Cherry didn't care about the others' expressions. She stared at Jackson seriously, trying to keep her composure. "She was aiming for me. But, my sister... saving me, my sister..."
Lower lip trembling as she spoke, she finally burst into tears, collapsing onto the floor in grief, guilt and worry. She kept telling herself that she should be strong for Jean, but she just couldn't hold on. Her tears finally couldn't be held back and fell down. The person lying on that bed in the emergency operating room was her sister. Cherry wasn't a cold-hearted monster, how could she possibly be calm about this?
Mond watched Cherry sobbing on the floor and decided to finish her sentiment. "That's true. She risked her life to save you."
Jackson also knew this, but decided to remain silent.
As they stood there feeling the emotional turmoil, a doctor came out of the emergency room.
Cherry stood quickly and hastened to the doctor, pulling her arm. "How is my sister now?" she demanded, tears streaked across her face. "Is she alright?"
The doctor looked at Jackson, realizing who he was. Then she glanced at Mond before she finally turned to Cherry.
"I'm so sorry. We've done everything we can. But the patient has lost too much blood. I.." She didn't finish her sentence. In her experience, most families didn't need the direct statement to understand that a tragedy had occurred, and she didn't want to have to say that her patient had died directly. Staring sadly at the family, she walked away.
The doctor's reply knocked the wind out of Cherry. She breathed short and shallow for a few seconds before her mind went black and she began to collapse.
Jackson caught her and held her in his arms at once. "Doctor, help!" he shouted. "She's pregnant."
Falling from nobility, Zen Luo became a humble slave and served as a human punchbag for his former cousins. Inadvertently, he found a way to refine himself into a weapon and a legend started because of that. With a strong belief in never surrender, he strove for revenges and pursued big dreams. Warriors from various clans contended for hegemony and the world was stirred. Relying on the body that was comparable to a powerful weapon, Zen beat his numerous enemies on his way to the immortality. Would he succeed eventually?
deeply into his Daddy's eyes, Joe finally agreed. As he nodded, his eyelids drifted closed and back open sleepily.
"Take good care of Mommy please, Daddy. I'll be back when I wake up tomorrow," Joe replied sweetly.
"Okay, son," Jackson nodded.
Turning to Mond, he sighed a little. "Mond, take Joe back to my house. Ask Lily to prepare a guest room for you. Then please stay there and look after Joe for me. Bring him back in the morning."
Mond nodded. "Of course."
Being his elder brother, Jackson trusted that Mond wouldn't hurt Joe, his own kin. They were all members of the Chu Family here.
Jackson's trusting eyes warmed Mond inside. 'Maybe it's because we're family. Jackson never suspects me. He trusts me. His trusting eyes make me feel that there is indeed love in this world.'
Mond gently took Joe home and then Cherry and Jackson were alone in the hospital room.
Leaning over his wife's bed, Jackson gently laid a hand on her face. His heart nearly breaking inside his chest, he spoke to her: "Baby, you need to be okay. I can't do this without you. I can't live without you. You need to be strong, please," his voice breaking at the end.