Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 323

"He is awake?" Zed was taken aback. "Why didn't my men tell me that?" he asked in surprise.

"Your men?" Jean immediately caught on to what she thought was the keyword from Zed. Staring at him with a confused expression, she asked,"Zed! Tell me, how many people in the hospital are 'your men'? And why did they have to inform you when Henry had woken up?"

Zed suddenly realized that he had been careless and now, the milk was spoilt. He blamed himself for being so stupid and reckless in front of Jean.

However, it was not all his fault. He really didn't know that Henry had woken up, so was intensely surprised when he learned about that. So much so that he almost jumped up.

"That is not important. What actually matters is that I should have known Henry had woken up as soon as it happened. Anyway, if he is awake, why need you go back to the Wen Group? Was that his idea or your doing?" Zed looked into her eyes and asked in a serious tone. He was beginning to get really worried about her.

"I wanted to go back to the Wen Group." Jean did not want to hide the truth anymore, so she admitted everything to him frankly, and continued,"You know the condition Henry is in right now! Although he is awake now, it is not certain if he will recover fully or not. I didn't want the Wen Group to fall into Joy or Shirley's hand, so I decided to go back. I intend to protect the company well."

"You..." Zed frowned. He didn't seem to be particularly agreeable with the idea. "If you want to work in a company, there are a lot of subsidiaries of the Qi Group and you can choose from any of them and continue to work here. But the Wen Group... Please trust me on this. Don't go back there."

"No." She downright refused his advice and replied,"I didn't say that I want to occupy the Wen Group. I just..."

"You just what?" He looked at her with all the attention he could have given her, as if he didn't want to miss any expression. He saw that she was biting her lips awkwardly. Worried and uneasy, he frowned and couldn't help asking.

"Because my mother also contributed to the founding of the Wen Group. It was her efforts that made it a successful business, and I don't want to see the company be controlled, taken over, and ruined by Joy." Jean replied with a sigh.

She certainly didn't want to say anything about the doubts she held in her heart of her mother's death.

If she had told him about that, he would have opposed her intentions to go back to the Wen Group even more.

Zed noticed that she was rather quiet after saying those words. And he lost himself into some deep thoughts.

He pondered, 'Oh, at last! So that's the reason she wants to go back to the Wen Group.

It is because her mother endeavored to establish the Wen Group, which is also why she is always ready to face all accusations that Henry can throw at her.

I see now!'

Zed found the answer to the question that had long been troubling him. The gaze he cast on her was even gentler now. A tender love toward Jean flooded him.

He had long held the view that Jean was not as timid and weak as she looked like.

What had confused him most was why she had swallowed all the bitterness she had received when Henry and Shirley had arrived.

Now, he finally knew the true reason behind her resolute manner.

He asked her in his mind, 'Jean, why are you so stubborn and silly? Why do you bother yourself all the time and never tell me all this? How much pain have you suffered alone?'

He regretted everything so much more thinking about her past life now, and the fact that he had said so many stupid words to her just now were not helping.

On seeing the complicated emtions that were crossing over his handsome face, Jean was finally relieved.

Although she had still hid something, she still didn't want to be stopped by Zed.

After the heated agrument with him, she had a feeling that he still cared about her greatly and would never stop her from going back to the Wen Group.

However, she hadn't expected him to act like this. On the contrary, she had hoped that he would be as indifferent and cruel as he had been in the hospital that day.

The reason behind such a hope was that she had resolved to do what she wanted to do no matter who tried to stop her. However, it was possible for her to lose that resolve if he continued to treat her so gently.

"If you still want to go back to the Wen Group, I won't stop you then." Zed stared at her and sighed before saying,"But you have to promise me that you will be careful and protect youself well. Promise me that you won't give anyone a chance to hurt you."

"Zed..." Jean looked at Zed with great amazement. She couldn't help asking,"Zed, am I still in your heart? Do you still love me?"