Cherish Love

ANNE ALEXANDRIA CHLOE's POV

"Serves you right." That's the first thing I heard when I regained my consciousness. I slowly sat up while my right hand is supporting my head. My goodness. I feel like my head is spinning. What's happening?

"Miss, are you okay?" I heard someone asked that made me opened my eyes and I saw the guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere standing close in front of me. My body suddenly moved on it's own as I suddenly moves away from him and saw him looked at me in shock. Well, I am shocked too! Why is he so close to me? W-who is he?

"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to scare you or anything." I heard he said while I'm still looking at him. W-who is he? W-why did he suddenly appeared here? This is an abandoned building, right? Then how did he know that someone is being abducted here? How? Wait, could it be that this is all just a play and all of them are accomplices after all?

"I just want to ask if you're okay?" I heard him asked but I still continue to glare at him while trying to figure out what I should do next if this person suddenly became like those two crazy men a while ago…

"Hey… I'm asking you… Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Do you want me to bring you to the hospital?" This guy asked as he gets closer to me but my body was once again moved on it's own and I suddenly shove his hands that made him look at me in shock.

"No… Don't touch me…" I said as I tried to compose myself and hide my fear. I should not show him nor anyone my weakness because I am a Ramirez. I saw him frowned that made my heart skip a beat. I-is he starting to reveal his true self? That he is also one of their accomplices?

"H-hey… You don't have to be scared of me. I'm here to save you so please calm down, okay? You're trembling." I heard this guy said that made me realize that I am really trembling. I just took a deep breath to calm myself before I turned to look at him. Don't let him think that you're weak, Chloe!

"What do you think of me? A weak heroine?" I asked as I tried to sound like I'm just fine but in reality, I can no longer thing properly! But I think I convinced him on my acting because he suddenly took a deep breath as he took a step backwards.

"Are you for real? I just saved you, okay? I'm actually expecting you to say that you are very thankful that I came at the right moment to save you even though we didn't even know each other but here you are treating me as if I am one of these bastards who harmed you." He said in a sarcastic way that made me frowned. So he's really not one of them? I saw him suddenly look at me again and sighed. Huh?

"Do I really look like one of them?" He asked me in more calm voice.

"I don't care. I don't know you so I don't trust you." I said that made him sighed again.

"Geez. What kind of attitude was that?" He said that made me arched my brows. What? I was about to speak when he suddenly threw his jacket on me.

"Anyways, you should wear that." This guy said. Huh?

"No thanks." I said before I throw it back at him.

"What? Will you please stop being so stubborn?" He asked before he threw his jacket at me once again. What? I am not being stubborn!

"Then leave me already!" I said and without even realizing it… I shouted at him. Oh no… W-what did I just said? I turned to look at him once again and saw him simply looking at me seriously. W-why is he looking at me like that?

"Then what will you do if one of these bastards accomplices came here to get you?" He asked that made me stopped. W-what?

"Can you defend yourself?" He asked again that made me lower down my head. H-he's right… What if they're now searching for us? What if they did find me? W-will I be able to escape again? W-what will happen to me if they find me? My heart almost burst out when I suddenly felt someone put his hands on my right shoulder and when I look at that person… I saw the guy who saves me looking at me with so much worry.

"I'm sorry. I should have not said that." He said that made me shake my head and gave him his jacket.

"I… I really don't need this. I'm sorry..." I said as I gave him his jacket. I heard him sighed as he take his jacket.

"Fine." He said as he wears it. I just closed my eyes and took a deep breath as I calmed myself once again. Everything's fine now, Chloe… Everything's fine now…and it's all thanks to him. I slowly opened my eyes once again and saw him simply standing beside me. He's standing not too close and too far from me as if he's guarding me. This guy… He might be a good person.

"I'm sorry..." I said that made him returned his attention to me.

"It's fine. After all, you wouldn't be in this situation if you are not rich." He said that made me confused. What was that mean?

"What do you mean?" I asked and saw him standing still beside me.

"They abducted you because they want a ransom money, right?" He asked before he looks at me that made me stopped.

"I don't know…" I said that made him confused.

"Why? Then did you offend someone?" He asked that made me shake my head as I returned my attention to him.

"I didn't." I said and that's very impossible! After all, we, the Ramirez should always protect our name and reputation.

"Then what made you think that there's another reason why they abducted you?" He asked once again that made me stopped. I… I don't know…

"I don't know… I really don't know…" I said. I just… I just felt it...but I honestly don't know.

"Okay… I'm sorry… We should leave now or else---ah!" My attention was returned to him once again when I suddenly heard him yelled and fell down on the floor. Oh no!

"Mister!" I said as I get closer to him but I was stopped when I suddenly saw the person who hit him on his hand.

"Y-you… G-get away from him!" He is the guy who kidnapped me and also the guy who tried to save me a while ago!

"Mister!" I said. Oh my gosh! What is he doing?

"What the!? Who are you? Who is this person!?" The guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere asked me...no, he was yelling at me. He looks really mad.

