Ice and Fire novel Chapter 476

She shook her head. It was impossible. It shouldn't be possible! Cherry tried to dismiss her feeling, telling herself that she was just overthinking things. Mond couldn't possibly have that kind of relationship with Jackson. The Chu Family was a military family. It couldn't happen, absolutely not!

Cherry was suddenly thinking of her sister, the relationship they had together. Cherry definitely oddly tolerated her sister for a long time. And Jean seemed to have a strange hatred of Cherry for a long time too. But what about Mond and Jackson? Are they acting the same way like she and Jean did?

Breaking her from her deep thoughts, Cherry's cellphone began to ring. She looked at the screen to see it was Amy calling. 'That's right, ' Cherry realised silently. Joe was coming to stay with his mother tonight and so wouldn't be taking his piano class tonight. She had forgotten to contact Amy about this, so it was fortuitous that Amy was calling now.

Cherry answered the phone, "Hello, Amy!"

She smiled and put on a cheerful tone, to avoid Amy hearing that something might be wrong. Even if Amy was her friend, Cherry didn't want her to worry.

"Cherry, how are you doing these days?" Amy asked hastily in response.

"I'm pretty good, thank you, " Cherry replied, her voice upbeat.

"I haven't seen you the past few times I've come to teach Joe. Have you quarrelled with Joe's Daddy?" Amy asked, concerned.

Cherry smiled a little wistfully. "It's no problem, Amy. I went to the bar to see him this morning."

Hearing Cherry so cheerful reassured Amy that there weren't any problems between her and Jackson. "I know it'll be alright for you. I can see Jackson really loves you, and I know you well. If something does happen, as long as you two sit together and have a good talk, it'll be no problem in no time, " Amy replied.

"You're right, I know that." Cherry took a deep breath before she continued. "Amy, I want to thank you for your concern. I really am fine. Don't you worry about me!"

"That's a relief, Cherry, " Amy told Cherry. "Lily called me just now and she passed on the message from Jackson that Joe won't be having piano class this evening. I was worried about you, that's why I called you."

Realisation dawned on Cherry. "Oh, I see. I arranged for Joe to stay with me this evening, so he won't be able to have piano class tonight. I'm sorry I forgot to let you know. Is that okay? Will you be able to spare some time next time to make up the missed lesson?" Cherry asked, a little apprehensive. She wasn't sure about Amy's course arrangement and she was worried the missed class would unduly influence the class plan.

"Oh, that's all fine for me. I just tutor Joe in my spare time, so it's no problem for me. I can make up the lesson for Joe next time, " Amy asserted.

Cherry breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, thank you Amy!"

Since Amy could tell Cherry was in a good mood, she thought she might tell her some more good news. "Cherry, I'd like to tell you something personal about me."

Immediately interested, Cherry sat to listen. An opportunity to chat with her good friend was rare these days, and she couldn't miss this opportunity.

"What is it? Tell me, quickly, " Cherry's curiosity made her hasty.

Amy let out a breath she'd been holding and spoke: "Well, Derek and I have decided to be together." Her voice was shyer than she intended, but she finally said it with determination.

"Is that true?" This was indeed surprising and good news. She could barely contain her glee as she spoke: "That was fast!"

Her voice held a small tinge of hesitation and disbelief, as she did think it was a little too soon for Amy and Derek. They hadn't known each other for long and they didn't know each other well. On the other hand, Cherry knew both of them well, and she didn't think they'd have problems together. She just felt it was a bit too fast.

"Really? Then I will certainly give him a big red packet when I get married, " said Amy.

"It's a must! Joe is so looking forward to the red packet! I still remember when he urged my brother to marry Selina so that she could be his aunt. Now they're getting married and soon you'll be his aunt too. I can't imagine just how happy he'll be."

"You're so lucky, Cherry. Though you married at a young age, you are blessed to have a lovely son and great husband. They both love you very much. Did you know I envy you? You must enjoy your life and grasp your own happiness, " Amy reminded Cherry. Amy was right. She really felt that Cherry was happy.

"Thank you, Amy! And you'll be very happy too! Derek is a great guy, and you certainly will be a happy woman, " Cherry returned the compliments.

"Ah, we women don't want that much from life, do we, Cherry? We only want a warm family with a man who loves us and our own child. That's enough for us, " Amy remarked.

"Absolutely. Family means everything to us, " Cherry agreed.

"This is really our dreams come true, " Amy noted.

"Yes, our dreams are coming true!" Cherry echoed.

Cherry and Amy continued to have a surprisingly pleasant chat. Once they were finished and Cherry had said her goodbyes, she sat on the sofa. The apprehension and bittersweet feelings stirred in her once again. Life is beautiful yet painful. She wanted badly to see the bright side of life, but so many things had happened. How could she possible deal with them? How could she face them?

She snuggled on the comfortable sofa as she untangled her thoughts, trying to make sense of them all. She became determined that she would take responsibility for every decision she made. Cherry was now brave enough to undertake the consequences!