Bitter & Sweet
The Part 41
Although Chloe feels that renting a cable car is a waste, it is a waste of money, but Chloe does not want to deny Matthew's wishes.
Thus, Chloe and Matthew enjoy the scenery in the tourist attractions alone, in one cable car.
"What do you think?" matthew asked, breaking the silence.
Chloe, who was getting used to looking inland from that height, was enjoying too much of what she could see down there, until Matthew's question, was not well noticed.
"What do you mean? The sights?" chloe made sure, then hurriedly said excitedly.
"This place looks good. I like it."
"That's not what I'm asking" Matthew said, looking out the window at the cable car. "I want to make sure you're not afraid of heights, and just not used to it."
"Hm ... Maybe it's true your guess. Because just now, when riding this gondola for the first time, I can feel dizzy and feel that my chest is a little tight....
... As for now, I don't tremble anymore when I look outside" Chloe said, smiling excitedly, then looking back at the land.
From the end of her eyes, Chloe felt that she saw Matthew staring at her, until Chloe then looked at Matthew, and proved her feelings earlier.
"Is something wrong, sir?" chloe asked, after a while, but she and Matthew only looked at each other.
"What did you say to Judy?" Matthew asked back, without taking his eyes off Chloe.
"I didn't say anything" said Chloe, puzzled.
"You whispered something to her," Matthew said, as if to remind Chloe, and to let Chloe know that Matthew was aware of his actions.
"Hm ... Forgive me, Sir ... I told her, so that she doesn't touch you too much" Chloe replied, carefully.
"Why did you do it?" matthew asked, with his gaze growing sharper.
"Hmmm...." Chloe mutters. "I just want, so that he doesn't make you mad at him."
"Yes, I know! But what's the real reason? There's no way you're thinking too much about if I'm going to be mad at him or not, because that has nothing to do with you."
Seeing Matthew who seemed dissatisfied with her answer, Chloe became more hesitant to tell her why, which helped Judy, to attract the attention of Matthew.
Therefore, so Chloe could only be silent for some time.
"Chelle! ... I'm still waiting!" Matthew pressed a voice out of his mouth.
"Pardon me, please" said Chloe, stammering.
"I don't intend to interfere in your personal affairs. Miss Parker likes you. I know, because he said it, at your welcoming party....
... That's why, until I help her, she can have a chance to talk to you, without upsetting you" Chloe continued, explaining cautiously.
"Hm ... You want to be a matchmaking middleman for her? Or for me?" matthew asked, seemingly raising both eyebrows.
Chloe is confused as to how to answer Matthew's question, so that Matthew does not misunderstand him.
So Chloe then thought for a while, before she finally said,
"To my knowledge, for some time since you came to this country, you have always been busy with work....
...So that you do not have the opportunity, to meet someone who may be in the future can establish a personal relationship with You....
... Incidentally, Miss Parker likes you. If you like her too, then the opportunity is open to both you and Miss Parker."
"Is there anything else?" matthew asked, still maintaining his initial expression earlier.
"Ugh? ... It feels like there's nothing more I can say" said Chloe, puzzled.
"I mean, is there any other woman who likes me?" Matthew repeated his question, complete with his explanation.
"Oh! ... Sorry, Sir ... For the time being, all I know is Miss Parker" Chloe replied, then smiled broadly. "Do you want me to tell you, if anyone else is interested in you?"
"Yes!" matthew replied, with a flat face.
"Good, Sir!" chloe was excited, smiling and giving her thumbs up.
"Are you that happy, for finding a soul mate for me?" matthew asked, in a cynical tone of voice, and suddenly seemed to harden his jaw.
The smile on Chloe's face instantly disappeared.
Matthew's line of thought is difficult to understand by Chloe, so again, Chloe was confused by Matthew's reaction this time.
"What exactly do you think of when you try to find a female partner for me?" ask Matthew.
Chloe turned back to Matthew and looked at him, then said,
"To be honest, I have absolutely no ill intentions. I just feel like I'm gonna help you. Anything, as long as I can still do it....
... So also with the search for opportunities, which makes it possible for you to meet a good woman, and suitable to be your lover."
"Didn't your personal relationship not end well?" ask Matthew.
"Hm ... Right you said," Chloe replied, with a small laugh. "But, not necessarily what happened to me, then you'll experience something similar, right?"
"Good and fit."
Matthew repeated Chloe's statement, nodding his head, as if there was something he was thinking about. "What do you think the criteria are appropriate?"
"I know you're a smart man. Still coupled with your social status that comes from the upper class. So I guess, at the very least, that woman has criteria that are balanced with yours."
Although according to Chloe, she had answered Matthew's question carefully, but Matthew seemed dissatisfied and seemed increasingly upset.
"Come here you are!" matthew said, directing Chloe who was sitting opposite him, to move the seat to the side.
As Chloe was about to move next to him, Matthew looked as if he was getting ready to snap his finger.
And it's true Chloe's guess.
Coinciding with Chloe sitting next to him, Matthew's middle finger was then flicked to Chloe's forehead.
"Auch!" Chloe grimaced in pain, rubbing her forehead slowly. "Why did you do it?"
"Why are you talking about social status?" matthew asked, raising his eyes. "Can someone of a different social status not be my lover?"
"That's not what I mean ... Look, Sir! ... The women with social status under you, I'm sure there must be many who admire and are interested in you....
...But I am also convinced that none of them would be too bold to dream of becoming Cinderella. There are, instead they may worry if you just want to play around....
... That way, wouldn't it be better if you were more likely to select women with the same social status as you?" chloe, explain.
While taking his eyes off Chloe, Matthew then only fell silent for a while.
"Do you really think that way?" matthew asked, as if not believing Chloe's words just now.
"Have you forgotten? I come from the bottom. Most of the people I know and know are people of the same class as me....
... Thus, I can tell if our way of thinking, more or less the same. No one is that determined yet, to expect love from someone who isn't even necessarily willing to 'look' down" Chloe replied.
"But you seem to be hoping to be David's girlfriend." Matthew didn't seem to want to lose.
"Hm ... You have wrongly guessed. I never thought, let alone hoped that way. Haven't I told you before?" chloe said, raising both eyebrows.
Matthew fell silent, staring at Chloe fixedly, as if he was still waiting for Chloe to explain further.
"If Mister David says he likes me, it doesn't make me believe that I can be his girlfriend. I thought he was just kidding....
... Even if he really likes me, it is definitely not an attraction between the opposite sex. Rather than just a good friend or acquaintance" said Chloe, then smiled broadly.
"That's a funny thing!" Matthew sounds like he's talking sarcasm. "In this day and age, but does anyone still think about caste?"
"Hm ... How to explain it...." Chloe nodded her head while thinking.
"I'm sorry, maybe my words this time will offend you. But that's probably the easiest example for you to understand, the situation between the poor and the rich" Chloe said.
"Try it!" matthew, looked curious.
"Mister Nathan and Mistress Maddison. Your parents both love each other. But in the eyes of others, it's as if your daddy is just a 'gold digger'....
... Concerns about such views, which are the main reason for us as people of the lower class, to not dare to think to establish a relationship with people of the upper class."
Matthew seemed to pay close attention to Chloe's words to him, until Chloe then continued to say,
"The second reason is, if the poor can be with the rich, then it will only be like a dream that is too beautiful for the poor....
... And of course, no one wants to fantasize too high. Because if it falls, for the poor, it feels like it not only hurts, but it can also make it crumble and not shaped anymore."