chloe finally let Matthew massage the back of the neck, up to the shoulders of Chloe.

"I'm sorry ... I must have made you exhausted. But I'm not used to, if strangers touch me," Matthew said, as he continued to massage Chloe.

"Am I not also a stranger to you, sir?"

Spontaneously, Chloe said what passed through her head, without thinking anymore, and immediately regretted the words. "I'm sorry, sir."

"Hm ... Do strangers dare sleep on my lap all night? And even drooled on my thighs" Matthew said.

Chloe immediately turned her head towards Matthew beside her, and saw Matthew who was smiling widely and almost laughing.

"I don't drool, sir," said Chloe, then smiled.

Matthew laughed, making Chloe look at him almost forget how to blink.

Since this morning, Matthew has shown his relaxed personal side several times, and is much different from the usual days.

A minor accident that resulted in Matthew's leg spraining, apparently giving Chloe a slight advantage.

Although she was exhausted from having to do extra work to take care of Matthew, she did not get any harsh words from Matthew, which could hurt her heart today.

If only, Matthew could behave like this constantly, then Chloe would definitely feel at home to keep working on him.

"You're going to make a hole in my face with that look of yours" Matthew chirped, jolting Chloe from her daydream, and immediately turned her eyes away.

"I'm sorry, Sir ... I'm thinking of something" said Chloe, speaking up. "You can stop massaging me. Now it feels so much better. Thank you." Thank you."

Chloe then stood up from her seat, and reached out her hand, preparing to help Matthew to stand up.

"Your job is done. You don't have to go back to the office anymore. I'll contact Agatha, to take care of the rest of your work....

... So right now, we'd better go straight to the doctor, to get your feet checked out there."

Chloe spoke, while helping Matthew walk, leading to the car waiting for them.

***

After visiting doctors at the hospital, Matthew had actually been given a cane to help him walk.

However, because Matthew felt uncomfortable to use it, and it seemed difficult to walk using a cane, so in the end, Chloe remained the main support for Matthew.

"Is Mister Matteo going to be home today?" chloe asked, before she got out of the car, upon their arrival at Matthew's house.

"I don't know" replied Matthew.

"Why does it sound as if you don't want to help me anymore?" Matthew asked back.

"Ugh? ... Oh! ... You don't misunderstand me. I'm just worried, if you're in the middle of the night, maybe you need to go to the bathroom, then you can't do it, because nobody's helping you" Chloe said.

"If you're really worried about me, why don't you just sleep in my room?" matthew said, which sounded without burden.

Chloe fell silent, hoping inwardly that Matteo would be at Matthew's house tonight.

It seemed, Chloe could not refuse Matthew's request just like that, because one of the duties of a personal assistant, was to take care of the client and take care of his personal needs.

However, if Matteo could accompany Matthew, then Chloe could rest in the pavilion alone, and there was no need to sleep in Matthew's room.

Like this morning, Chloe helped Matthew into the bathroom, so his boss could clean himself up there.

Chloe returns to the pavilion to clean herself, after she directs Matthew's housekeeper, to prepare a cup of tea and a snack for Matthew.

Chloe seemed to have to get used to it, not to feel strange, when she saw Matthew who was bare-chested.

Because again, Matthew only wore a sheet of towel to cover part of his body, when Chloe followed him to the bathroom.

"Do you want tea in your room?" chloe asked, preparing a change of clothes for Matthew.

"Yes" Matthew answered briefly.

"Wait a minute, sir! ... I'll go see if your housekeeper has finished preparing tea for you."

After telling Matthew, Chloe immediately went out of Matthew's room, letting Matthew dress there.

While checking on Matthew's housekeeping assistant job, Chloe asked the worker at Matthew's house about Matteo.

But he said Matteo was only seen this afternoon in the house, and now, Matthew's assistant, no longer knew where Matteo was.

While Matthew's housekeeper delivers drinks and snacks to Matthew's room, Chloe then climbs the stairs upstairs, just to check if Matteo is in his room.

For a while Chloe knocked on the door of the room, but there was no answer from inside, so Chloe intended to go back to see Matthew downstairs.

"Chloe?"

Matteo, who had suddenly been behind him when he turned around, made Chloe really surprised, to rub his own chest.

Matteo chuckled, then said,

"I'm sorry ... It seems I'm just surprising you."

"Where are you from?" ask Chloe.

"Hm ... I was in the back garden. Then when I came in, said the housekeeper, you were looking for me. That's why I'm following you up here" replied Matteo.

"What's up? ... Is there anything I can help you with?" matteo asked, hurry up.

"Did you know that Mister Matthew's leg was sprained?" ask Chloe.

And without much ado, before Matteo responded to her question, Chloe then continued saying,

"I'd like to ask for your help, to accompany Mister Matthew in his room tonight. Because he still can't walk on his own. Mister Matthew would be in trouble, if he wanted to go anywhere."

"Hm ... Later we talk about Matthew," said Matteo, then invite Chloe to go down the stairs together with him.

"My house will probably be ready to be occupied, in about three days," Matteo said.

"But most of my stuff has just been delivered. I'll check it out. Would you like to go see her with me?" matteo, again.

According to Chloe, it didn't hurt to go to Matteo's house, which was just next to Matthew's fence.

In addition to her being able to shift her mind for a moment, she also felt a little curious about how the shape of Matteo's house, which she said was being renovated.

But....

"Hm ... I told Mister Matthew first. Can you wait a minute?" Chloe.