Ice and Fire novel Chapter 328

He then patted Jackson's shoulder, and in a much more tender and calm voice said, "Jackson, promise me that you won't let Cherry and Joe know about any of it! If Cherry knows everything, then those people will never let her go!"

"But I..." started Jackson to say, but before he had the chance to finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Andrew again.

"Both Mond and Stephen now know about Joe's existence. What do you think they will do to him?" asked Andrew.

Jackson's then thought about Joe. He pondered, 'Even If I tell everything to Cherry, the two of them will still be in danger. It doesn't matter whether I tell her or not, Cherry and Joe will be in great peril, and what I should do right now is to protect them and not struggle with the thought of whether I should tell Cherry or not about what happened in the past.'

When he saw that Jackson didn't say a word, Andrew continued to say, "Jackson, do you now know what you have to do?"

Jackson nodded his head.

After he stayed with Andrew for a while longer in the living room, Jackson stood up from his seat and said that he wanted to go to the JS Group. Andrew nodded, and then Jackson turned around and left.

Not long after Jackson's departure, the butler walked in front of Andrew, and said, "I will go out to buy something."

Andrew was in a mess in those moments, and didn't care much about what the butler said. He just waved his hand and didn't ask him anything.

After he left the military residential quarters, the butler dialed a number.

"Where are you?" asked the butler.

A woman's voice then sounded in the phone's speaker from the other end of the line. "I'm in the villa."

"In Mond's villa, you mean? Wait for me, I'll be there soon, " said the butler.

Half an hour later, the butler arrived at Mond's villa. The moment he walked inside, he saw Mond, Sally and Jean sitting together in the living room.

"Why are you in so much of a hurry?" asked Sally.

The butler didn't answer her, and instead directly walked to Mond, and asked, "Did you see Cherry earlier today?"

Mond squinted at the butler, and said, "Go ahead."

"Jackson almost killed Cherry at home!"

When he heard the butler's words, Mond's eyebrows immediately got knitted in a frown. He looked at the butler furiously, and thought, 'What the hell had Jackson done?'

Sally got excited by the news and quickly stood up from her seat. In a frantic tone, she asked, "What's going on?"

Jean also felt anxious, but at the same time a little worried. She didn't hate Cherry that much anymore, and she even considered Cherry as her sister and Joe's mother.

The butler then briefly glanced at both Sally and Jean and then turned back to Mond. He said, "When Jackson and Cherry arrived back home I could see the fury drawn all over Jackson's face. I knew that he had to be angry, and guess what? The two then went upstairs and quarreled with each other loudly. Andrew and I went to check on what was happening and saw that Jackson was viciously strangling Cherry. Cherry's face was pale and almost blue, and she was clearly in great pain, but Jackson didn't let go of her until Andrew ordered him to do so."

Mond didn't say a word. He just stood still, and thought, 'I had never expected that this was the life that woman was actually living! Jackson, what a cruel bastard you are! If you don't cherish your woman, then don't blame me for what I will do to her.'

Sally was very excited of what she heard, and with a complacent smile shining bright on her face, she said, "That's wonderful! I wish Jackson had strangled Cherry to the end! That bitch deserves it! That's what happens when you meet other men when you're married!"

Mond was very irritated by Sally's words. He then immediately stood up from his, and as he looked into Sally's eyes, he said, "If Jackson knew that you've been staying with me all this time, do you think that he'll still want you?"

"You..." Sally was choked by Mond's words, and didn't know what to say anymore.

Jean also looked at Sally, and in a disdainful voice said, "Cherry only met Mond one time and she was hit by Jackson. How about you? If Jackson finds out that you're living with Mond in the same house, what will he think and do? Can you tell me?"

After she said that, she pretended to think about it in a very ironical manner.

"You shut up! I didn't sleep with Mond, my body and heart are for Jackson only!" furiously retorted Sally, while looking back at Jean with burning irate eyes.

"Really? Who can prove it?" continued Jean.

"You..." After she said that, Sally raised her hand and wanted to slap Jean, but she heard Mond's voice.

"Enough!" shouted Mond. He looked at Sally, and said, "Look how impulsive and reckless you are! Do you think that you deserve Jackson's love?"

After she heard this, Sally calmed down. She cast a sharp glance to Jean and then lowered her hand.

The butler had no idea what what was happening. He decided to stick to Mond's orders.

"What should we do now?" asked the butler, while looking at Mond.

Mond didn't say a word.

Suddenly, the butler thought of something, and went on to say, "One more thing: Jackson wanted to tell Cherry about the past, but Andrew didn't let him."

"What?" Sally now looked very surprised now. She looked at the butler, and said, "Doesn't Jackson know that if he tells Cherry everything he would also get her involved?"

"How couldn't he? But I think that he has some other plans already." said the butler, and then started to ponder seriously on the matter at hand.

"What the hell does Jackson want to do?" suddenly asked Mond.