Ice and Fire

Chapter 333 Online Chat (Part One)

Cherry was still vomiting over the toilet as Jackson squatted next to her. His brows knitted with worry

and he asked, "Babe, are you all right?"

Cherry ignored Jackson's gentle voice, because she felt so sick and weak at the moment. When she

felt somewhat more herself, she got up, went and washed her hands at the sink.

Cherry was angry, but Jackson wanted to comfort her, so he followed her to the wash basin. He gently

ran his fingers through her stray hair, so it wouldn't get wet.

Cherry remained indifferent while she silently dried her face with a towel. When she was done, she left

the room.

Jackson felt helpless and disappointed, he knew why Cherry was furious, and also that he couldn't

blame her.

Cherry was gloomy as she sat back down at the table. A moment later, Jackson rejoined the family,

sitting next to Cherry.

Andrew looked at Cherry with concern and asked, "Cherry, are you feeling better now?"

"Yes, thank you, Grandpa. I feel much better, " Cherry said in a quiet and respectful voice.

"Good, " said Andrew nodding. He kept silent though when he noticed Jackson's gloomy expression.

Lily walked up with a bowl of soup.

Jackson saw her and ordered, "Lily, from now on, you need to wake Joe up in the morning and drop

him off at school at 7 a.m. Would you do it for me?"

Lily stood there with a look of confusion. Cherry was a responsible mother, who took care

Of Joe personally, 'Why would Jackson want me to take over like this? Cherry's a qualified mother, and Content © provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

hasn't done anything wrong.' Lily wondered. 'Why the change in the routine?'

"As you wish, " responded Lily, while more questions spun in her mind. She had to do as Jackson said,

without questioning his orders. Jackson was the head of the family and nobody dared disobey or

provoke him.

Cherry wasn't in the mood to quarrel with him, and she didn't have the fight left in her to anyway. Every

aspect of her life was in Jackson's complete control. So, she had to let Lily drive Joe to the school

every morning now. She was forced to give up her career at the JS Group. Even though Selina wanted

to help her, she always listened to Jackson too. If Jackson gave an order, Selina obeyed it. 'So, I'm now

as useless as a fucking doll, ' thought Cherry glumly.

Cherry turned her gaze to Joe only to see he had lost his appetite. He was sullen and wasn't eating

much as he played with his chopsticks.

"Joe, are you finished with your dinner?" asked Cherry.

"Yes Mom, " answered Joe, forcing a smile on his face.

"Well then, let's go upstairs and do your homework, " Cherry told him, trying to lift Joe's spirits.

"Let's go, " replied Joe happily. Doing homework with his mom was much better than sitting there

trapped with the rest of the family.

Cherry turned to Andrew and said respectfully, "Grandpa, I'm going to help Joe finish his homework."

"But, you haven't eaten anything." Andrew said, concerned about her.

"I have no appetite. You and Jackson can finish dinner, " explained Cherry.

Andrew nodded.

Cherry went upstairs with Joe. A few minutes ticked by before Andrew dropped his chopsticks and

asked, "Is Cherry still mad at you?"

"Grandpa, I'll talk some sense into her, don't worry. She'll be fine, " answered Jackson, although the

fact was, he had no clue how to comfort his wife. He didn't want his grandpa to worry.

"Well, make some concessions. I believe you and Cherry can work things out and reach a compromise

to overcome the difficulties. Also, don't get so riled easily. Apologize to Cherry, after all, you made a

mistake, " said Andrew sincerely.

"Okay, Grandpa. I'll try and fix things, " answered Jackson.

While Cherry and Joe were up in his room, she realized he was having a hard time concentrating on

his homework. Cherry knew why. She cleared her throat and asked amiably, "Joe, do you want to talk?"

Cherry knew her son well and was surprised at Joe's actions a few moments ago. At the same time,

she was also delighted that her son was so brave that he would protect his mom from his dad bullying

here, and at such a young age. As the old book said, no one knows a boy better than his mother.

"Mom, do you still love dad?" Joe's voice sounded both curious and anxious as he asked. "Do you think

dad still loves you?" he added.

Cherry studied Joe's face, hesitating before she responded, "Joe, your dad is always in my heart. Even

when I ran away five years ago, I knew I still loved him the second I saw him again."

Joe had an apprehensive look as he stared silently at his mother.

"As for whether or not your dad still loves me, I don't know, " added Cherry. She stopped for a moment,

recalling her conversation with Mond a couple of days ago. Mond told her Jackson had tried to protect

Sally, and that he loved her so much he would die for her. However, Cherry didn't think Jackson ever

loved her that much. Perhaps, it was because Jackson still loved Sally to an extent.

"Well, were dad's actions today impulsive?" asked Joe curiously. He hadn't personally seen what

happened between his parents in the afternoon. So, he could only guess his mom had suffered great

pains. He wanted to protect his mom and take her away from his cruel father. But, thinking of his father,

Joe felt there was love between them, from what he saw. He knew that his dad was kind to his mom in

his particular ways.