Chapter 197 Dogs Can Never Change Their Preference For Bones


    Since the night, she heard Zed talking with Jesse on the phone, Jean was intentionally keeping a


    proper distance with Zed.


    Jean had no reason to worry, since Jesse exined that her rtionship with Zed was merely like a


    sibling and nothing more. Though she felt troubled whenever she saw Zed''s kind face and his


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    pampering tone towards Jesse, she kept reminding herself from stop being mean and jealous.


    After all, Zed didn''t hide himself from facing Jesse. He even asked her to call Jean sister-inw.


    If he had any kinda feelings for Jesse, he definitely would not have allowed her to live in vi with them.


    If that was the case, none of them would feelfortable.


    Now that Zed was acting so open-minded and liberal, there was no reason for Jean to be small-minded


    and keep pondering on things.


    "Okay, I will take care of tonight''s dinner tofort your stomach." Jean knew it was not what Zed


    wanted. She consciously misinterpreted his meaning and responded in a generous manner.


    Zed understood just from Jean''s words that she was still in bad temper. Feeling helpless from Jean''s


    wilfulness, Zed moved close to her and held her cheeks with his palms before looking into her eyes and


    asking with tenderness, "You know I didn''t mean that, you must be feeling shy, aren''t you?"


    Jean, Zed''s little wife, unexpectedly became attractive for Zed because of her shyness, which was


    filling his heart with all the burning desires.


    "Who said that I am shy? Well, it''s nonsense to argue with you like this." As Jean responded, her face


    was flushing in all red. After removing her head from Zed''s hands, she hurriedly moved away.


    As Jean was passing by the spot where Shirley and Winner were standing, she noticed that they were


    looking at her with great interest. The touching and warm feeling she was experiencing a minute before


    instantly vanished.


    Jean made herself unreadable by restraining her feelings. And instead of going away, she stood by the


    side quietly, waiting for Zed''s speech.


    Zed followed Jean into the room and came face to face with them. He nced over to Jean before


    speaking with a poker face in an unweing scary voice, "Shirley, when you go back home, tell


    Henry, for Jean''s sake, this is thest time I am showing mercy on all of you and letting you go. But I


    need you to promise me that you will not show up here any more, and you will not cause any trouble or


    do any of the annoying things. Otherwise, I will not show any leniency to anyone. Do you hear me?"


    "Yes, I do." After hearing Zed''s words, Shirley''s eyes were wet, but she felt relieved and happy and


    quickly said, "Thank you for letting us go. You must be feeling repulsive on seeing us. We will leave


    right away."


    As soon as Shirley finished her words, she quickly held Winner''s hand and rushed towards the door.


    But Winner was still in confusion.


    "Shirley, why are we leaving?" Winner asked with a perplexed expression, "Zed has said that he will not


    trouble our family, right? Then why are you still afraid of him?"


    "Zed is always vtile. Do you want to bother him by staying here and make him change his mind?"


    Shirley replied sharply with the sad face.


    After hearing Shirley''s exnation, Winner finally understood and with a sardonic smile, he said, "You


    are so smart, sister Shirley."


    "Humph, if you would not have done negative things all the time, Zed would not have gotten angry so


    easily. Winner, please consider twice before talking and pay attention to your words, okay? I don''t want


    to see you causing me any more trouble while I''m fixing one." Shirleyined with anger.


    "Shirley…" This time, after hearing Shirley''sint, Winner didn''t show any displeasing feeling.


    After all, what Shirley said was true and there was no reason for Winner to oppose.


    "Let''s go! Let''s go home!" Zed said while ncing over to Jean.


    "Okay." Jean nodded and moved towards Zed''s side.


    At that instant, Jean suddenly crossed Jesse, who had been silent for long. On seeing her, Jean


    chuckled sheepishly. "Jesse, sorry for making you embarrassed."


    "Jean, I think you are too kind on them. And in order to help you, Zed got personally involved, but you


    stopped him. However, I''m really impressed by those siblings. Gods know whether they will ever learn


    to restrain their behavior." Jesse sighed as she said in a helpless tone.


