Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 591

Jean caught Zed's inquisitive eyes. Although she was aware of how much Alina Wu tried to make her look bad, she knew that Zed believed none of it. As Zed kept his gaze on her, she smiled wryly back at him and shook her head to affirm his thoughts and gave him a quick glance to the bathroom as a non-verbal signal.

Zed cocked an eyebrow at Jean. He followed her eyes out of curiosity. He wondered for a moment why Jean directed his gaze to the bathroom, but as soon as he saw the light was switched on via the reflection on the bathroom door, he immediately looked at Jean with a flash of excitement on his face.

With a huge beam plastered on Jean's face, she nodded at Zed for confirmation.

The same huge smile reflected on Zed's face as the news of Calvin finally waking up delighted him. He turned to Alina, who still kept complaining and whose face was now red with tears. His eyebrows furrowed into a frown and addressed her, "Ms. Wu, I believe you are mistaken. How could Jean ever hide Calvin? Besides, she is my wife. She won't have a reason to keep him away from you, would she? It just doesn't make sense at all."

"Pardon me for asking, Mr. Qi, but then, how could you explain why she held his hand in front of us? And why did she ask you to give them both privacy when they could talk with us in the same room? There's no other explanation, is there? Mr. Qi, you are still young and promising. Don't get easily deceived by others. And I suggest you stop wasting your life with her!"

Alina confidently spurted out, thinking that she had said these words out of good will.

At this point, Zed's face darkened. His patience was usually thick, but Alina was wearing them thin. Caring for her son was one thing, but accusing his beloved wife for deceit was another. His body surged of annoyance, and all understanding faded from his face. Alina wasn't sure if she was seeing Zed's reaction right, but before she could ask, Zed opened his mouth and said in a cold tone, "In that case, we should not have come to visit Calvin so as not to be accused of having an ax to grind. Come, Jean. Let's head home and find something worthy of our time. We don't seem to be welcome at all."

As soon as he finished, he gave Alina one last glare before he grabbed Jean's hand and turned to walk out of the room.

Stunned, Alina couldn't say anything but mutter his name as if to call him back, but it was either too soft or ignored for Zed didn't even turn to acknowledge it.

She stayed on her place, not knowing what to do as for her, Zed had misunderstood her concern. She took a step forward and stopped, starting to feel completely anxious.

Meanwhile, Jean became anxious, too. She saw how dark Zed's eyes turned, but she just wasn't going to tolerate this immaturity. She stopped and with her free hand, she grabbed Zed's hand that holding hers, making it let go and turning the tables. Zed turned to look at her with a frown, and Jean just shook her head in return.

'Doesn't he know Calvin is fine now? Didn't he understand my gesture just moments ago? If so, why did he just smile and then take a 360 degree turn? Why did he instantly get worked up and exploded in front of Alina?

There is no reason to be so childish! Where are his manners and respect? How could he easily get angry at an elder?

He should know the reason why Alina acted like that is just because she cares too much about her son, ' Jean thought, frowning at Zed.

The air between them turned awkward and before anyone could say anything or make another move, they all turned to the bathroom as the door opened and closed with a soft slam. Calvin stopped wiping his wet hair with a dry towel and gave the scene in front of him a confused look. He sensed a tension in the room and when his eyes landed at his mother's flushed expression, he asked, "Mom, what happened? What is the fuss here all about?"

Everyone else in the room was stunned. Zed was startled as he stared at Calvin. When he heard from Jean that he was fine a moment ago, he expected him to have the same dull face but not his eyes that now recognized. In front of him, however, he didn't expect Calvin would be in such a great state as if he wasn't lost a few days ago.

It was not just Zed. Even Jean was dumbfounded looking as her stare kept on Calvin.

His sleek hair was perfectly in place, and his face was clean and glowing, without any trace of the stubble.

Calvin stood before them, well-groomed, spirited, and full of life.

Among the three of them, it was no wonder that Alina was the most astonished. Her eyes were glued on Calvin without blinking as if she just saw a ghost. She didn't move and didn't even hear her son's question for her until Calvin walked towards her and placed a hand on her shoulder before calling her unmistakably, "Mom?"

Finally, Alina blinked. She looked like she just woke up from a long dream, and as her surprised eyes focused on her son in front of her, her trembling hands reached for her son's cheeks and cupped them on her palms before she asked, stifling a sob, "Calvin, is that really you?"

Calvin gave his mother a weak and apologetic smile as he reached for her hand and said, "Mom, it's really me. I am sorry. I kept you worried."

Alina wiped the tears that brimmed on her eyes and replied, "It's okay, as long as you're fine now. There's nothing more important than you coming back. It's okay. It's okay..." Hugging her son tightly, Alina repeated again and again, overwhelmed by excitement and delight. She didn't mind the tears that streamed freely down her cheeks anymore.

Jean felt moved by the scene in front of them. She heaved a deep sigh of relief as if her job was done and leaned on Zed's shoulder, hugging his arm.

As both Calvin and Alina pulled away, Calvin turned towards the rest of the room and noticed Zed. He greeted him despite feeling embarrassed, remembering everything that he had done in the past that seriously wounded him. "Hi, Zed. You are here," he said, hesitating whether he should say more or not.

When Calvin acknowledged him, Zed walked over and playfully punched him on the chest. "You bastard! Finally, you're awake! It took you long enough. Would you believe that if you still didn't wake up from your long slumber, I would already throw you to the madhouse and let you die as you like with no hesitation?" Zed threatened.

Calvin nodded. "Yes, I believe you will. You don't have to ask me, because I already thought about the possibility," he said, giving Zed a playful smirk back. Then again, Zed's punch was quite heavy, so Calvin couldn't help but place his hand on his chest out of pain. His playfulness turned serious, stopping Zed from making a comeback, and with a pale face, Calvin apologized, "I'm sorry for making you all worried. I am very grateful for all of you for going out of your way to take care of me during this difficult period."

Calvin's gratitude to them were indeed whole-hearted, and everyone in the room felt the sincerity and smiled back at him, assuring him that there was nothing to worry about.