Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 58

"Zed, are you crazy? You still have fever..." Jean hastened to stop him when she felt his warm hands moving about her body.

A wicked smile appeared on Zed's face as though his cunning scheme had succeeded. Then he rolled to her side and pulled Jean closer. Zed buried his nose in Jean's neck as he cuddled her.

"Don't move, or I will do what I want right away." Zed's warm breath and husky voice sent shivers through Jean's body. At the same time, Zed wrapped his big, strong arms around Jean tightly.

Although Jean pursed her lips in response to Zed's actions, her heart soared. She then gradually fell asleep.

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Buzz...buzz...

Jean was aroused from her sleep with the insistent ringing of a phone. She opened her eyes and realized that someone was calling her. She rubbed her eyes and looked to the other side of the bed. It was empty. Where had Zed gone?

The phone was still buzzing. Jean pushed away the quilt and then picked up the phone.

"Hello."

"Were you sleeping, Jean?" Ethan's smooth voice tingled Jean's ear.

Jean's eyes widened in surprise when she realized Ethan was calling her. Her sleep vanished and she quickly sat up in bed.

'Why is Ethan calling me? If Zed finds out, then everything will be ruined.

He is not in the room. Did he go out? Perhaps he's feeling better.' Jean felt relieved at her last thought. She breathed out a sigh.

"Jean?"

"Yes, I just woke up." Jean replied as she rubbed her eyes. She then walked to the window and looked outside. When she didn't spot Zed, she felt somewhat empty.

'Zed must have returned to the company. How long could he have stayed away? He has a huge business to run. He would be too busy to stay away for long.'

"I couldn't get through your line earlier. What happened?"

"My phone powered off. Is there something you wanted to talk about with me?" Jean put on her shoes as she replied to Ethan.

Suddenly, she realized that she had forgotten the main purpose of her travel. It had been two days since Sonny had sent her on this assignment. However, she hadn't taken even one photo. 'I am totally doomed! What will I say when Sonny asks?'

"Jean, do you know how worried I was about you?" Ethan appeared a little unhappy. It was because Jean's tone was cold. He didn't like the way she spoke nor her attitude. He couldn't understand why she was being so indifferent.

Jean stayed silent for a while, then sighed before slowly responding, "Ethan, I don't want to talk about this with you. Thank you for your concern, but I'm good. I still have work to do. Sorry, bye."

Then Jean ended the call.

It seemed as though she was evading or refusing to speak with Ethan.

Jean didn't think much about Ethan's call. Her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Zed. She quickly got cleaned and dressed before heading out in search of Zed. As she came downstairs, she saw Zed standing near the doorway.

Jean was so mesmerized that she slowed her descent. Zed was a handsome man, there was no denying his beauty. His form was perfect, she had seen him in various states of undress before. However, at that moment, he looked absolutely angelic. As he leaned against a tree, with the sun moving languidly behind him, Zed's whole body was bathed in a soft glow. The light and shadows dancing on his face accentuated his features. A gentle breeze sent a quiver through his long black coat. He looked so celestial that even Jean found it hard to believe someone so perfect existed.

Jean was hit by powerful emotions. The man before her had been always attractive and charming.

All the words and descriptions appeared to be dry and pale before his perfectness.

"You are up." When Zed noticed Jean, he slowly walked toward her.

"Yes." Jean softly replied as she nodded. As Zed got closer to her, she wondered if he was still running a fever. So she raised her hand to touch Zed's forehead. As she was not tall enough, Jean had to stand on her tiptoes. However, she lost her balance and fell into Zed's arms.