Chapter 14 Second Encounter At The Bar (2/2)

After hanging up the phone, Derek walked up to Cherry and Stephen An, his eyes filled with anger.

In her peripheral vision, Cherry saw a person coming towards her. Turning around, she saw that it was Derek.

”Derek, what are you doing here?” Cherry was a bit surprised because Jackson had told her he would go back to the barracks today. In this case, Derek too should be at the barracks. How could he instead turn up here?

Derek did not reply. He stood beside Cherry and stared at Stephen An, his eyes filled with hatred.

”Stephen An, what are your intentions?” Derek said, wrathfully.

Stephen An casually turned his attention to Derek, as if nothing had happened, ”Master Lu, I'm just talking with my friend. Is there anything wrong with that?”

”Stephen An, you should be familiar with Jackson's views. Don't touch anything that belongs to him.” It seemed that Derek was giving him a warning.

Cherry didn't know what they were talking about, at all. Had they met before? Were they old friends? Were they familiar with each other?

Stephen An was a bit irritated with Derek's words. He stood up, gazed at him, and replied in a cold and frightening tone, ”Derek, you should know the reason I am doing this.”

”If there is anything wrong, you can confront Jackson and me. Do not play?your tricks behind our backs.” Derek said.

Cherry vaguely felt that they were talking about her, but she also felt that their words might have a deeper, hidden meaning. She stood up slowly, turned her gaze towards Derek, who was standing beside her, and explained, ”Derek, I'm sitting here and waiting for Emily. And we have exchanged just a few words.”

Derek turned to look at Cherry. Though he wanted to tell her the truth, he didn't have the courage and was afraid Jackson would blame him. ”Sister-in-law, it's not like that, I'm not blaming you, ” he said to Cherry, reluctantly.

”So, are you blaming me?” Stephen An said, out of the blue.

Derek turned his sights on Stephen An, his eyes filled with animosity. There was no doubt that he even wanted to kill him.

His existence was a threat.

”Stephen An, I warn you, do not provoke Jackson.” Derek's anger scared Cherry.

Stephen An's face darkened, as well, ”You are in no position to threaten me.”

”Am I in that position?” A voice said from a distance.

The three simultaneously turned and saw Jackson.

Jackson stepped in front of Derek and Cherry, stared at Stephen An, and the hatred in his eyes was clearly visible.

”Stephen An, do you want me to repeat my question?” Jackson's presence was so strong, that it attracted the attention of many people around them.

Stephen An kept clam, ”Jackson, since you have come here in person, it must mean she holds an important place in your heart.”

Jackson ignored Stephen An's words as the person he cared most about was Cherry. What Stephen An said meant nothing to him.

”Stephen An, you will pay for it if you dare touch her.” Jackson's words sounded more like a command than a warning.

”Jackson, I heard you two met on a blind date, so there is no love between you and Cherry. Right?” What Stephen An said completely annoyed Jackson.

Cherry too was surprised and couldn't help shouting, ”Mr. Stephen!”

Cherry hadn't expected Stephen An would use this fact in his squabble with Jackson. She had told him that she met Jackson on a blind date, but had never imagined that Stephen An would twist the information in this way.