Chapter 435

"No ma'am, not yet, " answered Lily.

"I see, okay, you can get back to what you were doing, " replied Cherry as she walked to the balcony.

Lily stood staring at Cherry's back as she walked away, unsure what to say. After a short time, she finally walked away and went back to her chores.

That evening Jackson got home while Cherry was watching a soap opera on TV, and Joe was playing quietly on the floor near her.

Jackson sat down next to Cherry, and smiling asked, "How was your day today?"

Cherry sat quietly and didn't answer.

"Bad!" out of the blue Joe shouted loudly, "The world is too small!"

Jackson was depressed and confused hearing his son's tone, and what he was saying. His confusion only deepened looking at Cherry's expression and watching her behavior.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Jackson demanded.

"We met..." Joe wanted to tell Daddy what happened at the mall. He knew his Mommy wouldn't tell Daddy though, and she would keep it all to herself, but as he started to explain what had happened, he was interrupted by Mommy.

"Joe!" Cherry said curtly, reprimanding her son. She gave Joe a sharp look and added, "Go wash up. Dad is home now, and it's time for dinner."

Joe didn't dare disobey his Mommy, even though he was dying to tell his Daddy what happened. He slumped his shoulders, "Yes Mommy, " he said as he got up and went to wash up in the bathroom.

Jackson knew something must've transpired judging Cherry's behavior, and he grabbed her arm demanding more forcefully, "What the hell happened? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it isn't important, " replied Cherry. She didn't intend to tell Jackson about what had happened that afternoon. She thought surely there would be additional trouble if she said anything. Since their son wasn't injured and she got rid of Lucia, why should she bother Jackson with it?

"Tell me! NOW!" Jackson became angry suddenly and glared at Cherry. He wanted to know what happened to them. Jackson wouldn't allow anyone to wrong his family.

"We met up with Lucia at the mall while we were shopping today. We exchanged words and came back home, " explained Cherry flatly, as though she was narrating something unrelated to her.

Jackson knew it wasn't as simple as that. He knew Lucia's personality very well, as well as how she felt about Cherry. He was supposed to believe she spoke to Cherry peacefully? He knew she must have done something bad to Cherry.

"What the hell happened? What did she do to you?" Jackson asked again wondering why Cherry wouldn't talk to him. He must make Lucia pay if she wronged his wife.

That's when Joe came out of the bathroom and saw the stern look in his Daddy's eyes as he was questioning his Mommy. Joe blurted out, "That woman abused and beat my Mommy, and then she pushed me to the ground!"

"Joe!" Cherry cried out hearing Joe.

It was too late to stop him though, Joe had disclosed everything.

Jackson was extremely pissed off. He seethed silently as he lowered his head and thought.

Cherry looked at the side of Jackson's face and said, "Let's eat."

Cherry took Jackson's hand and led him to the dining room. Joe followed them.

Jackson sat in the living room sulking about what happened to his wife and son after dinner. Joe played with his toys quietly, and Cherry went to the balcony to retrieve the clothes she had drying out there and then to put them away.

Jackson thought for a long moment and then dialed Derek's number.

"Hello Jackson, what's up?" asked Derek on the other end of the line.

"Go ask the Ye Family leave the city. Tell them to go to Hong Kong!" Jackson ordered without adding anything else.

"What?" It was apparent that Jackson had shocked Derek with this sudden order. He didn't know what happened so he asked, "But, John's the mayor, so how will he explain this to the citizens?"

"You are capable of dealing with this, right?" Jackson hung up right after that.

Jackson knew Derek would follow his orders and drive the Ye Family out of the city, no matter what it took. The Ye Family had to leave because he wouldn't allow anyone to live in the same city with him if they dared hurt his wife or son.

Derek sat there holding his phone as he mulled over the details. If his suspicions were right, Lucia did something to Cherry, which angered Jackson enough for him to give such an order. He could only obey Jackson's orders. At least Jackson showed mercy and hadn't ordered him to kill Lucia and the rest of her family.

Ice and Fire Chapter 434 Forced To Leave (Part One)

My CEO Ex-husband Chapter 50 I Like To Spoil You (Part Two)

Derek looked for John's number in his phone directory and called him.

"Hello Derek, " John said seconds later when the call was connected.

"Your Uncle gave an order, " Derek said skipping the pleasantries.

"What's going on?" asked John confused. He didn't know what was going on.

"You and all the members of your family have one week to move to Hong Kong, " Derek divulged. He could handle any unresolved affairs within a week when John was gone, and then he could report the completion of his mission to Jackson.

"Why are we moving to Hong Kong? What happened?" asked John in surprise. He wasn't prepared to go to Hong Kong.

"It was your Mother. She offended the wrong person, " said Derek.

"Did she do something to Cherry, again?" John asked thinking of Cherry immediately when Derek mentioned his Mother had offended someone.

"Yes, you're right. Let's meet tomorrow and discuss in detail, the affairs your leaving will cause."