Ice and Fire

Chapter 415 Change In The Plan (Part Two)

Stephen continued, "But I think that you haven't noticed something. Jean's hatred for Jackson and

Cherry isn't as profound as you've thought it was, and her hatred for Cherry is slowly declining. How

could you hope that such a woman could help you achieve your ultimate goal?" Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

"That's none of your business!" furiously snapped Mond.

Looking at Mond, Stephen replied with a sardonic laughter, "Oh, oh, Mond, Jean has suffered a lot just

because one wrong move. Let her go and stop your revenge at a proper time."

"That's impossible! I will never forsake my revenge after I have managed to arrive so far with my plans

over the years, " swore Mond.

"Even if you eventually succeed, what will you get out of it?" asked Stephen.

Mond was silent again.

He had always been clearly aware that whether his revenge would a success or a failure he would get

nothing out of it. The dead couldn't return, and what more could he wish for except for that?

But Mond suddenly said, "What if I get Cherry? Would that be something?"

It was now Stephen's turn to be shocked. He fixed his eyes on Mond's profile in surprise, and couldn't

believe his ears what Mond had just said to him.

Mond also slowly turned to Stephen to look at him.

"Is Cherry your goal then?" asked Stephen, stunned.

"You ought to have known about that earlier, " said Mond coldly, with a fierce look on his face. He was

able to express his true feelings only in front of Stephen.

Stephen shook his head to show his doubt to Mond's words. He said, "I actually checked it out, but I'm

not sure why you want to get Cherry. Is it just because of your love for her, or your hatred for Jackson?"

"What if I told you it was because of both?" asked Mond.

Stephen stared at Mond, and saw that his expression contained the right mixture of banter and

seriousness that made it hard for him to believe him.

Stephen just said, "Never harm Cherry."

"Stephen, can you believe it or not? We still have something in common with Jackson. All of us are in

love with the same woman." Said Mond, with some sadness visible in his eyes. He then continued, "But

Jackson has always been luckier than we are. He always got what he wanted, while in the meantime

we lost it."

Stephen knew that these words came from the bottom of Mond's heart, and he agreed with them.

Jackson had always obtained everything that he ever wanted easily, and one of the reasons for that

was that he had been born in the Chu Family. The other reason was that he had always been more

outstanding than the others were, something that Stephen had always admired.

Stephen then slightly patted Mond's shoulder and comforted him, "Mond, Jackson is indeed luckier

than we are, but maybe it's just fate. Some things are beyond our understanding and contrivance."

Mond lowered his head and didn't answer him.

Sally happened to see that Mond was keeping his head down and that Stephen's expression was a

little strange. She immediately turned off the TV, and as she looked at them, asked, "What's the

matter?"

After he heard Sally's words, Mond raised his head and turned to look at her; Stephen did the same.

"Nothing special, " answered Stephen.

"Were you talking about something?" guessed Sally.

"Yes, we were, " answered Mond immediately. "Do you want to know about it?"

Stephen then turned to look at Mond and wondered whether he was going to tell Sally anything of what

they had been talking earlier.

"Yes, " nodded Sally.

"From now on, each one of us will put our own plans into execution by ourselves. We won't cooperate

with each other any longer, " ordered Mond.

"What?" Sally couldn't believe what she heard. She had always obeyed his orders for such a long time

already, to recover the things that she had lost, and to reunite with Jackson again. She had once only

relied on Mond, but now it seemed that he didn't want to help her anymore.

"Stephen has forsaken his revenge, " explained Mond with his eyes fixed on Sally, "And our goals are

different. I aim at cracking Jackson, but you try to protect him instead. We can't cooperate with each

other, so I think it's best to deal with our problems by ourselves.

"Mond, are you letting me go?" asked Sally, still stunned by what was happening. She immediately

stood up and stared at Mond with rage burning deep inside her eyes.

"That said, I think that I have supported you for a long time already, so it's time for you to leave now, "

said Mond.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll blow the gaff on your spiteful plan for revenge?" threatened Sally.

Mond's black eyes suddenly started to flash with bitter hate. He said, "Go and do it, if you can. We'll

see whether your story or mine is more interesting."

"Mond, you're a devil!" cried Sally as she stared at him fiercely.

"Sally, never try to go against me, or you may end up in a worse situation, " concluded Mond, and then

stood up, and left.

Mond's attitude and abandonment made Sally feel quite unsatisfied. She asked Stephen, "What's the

matter with him all of a sudden?"

Stephen looked at Mond's back, and replied, "Maybe some things should be ended. Mond isn't as

determined as he was before, and I think that he might change his mind."

"Do you think he's actually going to set aside his resentments?" doubted Sally.

Stephen shook his head, and replied, "I really don't know."

Jean looked at Sally and then at Stephen, and she could feel that their yearning for revenge had also

become weaker.