Ice and Fire novel Chapter 284

In the morning, Cherry got a call from Selina while she was working in her office.

"Hi, Selina!" said Cherry.

"Cherry, are you in the company?" asked Selina over the phone.

"Yes, I'm in the office, " said Cherry. She knew that Selina hadn't come to work yet.

"Okay, go home earlier this afternoon to prepare for the party tonight, " said Selina.

"Okay, I understand! I'll go home earlier right after I finish work around here, " said Cherry.

Cherry thought more about the party after she finished talking to Selina and hung up the phone. She was somehow nervous to accompany Jackson to attend it, and she had no idea how many people they would meet there and how she would greet all of those strangers. Besides, she hated the glances the rich ladies threw at her. She had also hated these kind of events, but she had no choice but to attend the party tonight.

In the afternoon, when Cherry returned home, she found that she was home alone. Jackson hadn't arrived yet, and Andrew and the Butler had gone out for a walk together.

After she went to her bedroom, Cherry took out from her wardrobe the dress and shoes that she wanted to wear in the evening. She then sat in the room and waited for Jackson.

She sat there for a while, and after she started to get bored of so much waiting, she decided to go to the study and read a book.

After she went into the study, Cherry saw on the shelves that there were many books aligned in order, most of them philosophical works. She guessed that Andrew and Jackson had read all of those books, and although she wanted to read something herself, she wasn't interested in those subjects. She couldn't find a single magazine or casual reading book among them.

Cherry casually browsed through a few books, and after she got bored again, she moved to another shelf.

She picked a book at random, but as soon as she opened it, she found a piece of paper inside of it.

Cherry calmly picked up the piece of paper and looked at it. Her face then suddenly changed.

The piece of paper was a bank receipt. The paper had already turned yellow and was crumbled with traces because of its age, but she could still clearly read the transferred amount, receiver and remitter.