Ice and Fire novel Chapter 144

After a while, Cherry put on her clothes. She stepped downstairs and saw that Jackson was busy cooking in the kitchen. He was a respectable and decent gentleman in the outside world, but now he was just a man cooking for his wife.

All of a sudden, Cherry's heart was filled with love, and she walked up quietly behind him and hugged Jackson leaning against his back.

Jackson felt Cherry, and as he smiled, he softly asked, "What's up, baby? Why did you come here? Just wait for me in the dining room, I'll finish here soon."

After she heard his sweet words, Cherry really wanted to tell him that she didn't want to leave him. She knew that once she spoke these words she had to abide by them; however, she hadn't figured out how to live with him yet.

At that very moment, the doorbell suddenly rang, and Cherry was taken aback. She wondered, 'Who could it be?'

Jackson was astonished and also wondered who could be outside the door.

Cherry then left Jackson's back, and said, "I'll get it."

"Okay, " nodded Jackson, thinking that it might be Derek.

Cherry happily walked to the door and opened it.

Outside, Sally had thought that Jackson would be the one who would answer the door. When she saw it open, wearing a smile on her face, she said, "Jackson!"

But her grin immediately froze when she saw Cherry standing in front of her instead.

When Cherry saw that the person at the door was Sally, and that she was calling Jackson's name so sweetly, all the happiness in her mind quickly faded away.

"Why are you here?" asked Sally confused.

Cherry didn't fear Sally. She looked at her, and replied, "Why shouldn't I be here? Isn't this my home?"

Then they both heard Jackson's voice.

As he stepped to the door, Jackson asked, "Who's it, baby?"

When he saw Sally, his cheerful face gradually started to darken into a grim expression.

"What do you want?" he asked. Jackson was astounded. He hadn't thought that Sally would come there to look for him at this time.

Sally looked at Jackson and instantly fell in low spirits. She asked, "Why didn't you answer my phone calls?"

Her question reminded Jackson that he had indeed received a call from Sally in the morning, and Cherry also vaguely remembered that Jackson's phone had rung once while they were sleeping. Maybe it had been Sally.

Jackson then glanced at Cherry and saw that she was not as happy as she had been earlier. He cared about her feelings, and was worried that Cherry would become angry because of Sally.

Cherry felt that it was unnecessary for her to stay there, because she didn't want to be a fifth wheel in their conversation.

She turned around to go back inside the apartment, but Jackson suddenly pulled her back and held her into his arms.

He then looked at Sally, and indifferently said, "Anything else? If you have something important to say to me, say it now, or leave; we're having lunch together."

Sally felt even more terrible when she heard Jackson's words, and when she also saw Cherry in his arms, the strong hatred that started to boil in her heart made her want to slap Cherry over her face.