Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Chapter 98 Why Are You Hiding From Me

Jean couldn't stand the silence any more. Luckily, the waiter came and served the dishes. Jean

initiated a conversation and said, "Hmm, I haven't introduced you to each other yet. Ethan, this is John,

assistant of boss Sonny and… " Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

"We've met a couple of times before." Ethan said before Jean could even finish her words.

Jean paused and realized that Ethan and their company had been working together. It was just normal

if they knew each other already.

She could hardly remember anything.

Embarrassed, Jean said no more. During the following dinner time, they were eating quietly.

She never thought she would be eager to finish what she was eating. John ordered ten dishes even if

they were only three people there. It seemed that they won't be able to eat it all up even though she

was hungry.

They sat by the table and ate for a long while already. Yet, there were still five barely touched dishes.

"John, you seem to have a good appetite today. How about eating more?" Jean anxiously asked after

she saw that there were so many dishes left on the table.

John seemed to recognize that Jean wanted to leave immediately. He calmly said, "I don't know what

Mr. Lei likes to eat. So I ordered all foods that look delicious. I thought that both of you got good

appetite. I couldn't believe that you just slightly ate."

Ethan was looking at Jean all the time. After he heard what John said, he simply replied, "That's alright!

I'm not a picky eater, just like Jean."

He said as he picked a slice of meat up and put it into Jean's plate. Then, Ethan said with concern,

"Have some more. You are getting thinner. If you continue to eat like that, you will soon become a

skeleton."

"Thank you." Jean forced a smile. She was already full. She couldn't help but belch after she looked at

the slice of meat in her plate.

Their table turned awkwardly quiet again after she belched.

John and Ethan both looked at her with a shock in their eyes.

Jean's face immediately turned red. She just belched in front of two men. How embarrassing!

She instantly lowered her head. She desperately wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hide inside it

that time.

She had never done something as embarrassing as that. What's more? She had done it in front of two

men.

"Haha! It seems like Jean is already full. I'll ask for the bill, " said Ethan. He was about to stand up to

pay the bill.

"We can't let Mr. Lei pay the bill. I ordered the food, so I should pay for it, " John said. He showed no

emotions on his face at all.

Ethan quickly stood up and said, "Don't worry about it. It was I who asked you to order. So, of course, I

should pay for it. Just take this as my way of thanking you for taking good care of Jean at your

company."

After he had uttered his words, he went to the reception desk and paid for their order.

Jean raised her head. She already felt less embarrassed that time.

She turned and looked at John. John just sat there and drunk a glass of water enjoyably. Jean doubted

if John was really going to pay the bill.

"You have already known that Ethan will pay for it. So you ordered a lot of foods, right?" Jean asked

John directly. She seemed to recognize his scheme.

John put down the glass he held and looked at Jean, "You are such a smart girl!"

Jean thought for a while. She didn't understand what John meant. Then she asked him again, "Why did

you want Ethan to pay the bill? And how did you know that he will surely pay for it?"

"I definitely don't have to worry about the bill because you are here." He said with certainty. He seemed

like he already knew what was going to happen.

She was stunned for a while. Finally, she realized what John said. Jean was curious a while ago. John

always preferred to be quiet. Yet, he didn't say anything when someone asked to join them for dinner.

It turned out that he had planned all of it. He exactly knew what's going to happen even from the

beginning.

He looked like a brilliant, young man. But in reality, he was just good at scheming. He would have been

an emperor in a vast territory if he was born in the ancient times - that's for sure.

They went out of the restaurant. Then, they walked back to the hotel where they stayed. But Ethan

stopped Jean when they were half way through.

"Jean, I have something to tell you."

Jean paused for a while and answered, "I'm a bit tired now. I want to go back to the hotel and have

some rest first."

Jean dumped him once more. Ethan hated every time Jean refused him. Ethan looked at John and

said, "John, can you please go back to the hotel first? I have something to tell Jean."

Jean's heart trembled. She didn't anticipate that Ethan would directly ask John to leave. She looked at

John and discreetly asked him for help.

However, John pretended that he didn't notice Jean's signal. He nodded his head to Ethan, turned

around and walked towards the hotel.

'John! How could you!'

She clenched her teeth covertly as she stared at John's receding figure. Ethan held her shoulders and

sincerely asked, "Jean, when will you stop hiding from me?"

"I'm not hiding from you."

"If you are not hiding from me, then why would you find excuses just to refuse me every time?" Ethan

asked her furiously. He didn't look like his usual dubious look; he looked very serious that moment.

Jean was provoked by his words. She furrowed her perfectly shaped eyebrows and replied, "It was you

who didn't appreciate me before. Why are you going after me now?"

Ethan was startled after he heard Jean's sudden question. An indication of being upset flashed in his

eyes. Then he immediately explained, "You just misunderstood it. It's not like what you think."

"Then what was it like? Was it just my delusion that Ethan Lei was immoral then? Was it fake that you

were surrounded by a lot of women every day? You didn't even refuse any of them when they were

around you. Have you ever thought about my feelings that time, Ethan?"

"But nothing happened between us!" Ethan anxiously explained.

"If I was surrounded by a lot of men and stayed intimate to them, would you still think that I was a

decent woman? What kind of woman would you think I was?"

She prevented herself from remembering those days when they were together. She didn't want to recall

how she badly got hurt that time. She still felt heartbroken every time she saw him though.

Nonetheless, the past should stay in the past no matter what.

"I know that you hated me because of that, Jean. Let's get those days back and try again." He said with

expectations in his eyes.

Jean looked down. She didn't want to look at Ethan in his eyes. Then she coldly said, "Ethan, you know

what? There's no cure for regret in this world. Even if you exerted a lot of effort just to solve this issue,

it would still be useless."

Ethan saw that Jean had a cold heart for him. It made him more upset. Two years ago, he thought that

Jean was just one of those women who suddenly appeared in his life.

But after they broke up, he felt that he had something missing deep in his heart. He didn't realize that it

was Jean he had lost, until he met her again.

Ethan's company was one of the investors for Selena's movie. A week before, Ethan was invited to go

to their film studio to check if the scenes looked great. He had already assigned one of his executives

to take his place and check the studio.

However, when he heard that Sonny was invited to shoot, he thought that Jean might come along with

Sonny. So, he immediately bought a plane ticket arriving the same day with them. He couldn't let that

opportunity pass. It turned out that his hard works paid off.

He worked so hard just to see her again. He couldn't just easily let her go.