Letting out a resigned sigh, Derek said, "Cherry, all you need to know is that Jackson loves you, and that there's no need to care about other things. Just trust in Jackson, okay? He will handle everything accordingly."
Cherry suddenly avoided his eyes, and said, "I trust him, but I'm not sure if he trusts me."
After he heard her, Derek didn't know what to say anymore. No matter how much he knew about Jackson, there was no way that he could know about how the couple got along with one another in their time. Their relationship problems only concerned them, Jackson and Cherry.
At that time, Selina walked in through the gate, and when she saw Derek and Cherry, she cheerfully cried out, "Cherry, I'm home!"
When they saw her, Cherry and Derek smiled delighted.
Selina then spotted Joe, who was playing among a group of children, and with a huge bag of snacks in her hands, she loudly cried out to him, "Joe, do you want some goodies?"
When they head the word "goodies", all of the children in the yard turned to look at her.
Joe replied joyfully, "Yes!" and then ran toward Selina.
The other children then also ran towards her.
Holding the shopping bag in her hands, Selina took out one large bag of snacks and gave it to Joe. She then said to other children, "Would you like to have some too?"
"Yes, Aunt Selina, I'd love some!" cried one kid.
"Aunt Selina, me too!"
"I want some too, Aunt Selina!"
Looking at the cute children around her, Selina put on a serious look on her face, and said, "You can have all of these snacks, but promise me that you will get along well with Joe, okay? He's one of you from now on, and you should be kind to him, alright?"
"Of course, Aunt Selina! Joe's already one of us!" said a chubby boy.
"It's true, Aunt Selina, Little Fatty is our big brother, and I am the second brother, and this is our little sister, " cheerfully said Joe, introducing his little friends to Selina, one by one.
"Very well, " happily said Selina. She then took out a big bag of snacks and gave it to the plump boy, and said, "Here you are, little boy. Your big brother has the biggest one!" Then she turned to the other kids and said, "Everyone can have one. Next time I come here, I'll buy you even more treats!"
She then gave each child a bag of snacks.
"Thank you, Aunt Selina!"
"Thank you, very very, much!"
After each child got their portion, Selina said, "Come on, you can go and play now! Enjoy yourselves! Take care of Joe, okay? No one can bully him, do you understand?"
"Of course we do, Aunt Selina!"
"Aunt Selina, don't worry, no one will bully him!"
"We're all family! How can we bully him?"
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