Ice and Fire novel Chapter 150

"John!" eventually cried Cherry. She was also very surprised to see him there.

John was accompanied by his secretary. He gestured to him to leave first, and after the secretary left, he turned to Cherry, and said, "Cherr, what are you doing here?"

"Well, uh..." Cherry wasn't quite sure whether she should tell him about it or not. She thought for a while, and finally said, "I'm here to meet Jackson."

"To see my uncle?" John couldn't believe his ears. He continued to ask her, "Are you together with him again?"

Cherry shook her head, and replied, "No, I just have something that I need to talk with him."

John saw that Cherry looked pretty anxious, and it seemed that she indeed had something urgent with him. Concerned, he asked, "What is it about? Can I help you?"

Cherry quickly refused him, "Oh, no, thanks; it's about my brother."

"Wilson?" John immediately guessed that it had something to do with Wilson; he was the only person that Cherry called brother.

"Yes, " replied Cherry, while nodding her head lightly. She didn't know why, but she regarded John as being a reliable friend, and told him everything frankly. "My brother's company is facing financial difficulty, and I want to ask Jackson to help the company pull through."

"Why did you ask him for help?" John felt a little bit strange. He knew his uncle well, and he knew that he would never do anything without gaining a benefit out of it.

John continued to ask, "Did he tell you what his give-and-take conditions were?"

"No, he just told me to see him here."

John thought it over for a while, and then looked into Cherry's eyes, and said, "Cherry, do you believe in me? If you do, then please don't turn to my uncle for help. Don't worry, I'll figure something out how to help you with your brother and his company."

Cherry sensed John's seriousness, and she knew that he was not kidding her. All of sudden, Cherry remembered Stephen's words, and thought that maybe out of all of them, John was the only one who was reliable and trustworthy.

Finally, Cherry decided to believe John, and firmly nodded at him.

John thought for a while and came up with a rough plan in his mind. He said, "I still have some money, and I can lend it to your brother; then, I have some business partners who can also help help him with his business. Everything will be okay."

Cherry felt relieved after she heard John's plan. If there would be more companies to partner up with Wilson's, then things were going to go a whole lot better than she had expected. In this way, her brother's company was sure to pull through.

Cherry put on a big smile on her face, and said, "Thank you, John, I really appreciate your help!"

John was very happy when he saw Cherry's smile, and delightedly said, "You're always welcome, Cherry!" After that, he remembered something, and asked, "Are you still going to meet with my uncle?"

After Cherry heard John's words, she was in quite a dilemma. She had promised Jackson that she would go to meet him, and if she didn't keep up to her promise, he would surely be mad at her. Anyway, if she didn't need to ask for his help anymore, there was no harm in just meeting with him.

"Yes. Now that I've promised him already, I have to. Anyway, I don't need to turn to him for help anymore; I'll only have a small talk with him and then leave right away, " said Cherry.

John also thought that she should go to see him. If she didn't arrive when he was expecting her, then Jackson was sure to look for her everywhere, and wouldn't stop until he found her.

John was still worried about her, and again told her, "Okay, just go ahead, but remember not to ask my uncle for help! Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Cherry nodded, and replied, "Okay, got it."

John then left, and as Cherry saw his disappearing figure she felt delighted. She had loved him very much in the past, and even though there was no love left between them, he was still as sincere and kind as he had always been with her. She felt very lucky, and was glad that she could still be friends with him.