Cherry fell silent after she heard about Jackson's intention to change Joe's school. Everything that concerned her son was of the utmost importance for her, and she had to carefully think about it.
"You don't have to do that; Joe is having a good time at that school, and it's unnecessary to transfer him to another one, " said Cherry. As long as her son was happy at that school, nothing else meant too much to her.
"But..." continued Cherry, while looking at Jackson, "If you can, you'd better not to talk to Rosa next time you meet her. Alright?"
After he heard Cherry's words, Jackson hastily and diligently replied to her, "Yes, madam!"
He then held Cherry in his arms tightly, grateful that he had sorted out her sadness and irritation.
In the evening, when the family were having dinner together at the table, Cherry looked very calm, as if nothing had ever happened in the daytime.
While he was eating, Andrew looked at Cherry, and said, "Cherry, I want to ask you something."
He seemed to be cautious, as if he was somehow asking for Cherry's opinion.
Cherry was very surprised about his question, and wondered, 'How could Grandpa speak to me in such a tone?'
"Grandpa, just go ahead and ask me, " hastily said Cherry.
"Well, I want to ask Lucia to come to our home for dinner. Would you mind?" asked Andrew, as he looked at Cherry gingerly.
After he heard the name Lucia, Jackson put down his chopsticks on the table. He then began to understand why Andrew had been so cautious in talking to Cherry. No one had forgotten what had happened last time, and Grandpa was afraid that Cherry wouldn't agree with Lucia back at the table again.
Cherry thought for a while, and as she looked into Andrew's eyes, said, "Grandpa, it's totally up to you whether you want to ask Lucia for dinner or not. If you miss her and want to see her, you can just call her over; you don't need to ask for my opinion on that."
"I thought that maybe you would still mind her presence here, " said Andrew, as he looked at Cherry, surprised by her answer. He was afraid that Cherry would still mind Lucia coming there. He had also noticed that she and Jackson didn't get along so well with each other recently, so he thought that it would be thoughtful of him to ask for her opinion.
Cherry then put on a calm smile on her face, and as she shook her head, she said, "No, I won't!"
She then paused for a brief moment, and continued to say, "Let bygones be bygones! If you miss Lucia, you can always ask her to come here and see you."
"Okay, okay." said Andrew, feeling very happy in his heart. He then turned his head to face the butler, and ordered him, "Call Lucia later and ask her family to come here tomorrow for dinner."
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