Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 288

Zed had clearly informed his bodyguards, Gregory and Terry, to stop Jean if she ever tried to enter the room or see him. But Jesse herself led her to him.

This made him very angry. He had never expected Jesse to take Jean's side.

He knew Jesse very well. She was stubborn and could be irrational at times. So he didn't even try to argue with her on this.

But Zed did not want to talk to Jean either. He feared the confrontation.

He was scared because he knew what she was going to say to him. She was standing right in front of him and was ready to tell him the decision she had made.

Zed just could not explain to Jean why he was refusing to see her all this time.

But he knew Jean. And he knew what she had come to tell him, even before she had entered the room.

The truth was, that Zed loved her. With all his might, he loved Jean and so he was scared of what she was going to say next.

In this whole situation, it was just Jesse who didn't know anything. And she was sitting in front of Zed, pleading with him to talk to Jean just once. He knew he could not refuse for too long. So finally, Zed said," Jesse, could you please leave us alone for sometime? I'll speak to Jean."

"Oh, but why?" Jesse was taken aback. She hadn't expected this. In fact she led Jean to Zed only because she wanted to be a part of this conversation.

She was so overwhelmed at Zed's reaction that even if she tried to say something, she could not muster the words.

She could not believe that Zed wanted a word with Jean privately.

"Just please give us a moment Jesse," said Zed. He did not offer any explanations to her. He knew that she could not argue with him on this at all.

Unwillingly, Jesse got up and went out of the room.

She glared at Jean angrily and hoped that she could say something to change Zed's mind and let her sit. But she knew it wasn't going to happen.

After Jesse left, both Jean and Zed became very awkward. The atmosphere was tense as they were together alone.

Zed turned to his laptop and started working, ignoring her completely. Jean sat there awkwardly, while Zed behaved like she didn't exist.

After he was done, Zed looked up slowly to see Jean waiting for him to finish, patiently.

The moment Zed looked at her, Jean felt her heart skip a beat. She felt her breathing fasten and did not know what to do.

She breathed in and calmed herself down. She put on a straight face, not wanting to show him her true feelings. She composed herself and asked him," Zed, why did you go to The Pearl Hotel this morning?"

Zed was stumped. Jean had cleverly asked him a question that would reveal his true feelings about her. Zed could not answer it. The truth was, that he still cared for her. He had gone there because of her. He couldn't let her know he had come here last night to see her.

He was worried that Jean didn't have any bodyguards and could be in danger.

He had ordered Toby, one bodyguard, to stay on her trail and keep an eye on her at all times. Toby was always there, on his orders.

So when Zed left the hospital this morning, without any bodyguards by his side, he had become vulnerable to attack.

He responded coldly," You have no right to ask me anything." He wanted to keep his distance with Jean.

Jean was heartbroken at his response. They were husband and wife, but he was behaving like a merciless enemy. She quickly tried to cover up," Sorry...I didn't mean to..." she gave a wry smile. "I know I shouldn't ask. It is my fault."

Her heart was filled with sadness and she tried very hard not to cry. She lowered her head so Zed could not see her sad face. She did not want to reveal any sign of weakness to this man, who was cold hearted and rude to her now.

Zed could not contain himself when Jean said sorry. He was breaking inside. He should be the one apologizing because he could not provide her with a good life. He loved her to bits.

But inspite of all the love for her, Zed could not express it at all. He knew that if he got back together with Jean, those men would come after her also. And he could not let that happen.

His heart was breaking into pieces, with Jean sitting so close to him. He wanted to take her hand, hold her but he could not. He knew it was dangerous, if he made the slightest movement, she would find out his true feelings and that would not be good for her.

In his heart, Zed apologized a thousand times to Jean.

But he was thanking god also at the same time. He felt lucky, that the drunk driver had hit him instead of Jean. He could not bear anything happening to her.

He realized that keeping his distance with Jean was the right decision.

He was willing to suffer through everything, as long as Jean was safe and sound.

All he needed was some time. He needed to find out who the person was behind all this.