Ice and Fire novel Chapter 42

When Jackson learned that Cherry was at Emily's home, he rushed there with Derek.

Emily heard a knock on her door, she went to the door and opened it. The next moment, she was surprised to see the two men standing outside.

"Jackson Chu, why are you here?" asked Emily.

"You should know what I'm here for, " said Jackson, coldly.

Of course she knew. She looked at Jackson and said, "Cherry's still sleeping on the sofa. Don't disturb her."

With these words, Emily walked into the room, beckoning Jackson and Derek to come in, too.

As soon as Derek and Jackson entered Emily's house, they saw Cherry curled up on the sofa.

Emily whispered, "I don't know what happened between you two. Cherry refused to talk about it. But I hope you won't hurt her. She has lived a really hard life since she was a child."

Jackson listened to Emily's words without defending himself. He looked at Cherry, who was asleep, and felt distressed.

Standing next to Jackson, Derek looked at Cherry but did not say anything either. He could not comment on Jackson's private affairs.

Emily looked at her watch and was nervous. She said to Jackson, "I must go now, otherwise I'll be late for work. Please take good care of Cherry. There's food in the refrigerator. Bring her some when she wakes up."

Jackson nodded, without saying anything.

Derek thought that Jackson was going to stay here for a while, so he said to Emily, "Let me drive you to work."

Emily had not expected Derek would say this. She asked, shyly, "Is it convenient for you?"

"It's okay. I guess that Jackson is not leaving now. And I have nothing else to do, " said Derek. Derek was trying to give Jackson and Cherry more privacy to get along with each other. Seeing that they were both suffering, as Jackson's good friend, he too felt miserable.

Emily nodded when she saw that Jackson was not against the plan.

After Derek and Emily were gone, Jackson slowly approached Cherry. He sat on the sofa and looked at his woman, who was sleeping. He felt a touch of sadness flow through his heart.

She had lost a lot of weight and it must be because she hadn't slept well without him next to her at night.

Jackson reached out and tenderly stroked her cheek. He wanted to take good care of her and protect her, but he hadn't found the right way to do it.

Cherry felt someone stroke her cheeks and the feeling was familiar. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Jackson's handsome face. She was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?"

Cherry looked around. It was Emily's house. She wondered why Jackson was here.

"I'm here for you, " said Jackson, softly. He was afraid of scaring the woman.

"Why are you here for me?" asked Cherry. She sat up from the sofa and glared at him. She was still very angry when she recalled what had happened in the hospital.

Jackson held Cherry's hand and said, "Sweetie, don't be angry, okay?"

His tender words made Cherry feel a bit flattered, but her mind was still clear and she knew exactly what she should do.

Cherry took her hand away from Jackson's hand and avoided looking at him. "You don't have to behave like this. If you want to look after Sally He, just do it. I don't care about it."

Her indifferent words and attitude made Jackson feel helpless. He was already so humble. What else did she expect him to do?

"Let's go home first and we can talk about it, " said Jackson.

"Jackson, do you think that home is still my home?" asked Cherry. Remembering those sleepless nights, Cherry felt very sad.

"What the hell do you want to do?" Jackson stared into Cherry's eyes and asked her.

"I don't want to do anything. I don't care about your affairs and you should not care about mine, " said Cherry. She was completely disappointed with Jackson. After all the things that had happened, her heart was now broken.

Jackson tried his best to restrain himself from getting angry at her.