Ice and Fire novel Chapter 304

They walked off to find a quiet place and sat on a bench to chat.

"Cherry, is something wrong?" There was concern in Derek's voice as he asked her.

Cherry had a worried expression as she nodded.

"What happened? Is this about Jackson hitting you?" Derek knew everything.

Cherry shook her head and in a calm tone, said, "No, that's no big deal. He hit me impulsively. I know what kind of person he is."

Derek didn't say anymore as he thought, 'Cherry knows Jackson very well! After all, they have been married for a long time, they must know each other very well.'

Cherry looked over at Derek asking him, "Derek, do you know everything about Jackson?"

Derek was shocked wondering, 'What will Cherry ask about Jackson?'

"Cherry, you..." Derek didn't know how to answer.

Cherry turned away, averting her eyes as she went on, "I know you won't tell me. Not one of you will tell me about Jackson's past."

"No, that's not the case." Derek hastily said. He wanted to be sincere with Cherry, but he wan't supposed to tell her the truth. He comforted her, "Cherry, there are some things you are better not knowing. You have to trust Jackson. He must have a good reason if he doesn't want you to know."

Upon hearing that, Cherry didn't utter a word.

She sat quietly thinking for a while and then said, "What's the relationship between Mond and Jackson?"

Cherry's words completely stunned Derek and he hastily explained, "Cherry, honestly, I can't talk to you about this. You need to ask Jackson."

"Why does Grandpa know him then? He grew up on the army residential compound, didn't he?" Cherry continued asking Derek questions. She looked over at Derek and stared into his eyes, wanting him to answer her. She knew Derek would be honest, but she was unsure if she could believe Mond. She trusted Derek, but she didn't know much about Mond.

"W-we-well.hmm.." Derek wasn't sure what to say and stammered before going quiet.

When Derek hadn't finished for what appeared like a long time, Cherry felt helpless and decided to give up. No one was going to tell her anything.

"Did you know the ZM Group was established by Mond and is against JS Group?" asked Cherry in a quiet voice. She didn't hold out much hope that she would hear any useful information from Derek.