The General Who Hates Me

"Hi," May greeted Riley and Cobra when she visited them at the military headquarters .  

"Look, I brought you guys something to eat…" she said, smiling as she opened each lunchbox . Cobra excitedly sat at the dining table and said, "Thank you, miss May . Riley, come here . . . "

Cobra was not used to Riley acting so bashful in the presence of a woman, especially one in particular; one who was standing in front of him right now . "What the heck is wrong with this blabbermouth now?" he wanted to say that out loud but shook his head instead .

All of them were startled by the sudden opening of the door . "Miss May…" John murmured as he was looking at the lunch boxes May had brought and his facial muscles flinched .

He could not explain it well, but he felt something was weird about May . He heard that one of these two men had saved her in the s.h.i.+p, so he looked at them in a scrutinizing manner as he a.s.sessed each of them attentively . It couldn"t be the older one, who looked old enough to be her uncle . So it must be this young one, the one with a feminine look and soft facial features . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .

"Oh, hi John, what are you doing here?" asked May plainly as she prepared the dining table . Both Cobra and Riley were looking at John with questioning eyes .
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John scratched his head and quickly answered, "I heard one of them saved you, so I wanted to meet him and thank him… By the way, my name is John . I"m one of Mrs . Lim"s bodyguards and I"m pretty close to Mrs . Lim"s friends, including miss May here . "

John extended his hand for a handshake which Cobra accepted as he mentioned his name .

Riley gave him a nod and said, "I"m Riley . " His mouth twisted when he felt the exaggeratedly tight handshake that John gave him before he let his hand go . "What is wrong with this dude?" he frowned but did not bother to ponder further .  

May"s eyes brightened as she proudly narrated Riley"s tale of heroism when he saved her from a flying bullet . And she followed it up with a dramatic hand gesture as she goaded, "I"m sure you are no match for him, John . He is really good and fast, like those that we usually see in Kung Fu movies…" 

John"s face darkened as he glared at Riley and said, "I doubt that . Maybe we should give him the chance to prove it some other time if he could truly be my match…"

May burst out with laughter as she said in a derisive manner, "John, please… Let"s stop that arrogance, I"m telling you he"s really good . " Then she gestured for him to sit with them as she added, "Since you"re already here, why don"t you come and eat with us? Come, let"s all eat together . I prepared enough food…"

Riley was feeling uncomfortable with the look that this man called John was throwing him every now and then, especially when Miss May would particularly take good care of him by putting some food on his plate .

But he felt really touched by her gesture and murmured, "Thank you . " It was the first time he was treated this kindly, so he unconsciously stared at May with admiration . His stare was interrupted by John when he was suddenly coughing heavily as if he was choking .  

May quickly handed John a gla.s.s of water as she patted his back and shook her head, "Tsk tsk tsk, John… I know my cooking is that good, but you should still slow down when you eat it . " Then she turned her head to Riley and smiled sweetly as she said, "This is why you should eat your food carefully . Otherwise, you"ll get indigestion or you could choke like this . " 

John saw that and his nostrils flared up from jealousy . "Uhm, how long will the two of you stay here at the headquarters?" he asked, trying to get Riley"s attention on him and away from May .

"Until the investigation is finished, according to Field Marshal Chan," Cobra answered instead . Riley and him had both been staying in a safe house inside the military base .

"What are your plans after this is all over?" May asked both of them, out of curiosity, but she looked at Riley particularly . She was more interested in hearing Riley"s plan .

"I would like to join the Military and Field Marshal Chan has encouraged me to do so, regardless of my age . He said age doesn"t matter . Only my pa.s.sion to serve the country does," Cobra explained, to which May and John nodded in agreement .

May looked at Riley, smiling as she asked, "What about you Riley? What are your plans once you"re released?"

Riley was fl.u.s.tered when May stared at him intently . He was blus.h.i.+ng when he answered, "I don"t know yet . I don"t have anyone or anything to return to . I will just look for a decent job and start a new life…"

May"s eyes suddenly brightened as she suggested, "Then you should work for me!"

"Huh?" Riley and John exclaimed in chorus .

"Yeah… Work for me! I need a bodyguard!" May exclaimed in excitement . Well, she had been receiving some anonymous threats since around two weeks ago . So she was already looking to hire a bodyguard, anyway . So, why not just hire Riley, who had already proven himself to be capable of protecting her because he had once saved her? 

"NO!" John suddenly shouted . All eyes were now on him, totally bewildered . John cleared his throat as he was trying to explain himself, "I mean, being a bodyguard can be quite tough and it requires a lot of training . Riley surely doesn"t have any experience and the right training . So I think it won"t be practical to get Riley to be your bodyguard all of a sudden . "

May"s eyebrows furrowed at John and rebuked, "I saw how he fought . And he has saved me before . So I know who I"m hiring . I don"t think the right training or whatever is required as long as he could protect me . That would be enough for me . "

Riley looked at May with adoration .

John looked at May in full disbelief .

Cobra looked at Riley, May, and John knowingly . He then shook his head . He only had two words to describe this situation… 

And it included the word "Triangle"…