Ice and Fire novel Chapter 24

Jackson immediately stood up and walked to the door.

When he opened the door, he saw that Cherry was picking up broken glass pieces. She was squatting on the ground and there were faint scald marks on the back of her hand.

Jackson squatted down at once, grabbed her wrist, looked at it and asked with concern,"Did you scald yourself?"

Cherry did not look up at him. She freed her hand from Jackson's and continued picking up the broken glass pieces scattered on the floor.

"Stop! Watch your hands!" said Jackson angrily. Why was this woman so stubborn?

"It's none of your business. Am I the person that you should be worried about now?" asked Cherry. She became angry, too. She raised her head and looked directly into his eyes. Her eyes were full of tears.

Seeing that Cherry was sad, Jackson felt distressed. She must have heard their conversation.

Derek stood behind Jackson, but he was too frightened to say a word.

Cherry felt that if she kept on like this, she would be laughed at since Derek was also there.

She took a deep breath, stood up while pretending that she was strong, turned and walked into the bedroom.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Derek quickly walked up to Jackson and said,"What should we do now? It seems that Cherry has heard us."

Jackson stood staring at the door of the bedroom. He was in a dilemma now. He did not know what to do.

Sally He, who he had been missing, had come back. He should urgently go to see her, ask about how she had lived for all these years and see whether she needed any help. However, he did not know what to do after seeing Cherry's reaction. She could so easily affect his heart.

"Wait for me downstairs in the car, I'll be there soon," said Jackson, coldly.

Derek knew that Jackson was in a dilemma. He nodded and did as told.

Jackson walked to the bedroom and opened the door. He saw Cherry sitting on the edge of the bed.

He walked over, sat in front of her and grabbed her hand, which was already slightly red and swollen. He asked with concern,"Is it painful?"