Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 162

Even though Jean had been upset with John earlier, she walked forward to help him with the bags since he had bought food for them all.

Jean took the big bag from John's hand and began to take out the bentos.

"I spoke with the doctor. Since Maranda suffers from gastritis, she can't eat food that will upset her stomach more. So I bought her a bowl of porridge." John looked at Jean as he spoke. He couldn't make out if she was still angry with him or not.

"Oh." Jean said before nodding. Then she opened the packing box with the porridge. Seeing that it was a bowl of nutritious minced pork congee with preserved egg, Jean looked at John in amazement.

John was a little embarrassed by how Jean was looking at him.

He hurriedly picked up a bento and went outside.

"Maranda, have some porridge." Jean spared John a fleeting glance before taking the porridge to Maranda's bedside.

Maranda had been staring at the ceiling. She didn't want to see Jean and John together. She sat up when Jean came closer. Then she shook her head, "Don't treat me like I'm incapable. I can feed myself."

"Okay. This is what John bought for you. You should gulp it down!" Jean joked.

"Jean..." Maranda was embarrassed when she heard what Jean had said. She hurriedly took the porridge from Jean's hand, and ate it in a fluster.

These past few days had taught Jean an important lesson. She had realized that she was wrong to have tried to mediate between Maranda and John. Having learned her lesson, Jean vowed not to interfere in their decisions or try to match them again.

Maranda's love for John had been deeper than that she had imagined.

And Maranda had been so sad when she found out that John had fallen in love with another girl. Unable to handle the sorrow, Maranda had fainted!

Maranda's love for John was not without consequence to herself.

'I should eat as well, ' Jean thought.

Zed's reaction had left Jean feeling uneasy. Jean found that even though she hadn't eaten since they had left the hotel, she had lost her appetite. And so, she picked at the food in the bento box that John had bought for her.

John had been on the balcony ever since his return. He hadn't come back into the room. Jean looked at Maranda as she wondered what John had been doing outside for so long. Having finished eating, Maranda laid back on the bed. She also fixed her eyes on the ceiling. Jean couldn't help repeating what she had said earlier, "Maranda, you should rest now. I will go out for a while."

"Okay." Maranda nodded and slowly closed her eyes.

Jean walked toward the balcony. She was astonished to see that John was smoking a cigarette. She immediately walked over to him.

"John, why didn't you come back inside the ward?" Jean asked in annoyance. Why had he left her to manage everything? Didn't he care about Maranda at all?

John hadn't expected that Jean would come out in search of him. And so, he hurriedly smothered the cigarette.

Jean didn't stop John. She looked at him curiously.

She had never seen John smoking before. Is that what they all did? Last time Zed was upset at the hospital, Jean had caught him smoking. And now John, too?

"I'm sorry. I was anxious before, and I lost my temper." Jean sincerely apologized. She had been feeling guilty about how she had behaved with John. She had already decided what she would say to him. And so, this was the perfect opportunity since they were alone.

"You don't have to apologize to me." John shook his head bitterly as he replied. So many emotions flickered across his face that Jean couldn't figure out what he was feeling.

"No, I have to." Jean sighed. "You don't need to feel guilty. Maranda likes you, yes. And whether you like her and accept her love is another thing. She has the right to like you and you have the right to reject her. I shouldn't hold your decision against you."

"So, Maranda has told you that I…" John suddenly looked at Jean nervously. He hadn't thought that Maranda would go back on her promise and tell Jean how he felt about her.

"She told me that you have fallen in love with another girl." Jean looked at the ground as she spoke. Logically, love was one of those things that just happened. People could not control whom they fell in love with, and so she could not be upset with John for the way he felt.

"Then you…" John looked at Jean with a stunned expression. He felt so much anxiety and conflict that he didn't know what he should do or say to Jean.