Ice and Fire novel Chapter 39

Andrew gazed at the three of them but said nothing. He knew his grandson's intention. After all, he had a vivid memory of things that had happened years ago.

Seeing this situation, Jean could not hold herself back and asked, "Jackson, why don't you introduce this girl to us? You must know her, right?"

Everyone looked at Jackson and wondered how he would introduce Sally He.

Sally He noticed Jackson's embarrassment, so she hastily introduced herself, "Hello, I'm Sally He. I've heard that John got married, so you must be his wife. Am I right? You're so beautiful!"

But Sally He's compliment did not distract Jean. She still looked at Jackson and Cherry and then she turned to Cherry.

"Cherry, are you sad for this woman? Or for your husband's wound?" Jean asked, aggressively.

Before Cherry could answer her question, Jackson coldly said, "Jean, heed your status. She is my wife!"

His words silenced Jean. Jean was angry and she wanted to retort back, but she dared not offend him when she looked at Jackson's cold face. Jackson was dangerous even when he was wounded.

Lucia felt that the atmosphere was a bit tense, so she hurriedly said, "Jackson, just take care of yourself in the hospital. If you need anything, let me know."

"Even though I need something, I don't need you to satisfy my needs." Jackson replied, coldly.

John was a bit angry, so he said, "Uncle Jackson, how dare you speak to my mom like this! After all, she is your sister."

"John Ye, who are you to lecture me?" Jackson was impolite with everyone.

John said nothing.

Cherry saw that Jackson had donned a long face and was cruel to everyone.

"If he doesn't have the right to lecture you, do I?" Cherry said, stood up and released Jackson's hand. Then she took a few steps back to distance herself from Jackson.

Jackson looked at Cherry, astonished. He hadn't expected her to react this way.

Cherry pointed at Sally He and then looked at Jackson, saying, "If it hadn't been for her, would you be wounded? Would we have become like this?"

Hearing Cherry's words, those around realized that the reason why Cherry was mad at Jackson was actually because Sally He had come back.

Jean intended to exacerbate their contradiction, so she asked, "That's it! No wonder Cherry has been crying so sadly. It is because she has been wronged and nobody knows."

"Jean, this is not time for you to thrust your nose in my business!" Cherry was angry, too. How dare Jean say that in such a situation?

"Cherry!" Jean said, angrily, "Who the hell are you to lecture me?" Don't blame others for your own poor fate! You are a bitch! Just like your shameless mom! Both of you deserve to be abandoned. Both of you are the fifth wheel, no matter where you are!"

Jean swore at Cherry the way she used to at their home in the old days. She did not notice that Andrew's and Jackson's faces had darkened with anger.

"Jean! Do you want to die?" Jackson almost yelled at Jean.

Except for Andrew, everyone else shivered. Even Sally He, standing in the corner, was scared. Everyone saw that Jackson was really angry.

Jackson looked at Jean and said, "Is this your idea of being the wife of a governor? Don't you dare swear at Cherry again!"

Jean was so afraid that she dared not look at Jackson. She immediately lowered her head, without saying anything.

John was also silent, as if he had nothing to do with Jean. He did not care about Jean, and did not want to get involved in this matter.

Andrew was angry. Jean's words made him uncomfortable.

Lucia noticed Andrew's dark face and she knew that it was certainly because of Jean's words. So she quickly said, "Andrew, Jean is very young, so she is not sensible. Please don't be angry at her."

"You should teach your daughter-in-law how to behave, " said Andrew. Then he did not look at Lucia anymore.

"Yes. I know, " Lucia hastily replied and she glared at Jean.

Andrew then looked at Sally He and asked her, "What do you want to do this time?"

"I..." Sally He dared not say that she had come back for Jackson. However, she had no idea that Jackson was married. If she revealed that she had come back for Jackson, then she would be convicted of the crime of destroying a military marriage. And she knew best the consequences of this crime. She had grown up in the military's residential compound, so she knew the basic rules of the military.

Cherry also looked at Sally He and waited for her answer. If Sally He admitted that she had come back for Jackson, Cherry would tell Andrew of her decision to divorce Jackson, right in front of all these people. Since Jackson hadn't allowed her to divorce him, she wanted to let Andrew know of her decision so that he might support her.

But Sally He remained silent.

Andrew coldly looked at Sally He and bluntly said, "Jackson is married and you've seen his wife Cherry. So do you know what you should do?"

Andrew's words made Sally He feel highly disappointed. His words meant that Andrew had accepted Cherry as his granddaughter-in-law. This also meant that Sally He would have no chance of marrying Jackson.

After a while, Sally He nodded and replied, "Yes, I know."

Andrew took a deep breath, looked at Jackson lying in bed and said, "I've asked for sick leave for you, so you may stay in hospital to recuperate."

"Okay, " Jackson replied to his grandpa.

"Grandpa..." Cherry wanted to say something, but Andrew gestured to her, and she stopped.