Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 68

Clap! Clap! Clap! Jean shook her head in amazement. She applauded as she stood and circled the table, inspecting the Wen family slowly.

"What a good performance! I am really shocked that the Wen family are such capable actors!" She pursed her lips, lifted the cup of tea Joy had poured for her, and took a sip.

"I slapped Shirley because she deserved it. Let's not talk about how she has bullied me all these years. Let's talk about something more recent. She logged into my Weibo account on my personal computer and posted distorted content which has caused misunderstandings about me. I have endured growing accusations day after day because of her. Tell me Mr. Wen, wasn't it you who had said that if she disrespects me, as the oldest sibling, I have the right to beat her? So why is it wrong for me to slap her for this attack against me?" Jean had suffered immense embarrassment twice today. And both incidents had happened because people believed she was an adulteress, as portrayed by Shirley. Now that her half-sister had called her here for this dinner, it was time to expose Shirley's actions.

Gone was the time when Jean felt the need to be humble and accept whatever treatment the Wen family thought she deserved. She was determined to be strong and independent, and she would start with her attitude toward the Wen family.

When she finished speaking, Jean turned to face Winner and said fearlessly, "I don't care why you asked me to come here this time. I will absolutely not compromise. Today, I will leave this hotel when I please. What can you do to me? Beat me? Imprison me? If so, you will have to assume legal responsibilities."

Jean spoke in a straightforward and emotionless manner. She was so indifferent that no one could recognize her. Winner was in a daze. He never thought that Jean would change so fast.

Jean had lived with them for over 20 years. Winner thought he knew his half-sister. Had the woman standing before him not looked like Jean, Winner would have been certain that she was a stranger.

When she mentioned legal responsibilities, Winner was left speechless. He was reminded that he had violated laws when he attempted to kidnap Jean. If she looked into that... thinking of this, Winner stayed silent.

Henry, who had not spoken all this while, looked extremely gloomy when he glanced at Jean. It was hard for him to believe that his daughter had changed so much in less than a year.

He decided to try again, "Jean, I ask you to come here today to make peace, not to make more trouble!" Henry stared at Jean sternly. He wanted to be genial but his dislike of Jean was so great and his patience so limited that he couldn't help doing the opposite.

The expression on his face would have terrified Jean into being submissive in the past. But now, she was totally indifferent. Henry and Jean glared at each other for several minutes. Neither wanted to compromise.

Henry was shocked that Jean had become this fearless and defiant. He had a hard time accepting that he could not intimidate her.

He cleared his throat and said, "It was really wrong for Shirley to do that. Today, we ask you to dine with us as we seek to apologize to you. We hope that you will ask Zed to withdraw his accusations against Shirley and Winner. After all, you still have blood ties with the Wen family in spite of our agreement. You can afford to give us a bit of leeway."

"Accusations?" After thinking for a while, Jean couldn't figure out what they were talking about. She glared at them with a peculiar expression, "What accusations? What does any of this have to do with Zed?"

"Don't you know?" Shirley asked in confusion. She was filled with astonishment.

"What?" Jean asked. She frowned as a thought crossed her mind. "You mean to say that Zed has sent you a legal notice about this matter?"

Her heart did a flip-flop. Zed knew the truth. And he had taken action against the Wen family for her! All this while she had doubted if he truly loved her. If what they said is true, then Zed's love for her...... Hope blossomed in Jean's heart. Then she recalled what had happened at the Qi Group earlier that afternoon. All hope was dashed in a flash.

Zed hadn't come to her rescue because he was preserving his own reputation. He really didn't love her.

"Are you sure that you really didn't know?" Henry was very astonished too. Jean's expression had been genuine. She did not know what Zed had done. If Jean had no idea ...

His frown deepened. This situation was more serious than he expected. Zed was attacking the Wen family of his own accord. Jean had not bewitched him into doing so. That would imply that this was personal for Zed. Since she had no knowledge of the legal notice, she was well protected by Zed.

Apparently, Jean was luckier than any of them had imagined. She had married a rich and powerful man who spoiled her greatly. Jean could imagine that the Wen family would surely suffer a lot in the future if this matter was not handled.

Shirley was fuming. 'Why? Why was Jean being spoiled so much by Zed?'

"This must be discussed whether you knew about the legal notice or not." Jean turned to face Shirley and looked at her indifferently, "When you posted on Weibo, did you think that the matter wouldn't escalate? Did you think that the issue would settle over time and that I would not face such long term humiliating consequences? Shirley, I want to tell you that although it's been over half a month, people still treat me terribly. The only reason I didn't come to confront you sooner, because I was busy. I am free now. And it is time that you give me an explanation!"

Since Zed had sent a legal notice to the Wen family, Jean knew that she shouldn't let her half-sister get out of trouble so easily.

"Isn't it sufficient that all of us are apologizing to you?" It seemed that Henry had enough of this drama. From his voice, it could be guessed that he had been controlling his anger all this while, but was finding it harder and harder to do so.

What Jean hated the most was Henry pretending to be righteous as if all that he said and thought were correct. He insisted that Jean was being the villain although, she was essentially the victim. To him, Jean was being cruel and unforgiving and that was a worse offense than what Shirley had done.

In the two decades that she had lived with the Wen family, Jean had faced such situations many times. At that time, she had always apologized and been humble, regardless of whether she was at fault or not. Today, she no longer relied on them for anything. She was not part of their family, legally anyway. Then, how was it possible for them to believe that they could do as they wished, just like before?

"Shirley, would you accept my apology if I had done something like this to you?" She sneered and looked at her half-sister keenly. Everyone was shocked by Jean's question.

"You asked me to give you a bit of leeway, but Henry Wen, did you give me any leeway over the years that I stayed in the Wen house? At home, it would be always my fault. Even if I was innocent, you always believed what Shirley told you. You asked me to marry Zed to save the Wen family. You were so eager to sacrifice your daughter. Now, you wish to sacrifice me again for your selfishness? Let me tell you this. What you are asking for is impossible!"

This was the first time that Jean had dared to call Henry by his name. And she confronted him about all the wrong that he had done to her without hesitation.

The room was completely silent. Both Shirley and Winner knew that no one dared to clash with Henry. However, Jean, who had been always cowardly, had behaved so boldly. She had not only contradicted him, but she had criticized him openly.

"How presumptuous you are!" Henry was unable to restrain his anger. His huge hand slammed down on the table with such force that the tableware clattered. Everyone trembled at the force he had used since the table was relatively large and had been fastened to the ground securely.

Winner jeered with delight. Jean had come to this dinner with an attitude of superiority. She had accused everyone of wrong doing and been aggressive, both verbally and physically. And now, their father was fuming. She was going to bear the consequences and he couldn't wait. He whispered to Jean, "My dear sister, don't annoy Dad. It won't be good for you if Dad gets angry. So be aware of your attitude. Today, we give you a chance to redeem yourself. Don't shame yourself."

It seemed as if both, Shirley and Winner thought alike. Before Winner could finish, Shirley had started as well, "Yes, my sister, don't quarrel with Dad. Dad is in poor health. If he becomes seriously ill because of the stress, you will......"

"Both of you, don't need to sing the duet anymore." She stared at Henry firmly and said, "I don't want to waste more time quarreling with you. I don't accept your apology. By the way, you must assume responsibility for what your children have done. You must voluntarily admit in front of media that they made the Weibo tweet, not me. And if you don't, we will have no choice but to solve this issue through legal proceedings."