Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 188

How ridiculous! If this were the case then Jean would admit that she was blind.

But on the contrary, their relationship was just as vague as she had imagined. And so, her last hope for her marriage with Zed crumbled when she heard what Jesse had just said.

'I don't care if I get married or not. I still have you.'

How could Jesse say that? Didn't she see Jean there?

Shocked to the bone, Zed shook his head in disbelief at Jesse's words. His face grew cold and his first impulse was to check how Jean reacted.

"Jesse, how can you use such meaningful words casually?"

Zed scolded Jesse without wasting a moment as he saw Jean looked unhappy at Jesse's words.

The realization that what she had said was inappropriate in front of Jean dawned upon Jesse after she had said them without thinking them through. In her childish manner, Jesse stuck out her tongue and apologized, "Jean, please don't misunderstand me! I am used to joking with brother Zed. Don't take it seriously."

"Certainly not. I admire your relationship so much." After that, Jean was choked with emotion and then started walking towards the door.

"Jean..." Without thinking, Zed grabbed hold of Jean as she passed him by. Quick to react, Jean interrupted Zed before he could give her any explanation.

"You give company to Jesse. I want to go for a walk in the garden alone." A matter-of-fact Jean looked past Zed.

"Jean..." Even if there were times when Zed was slow on the uptake, this time he knew Jean was unhappy. He could not help explaining with emphasis, "You must have misunderstood. I think of Jesse only as my sister, and she also regards me as her brother. It has been a habit to joke like this."

"Really?" Jean looked up and stared at Zed, and sighed as he nodded with earnestness.

'Zed, you are blunt because you are involved, but I am not.

Be it your tone or your interaction with her, they all fall within a grey territory.

Maybe you don't want to admit it but the facts are there in plain view for all to see.'

"I'd like to go for a walk in the garden, " Jean tersely looked at Zed and repeated.

With some reluctance, Zed loosened his grip of her and tried to placate her as he said, "May I go with you, Jean?"

'Zed, the more you behave like this, the more I think of you as guilty, ' Jane thought painfully.

"It doesn't matter. I want to walk alone, " After that, Jean broke away from Zed's restraint and aimed towards the door.

Looking at Jean's unwavering figure, Zed turned her words around in his head.

'Maybe she really doubts something.'

"Jesse, please pay attention to how and what you say before Jean from now on, " Zed urged Jesse.

"But brother Zed, we have been getting along like this since childhood! If Jean can't accept this and doesn't believe in our clean relationship, isn't she too suspicious?" Bulging her cheeks at once, Jesse huffed.

"I get that we have been like this since childhood, Jesse. But now that I'm married, and I'm going to spend my life with Jean. I don't want her to be in doubt and sad because of this. This is a way of showing respect to her. You are my favorite sister. I hope you can listen to me and not make this difficult, "

Zed persuaded and comforted Jesse.

"Brother Zed, are you going to ignore me because you married Jean?" When Jesse heard this, she exposed how deeply she was hurt. She took Zed's hand and asked him helplessly.

"You silly girl, how can I ignore you?" Zed sighed, "In the past, the most important woman in my life, besides mother, was you. But now, Jean is also important to me. Do you understand?"

With tears streaming down from her attractive eyes, Jesse looked at Zed and nodded, "Brother Zed, I see what you mean. You love Jean with all your heart. She's blessed to have your care and love. I admire her a lot."

Sniffing, Jesse uttered these words.

"Don't be silly. You will also meet your Mr. Right soon. You don't need to admire Jean for that." Zed couldn't help laughing at Jesse's innocence. He pinched her nose teasingly.

"But I still haven't found my Mr. Right yet. And so, let's make an appointment. Brother Zed, you should pamper me like you used to earlier before my Mr. Right enters my life, " Jesse pleaded.

"Please don't worry, there will always be a place for you in my heart." Without hesitating, Zed nodded and promised.

The cheerful look on Jesse's face returned on hearing this.

"Brother Zed, Jean seemed to be upset just now. You'd better go and see her without wasting any more time!" Something came to Jesse's mind. She looked from the window into the garden and reminded Zed.

"Maybe, it's not necessary for me to join her. She seems to want to walk alone. I'd better not disturb her. I'll go upstairs in the meanwhile. Enjoy yourself." Zed took the stairs towards his study.

Seeing the tall figure of her brother exit at the end of the corridor, Jesse's eyes wandered and watched Jean who was still in the garden.

Lingering among the flowers, Jean's beautiful figure had indescribable elegance.

'It seems that she is not completely useless. No wonder she's the only one in brother Zed's heart.'

Jesse wore a hard-to-read expression and looked up at the empty stairwell. She finally stepped out to join Jean.

Hearing pitter patter of the coming footsteps, Jean's calm was disturbed. Looking up to see that it is Jesse, she could not help showing her confusion.

'Did you come here to show off to me? Or to see if I'm sad now?

No matter what kind of intention you are holding, it will disappoint you.'

"Why did you come here? Didn't Zed accompany you?" With a smile on her face, Jean looked Jesse up and down and asked.

"Jean, you're not angry with me because I just said something wrong, are you? I was sorry to see you leave the living room. I wanted to explain to you, but brother Zed advised me not to disturb your calm. And so..."

Jesse bit her lip and was at a loss.

"I am not angry." Jean looked at Jesse's innocent face with some amusement. Jesse was too unskilled to play tricks in front of her.

Even before Jesse, both Eva and Selena had done a lot to destroy their marriage.

'This time, except for Zed protecting you, all that passed in front of my eyes was a free show and nothing more, ' Jean thought carelessly.

"It's a good thing that you're not angry, or I would have been very sad." A sweet smile spread on Jesse's face.

Jean read it as hypocritical and wanted to pretend that she didn't see it.

But she couldn't bear it. She didn't have the patience to play games with her.

"Jesse, I don't care what intention you have with Zed, but please don't pretend to be innocent in front of me. I don't know what relationship you had with Zed before. I am not interested in knowing either, " Jean drew a deep breath in and continued with sincerity, "You can do whatever you like, but can you just stop showing off in front of me?"