Ice and Fire novel Chapter 135

Jackson didn't say anything. After Stephen glanced at Cherry, he focused his eyes on Jackson again, and said, "Jackson, I would have never thought that you would plan to root me out this time, but you should remember that the grudge between us will last for a lifetime. I returned here to get even with you five years ago, and I won't let you get away with it until one of us is dead!"

With a cold expression on his face, Jackson replied, "Then let's see who'll win out."

Cherry had no idea about what they were talking about. 'Was there a blood feud between them?' she wondered.

Stephen replied with a sneer, and said, "Interesting." A shade of hatred could be seen flowing in his eyes.

After that, Stephen moved his eyes on Cherry, who was standing beside him, and said, "Jackson, I hope that you won't mind if I tell your wife that the Shen Group has gone bankrupt at your command, will you?"

When she heard Stephen's words, Cherry was immediately shocked. She had known that the Shen Group had gone bankrupt, but she hadn't heard that it had been because of Jackson. Had he really done that?

Cherry shook her head and couldn't believe what she just heard. She looked back at Stephen, and asked, "What did you say? Can you say it again?"

Jackson stared at Cherry. No expression could be found on his face, but some worries did arise in his heart, and he was afraid that the distance between his woman and him would now increase even farther than it had been before.

Stephen didn't intend to conceal anything from her, and directly replied, "Cherry, you've already heard me, it's just as I said. The Shen Group's bankruptcy was all because of him. If you don't believe me, you can ask him right now."

Cherry started to tremble uncontrollably, and she cast her eyes on Jackson and looked astonished at him. She then unconsciously said, "No, that's impossible, he wouldn't do such a thing."

Jackson felt his heart ache when he saw Cherry's helplessness. In the past, when she had been mistreated by the Shen household, he had always stayed at her side and held her in his arms, showing her his warmest embrace to console her. Now things were different, and he couldn't even get close to her while she was so desperate in front of him.

Tears streamed down on Cherry's cheeks. She hated everyone of the Shen household who had hurt her deeply, especially Jade Qiao, but Harrison Shen was, after all, her father, and what was he supposed to do after the Shen Group went bankrupt? He was already old, and he had almost instantly lost his Shen Group. According to her knowledge, he didn't even have any other relatives to rely on.

Cherry started to cry and stepped towards Jackson. She looked at him seriously, and asked, "Did you really do that? Did you really force my father to go into bankruptcy?"

"He was never qualified to be your father in the first place. Have you forgotten how he hurt you in the past?" Jackson shouted at Cherry, and thought, 'This stupid woman! Why does she feel sorry for such a bastard like Harrison Shen?'

"He's still my father!" replied Cherry. She pulled Jackson's collar and frantically asked, "Tell me where is he! Where is he now?"

Jackson looked at Cherry but didn't push her away. He didn't know how to answer her when he saw how emotional she was at that moment.

After a few moments, Jackson said, "I don't know."

"Then, why did you destroy the Shen Group? Why?" cried Cherry as she beat on Jackson's chest with her hands.

Jackson couldn't stand it anymore, and as he shook Cherry's hands away, he furiously said, "Because I hate you! I hate all the people that are related to you!"

Cherry fell backwards because of Jackson's strong push, but luckily Stephen quickly walked up to catch her.