Chapter 89 Please Don''t Tell Him
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 youe 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 oftene 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.
John said, "Stephen is no longer in charge of the underground organization of the city now. Bobby, who
is under Jackson''smand, took it over from him. You should know what that means..."
Cherry got lost in thought for a few moments, and then said, "When did he be so powerful?"
John looked up at the sky, and then started to tell her everything. "Bobby appeared shortly after you left
the city, and almost all the city''s major forces were on his side then..." John paused for a few moments,
and then continued, "To be more urate, they were on the Chu family''s side, and Jackson didn''t let
Stephen go off so easily. Stephen''s career was destroyed little by little, and he now just has the bar, but
except for that, he has nothing else."
Cherry felt a sense of guilt. She had never expected Stephen to suffer so much because of her
escaping.
Sensing her guilt, Johnforted her immediately, "Anyway, Stephen''s life is okay now. He told me
that he was satisfied with his current status, and that he doesn''t hate Jackson. There''s no need to
me yourself for his mishap."
Cherry murmured, as if she hadn''t heard John''s words, "No, it was all my fault. If I hadn''t asked
Stephen to help me, he wouldn''t have ended up like this."
John was distressed to see Cherry like that. Although years had passed, she had never changed, and
had still remained as considerate as ever.
John patted her shoulder, and said, "Don''t feel too guilty about it; it wasn''t your fault. If you ever have
time, go and visit Stephen. He''ll be more than happy to see you."
Cherry looked at John''s eyes. The man still knew her well, but they didn''t belong to each other
anymore; they could only get along like ordinary friends.
Cherry nodded, But before she left, she said, "John, would you please keep my return a secret for the
moment? Don''t tell Grandpa Andrew or Jackson about it, please."
Cherry was not ready to meet them, and if it were possible, she would have liked to never see them
again. She just wanted to live a peaceful life, as she had started to.
"Aren''t you going to see Jackson?" said John, surprised by her request. He continued, "You''re still his
legitimate wife. Don''t you really want to meet him?"
Cherry nodded, and said, "I have no idea; at least not now."
John thought that he could somehow understand her, because she had juste 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 meet Chu family''s members again.
"Okay. I promise that I won''t tell anyone, " said John. He would support her, no matter what she wanted
to do, and he believed that she knew what was best for her."
"Thank you, " said Cherry.
After she said goodbye to John, Cherry drove to the mall to buy some clothes. She nned 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 hers and Joe''s life
better and better.
Cherry walked out of the mall with bags in her hands. In the parking lot, after she put everything inside
the car, she drove away nobly.
When 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 was still busy with the newpany affairs.
Cherry knew that Wilson hade back to set up a 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 over the country.
Wilson didn''t bring Joe back home until the evening.
As soon as they got home, Joe called loudly, "Mommy, mommy!"
Cherry heard Joe''s voice, and happily replied, "Mommy''s here!"
Joe then went to the kitchen and saw that his mother was cooking soup. He quickly walked over to her,
held her by the waist with his short arms, and said, "Cooking is really hard work! I''ll ask uncle to teach
me how to cook, so that mommy can rest."
Cherry was very happy when she heard her son''s words; nothing else could have made her more
happier.
Cherry said with a smile, "Well, mommy can''t wait to have her meal cooked by chef Joe!"
"Mommy, I''ve already made up my mind and I''ll learn to cook from tomorrow on, " firmly said Joe.
At that time, Wilson also came to the kitchen, and as Cherry looked at him with a smile on her face, she
said, "Evening, Wilson."
"Evening, " said Wilson gently.
"You two go and wash your hands. The soup is almost ready and we can have dinner right away, " said
Cherry.
Joe cheerfully said, "Yeah! I''m already hungry!"
He then turned to Wilson, and said, "Uncle, let''s wash our hands first and then enjoy the food mommy
has cooked for us!"
"Okay, let''s go, " said Wilson.
After that, they all sat in the dining room, and happily ate their dinner. Wilson spoke highly of the meal,
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but also teased her. He said, "Well, it tastes very good now, but if you go on and work even harder, it''ll
taste even better next time."
Before Cherry could say anything, Joe quickly replied, "Uncle, please don''t ask my mommy to work
hard anymore! Will you please teach me how to cook? I want to cook for my mommy!"
As she looked at Joe, who was so considerate, Cherry didn''t say a word.
Wilson said to his naughty nephew, "Okay, I''ll teach you tomorrow morning."
"That''s a deal, don''t forget!" said Joe.