Ice and Fire novel Chapter 513

Even though Sally had left, Lily was still worried about Cherry, who was sitting with weepy eyes, and her hands trembling in her lap. She asked,"Mrs. Cherry, are you really okay?"

Cherry took a deep breath and tried to calm down her nervous breath. She could feel her heart pumping away. Eventually, she closed her eyes and tried to block out everything around her.

"Yes, I'm all right, don't worry. We can go home now," Cherry simply answered, having composed herself to a modicum.

"Okay, Mrs. Cherry, please let me take you home." Lily then slowly stepped out the shopping mall with Cherry, carefully holding Cherry's arm with her hands. She handled her with as much care as one would use for a fragile item. She felt like Cherry could break at any time due to the emotional turmoil.

After they reached home, Cherry sat and played with her food instead of eating it. Eventually, she threw the remains in the bin and went upstairs to take a nap. Sweet slumber never came to her and she spent an inadequate amount of time overthinking everything that had happened so far.

Jackson returned home and looked around for his delightful wife. He was dying to meet her, he had had a long day at work and he just wanted to kick back with her and enjoy her company. He could not spot her in the vicinity so he asked Lily,"Where is Cherry?"

"Mrs. Cherry went to the second floor to rest," answered Lily respectfully, not looking Jackson in the eye.

"Okay. I'll go upstairs to meet her," Jackson replied. Every minute that Cherry was not with him felt like a wasted minute. She was the center of his world, the apple of his eye.

Lily halted Jackson's walk up the stairs by hesitantly confessing,"Mr. Jackson, I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?" asked Jackson, confused. He looked back and noticed the sheepish expression on her face. He figured she had something important to tell him. "Just tell me what you want to tell me," said Jackson.

"Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Cherry and I went to the shopping mall this morning. We bumped into Ms. Sally there," Lily said, deferentially. She did not overstep the bounds of propriety a single time.

"Sally?" Lily could hear the inflection of surprise in Jackson's voice, who couldn't help but wonder how such an encounter had come about. He hadn't seen Sally in forever. In fact, he had no idea what she was up to these days and the thought of hers had not crossed his mind in a long time.

"Yes," Lily nodded, while looking up at Jackson. When she met his sharp eyes, she quickly lowered her head saying,"She knows now that Mrs. Cherry is pregnant so I'm afraid she will..."

Lily paused delicately, unsure of how to continue. Surely, Jackson must have understood the worry she was trying to convey. She did not want Sally to cause harm to Cherry. She knew that Jackson would do anything in his power to make sure his wife was taken care of.

Having absorbed the meaning of Lily's words, Jackson responded,"Well, I understand. Thank you for letting me know. You can resume your work now."

"Okay," nodded Lily and then she turned around and left. She was glad that the matter was finally taken off her chest.

Jackson went upstairs, step by step, while his heart was overridden by unimaginable chaos. He felt newfound anxiety for Cherry's safety. He was prepared to stay by her side all day and all night to protect her, if required. He would never allow anyone to hurt his wife and their baby! Never!