Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 140

Upon hearing about Henry, Jean was startled and her heart felt heavy.

That man had never treated her as his daughter.

He had not abandoned her after Jean's mother died as he had seen her as a bargaining chip and someone he could use to advance his selfish needs when she grew up.

He could be merciless, but she...

A mixed feeling surged through Jean. She was overwhelmed. On one hand, she welcomed the thought that he was miserable and suffering, just as she had been as a child. On the other, her heart lurched when she thought of her father lying in a hospital bed.

No matter how much she hated him, he was her father.

Henry could abandon her, but she couldn't abandon him.

Jean had thought of taking revenge for all the wrong he had done to her. But she had only gone so far as to sever her relationship with Henry. It hadn't changed much between them really. Henry still behaved awfully toward her. He still approached her when he wanted something. And yes, on many occasions, Jean had naively hoped that he had changed and would actually love her.

Now, he was sick...

Jean knew that she should put aside her concerns about Henry. She had to act as though she wasn't worried.

Henry had Joy as well as Shirley and Winner. He would be okay. She had other more pressing problems to deal with at the moment.

Jean took a deep breath and tried to let all the sadness flow out as she released the air she had breathed in.

Jean followed Zed to a quiet corner of the hospital. Shirley turned and smirked at the young couple. Before she could speak, Jean raised her hand and slapped her half-sister across the face.

Shirley was stunned.

As she wrapped her mind around the fact that Jean had slapped her, Shirley's temper mounted and she roared, "Jean! How dare you? You want to risk your grandmother's life?"

"I slapped you because of what you did to my grandmother, " replied Jean. Jean stared at Shirley angrily for a moment before speaking slowly, "I know you have envied me for marrying Zed. And I know you have hated me even more because you covet my life. No matter how many grudges we hold against each other, they only concern us. There was no need to involve my grandmother."

Shirley became a little afraid when Jean's attitude turned aggressive. She turned to Zed who witnessed Jean's actions. She implored, "Zed, you saw it. Jean slapped me first."

"So what? It is your fault. Jean was only teaching you a lesson, which your parents should have done a long time ago. Then, perhaps, you wouldn't have turned out to be so despicable." Zed said with a smile. His tone was full of love and protection for Jean. Shirley's envy grew by leaps and bounds.

"You... You two..." Shirley seethed in anger. She looked at Zed and then at Jean. Her expression was one of disbelief.

She couldn't understand how things had ended up like this.

Why had things not gone as smoothly as she had anticipated?

'Jean cares for her grandmother even more than she cares for her own life.

But now, she would rather see her grandmother suffer than grovel, ' Shirley thought to herself.

"You must be wondering why I have not asked you about what you have done to my grandmother." Jean said mockingly as she glowered at Shirley.

Shirley nodded. This was what puzzled her.

"It is simple. If you care about a person enough, no matter what happens, you will notice. Even if my grandmother has Alzheimer's, she has moments of sanity. Just now, when she was suffering, she came back to her senses. She told me that you had come to the sanatorium and forced her to cooperate with you."

Hearing what Jean had said, Shirley's face suddenly turned pale.

It never occurred to Shirley that her grandmother's memory would return at such a crucial point in her plan.

"As forcing her didn't work out, you swapped her medicines secretly. She had not been taking her medicine for days, which is why her condition worsened. It's why she's been feeling sleepy all day. She lost her senses, which is why you could take her out of the ward and manipulate her. Shirley, how evil you are! You dare to do such a terrible thing to an old woman."

Jean's eyes reflected the rage she felt.

Shirley stepped back when she saw how upset her half-sister was. Involuntarily, Shirley shivered.

"The moment we knew the truth, Zed contacted the best doctor and asked him to come to the hospital. Now grandmother has received appropriate treatment for her condition. She is now stable. I had planned to let Zed deal with you. How unfortunate for you that you asked me to come join this conversation. I am warning you now. I won't forget the hurt you have caused to my grandmother. You will suffer just as much as you made her suffer!"

After she finished, Jean slapped Shirley with all her strength.

Shirley was hit so hard that she collapsed to the floor. As she lay on the floor, a heap of sobs and tears, Shirley looked totally disgraced.

"Sister, I was wrong." Shirley said as she crawled to Jean's feet and clutched her trousers with quivering hands. Then she implored sincerely, "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me? I was blinded by greed and envy. It was very wrong of me to do what I did. For the sake of our blood ties, please forgive me. Please!"

Shirley cried and pleaded.

Jean didn't feel even the slightest mercy or satisfaction at seeing Shirley beg. She was so cold and unmoving that Jean didn't even recognize herself.

Jean slowly calmed herself before looking at the embarrassed Shirley and asking casually, "Have you ever thought of being merciful toward me? You keep reminding me that we share the same blood."

Seeing that Jean was not as angry as before, Shirley hurriedly nodded, "Yes, we are sisters. No matter what I have done, sister, you will forgive me, right?"

Jean didn't comment. She held out her hand and slowly reached for Shirley's swollen face.

Since Jean had hit her twice with all her strength, Shirley's face had turned red and two handprints could be seen clearly.

Shirley instinctively dodged. As she had been slapped by Jean twice, she was afraid of her.

But when she saw Jean's calm expression she assumed that Jean was not going to slap her a third time. And so, Shirley did not flinch, instead she moved her face forward.

Seeing Shirley's disgusting behavior, Jean sneered and mocked, "Why didn't you think of our blood ties when you and your mother bullied me?"

Jean once again slapped Shirley's face, right on the swollen red marks.

Shirley's expression changed. She had been so confident that Jean would take pity on her and wouldn't hit her again, especially since Jean didn't look angry anymore. How wrong she was!

"Shirley, you underestimated me. If you bully me, I might walk away without doing anything to you. But if you bully and manipulate my grandmother, and even go so far as to endanger her life, I will never let you go!"

Jean shook her head at the sobbing Shirley and walked toward Zed.

She nodded to him and said quietly, "I'll go check on my grandmother. Do what you intended to this awful creature!"

"Go ahead. I will catch up with you soon." Zed patted Jean's shoulder as he spoke. He couldn't have been more proud of Jean as he was in this moment. She had really come a long way from being a doormat for her family to standing up to them and teaching them that they could not underestimate her.

Seeing Jean walking away, Shirley decided to try a different approach. Slowly, she stood and begged Zed pitifully, "Mr. Qi, please help me."

Zed glowered at Shirley. 'You were so confident that you could manipulate Jean, weren't you? Now you've gotten yourself into trouble and you have the guts to ask me for help?'

Zed sneered and shook his head as he said, "Do you really think that I will help someone who threatens my wife and her grandmother?"