Ice and Fire novel Chapter 40

However, Cherry was surprised by Jackson's response.

"Cherry Shen, " Jackson shouted, his angry eyes staring at Cherry, "If you sue her, it won't end well for you!"

At that moment, Cherry's heart broke.

Cherry walked back a few steps. Was this the real Jackson? He would risk everything for the one he cared and loved. Was it for relieving Sally He's guilt that Jackson had shielded Cherry from the knife?

Jackson looked at Cherry. He wanted to tell her that he did love her, but he didn't want Sally He to get hurt. Sally He had lost her parents and had a hard time all these years. What Jackson wanted was to stop her from more hardship.

Cherry stood there, stunned. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Just a few hours ago, this was the man who had protected her. Now, it was also the same man who had hurt her to protect another woman.

A fleeting thought occurred to Sally He when she saw this scene. She ran towards Jackson, held his hand and pretended that they were intimate. She was delighted deep in her heart. She thought, 'Jackson still loves me. He must still love me in his heart.'

As for Jackson, he kept staring at Cherry. He wanted to tell her that he hadn't meant those words.

After a while, Cherry felt that her legs were numb. She did not look at Jackson. She thought everything had ended and the man in front of her indeed did not belong to her.

Cherry slowly walked out of the ward.

Wandering around on the streets, Cherry did not want to go back home, which was now a mess because of Sally He. Would it make any sense even if Jackson came back?

But where should Cherry go? Where could she go? She couldn't go back to the Shen house. Where else could she go?

Ultimately, Cherry could rely only on one person.

Cherry did not utter a word after she reached Emily's house. She just curled up on the sofa, hands tightly holding her legs.

Holding a bowl of porridge, Emily looked at Cherry with worry, "Cherry, come and have some porridge."

Cherry kept silent and shook her head.

Emily knew her well, and watching Cherry so depressed, she did not want to force her.

"Cherry, you don't need to do this, do you?" Emily sighed and continued, "Before you married Jackson, you must have realized that he surely loved someone else deep in his heart."

Cherry didn't say anything.

"Alas, I was worried that you wouldn't love anyone else after you broke up with John. I did not expect you would fall in love with Jackson, " Emily said. Why was Cherry's life so hard?

"Emily, I'm very tired. I'm really very tired, " Cherry said, finally. Tears rolled down her face the moment she started speaking.

Emily felt her heart ache when she looked at Cherry's tears. She wiped away her tears and tried to comfort her, "Cherry, come on. Don't cry, don't cry."

Emily's comforting warmed Cherry's heart. It made her cry louder.

Emily thought it might be better for Cherry to keep crying till she had let out all her pent up feelings.

Finally, Cherry was too tired to cry any more. She fell asleep on the sofa. Emily put a blanket on Cherry and let her rest on the sofa.

After taking care of his wound in the hospital, Jackson ordered Derek to drive him home.

Derek was puzzled. He did not dare ask, because he saw Jackson was angry.

"Hire a housekeeper to look after Sally, " Jackson said, while in the car.

Derek was a bit surprised, but he did not show it as he was driving, "So you won't take care of her, will you?"

Derek regretted it the moment he asked that question. He was so stupid to ask such a question!

"I will only take care of your sister-in-law, " said Jackson, with determination. Jackson wondered where Cherry was now. She really worried him.

"But Sally, " continued Derek, "Will she agree?"

Looking outside the window of the car, Jackson said, in a depressed tone, "She can't do anything about it even if she disagrees."

Derek did not say anything more. He knew Jackson was suffering. He could let go of neither of them, for one was his wife while the other had once been his favorite. It was hard for him to make such decision.

Suddenly, something occurred to Derek. He asked when Jackson wasn't that angry, "Well, do we still need to spy on Cherry? If Cherry finds out, you..."

Jackson thought for a while and said, "Let the man keep stalking her."

It was clear that Derek had to carry out Jackson's order.

They arrived at the house. Jackson rushed out of the car and ran inside, only to find out that Cherry was not at home.

Jackson was angry and disregarded the severe pain on his back caused by his running. He was thinking only about Cherry.

"Jackson. What should we do? Cherry is staying somewhere else." Derek was worried.

"Find out where she is. Even if you have to go through the whole city, find her, " Jackson frowned.

"Got it. I'll go and do it now." Then Derek turned around and walked away.

Jackson sat on the sofa, feeling wooden. His heart was aching. Where are you, Cherry?

Andrew returned to the military's residential compound. He kept thinking of what had happened to Jackson, and realized that Jackson may not be the only reason for Sally He's return. Things appeared more complicated.