Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Did he forget what Jean had suffered in the past? Jean had been badly hurt by the Wen family. Although the wounds on her body had healed, she was still plagued by the memory of her misery at the Wen house. However, Jean had gradually gotten used to not thinking about it. Zed's statement undid all her efforts. He really broke Jean's heart this time.

Jean took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions. Her eyes turned red from the effort of holding back unshed tears. Despite feeling extremely grieved, she managed to smile, "You are right. All my life I have been used, be it by my parents or by people like you. That's the lesson I've learned; that people are selfish and I should be as well to survive. We are from different families. You can get whatever you want, I'm not as lucky as you. No matter what I do, I only consider my own interests. As for our marriage, I only regard it as a shortcut to an extravagant life. Is this what you wanted to hear? Are you satisfied?"

Jean's smile mimicked the coldness of Zed's expression. There was a time when she used to look at him tenderly. But now, she buried those feelings and treated Zed in the manner in which he was treating her. Her eyes were still misty from the tears she was holding back, but she kept them focused on Zed's face.

Zed was stunned by Jean's reaction. He frowned.

He was behaving quite unusually in recent days. What had happened to him? Whenever he saw Jean, he couldn't help thinking of torturing her, but at the same time, he found that he couldn't bear to see her being hurt. He was in a self-contradictory state.

Jean waited for Zed to say something. However, he had been rendered speechless by the dilemma in which he found himself. Several minutes ticked by and neither spoke.

As their silence continued, the awkwardness became overwhelming.

Jean processed her feelings and smiled, "Here is the bracelet. If Jade asks me about this, I will say that you are keeping it for me."

As soon as Jean was done speaking, the polite smile on her face vanished. Then she turned and began walking away.

"Jean, tell me the truth. Do you really love Ethan?"

Zed finally spoke out. Jean abruptly stopped walking when she heard Zed's question.

'Why can I feel the grief in his words?' Jean couldn't believe her ears.

However, she was reluctant to clarify anymore. She had told Zed so many times before that now, it felt like a futile way to spend her time and energy.

Without replying, Jean returned to the bedroom.

she

them in the villa. She realized that Zed would sleep in their bedroom to continue the charade and reassure his

reluctant to sleep in the same bed with Zed. As her eyes searched the room, she noticed the sofa in front of

continued, the

quiet that it felt as though the flow

Though in slumber, she still looked anxious. It might be because she had

the door opened. Zed stood at the door and searched the room when he didn't see Jean in the bed.

hung high up in the sky. The silvery moonlight shining through the window illuminated Jean's face. Her sleeping form was incorporated

eyelashes moved

could see. Her casual personality and lack of intention

memory, when he saw Jean, he had felt as though she was just an ordinary women with plain appearance. How did he get trapped by her? Zed couldn't understand what made him love her. What confused Zed more was that the woman lying before him was in love with

with. It

warmth and gentleness of

vaguely remembered that somebody had put her in the bed. Still unsure about this, she reached out and touched the area of the bed beside her. She felt

sleep here last night, did he? Then how could I be in the bed? Did

the time and found that it was 7:30 am. She panicked when she realized that she only had one and a half

living room, she saw three people sitting at

were several dishes full of

person to wake up. Her face flushed as she wondered what Zed's parents would think about her. Though she thought she had gotten up early this morning, unexpectedly, they had gotten up even earlier. Zed straightened up when

Zed in her mind and gritted her teeth before walking toward to the table. She greeted Zed's parents with a stiff smile, "Morning,

for breakfast. I thought you were still sleeping." Zed's mother replied as she served Jean a bowl of

so uneasy in this circumstance that she couldn't help feeling like she needed to finish the meal as soon as possible. In addition to the limited time, she had to get to work.

lingered around the table as Jean pulled her chair closer. Sean was reading the newspaper while he ate. Jade,

this extremely tense atmosphere, Jean managed to