Ice and Fire

When the elevator opened, Cherry saw that Jackson had raised his hand to hit Joe.

She quickly ran out of the elevator and pushed him away, and then she tightly held Joe in her arms.

"What were you going to do?" said Cherry, with her eyes glaring on Jackson.

When Joe saw his mommy, he jumped into her arms and suddenly burst into tears.

"Mommy!" cried Joe with tears flowing down his cheeks. He had been frightened earlier by Jackson, but now he was safe and sound in his mommy's warm arms, and couldn't help but let out tears of joy.

"Don't be afraid, Joe, mommy's here now, " said Cherry as she caressed Joe's head and tried to comfort him.

Afterwards, Cherry took a look at Selina, which made her feel embarrassed. After all, she was the one who had called Jackson and started the whole mess in the first place, and now Selina felt guilty for that.

Selina immediately shook her hands and explained, "Cherry, it's not what you think! My brother wasn't going to hit Joe!"

But before Selina had the chance to finish her words, she was interrupted by Cherry.

"Was it you who told him?" Cherry thought that her guess was correct. She had told Jackson to stay at home and wait for her, but she found him nearly hitting their son at her workplace. She was sure that Selina had been the one that betrayed her. Because according to her acquaintance with Selina during this period, she knew that Selina was so close to Jackson, and almost told him everything.

Selina wanted to explain herself but had no chance. "It's not like that, " she said.

All of a sudden, Jackson grabbed Cherry's neck and stared at her from up close, somehow studying her. "You haven't told me who's the boy!" he said.

Cherry wanted to resist Jackson but couldn't, and his hand seemed to be locked on her neck. He had grabbed her with true fury burning inside of him and was nearly suffocating her.

Struggling, Cherry said, "He, he's my son..." Now that Jackson had already found out the truth about him there was no need for her to hide Joe from him any longer. She had intended to tell Jackson about him sooner or later, but it had never occurred to her that he would find out in such a disturbing circumstance.

his lips but Cherry couldn't understand what he was

asked Jackson. He continued, "You've kept him hidden from

her neck and said word by word. Cherry

angry Jackson was and his mommy looking so anguished, Joe suddenly became nervous. He

walked closer to Jackson, but she was also too afraid to touch him.

woman in front of him had kept such a secret hidden away from him for five years, and that

Jackson as hard as he could to turn Jackson's attention onto him

you have to lie to me?" yelled Jackson, grimaced. It pained his heart when he looked at Cherry, because he had never spared efforts in loving her, and she instead had chosen to keep hidden away from him their son's existence. Five years had past and now

was slowly running out of air, because of Jackson's strong grip

when he saw Cherry's face turning blue, and he instantly grabbed Jackson's other hand and

at his other hand. He was so furious

have been so great to throw Joe all away to the other end of the office. Joe lost his balance and

uttered a cry of pain and then

Cherry's eyes were as big as

Cherry when he saw the

air, and

She kept shaking Joe's body, and screamed in terror, "Joe, Joe! Wake

also were terrified by what had happened. As he stared at Cherry and Joe, Jackson lost all of his words and

do next? How did

It didn't matter how much she had tried to protect him because he had still gotten hurt in the end, and the person who had

you have to do that! He's your own son, you wretch! How could you do

couldn't utter a single word. 'Baby, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do

that Joe's forehead had also started to slightly bleed. She held him