Cherry then lowered her head, and said, "You know that what happened to Andrew hit him quite hard. He needs some time to calm down."
Selina looked at Cherry. She knew that she hadn't given up Jackson, and that she hadn't given up on their home either.
Selina stared at Cherry and seriously said, "Cherry, please go and find Jackson."
"What?" asked Cherry. She didn't know what Selina meant with that.
"You should go and find Jackson now. I'll stay with Joe tonight and drive him to school tomorrow morning, " replied Selina. She hoped that Cherry and Jackson would get back together fast, and that their whole family would be as happy as it had been before.
"But..." wanted to say Cherry, astonished by Selina's wild idea. She didn't know anymore what to say, or what to do.
Joe also overheard their talk. He looked at his Mommy, and said, "Mommy, please go already! I can go to bed by myself, but Aunt Selina, please drive me to school tomorrow morning."
"Be sure that I will; after all, I have nothing else to do."
Cherry looked at Selina and her son, and she suddenly started to miss Jackson very much. She hadn't seen Jackson for just two days, but it seemed to her that she hadn't seen him for five years instead. So she missed him very much, and yearned for his presence.
Selina noticed that Cherry had fallen silent, so she quickly said, "Cherry, don't hesitate anymore, go and find my brother! I know that he's confused, but at this moment, you should be with him. He needs you at his side."
After she heard this, Cherry nodded and decided to go and find her husband.
She looked at her son, and said, "Joe, be a good boy and listen to your Aunt Selina. Remember to get up and go to school on time."
"I know, Mommy, don't worry, " replied Joe.
Cherry looked at Selina and felt somehow sorry for troubling her. "Selina, thank you for taking care of Joe tonight, " she said.
Selina replied, "That's all right. Just go and find my brother."
Cherry then stood up, walked to the door, changed her shoes and left with her bag in her hand.
After she arrived at the military's residential compound, Cherry saw that the lights were on. She quickly got out of the car and then entered the house.
She opened the front door and walked in. Lily had just finished cleaning the kitchen, and she was stunned when she saw that Cherry had suddenly come back.
Lily said, "Mrs. Cherry, you... you're back!"
Cherry asked, "Where's Jackson?"
Lily was still stunned by Cherry's sudden return, and replied, "Up, upstairs."
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