Man, what's wrong with you? novel Chapter 28

Chester frowned at the two empty seats beside him.

He noticed that Sherry had been gone for a long time, while on his other side, Jeremy's seat was also notably empty.

He couldn't ignore the worry in his gut, so he stood up and walked out of the room, looking around for the two of them.

However, he was surprised to see Jeremy smirking at him, as he walked towards the washroom.

He looked the same as before, but now, he seemed like his mood had been lifted and a smug smile was firmly on his face.

Chester was about to greet him, but he was surprised for the second time when he saw the woman who was walking behind Jeremy.

Sherry stared at Chester with wide eyes, surprised that he came out after them. She smiled and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Gu."

Chester's eyes narrowed in suspicion, and he noticed that lips were slightly red and swollen, her hair was a little messy, and there was a lingering embarrassment in her expression.

He glanced at Jeremy once more, and the smug look on the man's face suddenly made sense.

He understood then why the two of them took so long to return.

"Sherry, get ready now. We are going back to the company." He had a small frown on his face, and he failed to mask the disapproval in his voice, so it sounded lower and colder than usual.

But Sherry seemed lost in a daze and didn't realize it.

She nodded, watching helplessly, as Chester walked into the washroom.

She was about to go back when Jeremy rudely pulled her back and said,

"As for that resignation, you'd better do it as soon as possible."

"No way!" Sherry pouted in irritation and rolled her eyes at him.

Jeremy‘s face darkened, but he couldn't do anything more, and he finally let her pass in case anyone else noticed their disappearance.

After the lunch, Chester and Sherry walked out of the hotel together, while Jeremy walked behind them. He could only watch like an outsider, as they walked side by side, and when he looked at Chester, he felt inexplicably disgusted.

"Mr. Ou, we are going first," Chester said to Jeremy when they were ready to leave.

Jeremy nodded at him, and then he cast a casual look at Sherry and replied, "Go ahead."

Beisy opened the car door for Sherry and Chester, said goodbye to Jeremy, and got into the car.

The Land Rover roared away and left Jeremy standing at the gate of the hotel, but he didn't take his eyes off the car until it was just a dark spot on the horizon.

Even when it was gone, he still stood there, feeling bereft, until Barry called his attention from his own vehicle and opened the rear door for him.

"Sir," he called out in greeting, but he immediately noticed that his boss wasn't in a good mood. Since he didn't follow his boss into the hotel, he didn't know what had happened inside, but it was pretty impossible not to notice when it looked like his boss wanted to kill someone.

Meanwhile, inside Chester's car, the atmosphere was filled with tension.

"Sherry, do you know Jeremy?" Chester asked casually like he was just asking carelessly, but the truth was that he was dying of curiosity, and his eyes studied Sherry's reaction carefully.

It was subtle, but he saw how Sherry stiffened minutely and bit her lip in hesitation.

Sherry knew that if she said that she didn't know him, it would be more suspicious, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Yes. Jeremy also graduated from H University, so we've met in the past," Sherry answered vaguely.

"He is a playboy, who is often surrounded by countless women. No woman can stay with him for a long time," Chester told her sagely.

'I know,' she thought. But, of course, she couldn't say that, or he'd know that something was up.

"So, don't get too close to him. He'll just cause problems for you," Chester continued, unaware of the thoughts that were going through Sherry's mind at that moment.

Meanwhile, Sherry was surprised by Chester's concern, and she turned her head to look at Chester. The afternoon sun shone through the car window and cast his face in a deep yellow-orange light, which outlined the perfect features of his face.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she thought Chester was quite caring.

"I understand," she answered shortly.

It seemed that Chester was not satisfied by her answer, as he continued after a few seconds of silence, "He is a lady-killer, and he will just cheat on you."

"Yes, I see. Thank you for your warning," said Sherry, nodding

It was almost funny because Chester didn't know it, but Sherry was well aware of this.

'No one knows him better than me over the years,' she thought bitterly.

She arrived at her office just as lunch break finished, and Maggie asked immediately, "Why didn't I see you when we were having lunch, Sherry?"

"A friend of mine came to look for me just now, and we chatted for a bit, but when I went out, I couldn't find you anymore. But I managed by myself, don't worry."

She didn't dare to tell them that she went out to have lunch with Chester. After all, the women in the office loved to gossip, and she didn't want to be declared as gossip fodder on her first day.

"The company has a canteen downstairs, so you can go there to eat." Maggie smiled warmly at her, so Sherry smiled back politely and said,

"Okay, thank you."

"Well, let's get to work!"