Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 373

Thinking about the matter at hand, Zed's face changed immediately, scrunching into a frown. He looked at Jesse with a complicated mix of emotions swirling in his eyes.

Jesse pretended to be calm and forced a smile to cover the nervousness that was stirring inside her as she felt Zed's eyes pierce through her. She asked,"Well, Mr. Wen then have done quite a great deal of wrongdoings, so I wonder, Jean, why can't you share to us what exactly these wrongdoings are that made you this merciless enough no to even try to forgive an ill-stricken elder?"

Her voice quivered, and she started to tremble restlessly despite how she tried to keep her composure.

'I can't make Zed suspect me, ' she thought.

'If I can make Jean act inappropriately and speak out the truth, only then will Zed not suspect me.'

Jean sneered at Jesse secretly, wondering why Jesse had asked an unnecessary question given the tensed situation they were all under.

However, she, too, kept what she was really feeling inside and pretended to be stumped about what she should do and turned to look at Zed with desperation in her eyes.

Zed's eyes widened as he saw the helplessness in Jean's eyes. He closed his eyes in frustration and heaved a deep sigh, growing impatient. He opened them and shouted at Jesse,"Enough!"

Everyone was shocked after his outrage, all eyes turning to him with great astonishment.

This sudden burst mostly affected Jesse. The blood on her face rushed out of her as she couldn't believe that Zed just got furious with her to the point that he had shouted on her face. This was the first time he treated her like this, so she couldn't help but feel really upset and wronged. She stared at Zed with eyes brimming with tears, not daring to utter even a word.

When Zed saw Jesse's eyes filling with tears, guilt started to build inside of him, and he suddenly regretted what he done. He looked away from Jesse and sighed. "All of you should stop treating Jean as if she's a suspect, so stop interrogating her. If she hadn't got that land back from Wen family, she would not have led a miserable life. Let the past stay in the past, and stop referring to it again." His tone gradually turned calm, but his face yet turned into a frow. Zed raised a question,"A long time has passed ever since this matter happened, so I don't understand why it is brought out suddenly right now?"

Silence enveloped the room for a moment before Jean opened her mouth to say something. "I heard that he had awaken today, so I went to the hospital to see him," she said, trying to explain herself. "I was planning to go to work this morning, but decided to drop by the hospital first. As a matter of fact, Grandpa knew I didn't go to work, so I - "

"How did grandpa know?" Hearing all this, Zed couldn't help but wonder how a small matter could turn as big as case enough to the point that everyone behaved like a judge towards Jean. They looked like they didn't want to let this matter go easily by how they all kept questioning her.

"Yes, that is a good question," Jean replied. "I am also curious as to why grandpa knew." Jean turned to Jesse and noticed that she was about to open her mouth to explain, but before she could, Jean spoke once more. "Jesse said that the two elders were having a meal nearby my workplace, so grandpa wanted to ask if I could eat with them. Jesse then intended to call me to inform me of that, but by accident, she called you and knew from you that I wasn't at work."

As Zed listened, he realized that he, too, was involved in this matter.

However, he knew about that ugly truth only at that very moment. A bitter smile crept on his charming face.

"Look, I am telling you the truth. In fact, I am still wondering why you came to find Jean without any urgent reason at all," Zed stated helplessly.

"Zed, my workplace is surrounded with more offices and other companies. What's more, there are few good attraction spots and shopping malls around that place, most of the people you see there are all wearing office suits. What I am really trying to ask here is, of all places that grandpa and Grandpa Dan could go out to eat, why there?" Noticing that Zed still couldn't seize what she was trying to say, she secretly rolled her eyes at him. Jean reminded him to clearly point it out in front of everyone present, serving it on silver platter.

"Hmm, well, that is doubtful." Zed replied and finally grasped what Jean was trying to imply. He turned to look at Benjamin and asked unconvinced. "Grandpa, why did you decide to go there today?"

Jean rolled her eyes again, shaking her head secretly as she thought, 'Zed, you're such a fool. You should ask Jesse about this and not your grandpa.

Grandpa is new around H City, so he is unfamiliar around the place, let alone Grandpa Dan.

Among three people, the person who could bring them near my workplace must be Jesse, because she is the person most familiar around the place.'

"I…" Benjamin's face flushed, unable to find his words. He swallowed a lump on his throat before speaking again,"I want to see what on earth Jean does, so I asked Jesse to take me there and have a look."

Zed's eyes narrowed at him. Such an explanation seemed to be unreasonable.

Even Jean could not accept it, and she continued to ponder on the situation. 'Did grandpa really grow an interest at my job?

Or was he misled by someone who previously knew that I had not gone to work to expose me?'

Her head started to ache at all these questions playing around her mind.

The conversation between Jesse and Shirley in the club a while earlier crossed her mind, so she was convinced that they were greatly involved in this matter.

