Ice and Fire

They went to the bar. Emily arranged a seat in the corner for Cherry, asked her colleague to serve her a few glasses of drinks and then she resumed her work.

Cherry was in the corner, having drinks and looking at the bar, which in the afternoon was largely empty of patrons. She still thought of the scene that had unfolded at noon and was even more confused. Who was that man? What was his relationship with Sally He? Did he know Jackson? What was the relationship between him and Jackson?

When Stephen walked out from the office to check on how his employee were doing, he immediately saw Cherry sitting in the corner. From the worried expression on her face, Stephen knew that she had something on her mind.

Stephen took a deep breath and got ready to greet Cherry. He walked towards her.

Seeing Stephen, Cherry put down the glass, smiled and said, "Hello, Mr An. You've come!"

"Well, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming to my bar? Aren't we friends?" Stephen said, with a smile, and gazed at Cherry fondly.

"Yes, we are. I just sat here for a while and I'll be leaving in a minute, " explained Cherry, hastily.

Stephen asked the waiter to serve two more glasses of drinks.

on her mind. So he asked her, "What's the

to Stephen, but she felt that he had always been nice to her, so it didn't matter if she told him this thing. She thought that Stephen was a

saw Sally He, " said

and asked, "What's

with Emily. It seemed that Sally He was discussing something with that man, and then they left. Emily and

shocked and wondered if

but he did not reveal it. Instead, he remained calm and said to Cherry, "Perhaps she was just with her

it is so simple. I still feel that Sally He is hiding something, but I

her head and was lost in

"Cherry, you must be overthinking

to Stephen and asked, "Didn't you know Sally He before? Do you know her past? What kind of a person is she? What is her

did not want to answer these questions. He knew that Jackson had told her nothing, so it meant that Jackson did not want her to know these things. Then how could he tell her these things? If Jackson found out that

Years ago, I just knew Jackson

tell me, " said Cherry, disappointed. Actually, she had asked Jackson about Sally He the last time,