Jackson walked closer to Cherry, step by step, and finally stood in front of her. At that very minute, his mouth grew dry and he became speechless.
Mond stood aside and looked at Jackson, keeping silent.
Suddenly, Jackson reached out and wanted to touch Cherry's face, but Cherry dodged his hand.
She leaned closer to Mond instead. She couldn't forget what she had seen in the residential compound. That was her bedroom with Jackson but he had brought Sally in it. The entire incident had humiliated her to no end.
Jackson kept his hand stiffly in the air and didn't know what to do. Had she just refused his touch?
"Honey, " Jackson called in a soft and bitter tone. He felt upset on being unable to communicate with her through his body.
Cherry just ignored Jackson's words and existence. She looked to Mond and said, "Can you please get me out of here?"
Mond nodded immediately and they walked past Jackson, with Mond still holding a weak Cherry.
Jackson just stood where he was and didn't follow them even though he knew that Cherry was leaving. He knew she was not willing to talk to him at the moment, because she was furious with him. It was not the right time to explain himself. He knew that she was safe with Mond because, he knew the only person Mond ever targeted was himself. Moreover, if Mond dared to do something to Cherry, he would make sure that he reached a drastic fate. He would never be able to get over it.
When they sat in the car, Cherry looked at the scenery outside the window, not willing to say a word to Mond.
Mond kept driving, and glanced at Cherry from time to time. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start it.
"We're going to my villa, okay? Your sister Jean is there. She will take good care of you, " promised Mond.
Cherry heard his words, but remained silent. She just looked out of the window quietly while thinking about how rapidly her life had changed in such a short span of time.
Mond took Cherry to his villa and as they walked into the living room, Jean couldn't believe her eyes. What was her sister doing here? And why was Mond holding her?
"Mond, " cried Jean in surprise, and she then turned her eyes to Cherry and went on, "What's the matter?"
Mond held Cherry to the sofa and helped her sit on it. When he saw Cherry had no intention of resisting, he then said to Jean, "I'll tell you later. First, clean the guest room and get it ready for Cherry. She needs a lot of rest."
After listening to Mond's words, Jean looked at Cherry, who was in a bad mood, and knew something must have happened. She decided to ignore it for the minute and concentrated on the task instead.
"Well, okay, I'm going to clean up now, " Jean hurried away after that.
After tidying up the guest room, Jean walked towards and sat down beside Cherry, gently saying, "Cherry, the room is clean. Come on, I will take you there."
When Cherry heard Jean's words, she recoiled slightly. She did not feel like walking till the first floor. She looked at Jean and said weakly, "Where is your room?"
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