Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman
Chapter 264 You Are So Vicious

When Zed turned around and saw Jesse, his frown disappeared. However, he became concerned when he saw that Jesse was out of breath and seemed anxious. Considering the situation, he felt it was inadvisable and unwise for him to go to the hospital to see Jean, but Jesse could go there in his place.

With this thought in mind, Zed felt warm inside. He walked over to Jesse and consoled her, "Don't worry. Jean is not a child. She will be fine."

"But she didn't look well when she left in the morning. I am really worried about her..." Jesse said with concern.

"Perhaps she needs some time to calm down and think. Jesse, go back and get some rest. I will inform you as soon as I have any news about her." Zed comforted her gently.

"Oh..." Jesse was a little bewildered when she noticed that Zed didn't seem worried about Jean's disappearance. When she thought about what happened the previous night, Jesse guessed that Zed might be really heartbroken. At the thought that Zed and Jean wouldn't reconcile anymore, she felt relieved.

"Rest assured and go back to have a rest. I need to prepare for an upcoming meeting. I'm sorry but I won't be able to accompany you." Zed spoke to Jesse while grabbing the documents on his desk.

"Okay, brother Zed. You go ahead with your meeting." Jesse hurriedly waved her hand at Zed and ran away as quickly as she could.

The smile on Zed's face slowly disappeared. When Jesse had left his office, Zed heaved a heavy sigh.

He had been so tempted to tell Jesse that Jean was in hospital.

When he recalled that several minutes of the video had been deleted, he dropped the idea of making Jean's whereabouts known to Jesse. He had hired someone to fix the video.

Everything would be made clear once the video was fixed. If the video could not be fixed, then he would act accordingly.

But for now, Zed wanted to control who knew about Jean. Although Zed didn't suspect Jesse at all, he feared he would put Jean in danger if anyone else knew too much, including Jesse.

Hence, Zed changed his mind about telling Jesse that Jean was in the hospital.

Although worried, Zed reassured himself that Jean was safe. After all, Toby, Zed's muscleman, had been stationed at the hospital and he would watch out for Jean. Zed would be informed of her situation no matter what happened to Jean. Therefore, the fewer the people who knew where Jean was, the better, Zed thought.

Zed paced in front of his desk as he thought about all that had happened. His concern for Jean surfaced despite all his efforts to stay calm. He was desperate to be by Jean's side. But in consideration of Jean's safety, he finally changed his mind and decided that staying away from her would be the safer alternative. And so, he had spent the day at his office working.

Jesse left the office building and headed straight for the parking lot. It wasn't long before she had found her key and climbed into her car. Once inside, she didn't drive off. Instead she sat in the driver's seat and glared at the windscreen in bewilderment and confusion. She had grown up with Zed, and so she understood him well. She knew that Zed would be rather angry after watching the video last night. But he behaved so calmly that it perplexed Jesse. Another thought that worried Jesse was Zed's reaction to the news. When she had informed Zed of Jean's disappearance, she had expected him to search for Jean. However, he did not. Jesse was confused by his reactions.

She couldn't figure out why he behaved like this. Jean was his wife, and the daughter-in-law of the well-respected Qi Family.

No man could be that indifferent and apathetic if he learned that something had happened to his wife, no matter if he loved his wife or not.

Was a part of Zed completely different from the one that she had known?

Jesse was still puzzled after much thought. She couldn't cope with all this confusion and the feeling of helplessness that had engulfed her. And so, she started the car engine.

Before she could drive away, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of her car and barred Jesse's way.

Jesse hurriedly stepped on the brakes. Her mood soured further when she recognized the person in front of her car.

"Eva, what the hell are you doing? Do you want to die?" Jesse rebuked her as she swung open the car door and stepped out.

