Ice and Fire novel Chapter 216

Jackson picked up the phone.

"Hello, " he answered it.

Wilson heard Jackson's voice, and said, "This's Wilson."

Jackson was somehow shocked, because he had never thought that Wilson would call.

"What's up?" asked Jackson coldly.

"Is Cherry at home? I called on her mobile, but she didn't answer, " said Wilson, pretending to know nothing of what was happening.

"Yeah, she's at home. You can tell me why you called her, " said Jackson indifferently, as he always was with him.

"Nothing serious. My father and aunt just want to drop by and see Cherry and Joe, " said Wilson, trying to be as nice and polite as he could not to anger Jackson.

"Tonight?" asked Jackson, bewildered.

"Yeah, we were just about to leave, " answered Wilson.

Jackson thought for a moment, and coldly said, "Okay. We haven't had dinner yet, but we can eat together when you arrive here."

"Alright, we'll be there soon. Tell Cherry and Joe that we're coming."

"Okay, " said Jackson, and then hung up the phone.

Jackson entered the kitchen and told Lily, "Prepare more food. We'll be having guests tonight."

Lily seemed to be surprised, and said, "Of course, Mr. Jackson."

Jackson intended to leave the kitchen, but then he turned around, and asked, "What did Cherry do today?"

Lily thought for a moment and then stopped what she was doing. In a downhearted manner, she answered him, "Cherry didn't eat anything all day. She locked herself inside her room and didn't come out all day."

Jackson suddenly lost his temper, and shouted at Lily, "Then why didn't you put the damn food on a tray and take it to her room!"

Lily was taken aback, and said, "Even when I took the food upstairs, Cherry didn't want to open the door. What can I do?"

"Where're the spare keys? Are you stupid, or what? Why didn't you use the spare key to open it?" Jackson shouted at Lily furiously. He thought, 'Cherry hasn't eaten anything all day. Isn't she hungry?'

Lily lowered her head and fell silent, because she saw that Jackson was very angry.

Jackson turned round, left the kitchen, and went straight upstairs to her room.

After he arrived in front of Cherry's room, Jackson pushed the room door open, and saw that Cherry was sitting at the desk helping Joe do his homework.

At that moment, both Cherry and Joe turned their heads to look at the door. When Cherry saw Jackson's face, her cheerful expression suddenly changed.

Seeing his father, Joe indifferently said, "Good evening, Daddy."

Jackson didn't say anything. After he went to Cherry and looked at her for a moment, he turned to his son, and said, "I need to talk with your mother. Get out."

Joe looked first at his Mommy, and then at his Daddy, and Jackson's irate expression frightened him. He didn't dare to defy his father, so he obediently did what he was told.

Joe quickly took his books and got out of his Mommy's room. Before he closed the door, he turned around and shot a curious glance at his parents inside the room, because he was afraid that his Mommy might get bullied again.

Joe dropped his books on the desk in his own room, and then went downstairs. He had no idea of what he should do next, so he went to Lily.

When he entered the dining room, he found that there were many dishes on the dinning table. "Lily, why did you cook so much food?" asked Joe.

Lily saw Joe, and answered him, "Your father told me that some guests will arrive this evening to have dinner with us."

It then suddenly occurred to Joe that his Daddy knew that Wilson and his grandparents were coming. 'Has Daddy received a phone call from Wilson?' wondered Joe.

Joe cheerfully smiled.

Back inside the bedroom, Jackson glowered at Cherry fiercely, and asked her, "Will you stay in this room forever?"

After she saw the angry look on Jackson's face, Cherry turned around and went to the window. "Aren't you keeping me imprisoned in the house?" she asked. She continued, "Did you hire the guards outside to keep me under surveillance?"

Cherry's questions angered Jackson out of his mind. He went to Cherry, grabbed her arm, and furiously said, "I told you to stay in the villa, not to starve yourself to death!"

Cherry wasn't frightened by him. She looked into Jackson's eyes, and emphatically said, "Whether I'm starving or not isn't any of your concern. Leave me alone!"

"Cherry, are you setting yourself against me now?" asked Jackson sternly.

"No, I'm not, " said Cherry, while she looked away from him.

Jackson then suddenly pinched her chin with his fingers and turned her head towards him. "Look at me!" he shouted.

"What're you doing?" groaned Cherry in pain.

Jackson then observed Cherry's fair face and said, "Be a good girl, and don't make a fuss. Wilson is coming with your parents here to have dinner with us. I think you know how to entertain them."

Cherry wasn't surprised by the news. She stared at Jackson, and said, "I don't need you to teach me how to entertain my own family!"

"Cherry, you're getting bolder and bolder. How dare you to contradict me?" Jackson glowered at Cherry, the look in his eyes cold as ice.

"Haha, " laughed Cherry helplessly. "I'm not that stupid."