"He---" I said but was interrupted when the guy who kidnapped me suddenly speak.

"G-get away from him… H-he might be one of their a-accomplice." He said that made my attention returned to the guy who's very furious right now.

"Of course not! Don't compare me to these bastards!" The guy who suddenly appeared furiously said to him. Oh no… Are they going to fight?

"Hey, you two stop!" I said that made them look at me seriously.

"Who the hell is he anyway?" The guy who appeared nowhere asked me. I just took a deep breath. How should I explain this?

"He… He's the one who kidnapped me." I said that made the guy who appeared from nowhere looked at me in disbelief. I know that it sounds so weird because he was the one who kidnapped me but---

"What did you just say?" The guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere suddenly said before he suddenly punch him. Oh my gosh!

"No---hey! Stop! You're going to kill him! Stop!!!!" I said but he's still punching him. Oh no… He's already injured, you crazy guy who appeared from nowhere!

"Who command you to do this?" He asked him but he still remained silent.

"Answer me! Who is your master!?" He asked once again but he also still ignores him and this crazy guy who appeared from nowhere was about to punch him again when held his hand and stops him.

"I said stop! You're definitely going to kill him!" I said that made him looked at me that made my heart skip a beat. H-he… H-he's mad...

"What!? So you're defending the person who brought you in this kind of situation!? Are you really nuts!?" He shouted at me that made me tremble.

"N-no… I-it's not like that…" I said as I tried to calm myself.

"H-he also tried to help me." I said that made him confused.

"What?" He asked before he lets him go as he sat down on the floor.

"He was beaten by these two crazy men because he helped me to escape but unfortunately, they were able to chase me…" I said as I returned my attention to this guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere. His eyes… He looks like he's ready to kill someone. His looks are so different from a while ago...that it makes me shiver. I heard him took a deep sighed as he scratches the back of his head.

"C-can I talk to him?" I asked and saw him just sighed.

"Tsk. Do whatever you want." He simply said but obviously, he's irritated before he distance himself to us. Maybe to calm himself first. I just took a deep breath before I started to talk to this guy who kidnapped me.

"Hey… Can you still hear me?" I asked because his eyes are closed while he is leaning his back on the wall.

"That person can still see and hear you." The guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere said. I just sigh once again. He's still irritated.

"Will you please be quiet? I'm talking to him?" I said that made him even more irritated.

"Hey! I'm the one who saved you to these bastards." He said that made me sighed again.

"So what? He also saved me so stop making a fuss, okay?" I said that made him shrugged his shoulders as he turned his back on us.

"Geez. You're unbelievable." He said but I just ignored him and talked to this guy again.

"Anyways, thank you for trying to save me a while ago… I just want to ask you about something so please answer me." I said in a more calm way but this crazy guy who appeared from nowhere suddenly speak once again.

"Wow. You actually thank him even though he is the one who caused you these problems while you treated me as if I am one of these bastards." That guy said that made me just sighed and ignored him. I don't have any strength to argue with him anymore.

"Mister, please tell me… Who's the person behind this?" I asked but he remained silent while he's eyes are still closed.

"Please tell me, mister. I know that you're not really a bad person because you even risked your own life just to save me a while ago so please… Please tell me…" I asked but still...he remained silent. But why? Wait, is he afraid that if he told me everything… His life will be in danger?

"Are you afraid of your own safety?" I asked but still he's not speaking. Why? Why aren't you speaking? Why don't you tell me everything? I was about to speak again when the guy who appeared from nowhere suddenly speak once again.

"What now? You suddenly become a mute? Why aren't you speaking for goodness sake?" He asked seriously as I saw him holding his hand who was just hit by this guy who kidnapped me. Is he okay?

"I won't tell you anything." The guy who kidnapped me suddenly speak that made me returned my attention to him. What? But why?

"Then shall I kill you, instead?" The guy who suddenly appeared from nowhere said as he started to walk closer to us again. W-what!?

"Hey, wait… Stop! What are you two doing!?" I asked as I started to get nervous. No… Please stop...

"I just want to knock this person as well." He said as he finally gets closer to us. No...

"No, please…" I said as I could no longer hold back my tears anymore as they started to flow down in my eyes.

"I'm begging you to stop, mister… Please..." I said. I don't want to see anymore blood so please stop… Please… I'm begging you… Stop...

"F-fine. J-just stop crying, okay? I'm sorry." He said in a more calm way. I just nod and wiped my tears away. No way. I should not have cried in front of these two guys!

"I am not crying." I said as I composed myself.

"You just did, you idiot." I heard he said that made me look at him and stood up. What!?

"What did you just called me!?" I asked and saw him smiled before he shrugged his shoulders.

"Forget it. Anyways, we should go to the nearest hospital now before this person die for real." He said before he walked passed by me and gently helps the guy who kidnapped me to stand up as he wrapped that person's left arm over his shoulders while his other hand is around on that person's waist before we started to walk. This person… He might be a really good person, right?