Ice and Fire novel Chapter 108

"Jackson, you..." cried Stephen. He wanted to rush towards him, but he was stopped by Bobby and had no chance to get close to Jackson.

"What? You want to hit me now?" said Jackson, in an indifferent tone. He seemed to act as if he had nothing to do with what was happening there, and that he was not at all guilty with disturbing the piece in the room.

"Jackson, stop picking on Cherry anymore. She doesn't love you!" suddenly said Stephen, surprising everyone present in the room.

Cherry was even frightened, and wondered how could Stephen ever say such a thing in front of Jackson. Even if she didn't love Jackson, she should have been the one to speak it out, not him.

Jackson's eyebrows knitted, and his eyes filled with hatred and fury.

He then cast a glance at Bobby, who immediately understood what he meant, and directly pulled Stephen aside.

When he saw that Stephen was hit, Wilson wanted to help him, but the man in black immediately grabbed his arm, and didn't allow him to get close to Bobby. The man in black also violently struck Wilson.

When she saw what was happening, Cherry was shellshocked.

"Brother! Stephen!" she shouted. She strode towards Wilson and Stephen, but she was quickly stopped by Jackson.

He fiercely grabbed her shoulders, and stopped her with his body.

Cherry kept resisting him, and she turned her head sideways to see Wilson and Stephen. She kept crying, "Stop it! Please, stop!"

But no one listened to her, and while Jackson remained silent, he seized Cherry even more savagely, stopping her from taking a step further towards her friends.

Cherry felt helpless. When she saw Wilson and Stephen being hit, the only thing that she was able to do was to burst out into tears.

"Please stop it! I beg you!" kept crying Cherry. She didn't know how much time had passed, and she felt that she had almost lost her voice.

When she saw the blood on Stephen's face, Cherry opened her eyes wide, and fretfully begged, "Please, stop hitting Stephen! Please..."

She wanted to escape Jackson's arms, but she was too weak.

She suddenly realized that the man that was hitting Stephen was the same one who had hit John violently. He was very vicious and terrible, and she worried that Stephen would also suffer from the same pain and sufferings as John had.

All of a sudden, Cherry seized Jackson's arms, and hastily said, "Jackson, please, don't do this to them! I beg you! I will do anything you want, but please, stop hitting them and let them go!"

When he saw the river of tears that streamed down from Cherry's face, Jackson didn't feel distressed, but furious. 'How could this woman cry for other men?' he thought. Jealousy was boiling in him and tainting his soul. She was his woman, and how she ever sacrifice herself for other men?

Despite of her cries, Jackson still didn't command his subordinates to stop. His heart was filled with jealousy, envy and rage, and he couldn't understand why his woman would cry for other men.

When she saw that Jackson didn't say a word, Cherry beat on Jackson's chest with her fists, and cried, "Jackson, I beg you! Please, please let them go! Stop the beating! I will do anything you want, okay?"

Her begging finally softened Jackson's heart a little, but he still considered that she had only herself to blame for everything that was happening.

"Stop, " eventually commanded Jackson.

Bobby and the man in black heard his command, and stopped.

When she saw that they stopped, Cherry wanted to run at them, but she was violently seized again by Jackson.

As he looked into Cherry's eyes, word by word, Jackson said, "I'll be waiting for you in the car."

He then let go of Cherry's hand, and walked away.

Cherry clearly knew what Jackson meant with that; he wanted her to go with him.

Bobby and the man in black also followed Jackson out of the private room.

Cherry immediately rushed to Stephen, and squatted to check his wound. Concerned, she hastily asked Stephen, "How are you feeling? Are you okay?"

Stephen shook his hand, and said, "I'm okay, don't worry about me."

She carefully looked at him, and found that there was only some blood around his eyes, but other than, he was fine. She felt a little more relieved, and after she was sure that he was okay, Cherry walked beside Wilson, and apprehensively asked, "Brother, how about you? How do you feel? I'm so sorry for everything, this is all my fault."

Wilson caressed her hair gently, and with a reluctant smile, said, "Silly girl, you did nothing wrong. It wasn't your fault, and anyway, I'm okay."

Cherry lowered her head, without uttering a single word.

Stephen then suddenly asked, "Cherry, will you really go with Jackson now?"

When he heard what Stephen asked, Wilson also started to worry about Cherry. He had also heard what Jackson had asked of her.

Wilson quickly grabbed Cherry's arm, and asked, "Cherry, will you really go with him?"

She pretended to be strong. She raised her head, looked into Wilson's eyes, and with a bitter smile on her lips, said, "Brother, don't worry about me. He wouldn't lay a hand on me."

"But, " started Wilson, but he was quickly stopped by Cherry.

"Brother, he is, after all, Joe's father. I know him, and he wouldn't do anything cruel to me, " said Cherry.

Stephen stood aside, and also didn't know what to say. His heart felt pain, but alas, he was helpless, and could do nothing for her. What he could do was to blame himself for not being strong enough to deal with Jackson and his men.

Cherry then gave her car key to Stephen, asked him to drive her car home, and left the room.

After she walked out of the restaurant, Cherry immediately saw Jackson's car. It was a military vehicle, and when she got closer to it, she could see that Jackson's face was taut with anger.