Chapter 485 A Change Of Heart (Part Two)


    When Jean was done watering the gardens she saw Cherrying towards her, she hastily said,


    "Cherry, why aren''t you reading up in the study? Why''d youe out here? Go back in and get your


    coat on! It''s freezing out here! You need to take care or you''ll catch your death of cold."


    "Jean, don''t fret so. I''m all right. It''s too stuffy inside, so, I came out here, for a breath of fresh air, "


    replied Cherry as she walked over to Jean.


    Jean smiled and said, "Alright, you can help me water the flowers, if you like. I have nothing to do every


    day, so I tend the gardens to help kill time."


    "Well, now I''m here with you!"


    While Mond drove, Joe watched the passing scenery out the window, ncing at Mond from time to


    time.


    "What''s wrong? Did you wanna talk about something?" Mond asked when he noticed the peculiar look


    Joe gave him.


    "Oh, you saw that?" Joe asked, a little embarrassed that Mond noticed the look he shot him.


    "So? Spill it, what''s on your mind?" asked Mond as he looked at road ahead.


    "Can I ask you some questions, Uncle Mond?" Looking over at Mond''s profile, Joe thought he was very


    handsome, with an aura of mystery. Anyone could see his expression, but not his thoughts.


    "Well, since you''ve started, why don''t you keep asking?" Mond replied.


    Joe thought Mond''s tone was somewhat cold, but he went on asking, "Why are you so kind to my


    Mommy?" And why don''t you and my Daddy get along? Is it because of...a thing?"


    Joe''s innocent way of asking prating questions shocked Mond. He nced over at Joe confused


    and then pulled over to the side of the road and parked.


    Looking at Joe with a look of surprise, Mond asked, "What do you think you know?"


    "Don''t look so surprised, Uncle Mond. Maybe, I know everything I should know, " replied Joe. He wasn''t


    really sure if what he guessed and found out through investigating was true, but, he decided not to


    pretend too much confidence in front of Mond, because he thought Mond wasn''t ordinary, instead, Joe


    felt Mond could read his behavior, as well as his mind. There seemed to be a lot of secrets surrounding


    Mond, which made him unfathomable.


    How could this young child know so much about adult business? Mond wondered, giving Joe an


    incredulous look. He wasn''t sure Jackson and Cherry truly knew their angelic son.


    "Uncle Mond, you think I''m an incredible boy, don''t you? You must be thinking, this five-year-old boy


    shouldn''t know so much about you, right?" Joe paused for a second and went on, "It''s because I want


    to protect my Mommy. I love my parents, and I won''t allow anyone to hurt them."


    "Do you think you are capable of protecting them?" Mond thought it was good for a young child to have


    such noble idea like protecting one''s parents, but Mond didn''t believe Joe had the means to carry it


    through. After all, he was just a small child, so, how could this little boy achieve a goal that his father,


    Jackson, was not able to?


    "But you are right. I am merely a child, after all." replied Joe calmly. He looked at Mond with a sincere


    expression, not feeling nervous or afraid at all. Joe admittedly couldn''t protect his parents just then.


    After all, he was just a child, and the people he could contact with were only his family members or


    ssmates. He also had to admit that thinking and doing were twopletely different things. But


    even so, that didn''t mean he waspletely inept at protecting his parents. He could take some


    measures, depending on the situation.


    "It''s good that you are aware of that. You are a clever boy, but I advise you to keep your cleverness to


    yourself. The world of adults is not as simple as you think, " Mond said with slight disdain.


    "Uncle Mond, why didn''t you answer my questions?" Joe wanted to know why Mond didn''t answer any


    of his questions.


    "Do you really want to hear my answers?" Mond gave Joe with an earnest look, "Fine, I will tell you


    what you want to know. First, your Mommy is stunning, and I want to help her because she is very nice.


    Second, the matter between me and your Daddy is something you''re better off asking him about.


    Chances are, you will believe in what your Daddy tells you, but, if I tell you something different, you


    wouldn''t believe. As for the thing Jackson and I are fighting for, you should know what it is, right? Then,


    you should also know I''m not the only one who wants it. There are a lot of people out there looking for


    it."


    Mond finished and looked out the window, avoiding looking at Joe, so the child would not see him


    looking angry. He had tried to keep these feelings pushed down deep, but everything came rushing


    back to him after this little boy asked him a few questions, and Mond felt the impulse to seek his


    revenge throbbing in his heart again.


    "But, Uncle Mond? It wouldn''t be of any use to you if you were to get the thing, right? After all, it was


    left by my Great-Grandpa to..." Mond cut Joe''s words off before he could finish.


    "No, it wasn''t Andrew''s property! He''s not entitled to leave it to Jackson." Mond shouted staring at Joe


    fiercely.


    Joe stared at Mond in fear. Mond''s brows were knitted together tightly, and his dark eyes became


    darker, as his face contorted angrily.


    Seeing Joe''s trembling lips, Mond knew his expression had frightened the little child, he tried to calm


    himself down. After all, Joe was Cherry''s son, and he did not want anything to happen bad to him,


    mostly because he didn''t know how he would exin it to Cherry if her son ended up hurt because of


    him.


    "Alright, look, you are just a child, and all you need to do right now is to study. Don''t ask about adult


    affairs, okay? I''ll take you to school now, " said Mond before revving the engine and driving away.


    Joe sat next to Mond silently as thoughts raced through his head, ''Well, I may not have learned any


    useful details from Mond, but, at least now I know more about his character and personality. I know


    what kind of person Mond is, and maybe, I can help Daddy and Mommy if Mond tries to harm them one


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    day.''


    When the car parked in front of the school gate, Joe unbuckled his seat belt and picked up his


    schoolbag saying, "Thank you for the ride, I''m going into ss now."


    Nodding Mond replied, "Go ahead."


    After watching Joe go into the school building, Mond felt relieved and drove away.


    At the ZM office building


    Mond sat at his desk, in his private office immersed in thought.