Ice and Fire

Chapter 16 A Call From Brother

In the morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the room. Two people were sleeping, lazily, on the bed.

Jackson was holding Cherry tightly, as if he was protecting the woman even when he was in deep

sleep.

Cherry woke up slowly. Before she opened her eyes, she wanted to stretch her arms, but she felt that

someone was holding her. She wanted to get rid of the arms. And when she moved her body, she felt

pain in her private parts.

She immediately opened her eyes and saw the man beside her. She then recalled what happened last

night.

She felt terribly ashamed and furious. She angrily patted Jackson's chest and said,"Jackson Chu, you

are an asshole."

Clearly knowing what Cherry was referring to, Jackson chuckled to himself. This woman must have

remembered what they did last night.

With a smile on his face, Jackson lovingly said,"So do you now admit that you are mine?"

This silly girl did not know that she actually had been his woman earlier. She did not even know that her

virginity had been taken by this man.

"Who, me admit? I won't, anyhow." rebutted Cherry immediately. She had to defend herself, even

though she knew her rebuttal did not sound convincing.

All of a sudden, Jackson turned over and pressed himself on Cherry. He looked into her eyes and in a

serious voice, said,"Do you want to try it again? So that you will never forget?"

"No!" Cherry declined immediately. Looking into his eyes, she knew that he was not joking. She also

realized that she would be the one to suffer if she still acted tough. This jerk could do anything to her.

She added in a tender voice,"Get away from me. I feel pain. So please don't bother me now."

Seeing her tender look, Jackson thought she was indeed in pain. So he immediately lay down beside

her and lovingly asked,"Is it really painful?"

"So what if it is?" Jackson, you are a beast," said Cherry. She could not help but scold him.

"Baby, I intend to teach you how to serve me as my woman," Jackson said, with an evil glint in his

eyes.

Cherry was about to reply when her phone rang.

Jackson stretched his arm, picked up her handbag, took out the phone and passed it to Cherry.

Cherry looked at the caller ID and saw that the call was from Wilson Yuwen. She was excited and

hastily answered the phone.

"Hello Wilson, my brother," said Cherry, in a tender voice.

Hearing Cherry's tender voice for the person on the other end of the call, Jackson felt envious. How

could the woman be so tender to him, a man she called brother? Was the person on the phone, Wilson

Yuwen, her brother from a different father and mother?

Wilson Yuwen's voice was also very tender. He asked,"Cherr, are you busy these days? How have you

been recently?"

The care in his voice warmed Cherry very much. She had not been cared for so long and she had

never felt such care from the Shen household. So hearing these warm words, she was touched and

couldn't help but start crying.

Cherry took a deep breath and replied,"Brother, I am fine, everything is good."

Then the voice on other end said,"Cherr, you must take care of yourself. If the people in the Shen

household are not treating you well, come to me and I will take good care of you."

His words were so warm that Cherry choked on her sobs. She replied,"I will, brother." But no one could

understand how bitter her heart felt.

Cherry indeed wanted to tell Wilson Yuwen about her marriage to Jackson, but she was afraid that

Wilson Yuwen and her mother would worry about her after hearing this. So she decided to bear the

bitterness herself.

"Okay. Cherr, are you alone by yourself? After I finish my doctoral course, I will come back home to

give you company." Cherry could clearly hear Wilson Yuwen's words on the phone.

"Really?" Cherry was thrilled and suddenly felt excited. Wilson Yuwen would come back soon and he

was the one she could depend on. At least, she would not have to bear her pain by herself when she

was sad.

"Yes. I will finish the course soon and come back," said Wilson Yuwen.

"Okay, then I will wait for you to come back," said Cherry.

"Okay, bye."

After hanging up, Cherry held the phone in the hand and her heart was now filled with hope. Even if the

whole world abandoned her, she at least had Wilson Yuwen by her side. He was always so tender to

her, almost like her biological brother. Cherry clearly knew how well Wilson Yuwen treated her and how

well he took care of her. And his care was what she wanted and needed the most.

Seeing Cherry hiding herself under the quilt, Jackson asked,"Is it Wilson Yuwen?"

"Yes, my brother," said Cherry, indifferently, without looking at Jackson.

Jackson saw that Cherry was not in a good mood, so he did not ask anything more. He had already

investigated her background and he knew that Wilson was perhaps the only man who had been good

to her in her life.

At the Shen Group, Cherry still worked as the group leader of the business department. Even if she

was married, even if she was assaulted by Jean, she would not give up her job, even though that job

was just something mundane.

She was busy at her workplace every day. But Jackson could not understand why she would choose to

put up with the hardship. He was rich enough to support her and she could just stay at home, watching

TV or sleeping.

In the afternoon, Cherry went home after work and started cooking dinner.

When Jackson got home and saw the appetizing dishes, he felt elated. Such life, such a family and

such a virtuous wife! He could not describe his joyful feelings.

As they were having dinner at the table, Jackson announced,"I will go back to the barracks tomorrow

and I will stay there for about one month."

Hearing this, Cherry did not show any emotions. She replied in an indifferent tone,"Okay."

Jackson felt a bit frustrated and disappointed about Cherry's response. His face darkened. Was there

no place for him in her heart? Why was she so cold and indifferent to him?

Cherry lowered her head to eat, taking no notice of Jackson's expression. Whether he existed or not

was all the same to her. Though they got along pretty good these days, she still did not care for this

man.

While lying in bed, Cherry closed her eyes slightly and wanted to fall asleep. She was a bit tired after

the day's work.

But the man lying beside her thought otherwise. He was about to leave tomorrow, so why wouldn't this

woman take the initiative to please him? Was she challenging his patience?

Jackson couldn't stand it any more, so he pulled back the quilt and intensely pressed himself on her,

thinking that he had to eat her up tonight.