Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 602

All of a sudden, Jean fell silent.

She was a pretty smart woman, so with the help of Zed's thoughts, she immediately understood without any further questions.

Her face then dropped and turned pale at the veracity of what she had done. After a moment, she looked at Zed uneasily and asked in a hushed tone, "Zed, was it really my fault?"

Zed looked at her and asked, "Well, what do you think?" He didn't want to answer directly, knowing that Jean could accept it better this way.

Jean spared another moment to think about it again. She wanted to shake her head no, instead she nodded and said, "I think I might have done something wrong."

She sighed helplessly and lowered her head in melancholy.

Zed embraced Jean and rubbed her back gently. "It's okay, baby. Don't be sad. You did it out of good will. It's just that Moore…"

He paused, hesitating to continue.

Jean noticed this sudden pause and looked up at Zed. "It's just that what? What's with him?"

Zed thought about it for a moment and said, "Well, you know, Moore has someone else in his mind and heart right now. No matter how hard Avery tries, it would be difficult for her to make him fall in love with her. That's why I stopped you from pairing them up. But then, I was surprised, and it was honestly out of my expectation that Moore agreed to date with Avery. Nontheless, what's done is done, and the things have already taken place, so you shouldn't over think about it."

He sighed and smiled at Jean, trying to comfort her.

Jean sighed as well. She leaned on Zed's chest and said, "I was too naive and stupid. I thought I was doing Moore a favor, but instead, this whole thing trapped him in a dilemma. For sure, he only agreed to date with Avery just to make me feel happy and satisfied. I suddenly feel guilty and sad that he was wronged." Jean paused to look up at Zed once more and asked, "Zed, what do you think I should do to make it up to him? Do you think it's too late for me to fix this tangled situation?"

Zed sighed again and looked at Jean before shaking his head. "I'm afraid that there is nothing you can do. Unless... you want to ruin Avery's happiness. I also have a part in this, Jean. I knew I should have stopped you yesterday, but I just let you because I thought that no matter how much you encouraged him, he would never say yes. To my surprise, he did. But like I said, the dice is cast, and there is no other way to save this situation. I think it's best that we should just wait and see how it goes."

"But I…" Jean started, not knowing what to say. She then buried her face on her hands in misery and said, "But I still can't help but feel sad and guilty of how Moore is forcing himself into things because of me. I will never mess around anymore and make sure that I think about my words and actions before doing anything."

"It's good that you take this as a lesson." Zed removed her hands on her face and wrapped her arms around him. He embraced her tight once more, rubbing her back to comfort her, and said, "It's okay, baby. What matters from now on is that you know what the problem is and that you would pay attention to what you're going to say, because it might make things worse. Also, make sure that you don't give Avery any bad ideas, okay?"

Hearing this, Jean nodded and said in resolution, "I won't. I promise. I will never interfere between Moore and Avery."

"Okay, now remember what you promised. You are just going to sit in the side lines and won't rush into things no matter how worried you are, understand?" With hesitation and uncertainty, Zed cautioned, "I believe that since you regret your actions, you won't be making any meaningless actions from now on."

"You have my word," Jean said softly. She then pulled away to look at Zed in the eyes and asked, "Zed, do you think I am a troublemaker?" Zed looked at Jean, wondering why she was suddenly asking him this.

He sighed and said, "No, you're not."

Jean frowned and said with a bitter smile, "Look at you. You can't even answer me honestly." She knew it deep in her heart, and that Zed just said it as to not break her heart even more.

"Okay, enough of this. Let's just forget the past but remember the lessons gained from that. Now, let's go out before they suspect and assume that we are doing something else in the kitchen." Jean blushed at this and nudged Zed playfully. Zed just chuckled before asking, "So, have you come up with an answer for Avery?" Jean turned serious as Zed waited for her response. She then smiled and said, "Rest assured! I will not give her any bad ideas that make the situation worse." She made a cross on her chest as a sign of promise.

Zed nodded. Her confidence persuaded him. He then reached for Jean's hand and led her out of the kitchen.

As they reached the living room, Avery looked up at Jean as if she was her savior. Her eyes lit up and was filled with excitement.

When Jean saw Avery's delighted look, a bitter sadness coursed through her heart.

'I'm sorry, Avery, but I can't help anymore even though I promised that I would.

I just can't bear to think that your happiness will be Moore's sorrow.