Speaking of Shirley, Jean thought of how Shirley witnessed that she had appeared in the board meeting and defeated her, so she must have notified Jesse to expose and put her into trouble.

As she thought of this possibility, Jean casted a glance towards Jesse. She studied Jesse's face and expression to find out exactly what her intentions were.

She continued to think, 'If the two did really work together to frame me, then I have to be more cautious with my actions next time.'

Jean's train of thought was suddenly interrupted by Zed's voice. "Well, now that this matter has already been resolved, we should move on and forget about it." He noticed the unnatural expression forming on Benjamin's face, so he decided to break the uncomfortable atmosphere that was looming over them. "It is too late now, and we'd better go to sleep." Everyone stared at each other, and with reluctance, they turned away to find shelter in their own rooms. Zed stayed and shifted his gaze on Jean, who was about to retreat. "Jean, come with me."

Jean turned to face him, but he was already making his way upstairs.

Screaming inside, her heart started to race. She felt a great deal of sympathy for herself.

She had just escaped the tensed interrogation a second ago and felt relieved for it, but now that Zed had called her, she knew that he was not over with this despite what he had just stated a moment ago to let it go.

'What can I do?' she thought, biting her lip.

With a sad and gloomy face, she followed Zed to the study.

The study was not so big but not so small either, just enough to fit in a few bookshelves and a sofa in front of a mahogany table. Beside the table was a small glass table with a tray of scotch and shot glasses on top. Jean sat on one of the sofa, feeling her tiredness setting in, as Zed locked the door and walked towards her, leaning on the mahogany table. He lowered his head and stared at her intently before asking her to tell him the truth about her whereabouts.

"Like I said, I went to the hospital," she replied. Inside, she heaved a deep sigh. She didn't dare behave that way in front of him, so she pretended to be composed. Even the color on her face didn't change as she answered the question, despite her insides flushing out of her.

Zed's expression immediately turned into discontent, still staring at Jean with such eyes. He couldn't believe that she still kept up with the act now that it was only him she was talking to. In a serious tone, he said,"You can lie to them, but you can never lie to me."

"I didn't lie to you. I really did go to the hospital to see Henry. After all, he is still my father." Jean frowned at him. She didn't care if she was being stubborn, but she knew deep inside how reluctant she was.

Zed sighed, crossing his arms on his chest. "I believe you when you said you went to see Henry, what I'm asking is what did you do after that? If I remember correctly, you left the hospital at about ten in the morning, so where did you go after? Jean, I hope that the truth will come out of your mouth and not mine."

His sharp voice raised and never faltered as he said this.

"I…" Jean's heart continued to race, quicker this time, as she saw the fury in Zed's eyes. Her eyes widened in shock and mouth agape at the realization that Zed knew about her whereabouts.

'Of course, how could he not know? I am being secretly watched over by his men!'

She thought, making her feeling a little furious and anxious at the thought that she was being spied on.

She had expected that she would be able to hide the truth from Zed, but it turned out that she had no choice but to apologize and explain to him why she chose not to tell him. Besides, she realized then how she failed to absorb the seriousness of this situation.

Jean sighed in frustration and lowered her head, staring at nothing in particular. She said with a tone of helplessness evident. "Why did you ask me if you already knew the truth?"

"The fact that I already know the truth is one thing, but wanting the truth to come from you is another. They are two different things." Jean looked at him. He sighed and sat next to her. He reached out a hand and held a side of her face. With a gentle expression, he asked,"It is a serious matter, but why did you try to hide this from me? Tell me honestly, Jean. Coming deep in your heart, what am I to you?"

"My husband!" she answered softly without hesitation. Jean looked at him, feeling the warmth of his hand on her cheek.

"Husband?" Zed removed his hand on her cheek, looking at her with such discontent. "If you really consider me to be your husband, then why didn't you trust me with the truth?"

Jean could not pretend any longer, so she raised her head with emotions that were really stirring inside her. "Because I don't want you to worry about me." She swallowed a bile that formed on her throat to keep herself from crying and said,"You are my husband, and you are the most important and intimate person of mine. However, I know that you have already lots of matters that are weighing you down, and I don't want to be another load for you. That is why I decided to not let you interfere with everything about me. More importantly, I don't want you to be heavily burdened with concern for me, so I try to resolve my problems on my own."

"Oh, how thoughtful of you to think about that! And seriously, you don't tell me the truth to keep me from worrying about you, but did you even think that the more you hide things from me, the more that I am worried and concerned about you? You risked yourself by diving into dangerous waters, and I was really afraid that you would get hurt. You don't know how hurt and offended I am that you didn't even tell me about this when I can be there to help you instead of wondering helplessly how you were doing." Jean lowered her head as she tried to absorb what Zed told. The silence broke as Zed stood up and grabbed his hair in frustration before looking at Jean once again, who looked at him with tears already escaping her eyes. His voice raised as he said,"You are too selfish, Jean! You only think about yourself. No one is really in your heart, and that's why you are so merciless."