Ice and Fire novel Chapter 282

Cherry looked deep in Harrison's eyes and was eager to hear his answer.

Harrison rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and then said, "I remember something."

"Dad, could you tell me about that? What exactly happened that year?" asked Cherry, with eager anticipation reflected in her eyes. She had finally found someone who could tell her about what had actually happened in the past.

"The military circle seemed to be in chaos at that time. It was said that the He Family or the An Family had revealed a military secret, and that several people were to be executed. I didn't know exactly what was going on, because this was a matter of the military, and many of us civilians didn't know anything about it at all. Anyway, some people died during that time, and the Chu Family sent a lot of people to surround the whole city. During that time, there were people sent by the Chu Family at all transportation ports, but I didn't know whether they were looking for someone or doing something else. Everything lasted for a month or two, and then gradually calmed down, " said Harrison. He could only recall the memory roughly, because many years had passed since that event had happened, and the information was also restricted to spread out of the military circle at that time. He had only heard something of it from his friends.

Cherry was shocked by the news, and she thought, 'Some people died at that time? Was it related to the Chu Family?'

She suddenly remembered what Sally had told her the last time they had met, that Jackson had several murders on him, and Cherry wondered if they were somehow related to the things that happened in that year.

Cherry didn't dare to think any further, because she was afraid that the more she thought about it, the more frightened she would be.

Harrison noticed Cherry's sudden change, and hastily asked, "Cherry, are you alright?"

Cherry immediately snapped out of her own thoughts, and as she looked at Harrison, she said, "Yeah, fine...I'm fine."

Harrison helplessly shook his head, and said, "Ever since then, the Chu Family has rarely appeared out in public, but its power is greater than ever before. All the people are afraid of the Chu Family. Although the Chu Family hasn't done anything evil, many people feel terrified when they hear the name Jackson."

Cherry continued to ask, "Dad, why did something bad happen to the He and An Families? Do you know that?"

Harrison shook his head, and said, "I don't know, but you should better ask people that come from the military if you really want to know what happened in that year. They certainly know more than us civilians do."

Cherry thought for some time and agreed with what her father said. The people in the military surely knew what happened. Stephen knew it, Sally knew it, and maybe John knew it too, but they all didn't dare to tell her because they feared Jackson.

Hearing no reply from his daughter, Harrison continued to say, "Cherry, I think that you'd better move on and forget about the things that happened in the past. Since Jackson treats you well, you just need to live your own life and take good care of your child, and that's more than enough. The Chu Family's affairs have been long forgotten by many people over the years, so you don't need to care too much about them anymore."

"I understand, " replied Cherry, but in reality she didn't want to give up her inquiries. How could she not care about things that were related to Jackson? He was as important as her own life was, and she wanted to know everything about him.

Harrison didn't want to talk about the topic anymore. He then changed the subject, and asked, "Cherry, tell me something about your mother; is she all right?"

Cherry nodded while she looked at Harrison, and then said, "Yeah, she's fine. Jacob is very nice to my mom, and he's also very kind to me."