Bitter & Sweet
The Part 63
Chloe actually felt very nervous, because of the movements displayed by Jordan at this time.
However, Chloe tried her best to stay calm, as if she did not know about anything that had been discussed by Jordan and David.
"Good night, sir!" greet Chloe with a smile. "Have you been here a long time?"
For a while, Jordan was silent, staring at Chloe fixedly, before she returned Chloe's greeting.
"Good night, Chloe!"
"Chloe's having dinner with me" said David, drawing Jordan's attention and looking back at him.
"I'm sorry, Sir ... I may have been in the bathroom too long. I was feeling a little dizzy" Chloe said, reasoned.
"Ugh? ... Really? ... Do we need to go back to the hospital?" asked David who looked worried.
"It's okay, Sir ... I've been feeling better, after I washed my face," Chloe replied.
"Chloe was taken to the hospital this afternoon." David seemed to be explaining to Jordan, who was only speechless looking at David and Chloe alternately.
Jordan then raised both eyebrows, looking at David, as if he wanted an additional explanation.
"Chloe was exhausted, until she collapsed. It just so happened that I was nearby, so I took her to the hospital" David said.
Jordan then looked mangosteen as if he did understand what David was talking about.
"Fatigue?" With her brows furrowing deeply, Jordan asked while looking at Chloe, until Chloe nodded slowly.
"It's no surprise" said Jordan, in a flat tone of voice. "I think you should look for another job. Because of course you have a hard time, to work as an assistant for a CEO like Matthew."
"Chloe will indeed stop working," said David sounding hurriedly chimed in, then looking as if he had mispronounced, David looked at Chloe with a regretful expression.
"You're gonna stop working on Matthew?" jordan asked, as if she wanted to confirm it to Chloe.
"Yes, sir.." replied Chloe, slowly.
"Good! ... Good! ... Sorry, Chloe! ... But I feel sorry for you. And I think that's your choice" Jordan said, looking back and forth, and continued to say,
"It looks like I just interrupted your dinner ... Mommy David must have been waiting for dinner. So, I'm leaving now!"
"Good, Sir! ... Be careful on the road!" chloe said, smiling.
"Let me take daddy forward!" david said, then looked towards Chloe and said, "Wait a minute!"
Chloe then nodded in agreement.
While David was delivering his daddy outside, Chloe sat back in her chair, thinking about the conversation Jordan and David had heard earlier.
Who's the guy who approached Matthew?
Is Judy what Jordan meant?
Is it true, if Judy can't get close to Matthew anymore, then Matthew will go abroad with Jackson?
Question after question, they arise one by one in Chloe's head, to the extent that she is unaware of David's arrival who has returned to sit nearby.
"You must have heard my conversation with daddy.." chirped David, breaking Chloe's mind, until Chloe jolted a little.
"Ugh? ... Hm ... I'm sorry, sir," said Chloe.
"It's okay ... I know that you must have accidentally heard it." David poured some wine into Chloe's glass, then said,
"Chelle! ... I want to ask you something. But you don't have to answer my question."
Chloe lifted her gaze and looked at David. "What do you want to ask, sir?"
"Who's been approaching Matthew lately?" david asked, looking at Chloe.
Chloe fell silent as she lowered her gaze, and looked at her glass of liquid wine to almost half the glass. "I'm sorry, sir...."
"It's okay ... I told you before, if you don't have to answer," said David, then took a sip of wine from his glass.
"You don't misunderstand me asking about it. I wanted to help Matthew, if I could, because I wasn't interested in being CEO."
It sounds like David meant it when he spoke to Chloe.
However, Chloe still feels inappropriate if she has to leak— - even if only as little as possible - any information about Matthew to anyone, except to the parents or Grandpa of Matthew.
"Either of whom daddy can hear it ... But according to daddy's words, Matthew had fallen in love with the woman who approached him."
It was hard for Chloe to believe what she had just heard from David.
But ... What is surprising?
Chloe must think realistically, that it is not impossible, if Matthew could easily fall in love with Judy.
Judy is a physically perfect woman, and successful in her career as a seasoned celebrity, which counts in the entertainment industry.
Plus, if compared to what Matteo said about the girl Matthew had loved when he was in high school, then similar to the characteristics possessed by Judy.
"Even though I haven't been successful with my love affairs, it doesn't hurt if I try to help Matthew" David said, tapping the table with his fingertips.
"You must have heard of my daddy's plan earlier, right?" david asked, without taking his eyes off Chloe.
But for a while, Chloe just fell silent and did not answer David's question, until the man then said,
"If I had known who Matthew was, then I might have been able to give him some understanding, ...
... If the same thing is there's a man from daddy or whoever it is, who wants to ruin Matthew's relationship with the woman he likes."
