Ice and Fire novel Chapter 187

In the afternoon, Cherry and Joe sat in the living room and watched TV. Cherry watched cartoons with her son and occasionally took out some fashion magazines to read.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Cherry heard the phone ring inside the living room. She hesitated for a moment and then picked it up.

"Hello, " said Cherry.

Hearing Cherry's voice, Jackson calmly said, "Tell Lily that I'll be home for dinner in an hour; and ask her to start cooking now."

"Okay, " replied Cherry, and then immediately hung up the phone.

After that, Cherry went to the kitchen, and said to the maid, "Lily, are you going to cook?"

"Yes, but I'm wondering whether or not Mr. Jackson will come home for dinner tonight, " said Lily Wu, uncertain of her master's return.

"He just called and said that he'll be come in an hour. You can start cooking now, " indifferently said Cherry. She didn't have to be polite to the housemaid, because everyone in the house, all except for her son, weren't qualified for her respect and politeness.

Lily Wu nodded, and said, "Yes, madam."

Jackson came back home and saw that Cherry and Joe were laughing happily while they watering the flowers on the balcony. It seemed that Cherry was telling something to Joe and that he was carefully listening to her.

The harmonious scene warmed Jackson's heart. The house, with her inside it, was warm, and so was his heart.

Lily Wu walked up to Jackson when she saw him, and said, "You are back, Mr. Jackson."

"Yes, I am, " he answered, with his eyes still fixed up on the balcony.

Lily Wu looked at his eyes and expression, and asked, "Well, shall I also ask Mrs. Cherry and Mr. Joe to join you for dinner?"

"Yes, " answered Jackson, and then went to the dining room.

Cherry and Joe knew that Jackson was back. After they went to the bathroom to wash their hands, they also came to and sat down in the dining room.

Looking at the dishes laid out on the table in front of him, Joe said to Cherry, who was sitting next him, "Mommy, there are a lot of dishes!"

Cherry turned around and smiled to Joe, and said, "Yes, there are, and you need to eat a lot because you're growing up and need all sorts of nutrients because of that!"

Joe nodded to Cherry, and with a happy smile on his face, said, "I will."

Jackson felt somehow irritated when he saw the sweet relationship between the mother and her son. Was he an outsider?

Cherry also noticed Jackson's moroseness while they were eating, but she kept quiet, just as if she hadn't noticed it.

After dinner, Cherry intended to go upstairs with Joe and rest, but she was suddenly stopped by Jackson before she could take her first step up the stairs.