Ice and Fire novel Chapter 891

Lawrence obediently nodded his head in agreement. It had been so long since he spent some alone time with his father.

"My only request is that you take care of yourself, son. Your mom and I find comfort knowing that you're safe even if you're away from us," Jackson said to his son. He could see his young self in Lawrence. He patted his son's head just like when Lawrence was a young boy.

"I will, Dad," Lawrence replied. He felt the sadness in his father's voice that very moment.

The father and son spent the hours in silence. It was as if time had slowed down that moment. Lawrence only wished that time would stop just for a moment so he could spend more time with his father, but night came, and they had to go home. "I guess it's time we go home now, son. Your mother might get worried if we don't get there by dinner," Jackson said.

"Okay, Dad," Lawrence replied. They went to the car together. Jackson fastened his seatbelt and started the engine. They drove off to their home away from the setting sun.

As they were driving along the busy streets of this foreign city, Lawrence could only remember the city he grew up in back home. It was almost the same city lights, tall buildings, and the crowd- except the signages and designs were in a foreign language in which Lawrence wasn't versed with. It brought back memories, happy ones. The city view was slowly changing into trees, private villas, and flower gardens. Lawrence knew that they were almost home. As they arrived in the villa, they were welcomed by their villa security team. The gate was opened before them and as they passed the security personnel, Jackson saluted to the man and drove off. At the front of the main door, a house staff was waiting. Jackson and Lawrence stepped out of the car. The house staff approached Jackson and the latter handed the car key to him. Finally, the father and son were home. They found Cherry in the kitchen, wearing an apron, busy preparing the dinner for the family.

Jackson sidled up to his wife and threw his arms around her waist. Cherry was surprised but immediately recognized her husband's arms and scent and smiled. Jackson rested his head on her shoulder dotingly. Catching a glimpse of the ingredients on the table, he exclaimed with a smile, "Looks like we'll have a bountiful meal!"

"Yes, and that's because my son is here," Cherry excitedly replied. She had always loved to cook for her family. It was her special way of showing her love for her husband and children.

"How come you don't prepare a feast like that for me? I'm always here," Jackson sighed pretending to be jealous. "I always knew that you love your children more than you love me," Jackson continued to tease his wife.

"Come on, honey. Stop whining. I need your help. The dinner will be ready soon," Cherry replied, playfully dismissing her husband's jealous remarks. Turning to her son who was resting in the living room, Cherry asked her son, "Lawrence, dear, can you go upstairs and tell your sister that dinner will be ready soon?"

"Sure, Mom," Lawrence replied. There was joy in his voice that his mother could hear. He had always enjoyed running errands like this for his mother. Memories flashed in his mind when he was a young boy and their family lived together like this. Lawrence was suddenly overwhelmed with sadness. He wanted to stay longer, but there was something he needed to do.

As Lawrence arrived on the second floor, he found Violet's door opened. He walked close to the room, enough for Violet to see him from inside her room and stopped. He waited until his sister noticed he was outside.

"Lawrence, is that you? Come in, you silly!" Violet happily invited. As she saw Lawrence coming in, she buried herself again in a management book she had been reading.

"Hey, I thought I'd let you know that Dad and I are back," Lawrence teased her sister, knowing how busy she had been. He thought that Violet didn't realize that they were back. He then continued, "You work too hard, sis. Maybe you should take a break." But Violet wasn't really paying attention. She was so engrossed with the book that she didn't notice her brother now standing beside her. Lawrence grabbed the book from his sister and glanced at it.

Before he could even hide the book behind his back, Violet was able to get it back. She held it close to her breast like cradling a child and stared at her brother adamantly. "Come on, Lawrence! I've already spent so much time resting at home and the boredom almost killed me. I needed to catch up on my studies. My tutor will help me with my studies next week so an advanced reading can help."