Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 401

With a deep sign and complex emotions, Zed reached out a hand and slowly stroked Jean's furrowing brows.

Just as he was about to withdraw his touch, he felt her eyelashes flutter and move and was taken by surprise.

"Jean..." He exclaimed in surprise as he saw her slowly open her eyes and take in her surroundings.

It occurred to him that he had disturbed her sleep and even in his sorrow, he felt quite guilty for the same, which appeared on his face instantly.

The damage, however was done and Jean had woken up. When she opened her eyes and saw him sitting by her side, she blinked in bewilderment. It took her a moment to clarify that this wasn't just a vision, dream, or illusion, and then she immediately turned an indifferent eye towards him, decisively shaking off his hand hovering over her eyes.

"Jean..." Seeing her stare at him in repulsion and disgust, Zed smiled forcefully. "Can we please talk?"

"There's no need for that, Zed!" Her voice was ice-cold and sudden. "Really Zed, you've even dared to imprison me now. Tell me now, what the hell will you do next? How far will you go?"

"Listen, I was really angry at that time, and it was my fault that I talked recklessly and said some stupid things. And believe me, I didn't want to imprison you. I just told Toby to bring you back!"

"Don't even try to justify yourself with this nonsense, Zed! I am never forgiving you for what you did to me!" Jean roared in fury. "Jean...

Can you please just calm down and listen to me?" Zed looked at her stubborn face and implored. "Look, if you hadn't asked for a divorce, I wouldn't have gotten angry and done these stupid things. Please try to understand."

"You mean it was my fault that you got angry! It was my fault that made you say those stupid things! And I should take responsibility for it and say sorry, right?" Jean lost her temper totally on being blamed like that. Trying so hard not to smack him right across the face, Jean merely stared at him in disbelief and fury.

"Jean..." By that time, Zed had realized that anything he said only made her angrier and there was nothing he could do about that. "What can I do to make things up, Jean? What should I say that would make you accept my apology? What should I do to make you believe in me again?" sighing helplessly, he instead asked her advice.

Jean had thought that Zed would get angry now, blaming her even harder, and therefore was immensely surprised to see him give in to her once again. No matter what she said, he was simply being so soft and gentle.

It was strange to see him do that. She stole a glance at the clock and was surprised to see that it had only been two hours since they were talking at the airport.

'What had happened during those two hours?

Why was Zed behaving so differently now? It was like he had completely changed.

Whilst they were at the airport, he had acted so tough and mean. If at that moment he had acted so soft, understanding, and gentle, things would have been so much better now!' Jean thought.

"Zed, I am not going to forgive you. Not ever! You can do whatever the hell you like! You can even imprison me if that pleases you. But no matter what you do, I will never ever accept your apology! I want a divorce, you hear me?" Jean stubbornly shouted.

'OK. No matter what tricks you play, I am going to play along and see how far you can really go!

Aren't you totally disgusted with my proposal for divorce?

If you really accept that everything was your fault and want me to forgive you, then you wouldn't get angry. So, Zed, let's see how you respond!

I hope you've really taken control of your anger, and aren't playing along as a soft person just to get me back!' Jean thought in her mind.

"Jean, you know I will never agree for divorce! So there's no point talking about that. I solemnly promise that I will control my temper now and not get angry on you. It doesn't matter if you forgive me or not. I will try my best and do everything I can to gain your forgiveness, and I will keep pursuing you till you have totally forgotten the word 'divorce'!" Zed was struggling but somehow he kept his anger in check and merely gave a bitter smile.

Jean hadn't expected him to be so patient and was taken aback. She stared at her husband in surprise.

Seeing her reaction, it was clear to Zed that he had succeeded at least to some extent in persuading Jean.

So he took the opportunity to go on apologizing. "Jean, I really am being sincere here and I promise you that I will never be angry with you or lose my temper with you ever again. No matter what happens, I will never give you a cold shoulder, shout at you, or hurt you in any way. And if you want to go back to the Wen Group, then go ahead. Believe me, I will support you unconditionally in whatever you want to do."

Jean shook her head in astonishment. She still couldn't believe that Zed was being so patient and making all these promises. Was it really him?