Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 173

"He left to deal with some business. You've just been released from the hospital. Why didn't you go home to get some rest?" Jean knitted her eyebrows and said unhappily, "I asked John to take care of you. Why did he bring you to work? He knew that you were ill and hospitalized. How could he have no sense of responsibility?"

Maranda held Jean's hands and hurriedly explained to her. "Jean, don't be upset with him. Something happened at the company. Hence, our boss called him. He needed to meet with Sonny. That's why we came here."

Jean was shocked and asked, "What happened?"

Maranda replied, "John got a call from our boss when we were returning. I heard that some investor withdrew his investment from our company. This seemed to have something to do with John. Since he needed to get back and help deal with the situation, he couldn't send me home. We had to rush here instead. Moreover, if I had gone home, I would have no way of finding out what had happened. And so, I decided to come here with John. That way I'd be able to figure out what all this is about."

'Investor? Withdrew investment?'

Jean's face paled. There could only be one investor who would do such a thing. The timing couldn't be a coincidence. How could she have been so naive to think that the situation between her and Ethan wouldn't affect her work? Slowly she turned and walked toward Sonny's office.

"Jean......" Maranda wanted to stop her from going to find Sonny. However, just as Maranda stretched her hand to grab her friend, she realized that Jean was Sonny's apprentice. Jean probably had to go help Sonny, just like John had to. And so, she let Jean go.

Anxiety mounted as Jean walked to Sonny's office. When she arrived, Jean noticed that the door was half-open. As she walked closer, she could hear Sonny speaking.

"John, just tell me the truth. Did Ethan look or behave weird when you met him at the neighboring city?" Sonny looked very grave. He was pacing in front of his desk.

John stood in front of Sonny's table and expressionlessly replied, "No. He showed up with Selena. At that time, he looked very happy. I was unable to discern anything different or weird about Ethan's behavior."

"But how could they be missing if everything was well? Did you know it''s not just Ethan who is missing? No one can find Selena either. The Lei Family has reported this to the police. However, the police is at a loss for what to do. They have no idea where to begin their investigation. The Lei Group will withdraw their investment in our company if they learn that something happened to Ethan during one of our shoots. As you already know, our company is short of funds. Our situation would worsen if they withdraw their investment."

Sonny looked grim as he spoke with John. He sighed helplessly as he leaned against the desk.

Jean, who was standing outside the office, took a step back when she heard them speaking. She didn't know the extent of Lei Group's involvement with Sonny's company. She knew that Ethan and Sonny were friends. Isn't that why Ethan introduced Sonny to Jean?

At that thought, Jean's hand flew to her mouth. Did Sonny hire her because of her relationship with Ethan?

Did Ethan force Sonny to accept Jean as his apprentice?

Jean had thought that she had earned this position because she had talent. She had never once considered that Ethan had done this to curry gratitude and favor from her. The more she thought about it, the weaker Jean felt. She leaned against the wall as her mind tried to make sense of everything.

Once the shock wore off, Jean remembered that Ethan was missing.

This is why the Lei Group had approached Sonny. Ethan and Selena had been at the same location where Sonny's crew had gone to shoot pictures. Ethan had told Jean that their meeting was a coincidence. He had said that he had brought Selena to this beautiful location for a holiday. Had that been a lie? No wonder the Lei Group thought this was connected. And they had reported this to the police so that they could help them look for Ethan.

Selena was missing too. Perhaps Zed had done something to them?

Jean couldn't think about all this any more. She needed answers.

Should she call Zed and ask him? Jean really wanted to! However, they had quarreled with each other many times because of Ethan. Even earlier in the day they had a huge argument over Ethan. Asking Zed would just anger him more. So Jean could do nothing but helplessly shake her head.

Jean didn't know how long she had been standing outside Sonny's office. She was shaken from her thoughts when the door opened and John stepped out. His face was expressionless.

"Jean......" John closed the door and looked around. Then he walked closer to Jean. He was surprised to see her leaning against the wall.

"Hmm, I have been waiting for you." Jean tried to explain. It would not look good if John figured out that she had heard their conversation.

John frowned. 'Jean was looking for me?' He was certainly surprised. Then, he asked, "How long have you been standing here?"