Cherish Love

ANNE ALEXANDRIA CHLOE's POV

We are now on the way to the restaurant owned by the famous Richmond Family. Was that name sound familiar to everyone of you? It should be because it is sister Lily's family business! 'Monde de Amore Restaurant' is a French Italian Restaurant which means 'World of Love'. Isn't it the name looks so beautiful and fancy? Anyways, I couldn't help myself to look at Dylan once again who was silently driving here beside me. Yes, that's right. He is the one who's driving right now because he doesn't want Isaiah to come with us for I don't know what reason. Sometimes I really find Dylan hard to understand but come to think of it, Dylan has been silent the whole time since he answered that call but I wonder what that person told him to make him become like this… He is obviously in a bad mood right now.

"Is there something on my face, Chloe?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked me that brought me back in my senses. W-what?

"No." I said simply before I divert my attention to him and look outside the window. My goodness… That really shocked me. I didn't notice that I have been staring at him for that long already…

"Then why are you staring at me like that?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked me while taking a short glance at me. I couldn't stop myself from sighing before looking back at him and saw him focusing on driving.

"I was just curious about something…" I said that made him just nod before he stops the car when the traffic light turns green.

"So… Are you really curious about something or about me?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked that surprised me. How did he know that I was thinking about him?

"What made you think that?" I asked because I'm in the mood to tease him right now. Hehehe. Let's see what will he say and react. Hahaha!

"Because you've been staring at me for quite a long time already or could it be that you're starting to fall in love with me now?" I heard Dylan suddenly said that made my eyes grew wider as I saw him smiling playfully at me while still looking at me gently leaning on the steering wheel. What!?

"In your dreams, Dylan La Flair!" I said that made him laughed. Oh geez. Seriously? What made him think that? I was about to speak once again when his phone started ringing again. I saw him looked at his phone first before he rejected the call. Huh?

"Hey, why didn't you answer it?" I asked as I saw his expression suddenly changed. What's wrong with him? I saw him took a deep sighed first before looking back at me.

"Because I don't want to answer it." I heard Dylan suddenly said that surprised me. Oh.. Am I really talking to Dylan right now?.

"Oh wow… This is new." I said out of the blue while still looking at him that made him furrowed his brows before returning his attention on the road when the traffic light turns red once again.

"What do you mean?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked as he started driving again. He sounds really serious right now...

"You know… This is the first time I have seen you act so stubborn like this…" I honestly told him that made him took a short glance at me before returning his attention on the road.

"And you also look so annoyed just now which is not the usual you..." I said directly at him before I returned my attention to the road. I know that we've known each other not too long but being with him for many months already… This is really the first time I have seen him so annoyed like this.

"I thought there's a rule written in our contract that we should not meddle with each other's personal affairs?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked seriously while still focused on driving. Oh, he remembered that?

"Why? I just want to know why you are acting like this… It's not as if I'm asking you who called you or what did that person do to you for you to reject his or her call…" I said seriously without even looking at him. Geez. He's starting to annoy me. My attention was suddenly diverted when I heard him sighed. What's with that?

"You're unbelievable..." I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me turn to look at him.

"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion.

"You can just simply say directly to me that you are concerned with me that's why you want to know what's happening to me, you know…" I heard Dylan suddenly said that made my eyes grew wider once again. W-what!?

"I am not concerned with you! I'm just curious about it!" I said that made him just laughed while still driving. Geez. What's with this guy? Is he a bipolar?

"Okay, fine…" I heard Dylan suddenly said after he finally calms down. He really looks happy, huh.

"So what happened?" I asked once again while looking outside the window.

"That person is my first love." I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me stopped as I returned my attention to him. What?

"Your first love? You have one?" I asked that made him furrowed his brows before I saw him took a short glance...no, glares at me before he returns his attention on the road. Hahaha!

"What do you think of me? You crazy girl…" I heard Dylan said in annoyance. Hahaha! But seriously… I was joking, you know… Because I'm sure that this person already fallen in love in the past based on how he acts as my boyfriend, especially in front of my parents.

"I was just joking. Don't be too serious, okay?" I said as I tried to calm him down because he really look so irritated right now. Hehehe. I think I should stop teasing him already. I saw him took a deep breath before he stops the car.

"We're here." I heard Dylan said. Oh, I didn't notice that we're here already.

"Let's go." I heard Dylan said as we unbuckled our seatbelts.

"Okay…" I said before we both went out of the car and entered the restaurant. Oh, the restaurant is still the same as ever. As expected of one of the world's best restaurants.

"Chloe! Dylan!" Our attention was suddenly diverted when I heard a very familiar voice. Wait, that's...

"Sister Lily! What are you doing here? I thought you're at school right now…" I said excitedly as we finally reached her spot. Oh my gosh! I didn't expect her to see here right now.

"Yes, I am but our class ended earlier than expected and I also heard from Charles that you two will be going here today, that's why I'm now here right now… Hello there, Dylan." I heard sister Lily said as I greeted her with a hug.

"Hi there, Lily. It's been a long time." I heard Dylan greeted sister Lily as well.

