Chapter 238 Derrick

She peered intently at Leah's face as she waited for her to respond.

"Mrs Parker said…,"

"If you want to work overtime then nobody will stop you but be aware that you are not gonna get paid for it," a lady's cool voice disrupted their conversation.

Almost at the same time, Joanna and Leah shifted their attention to the right where the voice came from.

"I never wanted to ask for extra pay for the excess hour I will be working so you don't have to worry," Joanna replied sternly.

Unlike the gentle tone she used with Leah, the lady standing beside her could sense a bit of hostility in Joanna's tone as she addressed Amelia.

"Also, I am gonna leave the moment the person I am waiting for gets here," Joanna added.

"I never asked you that," Amelia snarled. She spun and walked away from the counter.

"Joanna, there is something I notice about the way you speak to Miss Amelia…,"

"And what's that?" Joanna snapped, sounding very impatient.

"The hostility on your face and voice," Leah responded. "Why are you hostile towards her?... Were you both acquaintances before?" Leah asked the question which has been on her mind.

Though Joanna has been quite sensitive lately, she wasn't stupid to notice the difference between the way Joanna treats her and the way she treats Amelia.

"Leah, I know you care about me and I appreciate that. But mind your business if you don't want me to take out my frustrations on you," Joanna replied with a stern expression.

"I can be quite petty at times. I am saying this for your own good," she added. She shifted her focus back to the glass entrance afterwards.

Leah stared at the face of the lady whom it was so obvious that she was ignoring her.

[She is happy one minute and acts like a total b*tch the next minute. I wonder why she is so weird and complicated. I never knew her to be this way in the past… Were the rumours that she became a totally different person after returning from the dead true?]

She quickly lowered her gaze when Joanna turned to look at her.

…

On a less busy road, a tall handsome guy in a white shirt was seen walking with his hands stuck in his trousers pocket.

He kept on walking with his head lowered. He was some steps away from the big billboard when his sensitive nose picked up a familiar scent.

Instantly he came to a halt and turned to look at his right-hand side where the scent was the strongest.

The guy in a brown long sleeve shirt standing with a lady raised his gaze just in time to see the handsome guy glaring at him.

"Damn! I am fucked up," The guy said, pulling away from the lady in an instant.

"Here you are enjoying yourself after putting me through that embarrassing moment," The handsome guy amplified as he walked into the field where his friend was standing with a girl.

"Derrick, what the hell is going on…,"

"Babe, leave now or you might get hurt," Derrick cut in. He moved back further when the handsome guy got closer.

"You promised you were gonna spend the night with me…,"

"And I promise that I will make it up to you if I survive through the night so just be a good girl and leave now," Derrick said with gritted teeth.

"Huh… I am the fool for believing the words coming out of that darn mouth of yours," the lady said and stomped away.

Derrick waited for the lady to evacuate the field before he brought back his gaze to the angry guy standing not far away.

"So how was your first meeting? It was far better than you imagine right…,"

"How dare you ask me that after the prank you pulled on me huh?" The handsome guy bellowed. He took a step forward only for Derrick to move five steps backwards.

"Ray, you didn't only pretend to be dumb and flirt with her but you also had your bills paid by a rare beauty like her. How better could your first meeting have been if not this…,"

"Hey!" Raymond shouted. He charged forward to grab Derrick.

Having expected this, Derrick slipped away unharmed. He appeared about six steps away from where Raymond stood.

"You think you can run away after embarrassing me today…,"

"There is no need to pretend to hate what I did because I know you love it. Because of what I did you will get the perfect opportunity to meet her again… You should be happy you have a friend who has your best interest at heart," Derrick said with pride.

"You think that making me look stupid in front of her is a perfect opportunity?" Raymond asked fuming.

"If that is what you think then why don't I give you an opportunity to die a less painful death right now," Raymond said coldly. He advanced towards him again but the smart Derrick took to his heels.

..

At the cafe, Joanna waited for Amos to show up but there was no sign of him, not even his shadow.

He didn't return even after the cafe closed. Joanna left the cafe feeling very terrible. She couldn't believe that her plans were still futile although she skipped class just to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Joanna was walking on the bubbling street with her head lowered when suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder.

"Kay!" She blurted without turning to see the face of the one who touched her.

The moment she turned around and got a glimpse of his face, she jumped and hugged him.

His eyes widened as he stood there like a log of wood. For a minute he couldn't react.

"Joan, are you alright?" He asked, lifting his hand to stroke the back of the lady whose grip around his neck was tightening as seconds passed.

When Joanna realised what she had done, in the same manner she hugged him, she pulled away in an instant.

[Damn it! Why did I do that?]

Joanna kept her head lowered after leaving his embrace.

"Do you…,"

"Why didn't you return to the cafe?" Joanna rushed to ask, not allowing him to question her.

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