Ice and Fire

Chapter 123 An Awkward Scene

It was almost noon when Cherry returned to the company, but Selina still hadn't arrived the company

yet. Cherry planned to meet with her, but she had asked her to stay in the company and wait for her.

Selina told Cherry that she could handle everything okay, so Cherry waited for her until she came back

in the afternoon.

Selina returned, but she didn't ask Cherry about what had happened earlier in the morning because

she believed that those things were not really difficult for Cherry. Besides, she wasn't interested in

Wilson's child.

For the whole afternoon, Cherry and Caroline were both busy being engaged in a meeting with Selina.

When Cherry returned to the CEO's area, she suddenly found that there were two people sitting in

Selina's office. She took a serious glance at them, and recognized that the two were actually Jackson

and Derek.

When he saw her, Derek nodded to Cherry greeting her, and Cherry replied the same.

Selina saw them, and as she smiled to them, she asked, "How did you two end up here?"

"We came here because we had nothing else to do, " said Derek, "But we couldn't find you here, and

no one even served us with a glass of water while we waited for you."

Derek's words reminded Cherry that she should have served them tea, because she was, after all,

Selina's secretary.

Cherry hastily went to grab two cups of tea from the tea room, and then placed them in front of Jackson

and Derek.

Jackson glanced at Cherry without saying a word.

Shortly after she served the tea, Cherry left.

After he saw Cherry leaving, Derek looked at Jackson, and said, "Why didn't you talk to her?"

Jackson didn't reply, and instead took a sip of his cup of tea.

Smiling, Selina put down the documents that she was carrying in her hands and sat next to Jackson.

She put her hand on Jackson's shoulder, and said, "Hey, buddy, she's your wife, not a stranger. Do you

really have to pretend to be cool in front of me and my brother?"

Although Jackson wanted to teach Selina a lesson, he couldn't.

Derek also smiled mischievously, but without saying a word.

Selina then suddenly suggested, "Do you want to have dinner together tonight? My treat."

Selina looked at Jackson, who was still silent, and then looked at Derek.

Derek spread his hands in a helpless posture, and said, "I'm free for the evening."

After she heard Derek's words, Selina raised her voice, and called for Cherry, "Cherry, come in!"

Cherry heard Selina calling out her name and hurried inside.

Selina smiled at her, and said, "How about we have dinner together tonight?"

Cherry saw that Selina was sitting next to Jackson, but because Jackson had his head turned away

from her, she couldn't see his expression, and thought that he didn't want to look at her.

She said, "Sorry, but I have something else to do tonight, and I want to go ear..." but Derek suddenly

interrupted her before she could finish her words.

He knew that Cherry was trying to excuse herself somehow.

Derek hastily said, "Sister-in-law, you know that we haven't eaten together for a long time now, and

since you're back and also already have such a good relationship with Selina, and Jackson and I are

available, I think that it would be a good opportunity for us to eat together tonight. Come on, it's my

treat."

Derek got up from his seat and went to Cherry. If he wanted to persuade her, he had to take more

action about it.

When she saw that Cherry didn't agree, Selina quickly left from Jackson's side and walked to Cherry.

She held her arm, and in a childish manner, said, "Oh, sister-in-law, come on, please say that you'll

come. Like what Derek said, it would be a great opportunity for us to have a meal together. Do you

really want to disappoint me and my brother when we're looking so forward to it?"

Looking at Selina, who was playfully acting like a little sister around her, Cherry's heart softened.

As she glanced at her, she eventually nodded with a smile on her face, and said, "Okay."

Selina started to laugh happily when she heard that Cherry agreed, and so did Derek.

The only one who didn't express any kind of feeling was Jackson, who was still sitting on the sofa with

his head lowered and his face hidden.

After work, Cherry called home, and informed her family that she would be having dinner in town. Elsa

didn't ask her about any sort of details, but instead only asked her to be careful and be safe.

Cherry sat in Selina's car, and Derek and Jackson drove another. They went to a fancy clubhouse in

the suburbs, filled with most of the upper class members of the city. The food there was fantastic.

They found a private room and sat down at the table. Cherry sat between Jackson and Selina.

Selina called for the menu, and while the other three people kept an indifferent attitude to the food, she

was the one who had to take care of everything, and she did.

Eventually, they started to chat with each other while eating.

"Sister-in-law, have you been living in Yuwen's house ever since you came back?" asked Derek

curiously.

Cherry nodded, and replied, "Yes, we returned to the city together, and my mom and uncle arrived two

weeks after we did. Everything here was arranged by my brother."

Derek nodded, and thought, 'Wilson is really considerate.'

Selina suddenly asked, "Cherry, do you prefer to live in foreign countries, or in the city? Why am I the

only one that doesn't see or feel the beauty of this city?"

She spoke like a little girl.

Derek then furiously hit Selina's head with his chopsticks, and said, "This is bad, girl! I know that since

you've lived abroad for so long your heart has gone astray, but now you're saying that you don't like

your hometown!"

Selina appeared to be angry after Derek's rude gesture, and they glared at each other.

Cherry smiled when she witnessed the scene, and said, "Each place has its strong points and

shortcomings. It doesn't matter where you live, you always have to fight for your life."

Cherry's words left Selina a little confused, and made her wonder whether she liked it better in the city

or abroad. She wished to hear her say that she preferred the city, and also her former life with Jackson.

Feeling awkward, Derek suddenly looked at Jackson, who hadn't said a word yet, and asked him,

"Jackson, why don't you say something?"

"Do I have to say something?" replied Jackson coldly. He didn't want to say anything, and instead only

wanted to hear Cherry's words and voice.

Derek didn't know how to answer his question.

Then, Jackson's phone on the table suddenly rang, and Cherry couldn't help but glance at it's screen.

The following moment, a grim look appeared on her face; the caller was Sally.

Jackson took the phone from the table and looked at it, but when he saw who the caller was, he

hesitated for a brief moment before he answered the call.

"Hello, Sally, " answered Jackson gently.

"Jackson, where are you?" All the other three people clearly heard the woman's voice.

Derek and Selina thought it was too awkward for them to say something.

Cherry suddenly felt that she was redundant. Jackson was flattering his woman on the phone right next

to her and she couldn't do anything.

She suddenly stood up from her chair, and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

After that, she quickly left from the room.

As he looked at her going out through the door, Jackson sensed that she was trying to escape him, and Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

asked himself, 'How could she get away from me?'