Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 408

"What did they say when they called you?" Jean enquired once more.

Zed, on the other hand, was simply sitting there sipping his coffee peacefully, with a tint of admiration in his eyes for his wife.

He had overlooked her abilities before and had wrongly thought that she was weak, especially because Jean had followed Henry's order to marry him just for a piece of land.

After their marriage, Jean's real temperament was revealed slowly and gradually. To his surprise, she had even succeeded in getting the land back for him.

Now she was completely calm and composed when enormous problems had come up, acting logically and meticulously as she inquired about the details, just like a well-trained policeman.

It was really amazing to see her wisdom and mindset.

Zed was excited. He had seen Jean grow all the way

and she was his wife.

'Wife!'

Zed savored the delicious word in his mind meticulously as a satisfied smile appeared across his face.

"They used a burner phone or the internet to call me. They said Shirley was in their hands and if I want to keep her alive, I'll have to pay a hundred million dollars! They said that if I called the police, they will kill her immediately. And I won't be able to see my daughter ever again."

Joy got worked up again, as she spoke about her daughter's kidnapping.

"A hundred million?" The amount was completely beyond their imagination. Secretly, Jean stole a glance towards her husband and they tactfully shared a suspicious glance.

Everyone on the street actually knew what the Wen Group was actually worth in its stock or funds, but

the kidnappers had easily demanded a sky-rocketing price of a hundred million dollars.

With a sudden smile, Jean fixed her steady eyes on Joy sitting across her. "So you agreed to their demand without thinking? Do you believe that they will really set Shirley free after you pay such a hefty ransom?" She asked.

"What else was there for me to do? If I hadn't agreed, they would have killed her instantly!" Joy had completely broken down and was now dabbing her eyes as she cried.

"You know that Wen Group does not have that kind of money at all, don't you?" Jean reminded her ruthlessly.

"I know." Joy glanced at Zed who was sitting besides Jean as she heard the bad news. "Wen Group doesn't have the money, Jean. But you can try and raise the amount, can't you Jean? Just to save Shirley? After all, she is your sister Jean...."

"Stop it!" Jean roared. She had flown into a rage the instant that Joy had tried to reuse the old clichéd family relation excuse. To her, Joy was still trying to act and play even at such a delicate moment. "Look, I want to save Shirley as much as you do, and its not like I don't want to raise the money. There's just no way we can get such an insane amount! If you really want to save her, you go talk to my father first. If he agrees to save Shirley even if it means having to sell the Wen Group, then you come to me and I won't turn you down. All I can promise you is to use Wen Group in saving her. Any other ways are out of the question."

"But…" Joy got totally hopeless and dejected when she heard Jean's words. "How can Wen Group take out so much money? Henry is completely heartless. He wouldn't even try to save Shirley one single bit!"

"Have you even been there and seen him about it?" Jean questioned her instantly as she caught on to the hidden implications behind Joy's words and her eyes brightened.

"Yes. I went to the hospital to see him as soon as I got the call. I thought that since Shirley was his own child, he wouldn't be so cruel and merciless, and would try to show at least some sympathy. However he turned me away the instant he heard that Shirley had been kidnapped. He didn't even wait for me to tell him the ransom!" Joy was now in tears as she discussed the story. She looked at Jean piteously and pleaded her,"Jean, I was wrong. Everything I did was wrong. But please help me find a way to save my daughter. She is your sister, Jean, do it for that relation if nothing at all! All my hopes lie in that child. If she dies, I won't have a reason to continue living anymore."

Joy collapsed and burst out crying as she came to the last word.