Ice and Fire

Chapter 52 Get Close To Him

John didn't say a word, and he couldn't lay his eyes off of Cherry.

Jackson gave Jean an angry stare, and said, "Jean Shen, behave yourself! She's your aunt!"

Jean was too scared to speak when she saw Jackson's cold eyes, and realized that he was enraged,

and that she couldn't provoke him any more.

Everyone stood by without uttering a single word. Lucia, Edwin, Andrew, the butler, all of them knew,

but didn't say a word.

Silence reigned for a long time in the living room, but then Cherry suddenly broke it.

She turned to Jean, and in a plain voice, said, "Sister, don't you think that this is retribution for your

sins?"

When they heard her, everyone looked at Jean. She was a bit embarrassed, and couldn't speak at first,

but she eventually said, "Cherr…Cherry Shen, don't say such nonsense!"

"Isn't it retribution?" asked Cherry. She continued, "You robbed John from me, and now someone

robbed John from you. If this isn't retribution, then what is?"

Jean began to be emotional, and cried, "How could she seduce John? She knew that I was John's wife,

but she still did it nonetheless! That woman is a bitch! "

"You also knew that John was my boyfriend at that time, why did you lure him?" Although Cherry, as

Jackson's wife, didn't want to mention of the past, she just couldn't when she looked at Jean.

Jean lost for words and paused for a moment, but then she replied, "Cherry Shen, even if I hadn't lured

him, and you and John had been together for years, he still probably might not have loved you."

Cherry then immediately asked, "Does he love you?"

Jean didn't know how to retort, because John had said that he didn't love Jean at all.

Int he end, Jean kept her silence.

Cherry didn't think for a moment that she had won the battle. She also had dignity in front of Chu and

Ye households, and as a person, Cherry wanted to protect herself even if no one protected her.

While she stared at Jean, Cherry said, "Always keep in mind that I am your aunt, and I can clearly tell

you that John Ye and I have broken up a long time ago. I now love Jackson, and I am his wife."

Jean didn't know how to reply, and instead kept silent.

Jackson then held Cherry's shoulder, and he was delighted by her words and attitude. As long as

Cherry loved him, he was happy. As for John, he was a thing of the past, and Jackson was certain that

nothing happened between them now.

Jackson turned to John, and although he hadn't treated John very well, he still cared for him. After all,

John had called Jackson "uncle" for years, and how was he supposed to leave him in his time of

distress?

"How many people know about this?" asked Jackson.

When she heard his question, Lucia instantly knew that he wanted to help her son. She immediately

answered him, "Just a few people, those around John."

John looked at Jackson and didn't say a word, but silence couldn't prove his innocence.

"Got it, I'll have their mouth shut, " said Jackson.

Andrew was very glad that Jackson wanted to help John, because the kinship between the family

members was still strong.

Lucia and Edwin were also very delighted because they hadn't come in vain; as long as the Chu clan

took action, everything would be fine.

In a low voice, John said, "Thank you, uncle Jackson, " but then he couldn't help but look at Cherry.

Everyone ignored Jean. Cherry's words still echoed in her ears, and Jean still didn't dare to say

anything. If she did, Jackson might have thrown her out of the house.

Andrew smiled, and said to the butler, "Has the housemaid prepared lunch yet? Jackson and Cherry

are also here, and rarely everyone is at home. Let's enjoy a reunion lunch, shall we?"

Lucia was very happy. Her son's scandal was settled down, and there was no one left to hinder her

son's bright future anymore.

It was unexpected that Lucia wanted to help, and she said, "Grandpa, I'll go and help the housemaid

prepare the lunch."

Jackson and Cherry looked at each other without saying a thing, but when they turned around, they

saw that Lucia was walking towards the kitchen.

Jackson looked at Andrew, and with great respect in his voice, said, "Grandpa, we'll go and rest in our

bedroom for a while. Please call us when lunch is ready."

Andrew nodded, because he would submit to every word that his dear grandson said.

Jackson and Cherry then went to Jackson's bedroom, and

Andrew and Edwin wandered around in the yard, while Jean and John were left alone in the parlor.

Jean looked furiously at John, and said, "John, you've been lucky this time! I didn't expect that Jackson

would still want to help you, but you won't be so lucky next time."

John suddenly looked at Jean, and with resentment lingering in his voice, he said, "Jean, you

remember this: I will never, ever, love you!"

He spoke his words just like a judge would, as if he had given Jean the death penalty.

Jean looked at John, but didn't utter a single word in reply to him.

John continued, "After everything you did, all you want is to be a governor's wife, isn't it? Well, as you

wish, you are now a governor's wife. Don't dare to bother me in the future, or otherwise you'll no longer

hold the position. Okay?"

After this, John turned around, and left.

In a weak voice, Jean started to speak, "I..." but she lost all of her words when she looked at John's

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After lunch, Jackson and Cherry leaned close to each other on the balcony, and enjoyed the view.

Jean unexpectedly saw Jackson and Cherry, and resentment in her heart slowly started to rise. Why?

Why was Cherry always much happier than Jean was? John had been Cherry's boyfriend before, and

Jean had envied her; now, Cherry lived happily with Jackson. Why did every man that she met love

her? Why?

Hatred gradually started to sparkle in Jean's eyes. She thought of Cherry's life, 'She can't match me in

any way. She has no-name brand clothes, no good job, and no family member to love her, but I, I live

like a princess. I own the shares of the Shen Group, and what's more, daddy and mommy love me.

Why do all men love Cherry, and not me?'

Jean kept thinking, and eventually came up with an idea. If she had been able to steal John away from

Cherry, then she would also be capable of the same thing with Jackson. Because she had succeeded

with John, maybe it would be more easier with Jackson now.

Jean made up her mind, and Jackson would be her next target. John threatened her by divorce. If she

could be the wife of the paramount, Jackson's wife, would Jean's status any superior to hers then?

Jean gathered up all of her courage and then walked towards Jackson and Cherry.

"Wow, you're sweet!" said Jean in a rather uncomfortable tone.

Hearing her words, Jackson and Cherry stopped smiling and turned to Jean.

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you with John?" asked Cherry.

Jean smiled, and replied, "Haha, what nonsense are you saying there? John and I always stay

together. Do we need to show our sweetness in the Chu household?"

Cherry didn't know how to answer her.

Jackson then suddenly asked, "Then why are you here?"

Jean laughed dissolutely, and said, "I came to chat with you, Uncle Jackson, or, should I say, brother-

in-law. We haven't talked in a while with each other after you married Cherry and, well, after I married

John. I don't know you at all, and family members should be familiar with each other. Don't you think

so?"

Cherry felt uneasy with what Jean said, and thought that Jean must be planning something, or else she

would have not gotten so close to them all of a sudden. What else did Jean want from Jackson, after

he had helped John? Did she want to find out who that woman was?