Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 600

"Mrs. Jean..." screamed Toby with a look of unease.

'Why is there a sudden change in Mrs. Jean's emotion?' wondered Toby feeling startled.

"Don't bother me Toby. I am fine and I need to spend some time alone," answered Jean without maintaining an eye contact. While she stood outside Joy's ward, Toby detected a look of seriousness on Jean's face. It seemed like she was trying hard to repress her sadness.

On the other side of the door, Joy's face had guilt and other self-loathing emotions written all over it. And this emotion deepened further as she realized that she had failed to respond appropriately and now Jean had already left.

Since she had no choice, she contemplated over each and every word which Jean uttered a few seconds ago. At the end, her pale face changed and was replaced with a smile.

After spending quite a while sitting on the chair and trying to calm herself down, Jean finally got up. It seemed nearly impossible to regain peace in her heart. Somehow, she succeeded in dragging herself near the gate.

Toby, who carefully followed her, looked at her with some worry. Several times he had almost reached out his hand to help Jean who stumbled every now and then. But in the end, he would back down since she always managed to regain her balance.

Moreover, he was well aware about the disparity of status between him and Jean so he tried his best to maintain a distance. Deep in his heart, he knew he had to protect her since it was a duty given to him by Mr. Zed. But at the same time he could not take the liberty of touching her unless and until there was an emergency.

After clumsily staggering everywhere, Jean finally reached near the area where the car was parked. Being aware this adventurous journey was over, Toby let out a sigh of relief. Once Jean got inside the car, she seemed relaxed.

Now Toby got to the driver's seat and the car started to move ahead steadily. Jean gazed outside to admire the beautiful landscape. For a while, she was lost admiring the scenery but swiftly her mind went back to the problems that she was dealing with.

'Well, sometimes life is just like what is in front of me.

No matter what scenery is being shown now, good or bad, the next second it changes completely. All at once, something new is presented before me. And the worst part is, it changes so quickly that I have no time to respond. No matter how hard I try, it will keep moving.

Joy has played a big role in my miserable childhood, but now I think it is time for me to let her go from my life.

But why is it that I feel disheartened to see her gradually fade away?

Am I insane since it seems like I am deriving pleasure from this pain? Did I forget all about her cruelty which I tolerated when I was very young?

When will I stop being so stupid!

You know very well it's not easy for you to let go of your hatred for her.

But she has the right to make her choice since this is her life, ' thought Jean.

Finally she rested her mind convincing herself that people had only one life, and everyone would come to an end in some way or other.

Feeling a lot more at ease, Jean let out a sigh. The grave look on her face was much softer now.

Soon, Toby stopped the car outside the gate of the Qi Mansion. He got out of his seat and opened the door for Jean carefully. She then walked slowly into the house. As soon as she arrived at the living room, she found that Zed was already back home.

At the sight of the love of her life, she felt touched and kind of sad in her heart.

"Zed..." said Jean in her trembling voice.

Sensing her voice, Zed glanced up from the papers which were on his hand and smiled excitedly. He quickly placed the papers down and walked towards her. Standing in front of her, he stared at her with pure tenderness. Now he was eagerly waiting to hear what had happened.

"Why did you come home so early today? Isn't it wrong to leave work so early all the time?" asked Jean as she looked up at Zed with a smile on her face. In truth, she was glad to see him but she didn't want him to neglect his work for her.

"Well, I'm the boss so I am free to leave whenever I want. Besides, I've been paying a high salary to the people I hired. Hence they have to do their duties too. Tell me, how do you feel now?"

Zed looked at Jean and inquired in a soft tone.

Noticing the concern that was evident in his eyes, Jean understood why Zed was here at this time.