The Queen of Survival

Chapter Four

Austin dragged me to one of their restaurants. When he told me that his family owns it, I did not believe it. I mean he is talking about the most famous food place in the whole wide world. I have been wanting to ask my brother to bring me there.

As we enter the place, I knew he was telling me the true.

He walks in holding my shoulders, ignoring the queue, and none of the staffs are stopping him. They greet him with a smile as he walks past them. We take the life to the top floor,

"I heard no one is allowed to enter the top floor?" I look at him curiously,

"Ah, you have done your research on our restaurants" he smiles happily, like I made his day.

"Yeah, I guess," I coughed.

"Well, we own this place. We have our family gathering and celebrations here. The top floor is only for our usage," he explains to me.

"Now, you can also come here anytime to eat" he smiles at me as he ruffles my hair, making me glare at him.

I am confused, I am not part of his family. I mean Ramiez is his brother as well. But I am not his sister.

Now I am confused. If Ramiez is not my brother, who is he? How are we related?

Thinking about this is giving me a headache. I will talk to him about this later on. I need to finish the project first. Then I will tell him that I want to look for my family. I should not make Ramiez to take care of me any longer.

"What are you thinking about?" Austin pokes my head with his finger laughing.

"Nothing much" I tell him softly.

"Trust Ramiez. He knows what he is doing" he tilts his head as we received our drinks.

"I do trust him," I answered him right away.

"Tell me about yourself while we wait for our food" he sips his drinks,

"I am 17 years old, I am a university student, I am majoring in Forensic Science, and minoring in business management. I love to cook, and spend time with Ramiez," I share with him.

"You must love Ramiez a lot that you take Business management for him" he laughs. How did he know that Ramiez asked me.

"He asked all our brothers to minor in business regardless of what they major in. Everyone but you and I refused" he said.

"Why did you research our restaurant?" he asks.

"I was going to ask Ramiez to bring me here for a meal. I love food and I heard that this place has the best meals ever" I blushed shyly. I have never shared my love for food except for Ramiez.

"Aww, you love our food. Do share you feedback on the food, so that we can improve them.

"And remember you can come here any time to dine here" he informs.

The food arrived; I order a chicken pasta with white sauce. Austin ordered well-cooked steak, with fries and mashed potatoes on the sides.

"How long have you known Ramiez?" he asked after a few bites.

"For as long as I can remember" I replied after swallowing my food.

"He never once informed you about us?" he asked as he prepares for his next bite.

I shake my head in denial.

"I see," he sighs.

We continue to eat in silent, music was playing softly on the background. My head was running with thoughts related to the project.

"What is your dream job? What do you want to do after graduating?" Austin asks me as we finished our food.

"I am currently interning at the local CSI team; I have taken leave to handle Ramiez's company until he recovers fully" I explain to him.

Ramiez is always my first priority. I will never ever put my dream before him.

"Then why are you not allowing Ramiez to return back when he said he is feeling better now" Austin looks at me with confusion.

"Ramiez, always lies about his health. It is his way of keeping me sane and not worry," I tell him with a small smile.

He hums at my answer thoughtfully.

He opens his mouth to ask me something else, when my phone rang. Looking at the ID I saw it was Nate from my CSI team.

"Sorry, I have to pick up this call, do you mind?" I ask him not forgetting my manners,

"Sure, go ahead, I will be heading to the washroom," he smiles as he gets up to leave.

I answer the call,

"Hi Nate, what's wrong?" I ask him,

"We need your expertise of coding, can you come over to the office tonight? It is super urgent or else I will not be calling you on your leave day" Nate sounded stressed.

He needs my hacking knowledge. Why though? I stopped hacking since I joined the CSI team something is not right. This is the beginning of something, I guess.

"Alright, I will come over tonight to help you guys," I inform him and ended the call.

"You ready to leave?" Austin asks me,

I nodded. We left without paying.

He kept an arm over my shoulder as though he fears I will run away from him.