Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 280

'How could even it be possible that you are having a nightmare?' Zed muttered to himself as he was startled to see Jean writhing in her sleep.

With his brows knitted together, he focused his eyes on Jean's face which was full of cold sweat and pain and was burdened by a mixture of complex feelings. It was upset for him to see such a pretty and lovely face in so much agony.

For a while, he hesitated if he should wake Jean up or not. He thought that if he didn't wake her up, Jean would be further tormented and traumatized by her nightmare and he didn't want to see her that way. Watching her in anguish was making him feel restless.

But to wake her up from the nightmare, Jean would be able to see him there. And at that time, it would be hard for him to explain to her about his presence.

'What should I do? Should I wake her up or not?'

As Zed was wondering about this, in tension and worry his brows furrowed and he took a deep sigh. He lowered his head and gave Jean a gentle kiss on her cheek, consoling her in silence as he was feeling affectionate towards her and he wanted her to be out of her misery.

His kiss was so magical that Jean's face which was filled with fears suddenly lightened, and then the fears on her face were completely gone. It felt as if someone had read a magic spell on her.

Zed was a little stunned on seeing the instant changes in her facial expressions. After he confirmed that Jean had fallen sound asleep, a smile gradually crept on his face.

His original plan was to leave the ward before Jean could wake up. He risked himself and his plan just for the sake of Jean's peace of mind. Luckily, his kiss hadn't woken Jean up.

And to his surprise, his kiss even comforted Jean who was caught in a traumatic nightmare. It felt as if Jean knew that Zed was there to console her. She could sense his presence.

But Zed had never expected that he was so important for Jean.

But anyway, he didn't have to leave Jean that night. He could stay with her as long as she didn't know about his presence.

Thinking of this, Zed felt relieved and wrapped Jean in his arms tightly while closing his eyes to catch up on some sleep. He felt as if some kind of knot had loosened in his heart.

Very soon, he was slightly snoring in his peaceful and calm sleep.

That day, he was very tired because of handling different matters, and that too crucial ones, so he was feeling exhausted and drowsy since evening. He needed that sweet sleep.

Even with a lot of fatigue weighing him down, Zed braced himself to come here to see Jean. It was the power of just a sight of Jean's face that made him fight his low-spirited body.

Right now, he was lying beside her, with his arms around her. This coziness was making him feel as if he were holding the world in his arms.

He had never felt so composed ever before, and his worries about Jean were finally relieved.

And so, Zed fell asleep at ease.

In spite of this, the thought was still playing in his mind that he had to leave before Jean could discover him. He didn't want to startle her.

At about five o'clock in the morning, Zed woke up. At that time, Jean was still asleep. Zed was so reluctant to leave that he kept staring at her lovely face for about 10 minutes. After consoling himself, he got out of the bed and left hastily. He felt as if he was leaving a part of his heart with her, so he experienced a weird kind of hollowness.

After walking out of the ward, he waved his hand at Toby to call him and specially exhorted him what he had to do. Before he left, he turned back, looked at the closed door of the ward and let out a deep sigh. When he left the hospital, it was still very early in the morning and the sky was still shrouded with morning mist.

As he saw Zed leaving, Toby felt so many complex emotions. He was having trouble in understanding Zed's action.

'Mr. Zed, do you really have to do so?

But why?' Toby thought.

Soon after Zed left, Jean woke up full of energy with her eyes wide open, perhaps because she felt another one's warmth beside her, or she had slept long enough last night.

When she opened her eyes, she felt something strange. She felt something was different in the ward.

She seemed to have smelled something familiar inside the ward. Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind that Zed was there. The ward smelled so pleasing to her.

Jean looked around in a hurry, but found no one else except for herself in such a big ward. All of a sudden, a bitter smile ran across her face. For a minute, her heart skipped a beat as she thought Zed would be sitting on the chair behind her. But it was not at all true.

'Perhaps I shouldn't have expected that Zed was here!

How could he come here to see me?'

Jean shook her head to get rid of her wild thoughts of fancy. Then, she got out of the bed to wash up. She was imagining for Zed to be there for so long, that even a thought of him being there even for a second was enough to make her happy.

After that, she moved and stretched her limbs before she opened the door and walked outside. She wanted to look around in the hospital as a part of her routine.

"Mrs. Jean..." Toby appeared in front of her. Being expressionless, he wanted to say something to her but stammered. He was feeling hesitant in expressing himself.

"What's wrong?" Toby's sudden appearance left Jean a little surprised.

But judging from his expressions, she noticed that he had something to say to her. So she involuntarily asked him.

"Yesterday, I made a phone call to Mr. Zed at discretion. On the phone, I was scolded sharply by him. Today, I have received an order from him that I must leave you here..."