Chapter 519 The Happy Family (Part One)


    Mond arrived at home to discover Jean in the living room, waiting for him.


    Mond, in his drunken state, staggered into the living room towards Jean. Jean turned away when he


    bent to hug her. She could smell the alcohol in his breath.


    Jean pushed Mond away with her arm and stood up in front of him.


    "You''re drunk again," Jean stated. Her arm was still firmly nted between them, on his chest.


    "It''s none of your business!" Mond shouted. He swatted Jean''s arms away and flopped on the sofa. He


    pushed himself to sit up. He didn''t need Jean, he could take care of himself. "I can do whatever I want."


    Jean stared at Mond, noticed his closed eyes, his knotted frowning eyebrows, and the sorrow in his


    face.


    Jean sighed and took a seat next to Mond on the sofa. "I''m sorry. I shouldn''t have said that," Jean


    started. She wrapped her hands around Mond''s hand. Mond''s shoulder rxed. "Did Cherry call you?


    She invited us to dinner with her and Jackson tomorrow night."


    Mond snapped his eyes open and snatched back his hand from Jean''s. "I knew it! You''ve been plotting


    against me with your sister, haven''t you? You knew I hated Jackson! And you agreed to this dinner.


    Why? Why did you do that?"


    Jean already knew how much Mond hated Jackson.


    "You don''t have to go. I just thought I should tell you that I''m going. I want to see Joe and Cherry. I


    haven''t seen them since they moved back home," Jean almost whispered, scared to provoke Mond.


    "But I have to!" Mond shouted," Cherry already called me. I couldn''t say no."


    Jean knew he wouldn''t break a promise he made to Cherry.


    "I''m d you''re going. It''s just dinner, after all," Jean justified.


    "Cherry''s not the one I''m worried about," Mond reminded Jean.


    Jean knew Mond was worried about facing Jackson.


    "Jackson?" asked Jean.


    Mond kept his mouth closed.


    Jean faced Mond. "Mond, can you let go of your hatred and just move on? Why can''t you let go of the


    past?"


    "You think it''s that simple?" Mond demanded," I have tried, you know I did. But how can I move on


    when he made us suffer, when he made my Mom suffer?"


    Jean understood that Mond had a difficult time letting go of what happened in his past. But she also


    wanted to make it up to Cherry for all the bad things she did to her in the past. She wanted to repair


    their rtionship and dote on Cherry''s son, Joe.


    "I understand, Mond, I do. But it''s an innocent dinner invitation. And Jackson has really changed a lot


    since Cherry came back. He just wants things to work out with him and Cherry."


    Mond took deep breaths to calm himself down before he turned to Jean. "If we didn''t have this


    disagreement, do you think we''d have a great rtionship? Better than Derek''s and his?"


    Mond had always been envious of Jackson and Derek''s friendship. They treated each other as


    brothers and he wished he had that same kind of brotherhood in his life.


    Jean faced Mond and looked him in the eye. "Yes. You will have a kind and loving rtionship with him.


    And your rtionship with Jackson was supposed to be better than his with Derek''s. You are still his


    little brother, after all."


    "But I''m still the bastard of the Chu Family, and they still can''t ept me," Mondmented. His face felt


    as all the painful experiences came back to him.


    "Jackson abandoned you?" asked Jean.


    Mond shook his head.


    "It wasn''t Jackson''s fault. And you''ve never talked to him about it so you don''t know what he really


    thinks. Why don''t you ask him?"


    "I already know. He''s the heir of the Chu Family, remember? And Andrew''s Grandson. How can he


    disobey Andrew''s decision?" snapped Mond. But he knew what Jean said was true. He had never


    talked to Jackson yet. Was it possible that he wouldn''t follow his Grandfather''s will?


    "But Andrew has been gone for years now. I''m sure if he were still alive now, he would have regretted


    his decision," Jean persuaded Mond, who seemed to be sobering up now.


    "I should talk to Jackson, then?" Mond asked Jean.


    Jean nodded. "Yes. Come. Talk to him during the dinner."


    Jean continued," Jackson knows Cherry invited us but he didn''t stop her. What does that tell you?"


    Mond nodded.


    He buried his head on Jean''s shoulder.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    Jeanid her check against Mond. She had always thought of him as her little brother. She was always


    there to support andfort him. And she was the only person who could tolerate his attitude.


    "Mond," Jean whispered.


    "Hm?" Mond replied.


    "Come with me to the dinner with Cherry and Jackson, okay? It''s just a dinner with friends," Jean


    reassured Mond.


    Mond took his time before he replied," Okay."


    Jean stood up and pulled Mond to his feet. "Come on, I''ll help you get to your room and rest."


    "Okay, thank you," Mond let Jean pull him to his feet.


    Jean ced Mond''s arm on her shoulder and brought him to his room. She helped him get to his bed


    and under the covers. Mond pulled her arm, as she was about to leave.


    "Thank you, Jean, you''re always so kind to me. You''re the best sister I always wanted," Mond mumbled


    before he snored.


    Tears ran down Jean''s face. Mond wasn''t the cold and mean man he showed the world. He still had


    feelings.


    Jean suddenly wondered if everyone had feelings buried in their hearts that were only dug up with


    alcohol.


    Jean stared at Mond''s face and saw Jackson''s face in his. A face so perfect without any ws,


    probably the same as their father''s. Sleeping Mond looked like a child but gloomy.


    And Jean thought of Cherry when they were younger. At the time, Cherry missed her mother a lot and


    she always cried in her room alone, wishing her mother woulde to take her away. The Shen


    Family was cruel to Cherry, including Jean, who was so jealous of Cherry because she was smart and


    beautiful. Jean even sprinkled ink on Cherry''s clothes, hid her homework, and even started a rumor at


    school that Cherry''s mother abandoned her. Despite all that, Cherry simply endured the cruelty without


    saying anything.


    Jean felt guilty about what she did to Cherry. And looking at Mond, and knowing how he suffered


    because of his childhood, she wondered what Cherry must be feeling.


    Jean went to her bedroom, to her balcony, with Cherry in her mind.


    The next morning, Joe came downstairs and finds his Daddy in the living room, with a newspaper in his


    hand.


    "Hi, Daddy," Joe greeted his Daddy. He took a ss of juice from the tea table and drank.


    "Why are you up so early, Joe? You''re not gonna sleepte on weekends anymore?" Jackson put the


    newspaper down before he asked Joe.