Ice and Fire

When she saw him, Cherry quickly wiped away her tears, and said, "Hi, John. Long time, no see..."

All of his betrayals and feelings mattered too little for her, and she calmly greeted him without any sort of emotional distress.

John quickly asked, "When did you come back?"

"Yesterday, " replied Cherry.

John knew her well, and nodded gently. The first thing that she did after her return was to visit Emily's grave.

John put the flowers in front of Emily's tombstone, and as he looked at it, he said, "She wasn't lonely; Stephen and I have often come to see her in the past five years."

When she heard him, Cherry quickly asked, "How is Stephen nowadays?"

Cherry was very concerned about Stephen, because he had helped her escape. Except for Emily and Jackson, he was the only one that she ever cared about in the past five years.

John didn't intend to hide anything from her. He looked at Cherry, and said, "He's had both good times, and hard times."

"What do you mean by that?" Cherry didn't understand John too well.

"My uncle eventually found out that Stephen was the one who helped you leave, " said John. He believed that Cherry would then understand him.

Cherry then just stared at him, and wondered what Jackson had done to Stephen.

When John saw Cherry's expression, he guessed that she already understood what he wanted to say to her. He continued, "So my uncle always made things more difficult for him. That, and..."

"And what?" When she heard him, Cherry became a little more anxious. She wondered what had happened during her absence.

Bobby, who is under Jackson's command, took it over from

a few moments, and then said, "When did he

a few moments, and then continued, "To be more accurate, they were on the Chu

of guilt. She had never expected Stephen to suffer

"Anyway, Stephen's life is okay now. He told me that he was satisfied with his

fault. If I hadn't asked Stephen to help me, he wouldn't

passed, she had

fault. If you ever have time, go and visit Stephen. He'll be more

they didn't belong to each other anymore; they could only get along

my return a secret for

was not ready to meet them, and if it were possible, she would have liked to never see them

John, surprised by her request. He continued, "You're still his legitimate wife. Don't you

nodded, and said, "I have no

that he could somehow understand her, because she had just come back, and it might take some time for her to adjust herself and deal with her own affairs. Her mind was a mess now, and it might not be the right time for her to

said John. He would support her, no matter what she wanted to do, and

" said

clothes. She planned to start the job hunting from tomorrow on, and to start a new life in the city with her beloved son. She felt energetic because of Joe, and although it wasn't easy for her, she would work hard to make

her hands. In the parking lot, after she put everything inside the

she went back home, she found that Wilson and Joe were still away. She somehow worried and called Wilson, but he told her that he

subsidiary. With the headquarters' help from abroad, the subsidiary had a chance to develop pretty well in the city, and to provide more business opportunities all

back

they got home, Joe called loudly,

voice, and happily