Ice and Fire novel Chapter 180

Suddenly, Wilson looked at Jackson, and his eyes sparked with anger.

He then walked up to him, grabbed him by his collar and stared deep into his eyes. He said, "If you can't take care of them, then at least don't hurt them!"

Jackson looked at Wilson but didn't reply. Although he had never allowed anyone to lecture him, Wilson was Cherry's brother, and he thought that he should swallow this one for Cherry and his son, who was still in the emergency room.

Wilson stopped speaking when he saw how Jackson was looking at him, because he knew his temperament.

He let him go and then turned around and walked back to Cherry. The most important thing for him was to keep her company and support her during those awful moments.

Then, the emergency room's door finally opened and a doctor came out through it.

Cherry then rushed to the doctor, and after she grabbed his arm, she desperately asked him, "Doctor, how is my son?"

The doctor looked at Cherry and then Jackson, and nodded to greet him. He then told her, "Mrs. Cherry, your kid is fine, there's no need to be worried. He just bruised his head a little, and we have already taken care of it. You are free to go in and see him now."

After hearing what the doctor said, Cherry quickly ran inside to see Joe, and Wilson and Selina quickly followed from behind.

After that, the doctor walked up to Jackson.

"Is he really ok?" asked Jackson coldly.

The doctor nodded to him, and replied, "Mr. Jackson, your boy is fine, really, it was just a slight bruise and you don't need to worry about it. As you've requested, you kid has already been transferred to the VIP ward, but if you don't feel like keeping him here in the hospital, you can always chose to come back every two day here to change the bandage."

"Okay, I understand, " said Jackson in a low voice.

"Well, Mr. Jackson, if I can't help you with something else, I'll leave now, " said the doctor reverently.

Jackson then waved his hand, beckoning him to leave.

Inside the VIP ward, Cherry tightly held Joe in her arms. Joe looked at his Mom, and said, "Mommy, I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me!"

Cherry held her son even more tightly when she heard him, without saying a word.

Wilson, who was standing at the bedside, was still concerned, and asked, "Joe, does your head hurt? Do you feel pain?"

Joe looked at his uncle, and while he shook his head, said, "Uncle, really, I'm okay."

After he talked to his uncle, Joe was a bit surprised to find Jackson leaning against the wall of the ward. He thought that his Daddy must have felt terrible, because he had been the one who had pushed him in the first place.

Selina, who was standing nearby, silently watched the whole scene. She didn't know either what to say.

Wilson talked to Joe for a little while longer and finally felt relieved when he saw that Joe's injury wasn't as serious as he had imagined it to be.

Selina noticed that Jackson hadn't said anything yet, and she had no idea what she should do about this. She then scrupulously motioned to Wilson about Jackson's condition.

Wilson then glanced at Jackson, and after he pondered for a while, said to his nephew, "Joe, Uncle has to go now, but your Mommy is going to stay here and keep you company. Is that okay?"

"Okay, " said Joe while lovely nodding his head to his Uncle Wilson.

Selina also looked at Cherry, and said, "Cherry, I need to go too. You can stay home for a few days and look after Joe, don't worry about work."

Cherry looked at Wilson and Selina, and gratefully nodded to them.

After watching them leave, Cherry fixed her eyes on Jackson again.

She said to her son, "Joe, you should lie down and get some rest."

Joe was a good boy and listened to her, because he knew that his Mommy had some unfinished matters with his Daddy that needed to be dealt with.

After Cherry tucked her son into bed, she walked to Jackson, and said, "Let's go and talk outside."

After that, she turned around and walked out of the room; Jackson followed her.

They went to a quiet stairwell where they were alone.

Cherry looked at Jackson, and calmly said, "You can talk to me now. What do you have to say?"

After so many things had happened, she knew that Jackson must have had something to say to her.

Jackson just stared at her, with his eyes full of grievance. He had just found out that he had a son, and he still hadn't calmed himself down from the shocking news.

"Don't you think that you should be the one to explain some things to me?" asked Jackson back. He wanted to hear the truth from her.

"He's your son; our son, " said Cherry flatly. She didn't want to talk more.

Jackson continued to ask, "And?"

"No more, " answered Cherry.

"Cherry!" furiously roared Jackson. He then suddenly grabbed Cherry and pushed her against the wall. While he fiercely stared into her eyes, he shouted, "Why did you keep him hidden away from me! Why!"

"What else was I supposed to do?" Cherry wasn't afraid of Jackson not even for one second. She stared back at him, and slowly said, "Back then you cared nothing about me because of Sally! Would you have expected me to tell you that I was pregnant?"

Jackson felt like his heart was being stabbed when he heard her, but he showed no sign of that on his face.

Jackson continued to push his inquiry, "Is that why you left me?"

"No!" instantly answered Cherry. She couldn't say that it was because of her son, even if it was, because she was afraid that Jackson would then hold a grudge against Joe, or do something bad to him.

Jackson kept staring at her, indicating her to continue talking.