Ice and Fire

Jackson was in doubt. He said, "I'm not sure. Cherry saw the photo of him and Stephen, so she might have remembered his face. What if..."

Derek suddenly became nervous, and asked, "Have they actually met each other?"

Jackson shook his head, and replied, "No, I don't think so."

Derek felt more relieved after he heard him. He said, "That's good. If they meet each other, I think that he'll certainly lay his eyes on her, just because Cherry's yours."

"I won't let them meet!" said Jackson firmly, and with a determined look in his eyes. He was willing to protect Cherry at all costs.

Derek then fell silent, and seemed to be thinking of something.

Jackson suddenly said, "However, for the moment, this is not the most important thing that we need to handle."

Derek was confused when heard this, and asked, "Then what is?"

"Jean is back in the city, " calmly replied Jackson.

Derek opened his eyes wide, and while he stared at Jackson, he asked, "When did she come back?"

"She's been back for some time already, but I don't know what she wants to do."

Derek furiously said, "You shouldn't have released her! Now that she's back, nobody knows what she'll do!"

Jackson became silent, and was lost in thought.

completely. You let Jean out for Cherry, right? And you also haven't destroyed Stephen yet, also because of Cherry. Jean

still said nothing, because he knew it better than anyone else, but when he thought about Cherry,

what are you

shot a glance at Derek the moment he

shut up as he

the door, and asked, "Who is

replying, "Mr. Jackson, it's me, I've brought you some fruits. Would you and Derek want to eat some?" The butler's voice outside the door sounded very close

at each other and then

there with fruit plate in his hand. He took the plate, and after he gave

and I apologize for interrupting whatever you were doing. Please go on, I should go back downstairs now

door after he saw the butler go downstairs, and then he walked to Jackson and put

sure about it, because a soldier's instinct was

"I've been suspecting that he's a problem

and asked,

same as what he guessed. Although he had observed some odd

a chair in the balcony and reading a book. He quietly stood in the living room and stared

walked up to him, and

and after he stared for a little more time at Cherry's back, he asked, "Did she

eaten just a few bites of food, and all of the food that she had eaten during the past couple

work

She nodded and