"I didn't see anyone downstairs, so I thought you didn't get up and planned to make breakfast."
Jackson nodded. "There's everything in the refrigerator. Feel free to cook them."
Sharon nodded. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
"I have to. I not only thank you for letting me use the kitchen but also thank you for yesterday. If it weren't for you, the consequences would definitely be very serious. And I also thank you for taking us in, and even giving us clothes to get changed..."
Jackson chuckled helplessly at Sharon's endless gratitude speech. "The clothes you're wearing are my ex-wife's. Just now, when I suddenly saw your back in the kitchen, I... I thought I saw her."
No wonder when she looked back, she found that Jackson stared at her in a daze. It turned out that he mistook her for his wife.
Sharon asked curiously, "Have you ever married? I really can't tell because you look very young."
Jackson shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nah, I'm no longer young now. I thought hunky boys are very popular nowadays, no?"
Sharon was amused by his humor. "No, you're still quite young. You are more mature and charming than the naive hunky boys."
"You're too kind." Jackson nodded and pointed, "The water in the pot is boiling."
"Oh, I almost forgot..."
Sharon patted her forehead and came to her senses.
Jackson, who was leaning against the door, looked at her with a smile. When he thought of something, his sharp eyes gradually became serious.
Sharon was putting tomatoes into the pot when she suddenly heard the male voice behind her that asked, "You know Shawn Lewis, don't you?"
Sharon's action froze. After a while, she returned to normal and said with a smile, "You mentioned this person to me last time. Why did you mention him again this time?"
"At that time, Shawn wandered to a small town in the south and was taken in by a kind-hearted family. Do you want me to continue?"
A simple remark made Sharon speechless.
It seemed that he had conducted a thorough investigation.
Putting down the spatula in her hand, Sharon turned back, pursed her lips, and begged with a pleading look in her eyes, "Jackson, can I ask you a favor please?"
"You don't want me to tell Stanley about you and Shawn."
Stanley's friends were all elites. Jackson could figure out what Sharon wanted to say before she could elaborate more.
Sharon lowered her eyes and nodded. "Yes."
Jackson frowned and asked, "Why didn't you tell him about it?"
"It's all in the past. He doesn't need to know that."
Even if he had to know, she should be the one who told him about it and not by others.
Sharon thought so in the past. She thought that she would never meet Shawn again in her life, but Shawn found her eventually. If things went on like this, Stanley would know about it sooner or later.
In order to avoid further misunderstanding, she would find an opportunity to tell him about Shawn instead of letting Jackson tell him about it.
Therefore, Sharon could only ask Jackson to keep it a secret for the time being.
Jackson didn't know what she was thinking. He only felt that what she did wasn't right as couples should not keep such a secret from each other. However, he reckoned what she said was right. The past should be gone with the wind.
After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Alright, I won't tell him. It's your call."
Sharon breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Jackson."
After a pause, she was curious again. "Why are you so interested in my business with Shawn?"
So much so that he actually investigated it in private.
Jackson raised his eyebrows. "Because Shawn is not to be trifled with. You are my buddy's wife. Being affiliated with that kind of man will not do you and Stanley good."
"That kind of man?" Sharon didn't quite understand what he meant. "What's wrong with Shawn?"
"He is cruel and shrewd. He is the head of the Lewis Family at such a young age, so it can be seen that his strength can't be underestimated."
The Lewis family's foundation was in the north. It was a large family and a diversified business empire. Besides that, it was extremely complicated as they were involved with the legal world and underworld, so ordinary people dared not provoke them.
Jackson persuaded her sincerely, "Shawn has the real power of the Lewis Family in his hand. He is a dangerous person. You'd better not keep in touch with him in the future."
Sharon was astonished.
Did he say that Shawn was a dangerous person?
It couldn't be!
When they were young, Shawn was a frivolous man. He was as pretentious as he could muster in front of others but when he was alone with her, his true characteristic would be exposed.
If this was his flaw, then he had a lot of merits. He was very kind. He would feed the stray cats and dogs on the street, and if his neighbor needed help, he would offer his hand. There were still many things like this that could prove his kindness.
Nowadays, people were so indifferent, but not him. He would take the initiative to help others and be always warm-hearted.
Sharon did not believe that Jackson had said that such a person was dangerous.
"What are you thinking about?"
Jackson's voice brought her back to her senses.
Sharon pursed her lips and couldn't help saying good things about Shawn, "Jackson, I have known Shawn for four years. He is not the kind of person you said. He may be a little aggressive, but he is not a bad person."
Jackson's expression suddenly darkened. "Miss Cruz, I don't want to interfere with the matter between you and Shawn, but I only have one piece of advice for you. Stanley is sincere to you. Please don't hurt him."
Sharon smiled bitterly. "Really? He is sincere to Rebecca, isn't he?"
She had self- awareness and would not wishfully think that Stanley had her in his heart simply because he drew himself closer to her.
She could also see that every time Rebecca was mentioned, Stanley would overreact. If he didn't love her, how could he have emotional fluctuations?
Jackson pursed his lips and remained silent.
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