Ice and Fire novel Chapter 282

Cherry looked deep in Harrison's eyes and was eager to hear his answer.

Harrison rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and then said, "I remember something."

"Dad, could you tell me about that? What exactly happened that year?" asked Cherry, with eager anticipation reflected in her eyes. She had finally found someone who could tell her about what had actually happened in the past.

"The military circle seemed to be in chaos at that time. It was said that the He Family or the An Family had revealed a military secret, and that several people were to be executed. I didn't know exactly what was going on, because this was a matter of the military, and many of us civilians didn't know anything about it at all. Anyway, some people died during that time, and the Chu Family sent a lot of people to surround the whole city. During that time, there were people sent by the Chu Family at all transportation ports, but I didn't know whether they were looking for someone or doing something else. Everything lasted for a month or two, and then gradually calmed down, " said Harrison. He could only recall the memory roughly, because many years had passed since that event had happened, and the information was also restricted to spread out of the military circle at that time. He had only heard something of it from his friends.

Cherry was shocked by the news, and she thought, 'Some people died at that time? Was it related to the Chu Family?'

She suddenly remembered what Sally had told her the last time they had met, that Jackson had several murders on him, and Cherry wondered if they were somehow related to the things that happened in that year.

Cherry didn't dare to think any further, because she was afraid that the more she thought about it, the more frightened she would be.

Harrison noticed Cherry's sudden change, and hastily asked, "Cherry, are you alright?"

Cherry immediately snapped out of her own thoughts, and as she looked at Harrison, she said, "Yeah, fine...I'm fine."

Harrison helplessly shook his head, and said, "Ever since then, the Chu Family has rarely appeared out in public, but its power is greater than ever before. All the people are afraid of the Chu Family. Although the Chu Family hasn't done anything evil, many people feel terrified when they hear the name Jackson."

Cherry continued to ask, "Dad, why did something bad happen to the He and An Families? Do you know that?"

Harrison shook his head, and said, "I don't know, but you should better ask people that come from the military if you really want to know what happened in that year. They certainly know more than us civilians do."

Cherry thought for some time and agreed with what her father said. The people in the military surely knew what happened. Stephen knew it, Sally knew it, and maybe John knew it too, but they all didn't dare to tell her because they feared Jackson.

Hearing no reply from his daughter, Harrison continued to say, "Cherry, I think that you'd better move on and forget about the things that happened in the past. Since Jackson treats you well, you just need to live your own life and take good care of your child, and that's more than enough. The Chu Family's affairs have been long forgotten by many people over the years, so you don't need to care too much about them anymore."

"I understand, " replied Cherry, but in reality she didn't want to give up her inquiries. How could she not care about things that were related to Jackson? He was as important as her own life was, and she wanted to know everything about him.

Harrison didn't want to talk about the topic anymore. He then changed the subject, and asked, "Cherry, tell me something about your mother; is she all right?"

Cherry nodded while she looked at Harrison, and then said, "Yeah, she's fine. Jacob is very nice to my mom, and he's also very kind to me."

"That's good! Wilson is nice too; he came to visit me last time, and said that it was you who asked him to find me and give me the money, but I didn't accept it, " said Harrison gently. He finally understood that some things were more important than money. He had indulged in his money chase for so long when he was young, and had neglected in the process his family. Now, when he had finally understood the true meaning of a family bond, all that he had left was Cherry.

"Yes, I asked him to visit you, " replied Cherry.

Soon after, Cherry remembered of her sister, Jean. She wanted to tell something about her to Harrison, but she didn't know how. She hadn't seen Jean yet, and she didn't know what had happened to her during the past few years; she also didn't know what kind of life she had lived, so how could she speak to Harrison about her when she also didn't know anything?

Eventually, she abandoned the idea, and instead chatted with Harrison about other things for a while.

Cherry returned back home, and found that Jackson was already there. After she saw her son watching TV in the living room, she started to walk towards him.

"Joe!" cheerfully shouted Cherry.

"Mommy! You're back!" replied Joe with a big smile on his face.

"Yes, I am!" replied Cherry. She then touched her son's head, and as she looked around, she asked him, "Where are your Great-Grandpa and your Daddy?"

"Great-Grandpa is playing chess at a neighbor's house and Daddy's upstairs, " said Joe, with his eyes focused on the cartoons from the TV.

"Okay. Don't forget to do your homework after you finish watching TV; I'll go upstairs now, okay?" asked Cherry.

"Yes, Mommy, I will do my homework after dinner."

Cherry then went upstairs, and just when she was about to enter the bedroom, she saw that the light from the study was on. She stopped for a moment, and thought, 'Maybe Jackson is in the study.'

After Cherry walked to the study and stood in the door she saw that Jackson was sitting at his desk and looking at his computer; it seemed that he was looking for something.

Jackson noticed the figure standing in the doorway from the corner of his eye and then looked at Cherry.

She then walked in. "What are you doing here?" gently asked Cherry.

Jackson lifted his hands up from the computer's keyboard and gestured a hug, indicating that he wanted Cherry to come to his arms.

"Nothing important, I was just looking at the stock market, " said Jackson.