Ice and Fire novel Chapter 578

"Mrs. Cherry, although we are aware that you are not in possession of the item we need, you are leverage. And as long as we have you, we can achieve our goals," Eric explained with a devilish tone, as though he had a card up his sleeve.

"So you brought me here to threaten my husband?" That was what Cherry had suspected earlier. She was the bait that Eric and Jonson planned to use to reel Jackson in with.

"You are smart! Can you imagine who else we can threaten aside from your beloved husband?" An unnatural smile crossed Eric's face as he suddenly stood and walked over to Cherry slowly.

Not knowing what Eric planned, Jonson got up too and stepped closer to Cherry.

With an arrogant manner, Eric continued his verbal assault,"Since you are a member of the Chu family, Mrs. Cherry, I wonder what you know about the token? Jackson intends for us to follow his orders and control us, but he couldn't even produce the token. Is he kidding? Don't ever try and take advantage of me!" His voice was full of sarcasm and his words meant to goad Cherry. He would inevitably be the king of the city with Jackson toppled.

Considering Eric laid the cards on the table, Jonson explained,"Mrs. Cherry, please don't be upset with us. When grandpa Andrew was alive, we followed his orders unconditionally and it had nothing to do with the token. Now, since Grandpa has passed away, we are duty bound to follow orders from whoever has the token. If Jackson has the token, we will obey him. But, if the token is in someone else's hands....."

Before he finished, Eric interrupted,"then we will kill that someone. The token restricted our freedom and we will reclaim it. Anyone holding it, aside from Jackson, will suffer a cruel death."

The murderous stare and hostile tone Eric spoke with alarmed Cherry so much that she couldn't help quaking. These two men were terrifying!

Lily held Cherry's hands tightly, trying to calm her. She could tell Cherry was now on the fringe of collapsing. However, she was fearless in the face of everything, and was afraid that Eric and Jonson's perfect plans might fall through because she already had grasped the overall situation! She just needed to confirm her speculations. What she could do now was to buy time until Jackson arrived.

Hellen had called Lily and informed her that Derek and Jackson must be aware of their relationship. Therefore, Lily didn't need to worry about that knowledge being exposed and she just needed to play it by ear. Lily gave all the appearances of having a well thought out plan, but her only goal right that minute was to ensure Cherry and her unborn baby's safety.

"Ah-hem," Lily said, clearing her throat as she chuckled softly. She intended to identify herself because when Eric and Jonson shifted their attention to her, Cherry would be safe.

Lily's chuckle drew the attention of both men. They turned to look at the housemaid, curious about what she was thinking.

"What's on your mind there? Do you have an opinion about this?" asked Eric curiously. Why would this humble housemaid speak up in front of them? If not for Cherry's sake, he would have tossed her out. By no means should a menial servant be privy to such valuable news!