Ice and Fire novel Chapter 349

Lucia walked into the living room wearing a black coat, black leather gloves. On her stiff shoulder the latest designer black handbag to complete her ensemble. Her entrance reminded Joe of a villain from one of his Disney animated movies, only this one was a real person.

Behind her, Edwin and John followed. The two men who just entered brought a ray of brightness and cheerfulness into the room. Their happy smiles on their eyes had the opposite effect from that of Lucia's entrance.

Lucia's unsmiling eyes landed on Jackson and Cherry and said nothing. Then her gaze fastened on Andrew. She smiled, walked towards the old man and said, "Hello, Grandpa! I've come to visit you. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I really miss you!" She embraced Andrew and kissed his cheek as she finished her greeting.

While this dramatic scene was unfolding, Joe freed himself from Andrew's arms and ran to his mother's side. Joe couldn't hide the displeasure he felt on his face. He thought, 'Why did this nasty person had to come to this home?'

Andrew, happy to see Lucia, laughed and said, "Ha, ha! Lucia, I miss you, too. Glad to see you are doing fine."

After Lucia's greeting, Edwin and John also walked towards Andrew. Edwin looked at Andrew, politely greeted and shook his hand.

Andrew happily nodded his head and accepted the hugs and the greetings.

John, on the other hand, gave a quick kiss to Andrew's cheek and said, "Great-Grandpa, are you feeling good these days?"

Andrew carefully scanned John's face and smiled. "Ha, ha! Yes, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me. How's your work these days?" asked Andrew

John replied, "Work is fine, not much excitement there. No problems."

After greeting Andrew, Edwin looked at Jackson and Cherry with a smile. He approached the standing couple and gave both of them a warm hug and said, "Jackson, Cherry!"

Jackson smiled and nodded his head as his returned Edwin's greeting.

Cherry returned Edwin's hug and smiled and calmly replied, "Hello, Edwin." She had no bad feelings towards John's father. Actually, John's father was a quiet man. From what Cherry had observed, Edwin was the type who liked to stay at the background and to observe people silently. He was the kind of person who did not seek nor want attention. Aside from this, Cherry didn't really know much about him, so she decided that it was best to be polite.

John then greeted Jackson and Cherry. Just like his father, he smiled and greeted the couple with a warm hug and said, "Uncle Jackson, Aunt." John wanted to call Cherry "Aunt Cherry", but hesitated. In the past, Cherry had been the woman he was once in love with. Even though Cherry had been a part of the family for quite some time and now she was his uncle's wife, John still felt awkward and weird to call her "Aunt". It was very difficult for him to call her "Aunt Cherry". But he couldn't call her by the former nickname, a name they only used between them, "Cherr", either. John now faced a dilemma. By what name should he call Cherry and when would he be able to accept her as an Aunt?