Bitter & Sweet
The Part 68
For a while later, Chloe saw that there seemed to be no sign that Matthew's anger was about to subside.
However, Chloe also does not want to lie to Matthew, because the man may become more inflamed, if he finds out that Chloe is lying to him.
"Mister David." replied Chloe, in a voice that was almost whispering.
With both of his brows furrowing deeply, Matthew's pair of eyes moved wildly, and only occasionally did he look towards Chloe. "
"Gosh! ... It's so hard!" Matthew who grumbled, as well as his movements, seems to be currently riled up and agitated.
However, Chloe still did not understand what Matthew was really thinking, so she just looked at the man, without saying anything.
Suddenly, with a look on his face that looked like one who was feeling anxious, Matthew said, saying,
"I don't know if I can hold it...."
"Contact David! ... Tell him you can meet him now. But you guys don't go anywhere. Just meet in this house!" matthew continued, massaging his forehead.
"Do you really mean it?" ask Chloe to make sure.
"Yes ... I'm sorry I scolded you. I shouldn't be able to over-regulate you. However, David has helped you when you needed him....
... So it feels like it would be appropriate if you thanked him properly" Matthew said, without even looking at Chloe.
"Remember me...! Don't go anywhere! You can talk in the living room, and you can visit it there....
... Because it could be, if I ever need something from you," continued Matthew, still with the same spirit.
Chloe nodded in agreement. "Good, Sir!"
"I'm ahead now!" chloe continued, then immediately turned around and walked out of Matthew's room.
While walking slowly, towards the front gate of the house, Chloe thought of the strange girly shown by Matthew.
What's up with Chloe's boss?
However, Chloe did not want to linger thinking about it, because it felt that there was not a single clue she could use to make a guess.
As per Matthew's directive allowing her to meet with David and thank him appropriately, Chloe then immediately contacted David.
And without sounding the slightest bit of hesitation, David agrees to Chloe's invitation to meet at Matthew's house.
***
Chloe disconnects from David, but Judy has not yet arrived at Matthew's house.
It is precisely David's car, which has been seen approaching the fence gate Matthew's house first.
Chloe saw the watch on her wrist, Judy was late for almost 1 hour, past the time of her agreement with Chloe this afternoon.
"Hi, Chloe!" greet David, with a big smile, as he approached Chloe who was standing by the gate. "You waiting for me here?"
"Hi, Sir!" Chloe greeted back with a smile. "I'm waiting for Miss Parker."
"Ugh?" David was confused.
"You don't misunderstand me. It's not that I don't intend to wait for your arrival" Chloe said, then continued to explain by saying,
"It just so happens, this time coincides with the promise of Miss Parker who will meet with Mister Matthew. But somehow, Miss Parker hasn't arrived here yet."
David then muttered as if he understood. "Why don't you call her again?"
Coinciding with David who finished talking, the car that was usually used to deliver Judy, was seen stopping in front of the fence gate.
As usual, from the tip of her hair to the tip of her foot, Judy always looks perfect.
Even today, Judy looks even more beautiful, with a short dress with minimal fabric that shows her attractive curves.
"Is something wrong?" judy asks, surprising Chloe who may have been looking at her for too long.
"You look so pretty!" chloe said, smiling.
"Thank you!" sahut Judy, who also smiled widely.
Apparently, it's not just Chloe who's stunned to see Judy's beauty.
While greeting each other with Judy there, David also seemed interested to look at Judy from the tip of her hair to the tip of her foot.
"Please enter!" chloe said, then walked side by side with Judy, while David followed behind her.
Chloe escorts Judy to the front door of the living room, then invites David to continue walking into the living room.
"I'm sorry, Sir ... But you have to wait here for a while. I'll call Mister Matthew" said Chloe, inviting David to sit on the couch.
David agreed. "Okay!"
In a hurry, Chloe then met Matthew in her room, and immediately said,
"Miss Parker just arrived. I didn't ask her why until she came late."
"It's okay." Matthew stood up, and Chloe immediately helped him walk.
"David is coming?" matthew asked, walking with Chloe.
"Yes, Sir! ... Mister David was waiting for me in the living room" replied Chloe, as she was.
At once, Matthew then suddenly stopped walking, until Chloe who was confused, spontaneously reprimanded Matthew.
"What's up, sir? ... Miss Parker is waiting for you!"
"Wait a minute!" matthew then seemed to take a deep breath, as if he was trying to calm down.
After a while, Matthew walked on.
When passing through the living room, David saw it, then approached and greeted Matthew first.
"Hi, Matthew!" David seems to want to replace Chloe, to help Matthew walk.
"Hi, David!" Matthew greeted back, and let David who helped him walk towards the living room.
Quite surprisingly for Chloe, seeing Matthew who seems to have no objection to the actions of David who replaced Chloe.
Chloe then uses the time to meet with Matthew's housekeeper, and gives instructions to serve tea and snacks to Matthew and Judy, as well as to herself and David.
After Chloe returns from the kitchen, David is seen sitting back in the living room.
"Wait a minute, sir!" said Chloe who just passed by there, and continued walking towards the living room whose door seemed wide open.
Chloe looked briefly into the living room, to make sure that everything was fine, before she returned to meet David in the living room.
"Is Matthew still babysitting you?" As he asked, David moved his seat beside Chloe.
"No," Chloe replied, shifting slightly, so that her body would not come into direct contact with David.
"Chelle! ... I want to tell you—" David stopped his words just like that.
Perhaps it was one of Matthew's house assistants who approached them, and served tea and snacks to the table, and one of them continued to walk towards the living room.
