Ice and Fire

In the morning, Cherry got up early to get to work. Processing yesterday's orders to the manager and making herself busy with her own tasks, Cherry spent the whole day without anything unexpected happening.

She walked out the JS Building after work, as usual. Her phone, kept away in her bag began to ring suddenly when she was about to drive her car out of the parking lot.

Taking the phone out, Cherry saw that it was John, and she answered the phone.

"Hello, John, " said Cherry in a cold tone.

"Cherry, have you gotten off work now?" John asked with concern.

"Yes, I just got done with work now, " said Cherry.

"So are you free now? Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?" John offered.

Thinking about it for a while, Cherry thought that it would mean nothing to have a cup of tea with John since she had no affection for him now.

"Okay, where do you want me to come? I'll try to get there soon, " Cherry said decidedly.

"Come to the Ancient Path Tea House", replied John.

Cherry drove to the teahouse after hanging up. All that while, she wasn't aware that there was a man following her.

When Cherry got to the place, she found John occupying a seat in the corner, so she just walked up to him.

"You are here, " said John.

"Hmmm, " Cherry sat opposite to John.

"How are you doing these days? How is everything at work?" John asked with concern. He had not seen Cherry since the last time they had met at the cemetery. He had only spoken with her on the phone. Luckily, both of them were free today, so he could meet her here and ask her about her wellbeing.

"Well, fine", said Cherry simply. Seeing John's caring attitude, Cherry spoke to him as though he were a regular friend, "so, how are you doing these days? Are you keeping very busy?"

"Not really, it's just the same as before. Sometimes there are some things that need to be handled, while sometimes, I am free, " said John.

Cherry nodded, letting him know that she was listening to his words.

John continued, "Cherry, how could you join the JS Group?"

Cherry felt a bit surprised when she heard the question. Why couldn't she join the JS Group? She had employed her own abilities rather than nepotism to be one part of the JS Group, so why couldn't she get the position she had earned?

"Why do you ask that? Do you think I could not get into the JS Group?" asked Cheery, with a hint of anger in her voice.

mean that and he just wanted

looked at John, still waiting for

wanted to tell you that your..." John suddenly saw Jackson walking towards them,

stopping short with his words, and that his

know that they are here? Had he already got the message that

as she knew his uncle was no other than Jackson. This would mean that Jackson was

followed John's gaze to stand up and turned to see

how furious Jackson was at that moment.

himself between Cherry and John, took a glare at John

here just to meet him?" What Jackson said

quiet and too

Jackson would make things difficult for Cherry and he knew that Cherry did not want to see Jackson again. He

John and shouted angrily, "John, do you think that your life as

ago, and he had learned to fight back against Jackson

of the state governor, but if you want to threaten me with taking that away, you should just do it now, because I'd rather abandon my position than be

considering that John was even ready to abandon his position of the state governor for her. 'Cherry, how many men have you seduced

had not even wanted him to know that she had come back, but here she was intimately chatting with his nephew in a corner of a tea house. No one could know what was happening between them in such an appropriate

afraid that he might put Cherry in an awkward situation, he finally answered, "I only

grabbed him by the collar. Looking at him closely, Jackson ferociously demanded, "What right do you have to

He just looked back itno

the two men behave like this, Cherry immediately said, "Jackson, let him

stepped up to Cherry, looking down at her, "Does it make your heart ache? Are you scared

Lowering her head

know what I really want to do."

with Jackson, came

sound, only to find that

to help John back up, Jackson pulled her

strength was too much for Cherry who failed to let herself loose off him.

was even no scope

still continued to resist

me to release you to let the beauty

Jackson, Cherry said in a hurry, "He is your nephew! He will die if you continue attacking

heart began racing when she turned towards John, whose face was now covered in blood. She didn't want to see John hurt like this, even though she did not love him any more. Even if she had hated him from the bottom of his heart, that

much?" Jackson got even more angry when he looked at

a lot. I have always cared for him a lot" Encouraged by an uninhibited momentum, Cherry spoke

sound