Chapter 493 All Secrets (Part One)


    As he looked on her determined face, it was easy for Derek to understand Cherry''s feelings. He''d


    already known what kind of moods she would have as a pregnant woman. And what happened five


    years ago must have ruined her life at the time. It was not easy for a pregnant woman to go abroad to


    make a living alone. Now that she was aware of the secret between Mond and Jackson, Derek decided


    to make her the exception. He would tell her everything she needed to know. Maybe it would help her


    to protect her family and her beloved well.


    "Sister, " Derek spoke softly, taking a beat before he continued. "Actually, Jackson and Mond are born


    to same Father, but different Mothers."


    "What?" Cherry frowned and surprise filled her features. ''What''s this? ''Did Jackson''s Father have


    another wife before?'' she wondered.


    "Has my Brother told you anything about his father?" Derek asked suddenly.


    Thinking back to her conversations with Jackson, she couldn''t remember any mention. She shook her


    head. "No, he has never told me anything about his Father."


    Derek decided he would tell Cherry all the secrets. To give her all the information about what happened


    to Jackson, Mond and Sally that year. If Cherry listened and believed, there would be nothing she didn''t


    know about Jackson.


    "In those years, Jackson''s parents loved each other so much. They were regarded as the happiest


    couple in the family residence. Jackson and I were only kids at the time, and didn''t know much about


    the affairs amongst the adults. But one day, " Derek paused as he prepared himself for what he would


    say next. "I came to Jackson''s home to y with him. I heard his parents arguing. Afterwards, Jackson


    told me they had been quarrelling for a long time. Some timeter, they passed away together."


    "How could they pass away so suddenly?" Cherry asked. She had guessed every possible cause of


    Jackson''s parents'' death, and had even heard some theories from others too. But whatever Derek told


    her next must be the truth.


    To her disappointment, Derek shook his head. "I don''t know. Mr. Andrew registered their death


    theories about possible causes. I believe they''re all nothing more than idle spection."


    "Then, how does Mond enter into it?" Cherry felt that Derek either didn''t know any more about


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    Jackson''s parents or wasn''t going to say anything more, so she quickly changed the subject to Mond.


    "It wasn''t until Jackson and I were adults that we found out about Mond''s existence. He was Jackson''s


    Father''s son with another woman."


    "Jackson''s Father had an extramarital affair?" Cherry asked, astonished.


    "Yes, I calcted the times and it fits. It''s possible they quarrelled because his Mother found out about


    the affair. That happened when Jackson and I were four years old, and Mond happens to be four years


    younger than the two of us, " Derek exined. From what he could remember, Jackson''s parents had


    loved each other deeply since before he could remember, but they were fighting a lot that year. There


    had to be some reason for it. So many yearster, when they learned of Mond, he began to realise that


    Jackson''s Father''s rtionship with Mond''s Mother had to be that reason.


    "But, the marriage of a serviceman is protected byw, isn''t it? How could..." she trailed off, trying to


    process what felt unbelievable.


    Derek shrugged and shook his head. "I don''t know. Jackson likely doesn''t either. He only knew his


    Father had another woman on the side and that woman was Mond''s Mother. Which made Mond


    Jackson''s Brother from the same father."


    Remaining silent, Cherry wanted to keep listening to Derek.


    "That day, Jackson and I were having fun with our fellows. A man iming to be Mond''s distant rtive


    brought Mond to Jackson''s home and asked for a meeting with Mr. Andrew. We were so curious about


    it that we hid behind the door to listen. That''s how we found out who Mond was."


    "What happened next?" she prompted.


    "Mr. Andrew didn''t want Mond''s identity to be revealed. The whole Chu Family would be implicated, or


    worse yet, be tried for court martial. Mr. Andrew decided to give him arge sum of money, sufficient


    enough for Mond to lead afortable and wealthy life."


    "I knew Grandpa Andrew gave money to Mond; I saw the receipt a while ago. I just didn''t know why, "


    Cherry mentioned.


    "Mond could have left peacefully with his rtive and never have any further connection with the Chu


    Family. However, misfortunes nevere alone, " Derek exined.


    Every word Derek was saying was so vital to Cherry''s understand, so she made effort to listen


    carefully.


    "Before Mond could leave, something more serious happened to the family residence. The ident of


    Sally''s family." As the words left his mouth, Derek stopped to look at Cherry. ''Perhaps this is what


    Cherry was wanting to know the whole time. She must be anxious to understand why Sally left Jackson


    and why Stephen would make Jackson his enemy, '' he suspected.


    "What..." Derek was a good storyteller, able to make the dramatic pauses and suspenseful reveals.


    Cherry found herself hanging on his every word. "What happened?"


    She couldn''t wait to hear the answer and Derek was beginning to take too long.


    "At the time, Sally''s parents were found to have leaked military secrets, bringing serious consequences


    to the whole military region. Though Sally was still young, she was supposed to know something of it.


    ording to militaryw, the whole He Family would be punished. But Jackson spared no effort to


    protect Sally. His Grandpa tried to dissuade him, but it was no use. Jackson had set his mind on


    protecting her, " Derek continued.