Ice and Fire novel Chapter 170

Without any sort of hesitation, Jackson said, "I always want to protect her!"

Sally's heart instantly filled with frustration. She wanted Jackson to love her, but it seemed that her wish was only a dream.

Sally then suddenly shouted at Jackson, "What about me? Why did you have to harbor me and protect me if you don't love me? Tell me!"

Jackson looked at Sally and then loosened his grip on her neck. He knew she was broken down, but he didn't immediately reply to her question.

After some time, Jackson coldly said, "If you ever dare to contact Cherry again in the future, it won't end well for you. Mark my words!"

Jackson then intended to leave. When Derek saw Jackson, he also stood up from his seat and left together with him.

When Sally saw Jackson leaving, she immediately said, "Even if I didn't tell her anything, there would've been others to do that for me! Are you sure that Stephen won't tell her everything?"

Her threat successfully stopped Jackson in his tracks.

Sally was somehow happy that her words worked on him.

Jackson didn't say anything, but Derek furiously said, "If Stephen An dares to say anything, then it won't end well for him either."

However, Sally didn't care what Derek said, and she walked towards Jackson. She stood beside him, and as she looked at him, she said, "You know more about Stephen An and Cherry Shen's relation than I do. You know their bond is special."

The last sentence actually affected Jackson, and he felt that the relation between Stephen and Cherry threatened him. He recalled two things: that Stephen had offended him by risking his life to help Cherry run away from him, and that Cherry would have actually begged on her knees in front of him to save Stephen's Anshi Group. Both Stephen and Cherry were special to each other, that was clear to him.

When Sally noticed that Jackson didn't utter a word, she grabbed his hand, and gently said, "Jackson, you know that Stephen and you are mortal enemies. If I'm at your side I can help you, and I won't let Stephen hurt you."

Jackson then shook off Sally's hand. He stared into her eyes, and said, "Cherry is and will always be my only lover in this world. There's no other person, never forget that!"

He then paused a second, and said, "As for Stephen, it's inevitable that he and I have to settle our old scores. I won't run away if he attacks me, that's for sure."

Jackson then continued to walk towards the door.

Derek glanced at Sally with fury in his eyes and then followed Jackson.

While he was sitting in the car, Jackson let out a heavy sigh.

Derek sat beside him, and asked, "Jackson, how about making Sally He leave the city forever?"

Jackson pondered Derek's advice for a while and then shook his head. He said, "I don't want her to leave the city."

Derek asked, "Are you still worried about her? Didn't you choose Cherry already? Why are you and Sally still intertwined somehow with one another?" Derek thought that Sally was undermining Jackson and Cherry's marriage, and that if he had been in Cherry's shoes, he would have already driven Sally away.

Jackson turned his head sideways and looked out through the window. He replied to Derek's question, "No, I don't love Sally, but I'm afraid that she might get hurt. "

Derek hated Sally very much, and said, "Is it your business to keep her safe? By the way, who or what can hurt her since she's such a cunning woman?"

Jackson didn't answer Derek anymore, because in some way he was also vexed by those things, and because he had no idea on how to properly deal with them.

Derek realized that Jackson was distraught, and stopped asking him any more questions.

Cherry then went back home and found that Joe was still at school. Elsa was the only person that was at home.

Cherry sat in the parlor and chatted with her for a short time, and afterwards she went to pick up Joe from school.

Jackson, do you know that I want you and Joe to meet each other? But I can't let that happen, because I'm afraid that he might get hurt. I might be your most precious, but Joe is my most precious, and I can't let others hurt him. Joe didn't grow up in a complete family because of me, and I owe him that. I really, really can't put Joe in any danger, do you understand that, Jackson?'

When she recalled her past, Cherry's tears gradually started to fall down her cheeks and slowly soak the pillow in them. She suddenly remembered Emily, who had died for her. Cherry shouted in her heart, 'Emily, please tell me, what should I do? What on Earth should I do?'

The next morning, Cherry got up early and went in the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. She then tried as hard as possible to get rid of her swollen eyes with the aid of cosmetics.

Cherry ate her breakfast with her head lowered, so that Wilson wouldn't see that her eyes were swollen and red.

When it was time to take Joe to school, Cherry put Joe into Wilson's car as she usually did, but Wilson grabbed her hand and stopped her to talk with him.

Wilson carefully asked, "Cherry, what's wrong? Why are your eyes so swollen?"

Cherry was afraid that Joe, who was sitting in the car, would find out about it. She said, "Nothing, don't worry about me, I'm fine. Wilson, take Joe to school, he'll be late."

Wilson was concerned about her, and said, "Cherry, you know that you can tell me if anything's wrong, right?"

She pretended to be strong, and as she looked at Wilson, she said, "I thought of Emily last night and I couldn't stop crying. Don't worry, everything's fine now."

After Wilson heard her, he didn't want to talk more about Emily. Still concerned, he asked, "Are you sure?"

"Really, I'm fine, don't worry, about me. Go now, Joe's going to be late!" said Cherry.

Wilson was still worried about her, but he had no other choice but to nod and leave.

After Wilson left, Cherry also got inside her car and drove to work.