Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 90

Did he forget what Jean had suffered in the past? Jean had been badly hurt by the Wen family. Although the wounds on her body had healed, she was still plagued by the memory of her misery at the Wen house. However, Jean had gradually gotten used to not thinking about it. Zed's statement undid all her efforts. He really broke Jean's heart this time.

Jean took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions. Her eyes turned red from the effort of holding back unshed tears. Despite feeling extremely grieved, she managed to smile, "You are right. All my life I have been used, be it by my parents or by people like you. That's the lesson I've learned; that people are selfish and I should be as well to survive. We are from different families. You can get whatever you want, I'm not as lucky as you. No matter what I do, I only consider my own interests. As for our marriage, I only regard it as a shortcut to an extravagant life. Is this what you wanted to hear? Are you satisfied?"

Jean's smile mimicked the coldness of Zed's expression. There was a time when she used to look at him tenderly. But now, she buried those feelings and treated Zed in the manner in which he was treating her. Her eyes were still misty from the tears she was holding back, but she kept them focused on Zed's face.

Zed was stunned by Jean's reaction. He frowned.

He was behaving quite unusually in recent days. What had happened to him? Whenever he saw Jean, he couldn't help thinking of torturing her, but at the same time, he found that he couldn't bear to see her being hurt. He was in a self-contradictory state.

Jean waited for Zed to say something. However, he had been rendered speechless by the dilemma in which he found himself. Several minutes ticked by and neither spoke.

As their silence continued, the awkwardness became overwhelming.

Jean processed her feelings and smiled, "Here is the bracelet. If Jade asks me about this, I will say that you are keeping it for me."

As soon as Jean was done speaking, the polite smile on her face vanished. Then she turned and began walking away.

"Jean, tell me the truth. Do you really love Ethan?"

Zed finally spoke out. Jean abruptly stopped walking when she heard Zed's question.

'Why can I feel the grief in his words?' Jean couldn't believe her ears.

However, she was reluctant to clarify anymore. She had told Zed so many times before that now, it felt like a futile way to spend her time and energy.

Without replying, Jean returned to the bedroom.

After taking a shower, she prepared to sleep.

When Jean thought about their sleeping arrangements, she remembered that Zed's parents were staying with them in the villa. She realized that Zed would sleep in their bedroom to continue the charade and reassure his parents about their seemingly good relationship.

But Jean was reluctant to sleep in the same bed with Zed. As her eyes searched the room, she noticed the sofa in front of the french windows. She grabbed the quilt from the bed and lay on the sofa.

As the night continued, the room got quieter.

It was so quiet that it felt as though the flow of time had been suspended.

Jean tucked herself under the quilt. Though in slumber, she still looked anxious. It might be because she had too many negative feelings. And so, there was a frown on her face.

After a while, the door opened. Zed stood at the door and searched the room when he didn't see Jean in the bed. His eyes finally fixed on the petite body lying on the sofa.

Outside the french windows, the bright moon hung high up in the sky. The silvery moonlight shining through the window illuminated Jean's face. Her sleeping form was incorporated into the beautiful scene outside the window, forming an excellent painting that only appeared in dreams.

Zed's long slender figure slowly moved toward Jean. Once he was standing in front of her, he looked down and studied her. Her cheeks glowed in the silken moonlight. Her long and curly eyelashes moved about as her frown tightened from time to time. Zed sighed as he watched Jean. Though surrounded by darkness, her face appeared even more feminine and captivating in the pale moonlight.

As Zed studied Jean, he found that she was far more beautiful than what he could see. Her casual personality and lack of intention to properly manage her appearance hid her real beauty.

He was transported back in time to the day that he first met Jean. As per Zed's memory, when he saw Jean, he had felt as though she was just an ordinary women with plain appearance. How did he get trapped by her? Zed couldn't understand what made him love her. What confused Zed more was that the woman lying before him was in love with another man.

This was something Zed didn't know how to deal with. It was also an irony to his feelings toward Jean.

In her sleep, Jean vaguely felt like she was being lifted. As she felt the warmth and gentleness of the arms holding her, Jean's frown gradually loosened and finally disappeared.