Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 205

Jean said indifferently when she felt that Maranda was staring at her fiercely while she was eating.

After hearing what Jean said, John, who was still enjoying his meal, coughed wildly and flushed.

'Why am I caught up in this even while having a meal?' he thought to himself.

Maranda also felt rather embarrassed and stammered, "Why shouldn't I look at you? Jean, what do you mean?"

"I have said very clearly. I already have a husband, so don't have any intentions on me, " Jean explained calmly.

This angered Maranda, who fumed, "Who has any intentions on you?"

"Well! Since you don't have intentions on me, it means that you are a girl with normal sexual orientation. If you are normal, shouldn't you cast your eyes on that handsome man?" Jean seemed unapologetic about what she said and prodded Maranda.

"You......" Maranda tried to reply, but found herself stammering instead. Then she flushed and realized that she was amused by Jean.

There was no need to dwell on that remark, so she put it behind her.

Jean teasingly jeered at her from time to time, as if she didn't know that Maranda loved John.

After hearing what Jean said, John also felt very uneasy. He didn't speak again for a while, wondering how he should handle the situation. "Jean, don't embarrass Maranda anymore. I know that you are intentionally embarrassing her in front of me so that you can get an answer from me."

As John expected, Jean smiled with complacent superiority when he uttered those words.

Maranda was still confused. She stared at Jean and curiously asked, "What do you mean?"

Jean shrugged and snickered.

John could be flirtatious. He was not totally cold and indifferent though he always wore a hard, rigid face in front of everybody, whoever they were.

Jean felt that John wasn't totally ruthless to Maranda.

Hence, she deliberately jeered at Maranda in front of John, so that he would say something to lighten the atmosphere and calm his sense of guilt.

It was undeniable that John was smart.

He also understood Jean's intentions. He knew how he should respond and play the game.

Jean stared at John expectantly, waiting for his answer.

"Just as you have thought. I don't want to say anything more." After he finished speaking, John got up and strode out of the restaurant. He had lost his appetite for more food.

As he left, Maranda coldly glared behind him. She didn't turn back for quite a while. She then looked at Jean, who had an impenetrable expression on her face.

Maranda confusedly asked, "Jean, what on earth did he mean? Why can't I understand?"

"It is normal that you can't understand. My stomach is full. I'm going back to the company now." So saying, Jean took her bag and walked out.

At first, Maranda was taken aback. Then she shook her head and muttered to herself, "All of you are weird. Forget it. I'll just enjoy my meal by myself!"

As she left the restaurant, Jean took out her cellphone from her bag and bit her lips. 'Should I do it now?' she wondered. After thinking about it for some time, she made a call.

"Zed, this is Jean speaking." She greeted him as soon as her call was answered.

Zed was pleased to hear her voice. He smiled to himself and asked, "You miss me, right? Isn't it time for a meal? Did you have a meal?"

Jean took a deep breath before asking Zed in a tender tone, "I just finished. How about you?"

"I'm just after a meeting. Now I'm going to have a meal, " he replied. He knew Jean's intent in making this call to him as soon as he answered it. Again smiling to himself, he asked her, "You called me not only to ask if I had a meal, right?"

Jean's voice began to tremble with a mix of emotions. Finally, she asked, "Zed, why did you do that? Is it worth doing that for me?"

"Honey, we are a couple and you are my wife. I will do anything it takes to see that you are happy. Don't think too much and worry about it. Just consider what I have done as a kind of investment in you. What I desire more than anything else is to make my wife happy. In fact, I have done that for some private reasons too. Now, half of Qi Group's shares are held by you. From now on, you will have a stronger sense of responsibility for our company and work harder to earn money. Am I right?"

Zed spoke gently to Jean, imagining the happiness she must be feeling.

Having heard his words, Jean smiled her tears away.

She was certain that Zed wouldn't think so much for his meager private interests.

He invested in Sonny's company because he wanted to relieve her from worries.

However, what Zed said was right in a sense. She would now have a stronger sense of responsibility for the Qi Group and become more dedicated to the work she liked.

"Thank you, Zed." Jean sincerely expressed her gratitude to him.

"Well, I feel a little more at ease now, knowing that you knew about my investment in your company. I intended to conceal this from you, because I was afraid that you would be unhappy and blame me for making that decision without your consent. Now, it seems that my wife is very clever. In the future, I can't stealthily do bad things behind you, " Zed said in a jocular tone.

Hearing this, Jean asked him in mock fury, "Why, what bad things did you plan to do?"

"How dare I? Honey, if you're worried about me, you can follow me wherever I go, even to the washroom, okay?" Zed jeered at her.

"I won't go to the washroom with you. Do you think that I'm so abnormal? Alright, I don't want to talk to you anymore. Go and have your meal quickly!" Jean gently told him, her face beaming with a smile.

"Yes, honey." Zed ended the call with a feeling of contentment. A smile lingered on the corners of his mouth for quite some time after.

Jean sighed and shook her head. She originally intended to blame Zed after she got the answer from John.

After all, Zed had invested in their company without even telling her, although his intention was good.

However, the investments were so large. He had made them simply to accommodate her.

This shouldn't have been done by Zed given the image he maintained. Furthermore, he had made the investments for her against his own code of conduct.

However, it hadn't occured to her to blame Zed for this when he teased her over the phone.

She was so happy now. The joy she felt was overwhelming.

Yes, she was so fortunate to have a man who loved and cared about her so much.

The smile on Jean's face lingered through the entire afternoon. She was happily preoccupied with her work.

However, Maranda looked very anxious and downcast. She seemed to have something weighing heavily on her mind.

After fretting for some time, she threw her pen down on the desk.

Jean was shocked. She stared at Maranda and asked her with some concern, "What's wrong, Maranda?"

"I'm really upset." Maranda gave a disdainful glance at Jean, puffed out her cheeks and angrily said, "Don't tease me often. Do you really regard me as your friend?"

"Of course... I did that because I treat you as my friend, " Jean explained after pausing for a moment. She continued with a smile, "I will always treat you as my friend, and I don't have to think twice about what I say and do in front of you! Because I know, at the end of the day, that you won't be angry at me."

Maranda wore a rigid face and said in a serious tone, "But I was furious this time."

Jean pretended to be shocked and asked her with a smile, "Then what should I do to make up?"

"I want you to go dating with me this weekend."