Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 387

"Jean, are you standing up for me now?" asked Moore in a quiet tone. Looking at Jean's beautiful profile, he felt her anger oozing out of her body.

Hearing his words, Jean stopped all of a sudden and turned to Moore. Seeing the calm look on his face, she didn't know how to react. "Moore, let's talk about this later. We have to get out of here right now," she said hastily.

"Where are you off to?" asked Moore.

With her eyes widened in shock, Jean looked at Moore. "Moore, just don't tell me that you are going to take his dole because of me."

"This is not a dole," replied Moore with a serious look on his face. "Do you think that I would be able to cut all the connections with him by refusing to take his house? No, I don't think so. Judging from all the work he's put into the decoration of this apartment, I don't think he would give up on me that easy," said Moore.

"So? What are you gonna do now? Take this apartment and then forgive him?" asked Jean. She was kind of confused by what Moore had said just now and really wished to know about his true feelings.

"Jean……" said Moore with a sigh. Words failed him and he looked at Jean for a few seconds. Slowly, he continued,"I have to accept it. I mean do you think I have any other choice? At the very least, I am safe here. It's heavily guarded here and therefore, no one could walk in here easily and bother me. Instead of trying so hard to avoid the Bai family, maybe it'd better for me to rest here before my injury gets healed. Meanwhile, I won't be disturbed by others. And, most importantly, we do need a place to stay right now."

Deep down, Jean knew that Moore had a point.

Yet she found it hard to believe that Moore would take Gary's dole this easily.

Back in the hospital, she remembered Moore's proud look when he refuted Hanley. But only a few days later, Moore seemed to change his attitude towards the Bai family. 'What is happening?' she wondered.

'Maybe he is keeping this house for me, ' thought Jean. This realization struck her hard.

He had tried hard to persuade her to stay here because he was too afraid she would be without a house. Her safety was his number one priority.

'Moore……'

Jean cried internally feeling a sudden ache in her heart.

"Are you really sure this is what you want? Moore, I really don't want you to violate your principles because of me. Please don't abandon your scruples or forget your original intention. Listen to me, Moore, you can do whatever you want and don't change for anyone. As for me, I can stay in the hotel……"

Before Jean could finish her words, Moore interrupted with a smile on his face. "Jean, you don't have to think so much about this. There is no way of escaping their offers. I don't think they will give up anytime soon. I think they'll still try to find me and make me compromise later. Since I've made up my mind to stay in H City, there might be no way for me to avoid contact with the Bai family. After all, they are a big influence here.

It is better for me to rest in a quiet place and recuperate as soon as possible rather than make myself suffer the poverty. And then I'll have the strength and spirit to deal with them in the future. You know me, I'm a lazy guy most of the time. I don't pay much attention to details which you said just now. Therefore, you can stay here securely. I'm not making this decision because of you so don't hold yourself responsible," said Moore in a peaceful tone.

Jean looked up at Moore's honest face and stood silently in front of him. Not knowing the right words to say, she just stood in contemplation.

No matter how sincere he tried to make himself sound, Jean knew the truth. She wasn't an idiot and could see right through him.

'Moore, you are too kind to me but please don't be silly, ' she begged in her heart.

"Alright, it's getting late. If you do want to have a good rest tonight, it's time for you to check what you need to buy right now," said Moore, snapping Jean back from her thoughts. Seeing Jean stand in silence for quite a while, Moore was worried she would persuade him to give up this house.

Now that Moore had made up his mind, Jean felt that she'd better not trouble him more. She then nodded her consent and turned to the guest room.

After opening the door of the guest room, she found that there were all kinds of daily necessities needed. In fact, there were several pairs of pajamas in the closet, which were gender-neutral.

What was more shocking was the fact that it was easy to tell that these pajamas were from a premium brand.

Jean looked confused seeing all of this. She then went out towards another guest room.

Entering another room, she found that it was almost identical to the previous one. The only visible difference was the other one was decorated as a princess room. The decorations inside were more feminine, with the lace details everywhere. And there were even some cosmetics of a certain international brand, kept neatly on the dresser.

Seeing everything in front of her, Jean felt it to be a burden rather than luxury.

After letting out a sigh, she went out of the room and found that Moore was resting on the couch with tiredness written all over his face. With his eyes closed, his elegance seemed to be covered as well.