"Jesse, you tried to ruin my reputation by framing me! Did you ever think of the consequences that I would have to face because of your actions?" Eva glared at her and questioned. "What did I do?" Jesse furrowed her eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"Why are you pretending to be innocent? Do you need me to tell you?" Eva walked closer to Jesse and replied angrily, "What did you say to me when we were in the holiday village? You told me that you would only use the video to threaten Jean face to face. You assured me that you wouldn't post it online. But now, what have you done? You not only posted the video online. It also spread quickly. And to make matters worse, you intensively edited and modified many scenes of the video. Jesse, I never thought you could be so greedy and wicked. You've treated Jean and me ruthlessly, without any mercy..."

Eva was so agitated that her eyes turned red.

"Do you have anything else to say to me?" All of a sudden, Jesse looked grim and reproached Eva with an intense gaze, "Who told you that I posted the video online? You don't suspect anyone else but me? How will posting the video online benefit me?" "Benefit you? Don't quibble. You've planned all this with evil intentions. Now I catch you leaving Zed's company. Your plan seems to be working smoothly, doesn't it?" Eva snorted with contempt and stared at her furiously.

"Don't glare at me that way. You are simply throwing allegations around with no proof. I didn't post the video! Yes, I admit that I have hoped that Jean would break up with Zed and leave the Qi Family forever. But that doesn't mean that I would take this kind of action. I am quite aware of the consequences! Zed's anger will be severe if he thinks that I posted the video online. Plus, posting the video would do more harm than good. Think of the damage it would do to my brother Zed's reputation. Do you think I am stupid enough to risk all that?" Jesse sighed and explained to Eva calmly. She discerned that Eva must have gone mad to accuse her of something like this.

"Oh, so you've thought of all the consequences, haven't you? Everyone knows that you love Zed. Are you saying that you wouldn't do anything to be with him? Don't act so self-righteous in front of me. If you really didn't want to ruin Zed's reputation, you wouldn't have intended to destroy his relationship with Jean, no matter how much you love him. And if you really cared about his reputation, you wouldn't have come to my room at midnight and made every effort to get the video."

Eva sneered at Jesse. She didn't believe what Jesse had said at all.

"Yes, I admit that I don't want to see my brother Zed with Jean. But that's because I have always felt that Jean doesn't deserve him. I asked you for the video not to threaten Jean but to show Zed what kind of person Jean is, " Jesse refuted with fury.

"It sounds like you are very manipulative!" Eva scoffed. "You clearly knew that the video had been edited, but you still wanted to show it to Zed. No matter how good you are at acting, Zed will notice your malice sooner or later."

"Yes, I am vicious with evil intentions. But Eva, I feel dwarfed in comparison to you. You are the one that plays your cards very well. Am I right?" Jesse sneered at her.

Upon hearing that, Eva turned pale. Speechless, she stared at Jesse. For a long time, Eva was lost in her thoughts. It was not until quite a while later that Eva burst into laughter. "Yeah, I got what I deserve. I wouldn't have fallen into such an awkward predicament if no evil thoughts have crept into my mind. Jesse, don't imagine turning me into a scapegoat. If worst comes to the worst, we will perish together. I am no longer fearful of anything."

"I have told you again and again that I didn't post the video online. Why don't you believe me? How can you doubt me? Didn't you say that your friend edited that video for you? Then, why don't you ask him if he posted the video online or not?" Jesse questioned Eva. She was becoming tried of proclaiming her innocence and not being believed.

"I asked him, but he told me that he didn't post that one. The one he posted was totally different. The only explanation is that someone else posted the video. And the only person looking to ruin things between Zed and Jean now is you. So you have edited and modified the video! I can clearly discern your jealousy and hatred for Jean. You wish to defeat Jean, don't you? If everything happens as you've planned, it will be perfectly justifiable for you to be with Zed. Jesse, how vicious you are!"

Eva rebuked her with great fury. The longer she spoke, the more high-pitched her voice became.

Her loud voice would have attracted a great number of onlookers had they not been in the underground parking lot during normal working hours. ☐☐