Inside the toilet, Cherry looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly lost all of her confidence. She couldn't believe the woman staring at her from the other side of the mirror was her. Just now, Jackson, sitting next to her, answered Sally's call. It was obvious that he still loved Sally. Cherry thought to herself, 'There is no way for me to walk back into his heart. Even though five years have past and I've come back, nothing has changed. He still loves Sally.'
Cherry kept throwing water to her face and tried to clam down by the cold water.
After a while, Cherry wiped the water on her face with a napkin. Then she took in a deep breath, smiled to herself and thought, 'Cherry, now Jackson isn't the most important person in your life. It is your son, Joe, who is the most treasured person to you. So, as long as Joe is good, you should be satisfied. Why should you care about Jackson?'
After Cherry adjusted her mood, she was going to walk out of the toilet.
But the moment she walked out of the toilet, she was pulled by a strong hand and pressed against the wall. Cherry had wanted to cry out a shout, because she had been pulled by someone all of sudden. But the familiar smell immediately helped her identify who it was. She was very familiar with the smell of Jackson.
Jackson slammed her against the wall angrily, moving close to her and his chest touching her soft boobs.
Cherry asked nervously, "Jackson, what do you want?"
Jackson held her neck with one hand and lifted her face with the other hand. He had always been crazy about her beautiful face.
"Why did you run away?" Cherry heard Jackson ask coldly.
Cherry got the chills and understood what Jackson meant.
"You're getting a call. Is it appropriate for me to sit next to you there?" Cherry built up the courage and asked.
"A call?" Jackson repeated her words and asked, "Do you care about me?"
"No!" Cherry quickly denied. She looked away and responded, "I have nothing to do with you or your business."
"Really?" Jackson smiled devishly and moved even closer to Cherry. His face nearly touching hers.
Cherry pushed at his chest with her hands, not wanting him to be this close to her. She angrily demanded, "Jackson! Get away from me! Go ahead and find that woman you love."
Jackson heard her words and that made him happy. He still wondered whether Cherry cared about him.
He asked, "Are you jealous, Cherry? Eh?" Jackson was bossy and pressed his cheek against hers.
When he did so, Cherry quivered. She pushed Jackson and swore in low voice, "Jackson, I am telling you, get out of here!"
When Jackson saw Cherry continuing to resist him, he was even happier. It almost seemed that they had gone back to the way they had been before. Back in the day, whenever she had resisted him, he had always ended up making fun of her. He wanted to dote on her, cherish her and love her.
Cherry noticed that Jackson had no intention to let go of her and still held her tight. She angrily said, "Will you let go of me or not?"
"What if I don't?" Jackson asked unmoved. He thought to himself, 'I haven't revenged on her yet. How dare she question me?'
Cherry heard this and felt like she really had no choice. He was so bossy. How could she threaten him to do anything?
Noticing that she did not say anything, he asked her, "Do you feel comfortable in living with Wilson?"
Cherry, wide-eyed, wondered how he could ask such a question.
Jackson waited for a long time but did not get a response from her. So he pulled away from her face, still staring at her and waited for her answer.
Cherry looked into his eyes and said coolly, "Yes, of course. I'm taken good care of everyday and he is always concerned about me. Such a life is really happy."
After Jackson heard these words, his face darkened with anger.
Cherry saw that he was angry and she pushed him away forcibly. This time, he let himself be pushed away easily. Cherry quickly turned around and left.
After she was gone, Jackson assessed the situation and quickly went after her. He had regretted letting her leave him years ago. He would not let her do that again.
Cherry continued forward and Jackson chased after her anxiously.
As they crossed a door of a room, Jackson pulled her suddenly with one hand and opened the door with the other hand. Then he pulled her inside the room.
It happened to be empty and dark. Jackson quickly shut the door behind him.
This time, Jackson stood against the wall himself and took Cherry into his arms.
"You..." But before Cherry could finish her sentence, Jackson began to kiss her. He put his arm around her tiny waist, touched her hair with the other hand and kissed her fiercely.
"Um... Um..." Cherry tried her best to resist him.
Jackson had no intention to release her; he would not let go of her again.
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