"I will mediate and explain, so that there is no misunderstanding between the woman and Matthew," continued David, seeming serious.
...If only, what you were expecting did happen, then maybe at that time, I'll tell you right away....
... And at that very moment, I hope that you really mean it to help Mister Matthew," Chloe said, carefully.
"That means it's true, that Matthew's dating someone?" david asked, looking like I wanted to be sure.
Chloe nodded slowly. "Yes, Sir."
"Now! ... You can hold my word. You can even tell Matthew what you heard tonight to him, so he can be on his guard" said David, sounding carefree.
"Hm ... I don't think I'm going to report it to Mister Matthew. I trust your promise, and I don't want to make you look bad" Chloe said, thinking.
"I'll just try to arrange for Mister Matthew's meeting with the woman he likes, not to be known by anyone" Chloe said.
Smiling broadly and looking at Chloe fixedly, David shook his head, then said, saying,
"Chelle! ... You can take advantage of everything you know, or use it to destroy the McLean family....
... But you chose to protect both sides? ... It's really not easy to find someone like you."
David raised his glass which contained wine, and took a sip, then said,
"Have you made up your mind, will you work where you will when you stop being Matthew's assistant?"
"Hmmm...." Chloe mutters. "I got an offer to be an assistant to the President of JT Corp."
"Ugh? ... JT Corp's main office is thousands of miles from here!" David was wide-eyed, with his brows appearing to furrow deeply.
Chloe fell silent.
"What are you thinking? Are you really going to accept the offer? I've asked you to work with me!"
David asked the question and his speech with a high tone of voice. And from the look on his face, it was clear that he was feeling very anxious right now.
"Chelle! ... Don't you want to consider it again?" david asked, while maintaining his expression.
If Chloe could be honest, Chloe actually had hesitated to stop being Matthew's assistant, because of the conversation he had with Matthew at the hospital earlier.
However, as Chloe now hears that Matthew is in love, and it is likely that the woman Matthew loves is Judy, so Chloe will not be on Matthew's side forever.
Because of course it will be very painful for Chloe later, if she let her love for Matthew nurtured and grow, while Matthew actually loves others.
"I've thought about it, Sir ... And most likely, I will still receive an offer from the President of JT Corp," said Chloe.
"Oh, gosh!" david looks upset.
Like just drinking empty water, David seemed to rush to sip wine in his glass until it ran out.
Seeming as if still feeling unsatisfied, David then poured liquid wine from the bottle to fill the glass, and gulped it again until the glass was empty again.
"The sir! ... If you drink it in such a hurry, then you'll get drunk soon," says Chloe, anxiously.
"If you work at JT Corp, should I also try to find a job there?" david asked, staring at Chloe.
Chloe chuckled, then shook her head. "What are you talking about...? You've got a good job here."
"If you're far away, then I can't see you every day! ... I will miss you so much!" david said, like a frustrated person.
With his elbows resting on the table, David then refuted his bowed head using both hands.
Chloe shook her head in disbelief at what she saw, then said,
"If you act like this, you'll only make people misunderstand. People will probably think, as if you were going to part with your lover."
As if there was something he wanted to say but still felt hesitant, David then raised his head and looked at Chloe, while his two hands seemed to be squeezing each other on the table.
"When you need a friend to talk to, you can contact me via video call. As long as I'm not busy working, I'll definitely receive a call from you" Chloe continued in a hurry.
"I'm sorry I made a deal with you." said David, who looked furious.
"Sir...?" Chloe was confused to see the reaction of David which suddenly changed drastically.
"You chose to work at JT Corp, it's Matthew that's complicating your job. That's right, isn't it? I shouldn't have promised to help him....
... Because he was the cause, so you don't want to work at McLean property anymore" said David, who appeared to be hardening his jaw.
"Matteo told me that Matthew was being so rude to you. But I still can't believe it, considering that you always work wholeheartedly to serve him....
... I thought that he would really change and really appreciate your existence. It really isn't. It's only fair that Matteo, his own brother, hates him."
From the look on his face and tone of voice, David seemed to really feel furious at Matthew.
And Chloe didn't know how to explain to David, and she thought about working for JT Corp.
Then, Matteo....
"What did Mister Matteo say to you?" ask Chloe, curious.
"Matteo was already suspicious, if you will not accept the job he offered, or that became my offer....
...According to Matteo, chances are you will stay away from people who can make you meet with Matthew....
... Matteo said, he had already reprimanded Matthew. But it doesn't seem to have any effect. Because of the evidence, you still want to accept a job offer away from us all."
Although he still looks upset, but David still wants to tell Chloe, what Matteo told him.
"I'm sorry, Chloe ... But if you still choose to work at JT Corp, then I will break my promise....
... I don't want to help him. I'll let Matthew go abroad!" david continued, sounding like he was threatening.