Ice and Fire novel Chapter 490

Three days later, Cherry went to the hospital to get the paternity test report.

Once she received the test report, she took them to sit on the bench in the corridor. Her guess was right! Jackson and Mond were indeed blood-brothers. The papers in her hands confirmed as such. Why was she not surprised?

It was obvious now why Jackson was so tolerant of Mond, why he wouldn't retaliate or be hostile towards him. He had known Mond was his younger brother! As for why Mond hated Jackson, Cherry could only guess. Either Mond was jealous of Jackson, or he wanted revenge on the Chu Family, or both.

She recalled the huge bill she had discovered in the army residential compound. Had Mond been abandoned by the Chu Family? If so, why? Strangely, Cherry had never even heard of Jackson's mother and father since she married into the Chu Family. It was but five years later that she was taken to the suburbs to see their tombs. 'Could this be related to Mond?' Cherry wondered.

It had been a slow two hours as she sat and pondered on the hospital bench. Finally, she decided that she must ask someone if she wanted to clarify and know everything. That person wasn't Jackson, nor was it Mond. It was Derek.

Cherry was definitely sure that Derek must know everything. He was Jackson's best friend and they had grown up together. 'He's the most suitable person who could answer my doubts, but will he tell me?' Cherry worried.

That question burning in her mind, she gently placed the test report in her bag before leaving the hospital.

She parked at the gate of the JS Group Building and headed inside.

Once arriving at Selina's office, Cherry could see she was busy working at her desk. Cherry took a breath and walked in.

"Selina, " Cherry cried happily.

"Cherry! It's so good to see you here!" Obviously surprised to see Cherry, Selina smiled. She briefly wondered why Cherry was here now.

"I had some time and I thought I'd come to see you. It's been too long and I miss you. How's work been lately?" Cherry said tenderly, smiling at Selina.

Selina walked over to Cherry and took her arm like a close friend. "Thank you for coming to see me! I'm so happy, " she gushed. "My work is doing well, and so is everything else. I've not been busy recently, just handling some emergent affairs."

"Oh, that's good!" Cherry replied. "Don't work too hard. You need to take good care of yourself." The two women sat on the sofa together to chat.

Selina's face grew concerned as she looked over her friend properly. "I will. So should you. Look at you, you're so much thinner these days!" She was worried about Cherry, as the other woman looked haggard and emaciated.

"Perhaps because I've not been sleeping well these days, " Cherry replied casually. She let a moment go by before asking, "Well, where's Derek? "I haven't seen him since I got here."