When he heard her tender request, Jackson had no choice but to reply to her with a simple nod.
After she saw Jackson leave, Cherry felt relieved and focused on her son again. Joe was everything for her, and she had to try her best to teach him well.
After some time, Joe finally stopped writing. He said to his mother, "Mommy, I've finished all of my homework."
Cherry then took his exercise book and checked on what he did. After she found that everything was okay, she said to Joe, "Okay, you can take a shower and go to sleep now."
"Yes, Mommy!" said Joe cheerfully. "You can go back to your room now, I can wash by myself."
"Don't you want me to stay with you while you fall asleep?" asked Cherry. She wondered why was Joe so obedient all of a sudden. She thought, 'Is it because Jackson came in the room earlier and that Joe knows that he's waiting for me?'
"No, you can go now, and from now on I can go to sleep all by myself! Don't worry, I'll go to bed right after I take my shower, " replied Joe.
Cherry nodded, happy that her son was becoming more and more independent. She then said, "Okay, goodnight! I'll wake you up tomorrow morning like usual."
Joe was very upset when he heard that he had to wake up tomorrow morning. He nodded, and said, "Alright, alright, Mommy, you can go now…"
Cherry then stood up and walked towards the door, but she couldn't help but turn around and take a couple of more glances at her son before she left his room.
After he saw his mom leave, Joe quickly ran to the bathroom and took a quick shower.
As soon as he crawled into the bed, he quickly took out his iPad, logged in on the chat app, and started to talk with two of his classmates online.
Love Mommy: "I'm coming."
Banana: "Joe, why are you so late?"
Love Mommy: "I had no choice but to do my homework first with my Mommy next to me."
Zombie King: "No wonder that you win first place every time. You study hard."
Love Mommy: "Come on, stop talking about this. Let's get back to business."
Banana: "Well, I heard my father say that a remarkable man recently appeared in the city's business circles. It's said he's an extremely good businessman."
Zombie King: "Extremely good?"
Banana: "Yes. My father said that he set up a big company in a very short time, and that he had a lot of money."
Love Mommy: "How much money does he have?"
Banana: "I've no idea."
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