Ice and Fire novel Chapter 294

John walked up to Cherry, and stared at her for a moment. He then turned his eyes to Jackson, and politely greeted him, "Hi, Uncle Jackson."

When Jackson saw John, he turned to look at Cherry. He did feel a little uncomfortable when John called her from the other side earlier, but now he could see that there wasn't any emotion reflected in John's eyes. 'He doesn't love her, right?' thought Jackson.

"Hi, John, " replied Jackson.

As he looked at Cherry, John asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just earlier. What about you?" asked Cherry.

"Me too. I saw you and Uncle Jackson standing here, so I came to greet you, " said John, with his voice as casual and calm as usual.

After he finished, he asked again, "What about Joe? Did he get high marks at school?"

Cherry nodded, and replied, "Yes, he has been studying hard and has got high marks recently."

"Well, then I'm very happy for him! I'll come and see him when I'm free, " said John. Although something unpleasant had happened the last time he met him, John pretty much liked the little boy. After all, he was Cherry's son, and there was no way that he could hate him. What's more, Joe was an adorable cute boy that you couldn't help yourself but like at first sight.

As she looked at John, Cherry gave a little smile, and said, "Okay, and you're always welcome there; you know that, right?"

After he heard their conversation, Jackson flashed a scornful smile. He was almost angry, but he tried his best to suppress it. Cherry was still mad at him, and he didn't want to make the situation worse.

As he looked at Cherry, John said, "You look thinner than before. If Uncle Jackson is busy working, you need to take care of yourself on your own. Please have your meals on time and eat more, or I'll start to worry about you."

But Cherry wasn't moved by his words at all. She calmly nodded to him, and said, "Thank you, I will."

Stuck in the awkward conversation, John also didn't know what to say next. After so many years, there was no longer any love or affection between Cherry and him. Their old days were long gone, and everything had changed. She used to be his lover, but now she had married someone else, and had their own child. The man she married turned out to be his Uncle, and their child therefore became his cousin. How ridiculous it was!

"I'll go to my friends over there now, " said John, as he pointed to a group of young men laughing and talking not that far away from them.

"Okay, " nodded Cherry, and fell silent again.

John then turned to look at Jackson, and said, "Now, if you'll excuse me, Uncle Jackson, I'm going to meet some of my friends there."

Jackson looked at John and replied to him, "Okay, just go."

As John left, Cherry stared at his back and felt extremely bitter. If nothing had happened between him and Jean, she might have still been with him now. Maybe he wasn't as rich as Jackson was, but he would have still been able to give her anything that she wanted, and they could have lived a satisfying life together. Now, this had become something that would never come true, because long ago, she had chosen a totally different path from his. They would never get back together, ever.

John had used to be her lover, but he wasn't anymore. Even if he was still very gentle and cared about her very much, she could only treat him as a friend instead of a man who loved her. Now, there was only one man in her heart, and there was no way that she could love anyone else in the world. He was her lover, the only man that she cared about, the one that she loved the most, her husband.

When Jackson saw that Cherry was staring at John's back as he left, he felt a little annoyed. Did his wife still care about her ex-boyfriend?

"Baby, " gently whispered Jackson as he again came closer to her, snapping Cherry out of her thoughts in an instant.

"Oh, what's wrong?" hastily replied Cherry as she turned to look at Jackson.

"Nothing, " said Jackson.

Cherry just didn't care about his feelings. Instead, something suddenly occurred to mind, and she asked, "Is my brother coming tonight?"