Ice and Fire

Cherry then drove to the hotel and went to the room where she had already met Jackson for the last couple of times.

When she arrived in front of the door, Cherry first took a deep breath and then knocked on it.

Jackson opened the door, and he was unsurprised to see her standing there. He turned around and silently walked into the room.

Cherry didn't say a word and diligently followed him inside.

When she saw Jackson casually sitting on the sofa, Cherry asked him, "Why did you ask me to come here?"

Looking at Cherry, Jackson ignored her question, and said, "I'll give you two options: to move back with me in the apartment, or to let Joe live with me."

"No!" immediately said Cherry. She couldn't come back to the apartment, and neither could she let Jackson take Joe away from her.

Jackson wasn't surprised at all, because he had expected Cherry's response. He looked at her, and said, "Well? Do you want a third option?"

"I won't move back with you to the apartment, and neither Joe!" said Cherry.

"You don't want to come back there?" asked Jackson. After he thought for a while, he said, "Then come to the villa. It's renovated, and it's more than enough for three people to live inside it."

"No!" refused Cherry again. "Joe and I won't move back! Don't even think about it!"

expressed her intention. How could she possibly move back when her son's future fate was so unclear inside the Chu Clan? Thinking of Sally, she thought that her fate was also

and came closer to her. He looked at her, and asked, "Cherry, do you really want

him, and instead she looked into his eyes, and said, "I'll never

five years ago, but note that I've already been more

and said, "Jackson, I have

mess, since nothing had happened as she expected. She hadn't been psychologically prepared for this, and she didn't have anything planned out for the future. She had to take into account a whole lot of things when she thought of

don't forget, you're my wife, and sooner or later you'll have to come back to the Chu Family, " said Jackson in an almost crucial, imperative manner. He thought, 'This damn woman, doesn't she know who she is? Do I

she gazed deep into Jackson's eyes, she continued, "I know that I'm your wife, and

much time, but I can't keep doing that... Besides, our child is already five

into Jackson's eyes. It was clear that there was no room for

want to come back now!"

a habit?" asked Jackson. He hadn't forced her to do anything before, and had allowed her to do everything she wanted, but he couldn't make

Jackson, Cherry didn't dare to speak any longer. It seemed that

go, turned around, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. He looked at the

options were favorable. She didn't want to move back to the Chu Family, and she was even more

first option he offered her, because he wanted her to come back home and be at his side. Deep down inside he was happy because he had found out that he had a son, and thought that he could forget what had happened in the past if she returned to his side, and

and as she looked at his face, said, "Don't hurt Joe! If you

she said this, Cherry left.

but there was a murderous look flashing in his eyes.