Ice and Fire novel Chapter 201

As she squinted at Cherry in a disdainful manner and twitched her lips mockingly, Lucia replied to Andrew, "Yes, Grandpa, I have to help John find a good wife until then, but I will never allow another woman, who is shameless and low, and who might also bring bad luck to others, to marry into my family." The sarcasm directed towards Cherry in her words couldn't be more obvious.

"Lucia, why do you always try to humiliate me? Do you think that you're as pure as a lily? Weren't you the one who got pregnant before she married?" said Cherry in a furious tone. She thought to herself, 'How could she look down on me like this? Why does she always make trouble out of nothing?'

"Cherry, you..." said Lucia, but she was too angry to complete her sentence. She thought, 'Yes, I was pregnant before getting married, but how dare that bitch talk about it in the presence of so many people?' and after this, Lucia wanted to slap Cherry across her face.

When John saw that Lucia wanted to hit Cherry, he hastily pulled Lucia's arm and, furiously said, "Mom, what the hell do you want to do? That's enough! Why do you always dislike Cherry? Has she ever done anything that has offended you?"

Lucia was irritated by John's words. She glared at him, and said, "I just dislike her. So what? In the past, you wouldn't listen to me because of her. Even though you had married Jean, you still hadn't forgotten about her. Wasn't she the reason why you divorced Jean? Wasn't she?"

John was completely stunned by Lucia's words. He couldn't help but glance at Cherry, but then he looked back at his mother, and said, "Mom, these things were in the past. Why can't you just let them go?"

When Lucia saw her son's angry face she suddenly fell silent and didn't utter a single word more.

Cherry was also very angry at that moment. Every time she met Lucia, she would humiliate her with her evil words. It seemed that they were doomed to be enemies from the very beginning.

"Grandpa, I'm not feeling too good. I'll go to Jackson's room and rest for a while, " said Cherry, as she looked at Andrew.

Andrew knew that Cherry was angry, and that she felt wronged. If he had been in her place, he would have had the same feelings too.

He nodded.

After he saw Cherry go upstairs, Jackson sat on the sofa with an angry face and remained silent.

As soon as Lucia saw Cherry leave, she quickly walked up to Jackson, and said to him, "Jackson, listen to me! The child brought back by Cherry…"

Lucia couldn't finish her words, and stopped talking immediately when she saw Jackson's furious expression.

"Shut up!" said Jackson, raged. He was almost driven mad by Lucia, and he wanted to kill her on the spot. He thought to himself, 'How dare Lucia humiliate my woman like that?' He hadn't commented earlier because he wanted to evaluate John and Cherry's relationship, but that didn't mean that he could stand idly and let Lucia run wild like that.

"Keep an eye on your son. If he ever dares to contact his aunt again, I won't mind making him disappear from the word!" said Jackson in a very serious and firm manner.

When Lucia heard Jackson's words, she couldn't help but shudder. Judging from the cold look in his eyes, she could tell that Jackson wasn't joking at all with her.

John and Edwin were also shocked by Jackson's words, and couldn't believe what they had just heard. Andrew, who was sitting not far away from them, also felt strange about what Jackson had just said.

"Jac…Jackson, John, John is your nephew, " suddenly said Lucia in a trembling and low voice.

"Of course I know he's my nephew. But if he doesn't know how to get along with his aunt, I'll teach him." Jackson glared at Lucia, and said, "And you, Lucia, you're not qualified to teach my woman anything! If you dislike her, just stay away from the Chu Family and I'll officially announce that you have broken all ties with us. Okay?"

"No, no, no, " quickly said Lucia, violently shaking her head. She still had to rely on the Chu Family to live a good life, and she could never possibly imagine how things would be in the future if she broke all relations with them. If the others knew that she was driven out of the Chu Family, then nobody would ever care about the Ye Family anymore, and both her son's career prospects, and the relationships that she had built over all these years, would be ruined in almost an instant.

"Jackson, you're my brother! We're a family! How could you ever abandon me?" hastily said Lucia, as she grabbed Jackson's arm. He replied to her by shaking it off violently.

Lucia didn't move anymore and froze on the spot. She quietly stared at Jackson, expecting that he would forgive her.

Andrew wanted to ease the heavy atmosphere in the room. He deliberately coughed, and after he looked at Jackson, he said, "Jackson, I have already scolded your sister, and she surely must know by now that she was wrong with what she said. Just forgive her this time, and go and console Cherry, her anger will fade away soon."

Jackson still didn't speak, because as long as he had Cherry's sad look in his mind, his hatred for Lucia couldn't disappear.

She became anxious when she saw Jackson's indifferent face. She knew very well that if Jackson wanted to take actions against her, nobody could stop him. Andrew had always been on Jackson's side, and no matter what he wanted to do, Andrew had never rejected him. Even if she pleaded with Andrew, Jackson might still not forgive her, forcing her life into a tragedy.

Lucia sought Andrew's help with her eyes.

Andrew was also angry because of what Lucia had just done, and he also knew very well that she had gone too far this time. And he was even more resentful as the conversation reminded him of what happened. He had always treated Cherry as his own granddaughter; how could he ever refuse to help her when he saw the poor and helpless look in her eyes.

Andrew then stood up and slowly walked up to Jackson. He sat next to his grandson, patted him on his shoulder, and said, "Jackson, come on, don't be angry. Your sister has already realized her mistakes. If Cherry still feels angry about it, I'll talk with her, but just let your sister off the hook this time. Okay?"

When Jackson saw that his Grandpa had intervened for Lucia, he had no choice but to nod, and say, "Grandpa, I'll comfort her later. Everything will be alright."

Everyone in the room was then relieved when they heard Jackson's words, and Andrew nodded with a big smile on his face. He was happy that his beloved grandson had always been so considerate.

A smile also appeared on Lucia's face. She instantly became more relaxed and she felt that her worries had been banished. She looked around, and then said to Andrew, "Grandpa, I'll go to the kitchen to see how lunch is going. You, Edwin and John sit here and have a chat."

Andrew waved his hand and gestured her to leave faster.

After Jackson saw Lucia leave, he looked at Edwin and John. He thought that he didn't have anything to talk with them, so he said to Andrew, "Grandpa, I'm going upstairs to check on Cherry."

Andrew nodded, and kindly said, "Okay. Try your best to comfort her, and tell her that your sister has always been like that since the day she was born, and that it wasn't on purpose."

Jackson didn't say anything. In fact, he hadn't forgiven Lucia at all.

After he saw Jackson going upstairs, Andrew turned to John, and asked, "Have you met your aunt recently?" Andrew knew that Cherry had been John's girlfriend in their university years.

"No, " replied John. He looked at Andrew, and said, "Great-Grandpa, forget about my mother's words. She has always disliked Cherry, and every time she sees her, she becomes unhappy. That's why she behaved like that earlier."

Andrew looked at him, but didn't speak.

When John saw that Andrew was silent, he knew that he didn't believe him. He then took one step closer to him, looked at him, and seriously said, "Great-Grandpa, I know exactly what you and my Uncle are worried about. Even though Cherry was my girlfriend before, she is my aunt now, and I know that I need to get along with her as her nephew. Please rest assured that we're only friends now, and that there's nothing intimate happening between us."

After Andrew heard Jackson's firm words and manner of speaking, he looked at him again, and nodded.