Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Isabella's pov;

"Why did you call me here?" I asked Jeremy who was standing in front of me looking here and there. Why does he look suspicious?

While i was taking a break, Jeremy called me and asked me to come outside the restaurant and said he wanted to ask something.

Jeremy didn't answer and looked around the place.

I shook him and asked, "What is it?"

"My dad told me to inform you that he wanted to meet you."

"Me?"

"Yes, he heard that your restaurant is going well so he wanted to greet you I guess."

"Okay, inform him that I'll see him tomorrow. I have work today."

"He hates when people postpone things."

"Seriously? I said I have work today. I'm not postponing just because I'm drunk, okay? Tell him I'll go and meet him tomorrow." And walked inside my restaurant.

In the lunch time,

"I'll be back in a few minutes."

"Are you going to eat out again?" Mike asked me while I was removing my apron.

"I just ate my lunch with you not more than a few minutes ago. How do you think I can eat outside with this stomach full?"

"Then, where are you leaving? We're going to open in a few minutes."

"I'll be back in a jiffy." And left the restaurant.

At Tales Street, I went to Jeremy's father's diner.

I walked in and headed to the general manager's office. When i entered the office, i saw Jeremy in the general managers seat.

"You said you're meeting him tomorrow. Why are you here?"

"This is my breaktime."

"But he's not here."

"Where is he then?"

"In his office."

"Where is it?"

"I'll give you an address. Wait, can I take you there?"

"Sounds better."

"Okay, come with me."

Jeremy was starting a bike in front of me and asked, "Haven't you seen a bike before?"

"Are we going in this?"

He nodded and said, "Hop on."

"I never travelled by bike."

"It's not hard."

He made me sit on the bike and said, "Hold onto me tightly."

I held the handle behind me and said, "It's fine."

"Your wish."

Suddenly, the bike jerked which made me fall on him and I hugged him from behind because of the impact.

"I don't drive slowly so hold onto me tightly."

I held onto him tightly as he said and he started the bike. Woah! He really is riding fast. It feels like I'm riding a racing bike.

"What if we get caught by the policeman?"

"They won't."

"How can you be so sure of that?"

"Because my dad is one of the elite people so they won't catch us. Even if they did, they'll let us go."

Elite having a diner in a crooked street?

After a while, he stopped in front of the building which looked taller than a mall.

"You can let go of my waist. We're here."

I took off my hands and got down from his bike and looked at the building and asked, "Does your father work here?"

"No, he owns the building." And walked before me. He held my hand and said, "Come on, let's get in." And walked me inside the building.

After so many floors, we came to Jeremy's father's office room with the help of an elevator.

"Do you like it?"

I nodded while looking around the place while walking beside him.

Jeremy opened the door and walked in and asked me to get in. When I entered the office, I saw a guy in forties speaking on a phone. He looked cool in his suit despite his age.

Jeremy asked me to take the seat and walked over to his father and told me about me. Jeremy's father turned and looked at me. I stood and greeted him.

He introduced himself, "I'm Jayden Williams. I'm happy to see you."

"It's my pleasure, Sir."

"I heard about your restaurant. I like the way you advertise and attract people to your restaurant. You have talent."

"Thank you, Sir."

Mr Williams turned to Jeremy and said, "Why are you still here? Can't you see that I'm having a conversation here? Leave the office."

Jeremy took a seat beside me and said, "I'm the one who brought her here so I'm the one who have to take here back."

"Wait outside."

"I'm not a delivery guy. I'm your son. Why are you chasing me out?"

They two had converse like they're in some kind of fight between them.

I said, "Thank you for your wishes, Sir. I wonder why you have a restaurant in that place while you have an entire building in your name, Sir."

"Because I always wanted to open a restaurant. It wasn't my dream though. You can say it was under my bucket list."

I nodded while he was talking about his restaurant.

In the middle of the conversation, Jeremy said, "Let's go. It looks like he's going to talk with you for the whole day."

Jeremy told his father, "She came to visit you during her break. The break would have been over by now so I'll take her back with me. Bella, stand up."

I looked at both of them being confused. Mr Williams said, "Go with him. Let's talk later."

"Yes, Sir."

Jeremy dropped me in front of the restaurant and said, "Your hair was all messy." And tried to correct it.

"It's because of someone who drives the bike like a maniac."

"Did you just call me a maniac?"

"Yes! I did!"

He got down from his bike and tickled me which made me laugh out loud and said, "Stop! It's ticklish…. Hahaha…. Stop it!..."

"What's going on here?" I heard Mr Martinez's voice coming from behind.

I turned and saw Mr Martinez standing in front of me, "Mr Martinez, when did you come?"

Jeremy, "Hey, I'll get going. There's no one at the restaurant. Bye."

He left on his bike.

Mr Martinez, "You weren't in the restaurant when I came. I waited for you but you didn't show up for the whole 30 minutes. I gave up and tried to leave but you're coming to a restaurant with a guy on his bike. You didn't have time to eat with me but now do you have so much free time to roam around with him?"

"Are you drunk, Mr Martinez?"

He came closer and asked, "Do I look like I'm drunk? I don't have to get drunk to speak out of my mind. I can speak while I'm not drunk. I'm not scared of anyone or anything."

"Let's go in and talk."

I tried to hold his hand but he snapped and said, "I have a meeting to attend. I don't have free time like you."

"Why are you fighting with me?"

He didn't give a response and walked past me. I walked after him and shouted, "Are you mad that i didn't spend time with you or are you mad seeing me with another guy?"

He stopped in front of his car and said, "Both." And got into his car.

I walked over to his car and tapped on the window to lower down.

"What do you want?" He asked without looking at me.

"I want to move out of the house."

He looked at me and asked, "If you want to leave, you can. No one is stopping you."

"I said that to get your attention. I didn't mean it."

"Isabella, you can leave whenever you want." And left in his car.

Without my knowledge, tears began rolling down my cheeks.

"Bella…" I heard Mike's voice from behind.

I wiped my tears and gave him the keys and said, "Lock the restaurant after everyone left." And started running towards the direction in which Mr Martinez's car went.

After a while, I saw his car standing in the middle of the traffic so I ran to his car.

I tapped on his window while breathing heavily, he opened the door and got out of the car and asked me, "Did you run all the way here? Are you crazy?"

"Give me your hand." Said in between my irregular breathing.

"What?" And showed me his hand.

"Just give me your hand."

I took the keys from the pocket and placed it in his hands and said, "I'm moving out right now."

When I was about to leave, Mr Martinez grabbed my hand and asked, "What?"

I shouted in the middle of the road, "I can't do this anymore. I'm tired. I'm tired of explaining things to you, Mr Martinez!"

"Isabella…"

People who were stuck in traffic shouted, "The signal turned green and the vehicle's are moving. Move over and fight somewhere."

I came to the pavement and started walking.

Someone hugged me from behind. With the warmth of the hug, I figured out that it was Mr Martinez.

I removed his hands and asked, "What do you want from me?"

He gave me the keys and asked, "Where would you stay if you gave me the keys?"

"I can stay anywhere. That's my worry. You don't have to act like you care for me."

"Are you stupid?"

"Yes! I am! Now, leave me alone."

When I started to walk, Mr Martinez grabbed my hand and said, "I won't let you go."

"You're the one who asked me to move out now you're the one not allowing me to leave. What do you want me to do?"

"Come with me."

"No."

He grabbed my hand and said, "Don't act like a stupid and come with me."

I tried to remove his hand while saying, "Let me go!"

"No, I won't!"

I squatted on the pavement and shouted, "LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" which made some people look at us.