Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Chapter 377 How Can You Be Such A Bastard

No wonder Jean doubted Zed's intentions again and again.

Even Benjamin doubted Zed's feelings for Jesse and couldn't discern them clearly. If his grandfather

couldn't tell, how could he expect Jean to understand him?

This thought filled Zed with a feeling of bitter irony. He had never seen the whole thing from this

perspective before.

Looking at the confusion on Zed's face, Benjamin murmured,"It seems you yourself are not in the

knowledge of your own feelings! You don't know who among the two is more important for you? Is it

Jean or Jesse? Zed, how can you be such a bastard? Marriage is not a game. How do you expect me

to believe that you married Jean for true love when you yourself are in doubt?"

"Grandpa, what on earth are you trying to say? Do you want to know about my and Jean's romantic

history? Or are you trying to tell me that you think Jesse as the more suitable woman for me?" With a

frown on his face and lips pointing downwards, Zed was discontented by the volley of questions

Benjamin was attacking him with.

"You wreck, you are asking me what it is that I want to say? Fool, you should instead think about your

relationships and tell me what it is that you want." Benjamin's temper flared at Zed's juvenile

interpretation of his questions.

"Grandpa, I am seriously telling you that I only love Jean. She is my wife and the woman who will

accompany me all my life. Please stop making any wild guesses about what's between the two of us. It

is also very important for me that you stop thinking of my childhood friendship with Jesse as anything

more than that. She is a sister to me. How many times do I have to repeat myself and give out the

same explanations to both of you? Why don't you two simply understand?"

Zed uttered the last sentence without thinking what it was that he said and unintentionally, exposed the

agony he had been feeling ever since this topic became an issue.

"Both of you? So you mean that I am not the only one that questions you? Jean has also asked you

similar questions. Right?" Benjamin wet his lips and exhaled deeply before explaining why Zed's life

was such a mess. He said,"Zed, you can't put the blame on us. In others' eyes, your first impulse is to

jump to Jean's defence but at the same time, you are hardly partial to her like a husband should..."

"Grandpa..." Zed smirked on hearing his grandfather's words and said,"Jean is my wife. Do I have to

spoil her in front of you for you to know that I love her? This is silly. Even if I were to do so, you would

tease me for being lovey-dovey. I don't want to be ridiculed by you or anyone else. But for Jesse..."

On saying her name, Zed paused to consider what he was about to say next. His eyebrows knitted

before he added,"Perhaps I am used to taking care of Jesse ever since we were kids. So far, I have

never changed this habit. Maybe because both of you and Jean have asked me the same question

repeatedly, I should introspect on where I have been wrong."

"Zed, now that you have said that you love Jean and treat Jesse only as your little sister, you better act

moderately towards her. This will be in your best interest and at least, not worsen your marital situation.

Anyhow, it is high time that you explain all of this clearly to Jean," Benjamin exhorted.

"I have tried explaining this to her many times by now, but she doesn't trust me at all," Zed said with a

brooding expression on his face.

"Watch your behavior with both of them closely. I believe that she will trust you more once you mend

your ways," Benjamin consoled him warily.

"Yes." Zed nodded before looking at Benjamin in the eyes and said,"Grandpa, it has gotten late. Don't

you need a rest?"

"I have sleepless nights about your life, you halfwit! Stop fretting over my sleep. Since we have got

things clear, I can finally take a rest without a doubt nagging me at the back of my mind." As he stood

up, Benjamin yawned. Zed held him by the arm and started walking towards the stairs. Scoffing in

Zed's direction, Benjamin said,"You don't need to take me there. Don't you plan to go to your wife?

Hurry up and go!"

"Grandpa..." Zed didn't know how to react. Should he cry or laught at having such a grandpa?

Benjamin's behavior always left him puzzled. Then, he said,"Don't embarrass me anymore. I am going

to apologize to Jean. Okay?"

"You better apologize to her sincerely and explain to her with a lot of patience. I think, she will NôvelDrama.Org content.

understand. And..." Before finishing his words, Benjamin abruptly stopped, stared at Zed and added

seriously,"Do remember to keep some distance away from Jesse. Watch out. Don't let Jean

misunderstand you again."

Afterwards, he heavily patted Zed on his shoulder, and pointed to him to go to his wife. While walking

alone towards his own bedroom, he said,"Don't stand there. Hurry up and go back to your own room!"

Zed was still standing where Benjamin had left him a couple of minutes ago. Seeing the old man retire

for the night, he deeply exhaled and started walking towards Jean.

He was not foolish. His grandfather had rebuked him clearly and he now definitely understood what he

had to do.

In the past, Jean had gotten angry with him again and again because of Jesse. Back then, Zed thought

women mean for this behavior.

He used to insist that he hadn't done anything wrong. But even after explainining it to Jean, she didn't

trust him. So Zed thought that there was nothing more for him to do. Rather, it was Jean who didn't

want to trust him.

Yet, after tonight, the way his grandfather scolded him was quite like how Jean used to get angry. It

wasn't until this moment that Zed felt the need to pay close attention to this issue.

'Am I really too kind to Jesse?

Is this why Jean gets jealous and questions my relationship with Jesse again and again?' Zed thought.

But except that time when Jean had seen him lie next to Jesse on the same bed, Zed really couldn't

think of any other improper acts he had committed.

He sighed while shaking his head and reached out to open the door.

He speculated that perhaps Jean, in her anger, had locked the door from the inside. But as the door

clicked opened, he became wide-eyed.

His eyes gleamed with great joy as he tiptoed towards the bed to see that the bedside lamps were on.

Jean, with her back towards him, was lying all curled up in the satin quilt.

Zed gently approached her side of the bed to get a closer look at Jean. In the dim light, he saw half of

her face peeking out of the quilt. She frowned in sleep and looked haggard, with tear stains on her

face.

It seemed that she had cried after he left.

At the sight of her, looking so downcast made Zed's heart skip a beat. He was filled with guilt and

sadness over the tumults their relationship had to go through.

He had made her cry again.

In his bid to make up to her, he couldn't help stretching his hand out and gently touching her cheek.

Her face felt so delicate. Immediately, immense affection surged in his heart.

Zed should be blamed for all of this. He clearly knew that Jean disliked him being together with Jesse,

but he had upset her on this count again and again.

"Jean, I won't hurt you anymore. Jean, believe me. I won't do this anymore,"

Zed murmured, staring at Jean with tender feelings.

Slowly, Jean's tightly knit eyebrows relaxed. Soon afterwards, her eyelashes fluttered and she opened

her eyes slowly.

Jean was a light sleeper. After feeling a presence next to her in her sleep, she woke up to Zed's

familiar breath lingering around her.

At this sight, sudden panic came over her. She didn't know why.

On seeing this, Zed was slightly amused but kept looking at her lovingly.

As her shallow breaths became regular after a few minutes, Jean blinked. She thought Zed standing in

front of her and gazing at her gently was a dream. She blinked again and rubbed her eyes to properly

see Zed still standing there. She intuitively exclaimed and pulled a long face within a second.

Feeling Zed's hand on her cheek further infuriated her and she flicked his hand right off her in anger.

He knew that Jean was still angry. Zed involuntarily spoke in a gentle tone again and said,"Don't be

angry. I have been wrong all along. Forgive me. Please?"

"How can you be wrong?" Jean stared at him grumpily and retorted,"I am wrong. I am too impervious to

reason. And my ideas are so ridiculous that they have offended Jesse..."