"Yes, it is. By the way, let's go now?" I heard sister Lily said that surprised me. What?

"You're going to accompany us, sister Lily?" I asked in disbelief as I saw her simply just nod. Really!?

"Of course, Chloe. That's why I am here, remember?" I heard sister Lily said that made me hugged her once again.

"Oh my! Thank you so much, sister Lily!" I said with so much excitement. Oh my gosh! I really didn't expect this!

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"So have you two already decided, Chloe and Dylan?" I heard sister Lily asked after we finally tasted all the food here. Hmmm…? Actually, everything tastes so delicious… No, it's actually beyond my expectation but I can't choose everything so… I'm getting a hard time deciding on what should we choose.

"What do you think of 'Arancini' and 'Buffalo Cauliflower', Dylan?" I asked him while we're looking at the dishes that we tasted just now. Everything tastes delicious so it's really hard for me to choose from all of these.

"That's fine with me but how about we also add this one?" I heard Dylan said while pointed out the Creamy Garlic Broccoli. Oh...

"Creamy Garlic Broccoli… Oh, yes. You're right. That taste delicious as well." I said while nodding my head. This is why I love italian cuisines because they are more on veggies which is my favorite.

"Okay, I'll take note of that." I heard sister Lily said while nodding her head and type it on her tablet.

"I also like baked 'Mostaccioli'." I said when my eyes suddenly saw that dish. Oh no. I almost forgot that!

"Yes, me too." I heard Dylan agreed with me as well.

"And also the 'Chicken Parmigiana'!" I said excitedly that made all the people here chuckled as well as sister Lily and Dylan. Oh, I suddenly got hyped up. Hehehe.

"Yeah, I agree with you." I heard Dylan said as he agreed with me as well.

"Oh, looks like you two really know each other so well." We heard sister Lily said that made the both of us turn to look at her and saw her smiling at us.

"Is that so, sister Lily?" I asked that made her just nod while still smiling at me. Hmmm…? Maybe because we are friends and not a real couple, I guess? My attention was suddenly diverted when I suddenly felt Dylan tapped my shoulder.

"How about this, Chloe? For those people who likes salads." I heard Dylan asked that made me turned to look at the salad that he's pointing at. Oh...

"Yes, we can have that as well." I said as I agree with him.

"How about the steak, Chloe?" Dylan asked once again that made me stopped. Oh about that...

"About that… I was torn between 'Hand Cut Ribeye' and 'New York Strip Steak'…" I said while still thinking what I should choose. I wonder what's best between these two? Hmmm…? It's just the same steak but why can't I choose one? Huhuhu. This is hard.

"Hmmm… For me, I think I'll choose the 'Hand Cut Ribeye' Steak, Chloe." I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me just nod.

"Okay, I'll support you with that." I said that made him furrowed his brows. Why? What's with that?

"What was that supposed to mean?" I heard Dylan asked in confusion. Huh? I didn't mean anything, you know. I was about to speak when we suddenly heard sister Lily suddenly speaks.

"Hahaha! You two are really cute." Sister Lily said as she chuckled that made the two of us look at each other as we both took a deep sighed.

"Sister Lily…" I said that made her stopped from laughing before she look at us seriously but still smiling. Hmmm…? Sister Lily?

"I just wished that Charles is also like this when we were preparing for our wedding before." I heard sister Lily said in a very low voice that made Dylan and I looked at each other. Oh no...

"Sister Lily…" I said as I returned my attention to her. I know that brother marries her because of my sake just like what brother told dad before but… I'm still wondering why brother can't love her after all these years that they have been together… Could it be that there is someone in my brother's heart already?

"But past is past already and Charles has been a great husband to me." Sister Lily said before she smiled at us as if she didn't say anything. I couldn't help myself but sighed. I really pity sister Lily because I know that she loves my brother but unfortunately… Brother still doesn't love her.

Our meeting with sister Lily ended and because sister Lily suddenly receives a phone call from her dad that's why she has to stay there for a while. We are now at the car while Dylan just started the engine.

"What's wrong with you? You've been silent since a while ago that it scares me." I heard Dylan said that made me just sighed. Here he goes again...

"I'm not going to commit suicide so stop worrying already." I said because I'm in a mood to argue with him now.

"Then what's on your mind right now?" I heard Dylan asked me once again. I just took a deep sigh because I know that he will not stop asking me until I tell him..

"I just can't understand why my brother is acting like that." I said that made him turned to look at me in confusion.

"Sister Lily loves him but why can't he love her back as well?" I asked because I really don't understand my own brother. Sister Lily is a great girl so why can't he---

"Then can you love me?" Dylan suddenly asked that made me turn to look at him in shock. W-what?

"W-what? W-what's with that?" I asked while my heart starts to beat so fast. What's with that crazy question? Is he insane? I saw him took a deep sigh first before he took a glance at me as I saw him looked at me seriously.

"Then that's the answer to your question, Chloe." Dylan said seriously before he started driving. Wait… Could it be mean that… Brother already has someone he loves?