Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 398

Jean paused for a moment. "I am unable to believe that Zed can't understand about Jesse's feelings for him. How he manages to do well in his work life is way beyond me. I just hope his IQ is better than his EQ. Anyway, I don't have enough energy to make this work. Explaining to him tires me. I do want to have a good rest and to calm myself down. So I am keeping myself away from it for a moment. However, he won't leave me alone even for a little while. How can I go on and live with him under the circumstance? What do you think?" questioned Jean with helplessness written all over her face.

Hearing Jean's words in a sad tone, Toby moved his lips and wanted to explain that Zed wasn't such a bad guy. But with bunch of thoughts on his mind, he finally repressed himself from pouring them out. His thoughts took a different turn and there was a complex look on his face. He then said,"Mrs. Jean, as Mr. Zed's employee, I shouldn't comment that much on this issue. But after your words, I have a strong feeling that there must be some misunderstanding between you and Mr. Zed."

"Misunderstandings?" asked Jean. She let out a burst of sarcastic laughter before she continued. "I know it is your job to stand up for him. But you can take a break here, in front of me."

"No, I am not doing my job, instead I am speaking the truth," replied Toby sounding undisturbed with Jean's accusations. He took a quick glance at Jean from the rear-view mirror to see her reaction. "As you know, Mr. Zed and Miss Tang grew up together since their childhood so they have a very good relationship with each other. But what you might not know is that Miss Tang had once saved Mr. Zed's life. And this is the reason why Mr. Zed always takes her side. He will forever be thankful to her for what she did," said Toby in a convinced tone.

"What? What are you talking about?" Jean asked immediately in a surprised tone. Still shocked, she was now looking at Toby's back with her eyes widened.

Detecting Jean's amazement in her voice, Toby could feel her feelings easily at this moment. And that was when he realized that she still cared about Zed in her heart. This realization brought a sense of comfort in his mind. After clearing his throat, he started to continue with the story. "Mr. Zed has been brilliant and outstanding since he was a child which caused a lot of jealousy and resentments from people around him.

At the age of ten, Mr. Zed refused to stand aside when he saw a big boy, who was three years older than him, bully a little girl. Unable to take the bullying, he beat that guy up pretty badly. Unexpectedly, that big boy secretly planned revenge for this humiliation. He couldn't get over the knowledge that he was publicly beaten up by Zed who was younger than him in age and size. That big boy pretended to be sorry in front of Mr. Zed. Later, they became friends and he deliberately led Mr. Zed to a reservoir without anyone else but the two of them.

He knew well that Mr. Zed could not swim so he pushed Mr. Zed into the water when Mr. Zed was not paying attention. After that, the big boy left the area. Fortunately, Miss Tang had followed Mr. Zed to the reservoir. And she risked her life to save him after she saw what was happening. By then, Mr. Zed was gasping of breath. Hence he owes his life to Miss Tang. So, Mr. Zed is very grateful to Miss Tang and has always been tolerant of her. Everyone around Mr. Zed knows about this. So now you know why he is so defensive when it comes to her," Toby finished with a serious look.

"Can't Zed swim?" asked Jean with a frown, finding it hard to believe.

"No, he was not able to swim when the incident happened. In fact, he was afraid of drowning. But, after the incident, Mr. Zed tried his best to overcome his fear and learned to swim. It was Miss Tang who helped him to make it a reality," explained Toby.

As Toby was speaking, Jean breathed a sigh of relief and looked out of the window, lost in her thoughts.

At first, she thought Toby was taking Zed's side because he wanted to keep his job. However, after listening to this story, she believed him. She could not think of any reason why she should not believe what Toby had just said.

'So there has been such a story between Zed and Jesse!' Jean thought to herself.

All of a sudden, Jean felt empty at the thought.

'It turns out that they not only have the sentiment of growing up together, but he also owes his life to her. No wonder Zed has been always so tolerant of Jesse!

Everytime we fight, it is almost always about Jesse. Not once did he blame her for anything.

And this is Zed's attitude towards Jesse because he is very grateful to her.

But, Zed……'

Letting out a sigh internally, Jean was kind of ashamed for not being nice to Zed earlier. She never thought of his point of view and was always concerned about her own troubles. And now she followed Toby back to Zed's house silently.

It was a lively home the day before with Benjamin, Dan and Jesse. But now, in this big house, she felt all alone after Toby left.