Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 148

"John, here!" Jean stood up and shouted from a distance. John immediately looked for Jean when he heard her.

Maranda was enjoyably eating when she heard Jean called John's name. She startled and got choked by what she had eaten.

John's arrival sent a shiver down to her spine. Maranda's heart beat rapidly, and her eyes showed a hint of embarrassment. Yet, she had no other choice but to look up.

John saw Jean finally. When their eyes met, a smile crept on John's face.

He was about to walk to Jean when he saw Maranda who was sitting opposite to Jean. He abruptly stopped and felt a bit awkward because he thought that Jean was alone there.

John shifted his gaze back to Jean and found that her face was full of hope and sincerity. When Jean smiled at him, John could not refuse her kindness.

While he looked down to hide his embarrassment, John frowned and continued to walk towards them.

"Why did you come to eat so late? I thought that Maranda and I are already late. But then, you came. Since there is no other empty table here in the dining hall, we can share this table with you." Jean warmly invited John and looked at Maranda before she asked, "What do you think, Maranda? Can we share this table with John?" Maranda felt very embarrassed that time. Jean clearly knew what Maranda was thinking about. So, she purposely asked Maranda to make them both feel comfortable.

"Yeah, sure. I won't mind." Maranda stiffly raised her head and took a quick glance at John. Disappointment rose inside her when she found out that John did not look at her.

"Have a seat, John." When she saw that John was still standing there, Jean invited him to sit down. She glanced at Maranda and signaled her to make some moves.

At first, Maranda was confused. But after few seconds, she realized what Jean's glance meant. She hurriedly stood up, sat on the other chair and let John sit on her previous seat.

John was hesitant to sit next to Maranda. He looked around the dining hall and found that there was really no empty table. He wasn't able to find any excuses to refuse Jean's invitation. With no more choice, he slightly sighed and just sat beside Maranda.

He clearly knew that Jean would lose her face if he would refuse her kindness.

'Maranda is my colleague, and we meet in the company everyday anyway.

If I go too far, both of us will feel more embarrassed."

John calmed himself down and thought all the aspects. Then, he typically began to order food. Jean, who sat opposite to John, quickly put all her food in her mouth. While John looked at her, he frowned and worriedly said, "Eat slowly. You might get chocked."

Before John's warning, Jean had eaten well. But when he warned her to eat slowly, Jean really got choked.

Her face immediately flushed. While being embarrassed, Jean picked a glass up and gulped the water down. Finally, she felt relieved.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Are you really busy?" John shook his head and said.

'Why am I in such a hurry? I want to leave so you two could get along with each other. It is not easy to be your mediator!'

Jean couldn't do anything but just to complain to herself because she could not tell John the truth. She rolled her eyes at him and pretended to be angry. "I am enjoyably eating my food and you disturbed me. You were the reason why I choked, " Jean complained.

"..."

John was speechless and just stared at her. He was surprised that Jean blamed him for that.

Jean should blame herself. It was she who hurriedly ate.

Jean exerted a lot of efforts to establish John and Maranda's relationship. But when she saw that Maranda still chose to be in her own world and didn't make any moves, she felt discouraged.

Though she didn't really eat, Maranda focused on her rice bowl. When she saw that Maranda was expressionless and acted like she didn't care, Jean heavily sighed. But, she still tried to understand Maranda.

'Maybe I am just too impatient. Maranda was just rejected by John recently. I know Maranda well. She must still be very heartbroken and could not pick herself up from it.' Jean thought to herself.

Their place was suddenly filled with silence, and harassment seemed to float in the air.

"Ahmm.. I am done. Enjoy your meal!" When Jean contemplated about Maranda's feelings, Maranda suddenly stood up, picked her handbag up and hurriedly left.

Jean was really shocked when she saw that Maranda hurriedly left.

'Maranda said that she wants to try to win John's heart again.

But why did she leave? Maranda, you are really wimpy!'