"It feels so weird!" david said, whispering in Chloe's ear, as Matthew's housekeeper walked away from it. "Can't we talk anywhere else?"
"I'm sorry, sir! ... Mister Matthew could have needed me at any time. So, I couldn't go anywhere" Chloe replied, then remembered something, and hurriedly continued saying,
"Oh, yes! ... I'm very grateful for your help, who lent you money back then. Forgive me for not knowing how to repay your kindness, other than thank you."
"You're stubborn!" said David, who looked upset. "I forbid you to give me my money back."
"Hm ... Sir! ... I borrowed that money from you. It should have been if I had replaced it," Chloe said, cautiously.
"So, if I don't give it as a loan, do you want to take it?" david asked, raising both eyebrows.
"I'm sorry ... But maybe you shouldn't do it, because I'll still feel like I owe you something" Chloe replied, giving David some understanding.
"Good! ... That way, you can't just dodge me!" david looks upset. "See, if you try to transfer the money back!"
"Ugh?" While guessing, Chloe hurriedly checked the banking app on her phone.
"The sir! ... Why did you do it?" chloe asked in disappointment, finding that David had transferred the money back to Chloe's bank account since noon, and Chloe just didn't notice it.
"Chelle! ... If just by making you feel indebted, it becomes a way for you to remain aware of my existence, then I will."
David said softly, then took Chloe's hand and held it tightly, then continued to say,
"I'll do anything, so you don't move to JT Corp."
"Sir...!" Chloe tried to pull her hand out of David's. "Do we have to talk about it again?"
"I like you, Chloe!" said David, with a face and a clear voice.
"Yes.." replied Chloe curiously, turning her face away, then explaining what she was thinking, saying further, saying,
"You might like my presence here as a interlocutor. But the choice to work and live anywhere, remains my decision."
"Chelle! ... Lookatme!" david said firmly, until Chloe looked at him. "I'm in love with you, Chloe! ... I don't want you to be away from me!"
"The sir! ... You don't say no!" chloe said, shaking her head. "You—"
Chloe did not have time to finish the next sentence, because David let out a jerking sound, interrupting Chloe by saying, David said,
"I'm not just talking!"
David looks like a frustrated person right now
"I've said the umpteenth time that I want you to be my lover. I even wanted you to be my wife, but you always thought of it as a joke....
... This time, I want you to know, and you have to believe that I'm not kidding. I really mean it. I love you, Chloe!" david, however, seemed to be trying to convince Chloe.
"Sir...! Sorry—" Again, Chloe couldn't finish her sentence, because David hurriedly said,
"Don't apologize! That's not what I want to hear! ... But, Chloe.... Do you want to be my lover? I'm not going to ask that you answer it now....
... Just think about it first! Then give me the answer later, when you agree to be my lover. If you still have doubts, then you better not rush to reject me."
"By my love for you, I will wait!" david continued, with a clear voice.
"The sir! ... I don't want to give you any uncertain hope. Especially promise. You better not wait. You can definitely find someone better than me."
It seemed, Chloe had given the best understanding to David, but the man seemed unwilling to accept it.
Because David said,
"You can't force me to try to find someone else ... Wanted you. And I'll keep trying until you fall in love with me."
"You must be kidding me!" chloe, in disbelief of what she heard.
"Chelle! ... I like to joke. But as I said earlier, this time I wasn't kidding" David said.
"Did you remember? 2 years ago, when I asked you to dance with me at Luigi's wedding? At that time, I was sure that I was in love with you....
...But all of a sudden, you're called by someone who told you to go home, even if the party isn't over. To be honest, I was very disappointed....
... Inevitably, I had to refrain from asking you out on a date with me, because you looked happy, saying that she was your lover."
While David brings up the past, Chloe is reminded of her stupidity blinded by her love for Brad.
Had Chloe been able to meet Brad, the man who tricked her, maybe Chloe would have grabbed her long shoulder-length blonde hair, and clawed her pretty handsome face, until it was out of shape again.
"B*jerk!" Without realizing it again, Chloe who was upset with Brad, had let out a swear word from her mouth.
"Ugh?" David was confused.
"I'm sorry ... I thought of my ex-lover" Chloe said, hurriedly explaining.
"Chelle! ... Did you listen to what I said?" david asked, looking like I wanted to be sure.
"Yes, Sir ... I heard everything" Chloe replied, sure.
"I've been waiting for you for 2 years. There's no way you'd think that I would just give up, right?!
... I can certainly wait until you want to be my lover" said David, tightening his grip on Chloe's hand.
"Oh, gosh! ... Please, Sir! ... You're just wasting your time" Chloe said, then gave a rude snort. "Now it's time for you to see another woman!"
"Sin...!" david looked frustrated. "Think about it! ... Please! Don't reject me! ... Give me a chance to prove that I can make you happy!"
Just as David ended his words, Matthew's voice cleared his throat, drawing attention from Chloe and David, simultaneously looking toward the sound.
With Judy helping him walk, Matthew sits down with Judy on the sofa, which is almost opposite David and Chloe.
With one hand, Matthew then grabbed Judy's shoulder sitting beside him, and another hand, holding Judy's hand.
Looking at David and Chloe alternately, the stylish Matthew with Judy, then said,
"You know that Chloe was paid to serve my needs, didn't you?! ... Even if she wants to date, she has to put her job first."
Matthew's words that demean Chloe, it seems directed to David.
"Do you not know your duty? Prepare dinner for us! Now!" matthew continued in a snarling tone of voice, staring intently at Chloe.