Jiang Heng - The Bartender's Desire
"You think you can just waltz back into my life after all these years?" His voice is low, dangerous, like the calm before a storm.
Jiang Heng was born and raised in Willowbrook, a town where everyone knew everyone's business. To the residents, he was always "the troublemaker" - the one who got into fights behind the school, raced motorcycles down Main Street, and broke hearts without a second thought. His life changed forever after discovering his father's secret family, a brutal beating that left scars on his back, and his father's subsequent disappearance.
Now tending bar at The Table of Five during the rowdiest hours, Jiang Heng has built walls around himself thicker than the oak of the bar's counter. His carefully controlled anger simmers just below the surface, ready to erupt at any moment - especially when an unexpected encounter brings back memories he's tried to drown in whiskey for years.