A thought struck Jean, and she then asked, "But Mond, I'm afraid that Sally will come here if she knows that Cherry lives here."
Mond thought what Jean said might happen. He knew Sally's personality well; he knew that Sally would come here if she knew Cherry was here, and she would try her best to annoy and intimidate her.
"I know. I will send people to guard this place, " replied Mond.
"Okay." Jean nodded and said.
Cherry woke up in the afternoon. She got up from her bed, simply tidied up her clothes and then walked out of the room.
When she saw Jean busy in the kitchen, Cherry walked towards her.
Standing at the kitchen door, she called softly, "Jean."
Hearing Cherry calling her, Jean hastily turned her head and saw her at the entrance. She said, "Cherry, when did you wake up? I cooked chicken soup, and I'll bring it to you right away. Wait a minute."
Cherry didn't say anything else when she saw that Jean was busy. She went to the table beside her and sat down.
Cherry took a few gulps of soup and she then looked at Jean next to her. She suddenly held her hand and asked in a low voice, "Jean, have you lived here all the time?"
"Yes, " replied Jean, nodding her head. When she saw Cherry was still upset, she continued with soothing words, "Cherry, Mond told me everything. You can live here and set your mind at rest. I will take care of you from now on. At present, the most important thing for you is taking care of your health; don't worry about anything else, okay?"
"Jean, I miss Joe, " said Cherry, whose son had always been on her mind.
"Joe will finish his classes soon. I'll pick him up from school and bring him here, okay?" asked Jean. She was also very happy when she thought about Joe. She loved spending time with her nephew.
"No, I don't think Jackson will let him come here with you. I'll call him later and talk to him, " said Cherry. She couldn't ignore Jackson's feelings even though he had hurt her. Jackson didn't blame her for running away from the Chu Family, but he would certainly get angry if she took their son away from him.
After drinking the soup, Cherry sat on the sofa in the living room. She picked up her phone and dialed the number of her son.
"Hey, Mommy, " said Joe, on the phone.
"Hey, Joe, is school over?" asked Cherry. Her heart felt warm on hearing her son's voice.
"Yeah, it's over. Daddy just picked me up. I'm on my way home, " replied Joe. He had no idea what had happened.
"Joe, go home with your Daddy and be a good boy. Remember to have your dinner on time, and you have piano classes tonight. Take your classes and do as what Miss Amy says, okay?" said Cherry softly.
"I know, Mommy. Daddy said that you haven't come home yet. When will you be back?" Joe's childish voice came through.
"Mommy won't go back home soon. You have to listen to Daddy at home and ask Lily to wake you up on time every morning, okay?" Cherry was still worried about her son and was afraid that no one would take care of him.
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