Ice and Fire novel Chapter 204

Seeing what happened, Andrew furiously glanced at Lucia, and scolded her, "Can't you just shut up?"

Lucia knew that Andrew was angry, and she lowered her head without saying another single word.

Although Jackson's eyes glittered with hate, he just stared at Lucia and didn't utter a word.

Selina gently patted Joe's shoulder, and said, "Joe, be a good boy now! Look at how many dishes are on the table, cooked just for you! Don't you think that it will be a waste of good food if you leave and don't take a bite out them?"

But Joe didn't pay any attention to Selina's words, and shouted, "Get that woman out of here!"

Everyone at the table was astonished. They didn't know what to do or what to say, and all the people put down their chopsticks on the table and fell silent. Even the housekeeper, who was standing beside them, felt shocked.

"What did you say? You..." Lucia then intended to say something, but failed when she saw the fury shining on Jackson's face.

Seeing that Cherry didn't say anything, John also kept silent.

After a while, Cherry caressed Joe's head, and in a calm and gentle tone, said, "Joe, be a good boy now, we came to see your Great-Grandpa. We have to finish our meal with him before we leave, do you understand?"

Joe then raised his head and looked at his mother. Judging from the look in her eyes, Joe understood that she was also struggling to endure the unhappy scene.

He nodded in a lovely way and then snuggled into his mother's arms, unwilling to go back to his own seat at the table.

Cherry knew what Joe was thinking about, but she didn't say a word and instead started to feed him.

"Joe, what do you want to eat? I'll feed you, " said Cherry.

"I'd like some fish, " replied Joe, pointing at one of the dishes close to them on the table.

Cherry then picked up a piece of fish, put it on the plate in front of her, and was about to feed him.

Suddenly, in a voice that seemed to be filled with sarcasm, Lucia said, "Like mother, like son!"

After she heard, Cherry couldn't bear it any more. That was the final drop that filled the glass more than full.

She put down her chopsticks, and in a stern and firm voice, said to her son, "Joe, let's go home!"

After that, Cherry stood up from her seat, held her son's hand, and left the table.

"Cherry!" quickly shouted Selina after her. She wanted to stop her, but Cherry didn't turn around and instead walked out directly.

Derek cast a sharp look on Lucia, and said, "Lucia, what the hell do you think you're doing!"

Selina also stood up and looked at Lucia furiously. She shouted at her, "What bad luck it is to have you here!"

After that, Selina rushed out of the room to speak with Cherry.

Andrew's face was filled with more than anger and rage, but he was too furious to utter a single word. Cherry and Joe had finally come back to see him after such a long time, but it seemed that their meeting had turned into an utter mess. He had heard very well what Lucia had said, and he had to admit that she had really gone a step too far.

"Derek!" suddenly shouted Jackson, "Inform the guard that from now on she can't come here anymore!"

After he said that, Jackson also stood up and left.

"Why can't I come here anymore? I also grew up here!" retorted Lucia, vexed. She felt very anxious when he saw Jackson leaving, and she knew that he was dead serious with his words.

But Jackson didn't give a damn about what Lucia said.

It wasn't until she saw Jackson go out through the door, that Lucia looked at Andrew, and intended to plead with him to say something for her, because he was the one who had the final say in everything.

But Andrew lowered his head and didn't look at her. He just moved his hand, and said, "Just leave."

"Grandpa!" said Lucia, while she put on an aggrieved face.

John was also very disappointed with his mother's behaviour. How could she say those things in front of Cherry and Andrew inside the Chu home?

John stood up and left with his father Edwin.

When Jackson rushed out into the courtyard, he found that Cherry and Joe had already gotten into Selina's car and drove away.

Jackson also got into his car and dialed Selina's number.

"Where are you going?" asked Jackson after the call was connected.

"Joe wants to go home, " answered Selina.

After he hung up, Jackson drove home at full speed.

Sitting in Selina's car, Joe looked out the window, and thought, 'How dare that woman bully my Mother! I can't let anyone bully her, and if my Great-Grandpa and Daddy care about me and Mommy, they have to punish that woman. I'll show that woman what the consequences are to bully my Mommy!'

Cherry sat beside Joe and didn't say a word. She had already endured too much of Lucia's awful speech, and she couldn't bear it any longer. She was no longer the weak and feeble woman that she had been five years ago. She had to protect herself, and her son. She couldn't let Lucia take for granted that she could humiliate her so easily. Thanks to Joe, he let her know that she should stand up for herself and him, and she also thought that he perhaps saw that Lucia wasn't friendly to her.

"Joe, are you still upset?" suddenly asked Selina.

He got closer to Selina, and curiously asked, "Auntie Selina, what will Great-Grandpa do to that woman?"

Selina thought for a while, and replied, "No one wanted to eat with her at the table anyway. Even if your Great-Grandpa doesn't care about her, your Daddy won't let her off the hook so easily!"

All of a sudden, Joe looked ahead, and said, "I wanted to let that woman know that she can't bully my Mommy, because no one can bully my Mommy! How could she speak to my Mommy like that?"

Cherry patted her son's shoulder, and said, "Joe, try not to react like that next time. After all, your Great-Grandpa was there, and we had to be polite, even if she wasn't. Do you understand?"

Joe diligently nodded his head, and thought that he will always stand beside his Mommy, listen to her, and protect her, no matter what.

"But Mommy, I'm hungry now!" said Joe, while innocently looking at Cherry.

Cherry looked at her lovely son, and in a tender voice, said, "I've already texted Lily Wu and she's cooking for us as we speak. We'll eat when we get home."

"That's wonderful!" said Joe, while he happily clapped his hands.

"Cherry, you're so thoughtful, " said Selina.

When they arrived back home, the meal was almost ready, and the three of them sat in the dining room and waited for Lily to bring it.

"Mommy, will Daddy also come back?" asked Joe.

Cherry showed to be indifferent to that detail, and said, "I don't know."

"Never mind him, Joe, don't worry about your Daddy; let's eat now!" said Selina to Joe while smiling at him.

"Okay, " replied Joe, and then picked up the chopsticks to eat.

While they were eating, they heard the sound of car parking outside in the courtyard.

Lily looked out the window, and said to Cherry, "It's Mr. Jackson."

Jackson then entered into the house, and when he saw that the three of them were eating in the dining room, he walked to them.

"Daddy, come here! Let's eat together!" said Joe, clearly delighted that his father had also returned back home. He immediately put down his chopsticks, ran to his father, held his hand and brought him to sit at the table with them.

When Jackson looked at Cherry and saw that she wasn't in a bad mood, he decided that he should better stay silent.

Lily respectfully brought a pair of chopsticks and put them in front of him at the table.

"Daddy, let's eat now! The food is delicious!" happily said Joe.

When he saw how excited his son was to eat with him, Jackson replied in a tender voice, "Okay, let's eat!"

Selina felt delighted to see that they got along so well with one another. They were indeed a happy family!