John leaned against the sofa with his arms crossed. After a while, he looked at Jean and asked, "What was that all about?"

"What are you talking about?" Jean rolled her eyes to John. Though she clearly knew what he meant, she pretended that she did not understand his question.

"You have never enthusiastically invited me to have a lunch with you before. Why did you suddenly do it, Jean? What's your purpose? Tell me the truth." John asked her with a very serious look.

"What's my purpose? I am helping you. We are all colleagues, yet I noticed that you treated Maranda rudely. Would it be hard for you to treat her kindly?" Jean relentlessly criticized him. "Maranda is attractive and kind. Don't you know that she has a lot suitors? You are so lucky to be loved by her. Yet you treated her so apathetically. Who do you think you are? You are really hurting her, John."

When she criticized him, Jean felt a bit annoyed. She felt upset when she thought about Maranda being in a terrible state.

"Why are you so impulsive? I wondered before if you have known what happened between Maranda and I. Now, it turns out that what I really thought was right. Don't tell me that you want to be peacemaker and try to bridge us? If you really have such intention, I am going to tell you that you are just wasting your time. I will never be with her. That's impossible." John said in a cold tone. Ruthlessness was showed on his handsome face.

"Why is it impossible for you to be together? You can never know what will happen the next second." After John said his words, Jean angrily glared at him. John's words enraged Jean. She felt really disappointed and discontented.

"I know that unexpected thing might happen anytime. But, I know myself better than anyone else. I will never force myself to love a girl who I do not really love. I know you understand what I mean. Don't you?" John sarcastically said.

Jean was amazed to hear his words. Few seconds later, she realized what he implied. She did not get angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "If you think that way, then you are totally wrong. Just like you, I used to believe that it was absolutely impossible for me to be with Zed happily. I was quite sure about that. That was why I kept insisting a divorce with him over and over again. But now, you can see how much Zed and I love each other. Our relationship has turned much better than before."

John's face turned dark when he heard what Jean said. He lowered his head and felt bitter. No one knew what he was thinking about.

"So, John, don't be so apathetic and don't isolate yourself from anyone." Jean could feel John's individuality. Although she had no idea about what he was thinking that time, she still tried to comfort him the way she knew.

"Do you believe that a man should never refuse his admirer directly even if he doesn't like her? Should a man let his admirer keep her high hopes and let her imagine that they could possibly be together? Should he let that matter go from bad to worse? Don't you think that would hurt her more?" John suddenly raised his head. He stared at Jean and seriously asked her.

"What..." John's question baffled Jean. She took a long while to ponder it.

"I already love someone. So, everyone means nothing to me. And If I can't be with her, then I'd rather choose to be alone. I will never do things that are against my will."

After telling Jean all he had thought, John decisively left even before his food could be served.

"What... What just happened here?" Jean anxiously whispered to herself. "We came here to eat but both of them hurriedly left. And now, I have to pay for all the foods."

Jean suddenly realized something and thought to herself, 'What did John say just a while ago?

He already loves someone?

Who could that girl be?

Are they together?

Oh, gosh! It means that Maranda has really no chance to win his heart.'

Jean got anxious and concerned about Maranda. She went back to the company spiritless. When she arrived at her office, she saw that Maranda bent her body on the desk. Jean did not know if Maranda was sleeping that time.

"Maranda..." Jean walked towards her and gently called her. She put the cake she brought from the dining hall in front of Maranda and said, "I know that you didn't eat well in the dining hall a while ago. So I have brought some cakes for you. Go and have a bite."

"Thank you so much, Jean." Maranda slowly raised her head with her pale face. Bitterness could be noticed in her voice.

"Why did you leave so quickly? I ate fast so I could leave room for the two of you to talk with each other." Jean felt puzzled about why Maranda hurriedly left.

"I knew your intention and so did John." Maranda, who seemed to be feeble, said in a very calm tone.

Jean felt shameful and immediately flushed as her plan didn't work.