Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Chapter 381 A Kiss

Zed smiled, patted her hand to comfort her and slowly walked outside.

In the dining room, there was only Benjamin and Jean now. In silence, both of them ate together.

"Grandpa, let me help you pick out the fish bones," Jean said, breaking the silence. In truth, the silence

made her feel quite uncomfortable.

Benjamin, finding her question stupid, looked at her angrily. "Do you have time to pick out the fish

bones here? Just go with him!"

"Grandpa, there's no need," Jean said in a casual tone while picking out the fish bones carefully. "If I

don't have faith in him then it means I don't deserve to be his wife. Furthermore, Jesse has been in his

life for ages, so this is not something new. Hence even if she cries, it won't change anything."

"But you are very concerned about their relationship," Benjamin said and fell into silence.

"No grandpa, I am not. I was, but not anymore. I am trying my best to overcome it. In fact, I am getting

used to it." Jean slightly shook her head.

"You mean Jesse often does that?" Benjamin furrowed upon hearing.

"I mean it is the first time that she has cried. But she often puts a different mask in front of me," Jean

replied, not looking scared.

"How can you tolerate it?" Benjamin asked incredulously.

"I have to because I have no other choice. Grandpa, you know how Zed treats her. Every time I try to

question her character, Zed gets angry with me. If it weren't for your help yesterday, I wouldn't have

managed to make things better." Jean handed the de-boned fish to Benjamin. On close inspection,

Benjamin noticed her face darken.

"You have suffered, my dear." Benjamin said while he took the dish and passed her an encouraging

smile. "Since it is her first time she is crying, you should take care of her as a hostess. Go ahead! I do

not need your service here. What I am saying is that you should be with Zed wherever he goes."

Jean instantly understood Benjamin's words, especially when she saw Dan come back without Zed and

Jesse. She nodded at Benjamin and walked outside.

Knowing that Zed and Jesse were alone made her feel queasy. 'Stop panicking, Jean. You trust Zed

then what is the problem?'

But knowing that Zed and Jesse were alone made her heart beat faster. She started to get anxious in

her mind for no reason.

Everybody knew that Jesse had her mind on Zed, except Zed himself.

Jean didn't know whether Benjamin had told Jesse that she would leave the H City along with him in

several days.

Whatever she thought, there was not much time left for her.

Judging from Jesse's character, she wouldn't be willing to leave so easily.

'That means she is going to take an action soon, ' realized Jean.

At the thought of it, Jean's heart sank. She hurriedly increased her speed and went outside.

After she arrived at the back garden, she looked for them everywhere.

'Not in the avenue, not beside the swimming pool, not in the pavilion…' she thought every time she

covered an area.

Now she was extremely scared and her legs started to feel weak. 'How can two people disappear so

fast?'

Jean felt stupid now for not asking Grandpa Dan where Zed and Jesse were.

The garden was huge, but it wouldn't take such a long time to find two people.

Anxiety got her and she was almost going to give up. And that was when she saw two figures in a

remote corner standing close.

Jean was relieved, but her palms were full of perspiration.

Slowly, she walked towards them not having the energy to walk faster.

She fixed her eyes ahead and noticed that Zed was speaking with an intent look in his eyes. On the

other hand, Jesse's face couldn't be seen since she was looking down.

After a while, Zed said something and Jesse looked up abruptly with an agitated look.

From the distance, Jean couldn't decipher their words but Jesse's anger and agitation were evident.

Now Jean's heart tightened and she hurried up her steps.

When she was close and about to speak up, Jean suddenly saw them embracing. She paused feeling

thunder-stricken. She couldn't believe her eyes.

But that wasn't the end. In fact, Jean wouldn't have minded if it was only an embrace.

What surprised her the most was that Jesse stood on her tiptoe and kissed Zed on his face.

A kiss...

Now Jean felt completely lost and it was hard for her to breathe. She shuddered, trying to find

something to hold onto. Her legs were failing her and she felt like she could faint any second.

She looked around hurriedly and her vision became blurry.

'No, Zed wouldn't lie to me...'

Jean mumbled to herself finding it hard to get the image of their kiss out of her mind.

"Jean..." Jesse's voice came into her ears and the world seemed quiet.

Jean unwillingly looked at them who hurriedly loosed their embrace after they noticed her presence.

"Jean..." Zed cried out as he saw her. Guilt was written all over his face.

When he was about to chase her, Jesse reached out for his hand and implored with her beautiful face.

Zed, wearing an anxious look, looked at Jesse and furrowed. "Jesse, I must find Jean first. We'll talk

about it later."

"Zed..." Jesse gazed at him with her pitiful eyes. "Can you let me finish before you go behind her?"

"No," Zed answered concisely, a touch of firmness showing on his handsome face. "Jesse, please

forgive me. I can't let Jean run away like this. She must have misunderstood the situation."

After speaking, Zed loosed Jesse's grip and sprinted towards the direction Jean went to.

Feeling rejected, Jesse staggered backwards with an angry expression.

Her beautiful eyes were fixated on Zed's receding back. Unable to take it any longer, she started to Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

weep.

The sound of her sad sobbing broke the silence in the garden like a thunder had struck it.

On the other hand, Jean was walking away without being able to think clearly. She had no idea where

she was heading to, but she knew that she needed to leave.

The last thing she wanted was to listen to Zed's explanation.

'He is a liar!

Why was I so stupid to believe him?

How did I not see it?

Now everything is clear to me.

Zed and Jesse were embracing and kissing, like nobody was watching.

Zed, why didn't you think of me?' With these thoughts, Jean quickened her pace.

Jean's heart was completely shattered. She ran to the gate while her tears flowed.