Ice and Fire novel Chapter 472

Sally was annoyed at Jackson's reaction to keep room between the two of them deliberately, but she didn't let him see she was upset. She moved closer to Jackson, put her hand on his shoulder, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Jackson, why do you move farther from me? As children, we played together hand in hand. Why do you try to push me away now?"

"Behave yourself Sally. I'm a married man!" snapped Jackson as he shook Sally's hands off and gave her a stern look. "Don't move closer to me again, or I can't promise I won't lose my temper."

Jackson wasn't going to tolerate her behavior any longer. He had originally thought he could persuade her to leave the city calmly. But her behavior was disgusting him. 'If Cherry was sitting beside me, I would hold her tight to my chest. But this is Sally, not Cherry, ' he thought.

"Why? Why do you suddenly rebuff me? It's not like I'm a stranger. It's me, Sally He, who's in front of you! You risked your life to protect me, do you forget that? Why are you treating me like this?" asked Sally in disbelief. She couldn't understand why Jackson would distance himself from her. 'Why is Jackson refusing to let me approach him? I don't care that he's married. That doesn't matter. There are so many people married to somebody they don't love. As long as he loves me, it doesn't matter, ' she concluded.

When Jackson saw Sally getting agitated, he thought things over in silence, 'I can't argue with her, after all, I don't have what I want, yet. I need to talk to her in a calm, sensible manner.'

"After you get control of your emotions, I will talk you about why I asked you to join me, " stated Jackson flatly.

Mond parked the car in front of the bar, and as Cherry opened the door to get out, he stopped her.

"Do you want me to escort you inside?" asked Mond.

"No, that's okay, I can handle this myself. If you have anything to deal with, you can go take care of it, " Cherry answered as she thought, 'I have no idea if I will go home or to Mond's villa after I see Jackson. I am desperate to return home to live with my beloved husband and my sweet son. But how can I go home if the problem between Jackson and I remains unresolved? Aside from my family, I have my pregnancy to consider now as well. I need to think more of the future of my unborn child.'

"I will wait, " Mond hurriedly told her. He didn't like seeing Cherry walking away from him. It was a private torture to see her back to him. His mother had left him years ago and she never returned to him.

"You don't have to Mond, I'm not sure if I will be returning to your house today, " Cherry informed him as she got out of the car.

Mond sat in the car, watching Cherry walking into the bar. Now, he felt injured deep inside, his heartbeat racing in resentment, 'Why does my heart beat faster each time I see her? She is Jackson's wife. How can I face her? What do I do about this obsession with her?'

While Mond was struggling internally, he was looking around, and he caught sight of a car parked out of the way a little. The instant he saw the car, he recognized it was Sally's.

The questions he had been asking himself shifted from introspective to curiosity seeing the car, 'That's Sally's car. She must be in the bar.'

Cherry headed straight to Jackson's office once she was in the bar. As she walked down the corridor, several waitresses greeted her politely, and as usual, she nodded back at them.