But Jackson angrily stared at her and said, "You know I hate Mond and Stephen, so why do you remain on their side?"
Sally immediately became frightened when she saw the terrifying look in Jackson's eyes.
She slowly distanced herself from Jackson and kept herself back from him.
"Jackson, please forgive me! I didn't do stay for no reason." Sally pleaded.
"Sure, you have your reasons. Mond has been giving you money all these years! Money that is actually Grandpa's money! Of course, you would stay with him for the money!" Jackson spat out angrily.
When Sally heard his words, her eyes became as big as saucers. She knew she couldn't conceal anything from Jackson. He knew everything.
"You...you already knew all of that?" Asked Sally.
But Jackson didn't answer.
She continued, "Mond's been with me for many years, ever since I left the residential compound..."
When Sally saw Jackson look away, she knew he understood what she was about to say, even though she hadn't finished telling him.
Sally suddenly stepped closer to Jackson again. She pulled his arm and quickly said, "Jackson, don't worry, we haven't leaked any of the things that happened back then. I'll never say anything, and Stephen won't either."
Jackson glanced down at Sally thinking, 'The one that I worry about is Mond, and the person that I care about is Cherry. If Cherry never knows about those things, then, even if everyone else in this world knows about them, I won't care...'
When Cherry and Selina came out of the washroom and headed back, Cherry looked at the crowds of people and felt troubled.
"Selina, let's find a quieter place for a while. I don't want to see those people." Cherry suggested.
"Okay." Replied Selina, not wanting to go back either. She was as disgusted as Cherry when she thought of Sally.
"What about...that place? Nobody would be there..." Selina suggested as she pointed to a corner at the end of a corridor.
"Alright." Agreed Cherry, nodding her head.
They walked in that direction, but suddenly stopped in their tracks.
Cherry thought the scene in front of her was too familiar to her. There was no doubt, the man was her husband, Jackson, and the woman at his side was Sally, clinging to him as she had done some moments before.
When Selina saw Sally was pulling at Jackson's arm, and they were quarreling about something, she was angry, and thought, 'She is such a shameless bitch!'
Then she looked over at Cherry standing next to her, who was just standing still and calmly observing them. She realized Cherry was unable to react, too overwhelmed with grief and in shock. 'She must be devastated!' Selina thought, 'Seeing her husband standing in a dark corner with another woman! Even without any intimate overtures, it's too much for her.'
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