Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 346

After hearing what Jean had to say, Zed pondered for a while and let out a sigh. Finally, he decided it was better not to tell her the truth.

"Now that the matter is solved and Ethan is taken away, it is best to let go this subject," said Zed. Zed drove attentively and comforted Jean with his words. "Jean, you are still weak now. So don't wrack your mind and tire yourself. Please rest and stop overthinking."

"I am not overthinking. It was obvious that there was someone who wanted to frame me tonight. It is not as simple as you are trying to make it sound. Zed, I can't understand why you are so eager to make me forget the video matter. How can you expect me to let it go so easily? You... You already know who the wire-puller is, right? However, you don't want to hold him or her accountable because you are not willing to hurt that person. Am I right?"

Glaring at Zed, Jean found it hard to maintain her composure. She shouted at him irritatingly. His attitude in this matter disturbed her a great deal.

She was well aware of Zed's personality and knew that he was not the kind of person to let things go that easily. 'But why is he behaving like this?' Jean wondered. Finally, she decided that Zed knew who the trouble maker was and didn't wish to expose that person.

Jean thought to herself, 'Has Zed already known that Jesse is the culprit?

So has he decided not to hold her accountable and let the matter go?

If it turns out to be like this, then Zed, I really feel disappointed at what you have done this time.'

"What are you talking about?" On hearing what Jean said, Zed's heart started to beat faster and he felt his face turn pale. He frowned, turned to look at her and said,"Look at you now. You are woolgathering and guessing randomly. The reason why I ask you to go home and have a good rest is because I want you to keep up a good spirit. Have you forgotten that our grandpa and Grandpa Dan are still there in our home? If you still hold the matter tightly and don't let it go, then how will you look presentable in front of them?"

"Do we have to let it go that easily? Shouldn't we hold the wire-puller accountable then?" Jean looked at Zed and asked again. Disappointment filled her face. The fact that he was dodging this matter unnerved her.

She knew clearly that it was reasonable for him to have such worries.

Zed's grandfather didn't like her and had a rather bad impression of her. As he had come to the H City this time, Jean should have seized the opportunity to behave well and change the impression she had created earlier.

But...

Although it was proven that Jean was innocent and had no fault in this matter, she felt annoyed knowing the culprit remained unpunished. 'That is not fair, ' Jean's mind screamed.

What was even worse is she didn't even know the identity of the wire-puller. Even though she suspected Jesse, she had no proper evidence to put her mind to rest.

As long as the wire-puller was not found out, Jean felt that she would spend her whole life with a bomb that was about to explode any second. Such a feeling made Jean rather anxious.

"Jean..." Zed knew exactly what Jean was worried about. He parked his car on the side of the road, stared at her and sighed. He then continued to say,"Believe me, the wire-puller will not take actions within such a short time. We saw what happened today, and it will be stupid of that person to do anything now."

"Do you really know who that person is?" Jean asked, looking extremely serious. She was not looking for a vague answer and wanted a straightforward one; the name of the person.

"There are several suspects. I have already sent people to monitor them," Zed replied calmly. He seemed not to want to pursue this subject and said,"So once I have sufficient evidence, I will notify the police to take the wire-puller into prison. So you don't need to worry. I will ensure that you never get into trouble again."

"Zed..." Jean started to call him and then faltered in her speech. Slowly, she looked at him with a sad look and said,"You mean to say that it's been long since you sent people in search of the truth about the video. Which means you didn't believe that I was flirting with Calvin in the club, am I right?"

At such a moment, Zed realized that he should no longer hide the truth from Jean. So he nodded his head and said,"Yes, I believed you."

"Then why did you treat me like that?" Jean screamed back. Now Jean could not hold back her grievance and tears started to fall down her delicate cheeks. She said in a sobbing tone,"Every time I saw you misunderstand me, do you know how hurtful and anxious I was? I was extremely eager to explain myself to you those days. But look what you did! You didn't even give me the chance to explain. What was worse, you rewarded me with a scene wherein you were sleeping on the same bed with Jesse..."

Now Jean made a sobbing sound and found it hard to continue. The past scenes kept playing in her mind. Two streams ran down from her eyes. She cried out loud.

"Jean, I am sorry for all I have done." Zed tried to pull her closer and comforted her in a soft and gentle tone. He said slowly,"If I had not done like that, the wire-puller would have continued to target and harm you. I would rather see them harm me than see you suffer from what they had done to you. I could not stand watching them hurt you, which is why I had to do this."