    "I suppose they will!" Jean said in an insecure voice.


    Though it was difficult for her to see her half-sister and half-brother acting differently, she chose to


    believe in them.


    All Jean''s concern was focused on Wen family''s current situation. As long as Zed wished to, the whole


    family and their property would easily cease to exist.


    Shirley actually made a right decision. She was not dumb at all. And depending on her attitude toward


    Winner the previous night, she was having unexpectedly wild ambition.


    She was even nning to take control of the whole Wen family.


    As the situation of Wen family was getting worse, Shirley was getting more anxious as well.


    Hence, she was the first to stand out for preventing Wen family from copsing.


    "There is an old Chinese saying that, ''Dogs can never change their preference for bones.'' Keep my


    words in mind and you will understand someday." Jesse warned Jean as she was feeling worried about


    her.


    "Jesse, I know you are worried about me. But you know, people sometimes do things not because they


    want to, but they have to. I don''t want to be too cruel to them. I only do what my conscience allows me


    to do. As long as I do not feel guilty and won''t regret, I can live a peaceful life."


    Jean replied to Jesse with a sweet smile.


    "You are so stubborn. Zed must feel powerless as I am feeling right now and there is no way to deal


    with you." Jesse said to Jean in a helpless tone as she fastened her safety belt while Jean and Zed


    were also getting into the car.


    Jean stuck out her tongue to cover her embarrassment as she had no courage to look to Zed.


    "Okay, Jesse, you have educated her enough. After all, she was raised by Wen family. Though things


    have changed, Henry Wen is still her biological father. We should be thankful that she didn''t lose her


    conscience and her loyalty. So let''s forgive herst time for being naive! But Jean, keep my words in


    mind, If Shirley and Winner, or any other member of Wen family cause you any more trouble, I will not


    listen to you and show mercy on them again."


    Zed said seriously in a firm and chilly tone with his face full of solemnness.


    "Yes, I understand. I will not say a single word to help them if they ever trouble me again." Jean said


    hurriedly while nodding as her expression were hard and resolute.


    "It''s good, you can understand my concern. If you want our life to be free from their bothering, you


    should toughen your attitude towards them and you should learn to be more determined to fight them


    without anypassion." Zed gave a deep sigh while saying.


    "Okay. Now that Jean have shown her determination, you can stop instilling her." Jesse was sensing


    helpless impatience in Jean, so she interrupted Zed.


    After this conversation, car went intoplete silence. As they arrived at the vi, Jesse was the first


    one to get out of the car to move all the luggage into the house. Jean proceeded to help her. But Zed


    stopped her immediately.


    Jean raised her head and looked at Zed. Zed''s behavior was confusing her.


    "I know I was a little rough earlier. My words were little heavy for you. I hope it didn''t hurt you. Please


    don''t take them seriously." Zed exined in an embarrassed tone.


    "Never mind, I will not take them seriously. I know that you were saying them because you truly care for


    me." A smile suddenly appeared on Jean''s face. She looked at Zed with her eyes twinkling with lights.


    Jean never expected Zed to apologize. It was such an unusual scene that as if sun rose from a wrong


    direction.


    "Jean, can you make me a promise?" Zed asked Jean as he felt that Jean was in a better mood.


    Jean nodded with the bright smile on her face, "Just say it…"


    "Don''t go to hospital so frequently." Zed''s voice was so low that as a mosquito was buzzing. His face


    was also not serene. "Even though I know the truth that your visit to Moore is because you feel guilty


    for him, however, anybody else wouldn''t easily believe so, " Zed added.


    As soon as Zed''s words were out, the smile on Jean''s face was gone. She looked at Zed in disbelief.


    Jean had always known that Zed didn''t want her to get close to other men, but, she never expected


    him to be so strict.


    Though it was all because of Shirley, as she had intentionally mentioned this thing to trigger Zed''s


    jealousy, it was really unforgivably wrong of Zed to not trust Jean.


    Jean was his wife. Mutual trust was the base for a married rtionship. Didn''t Jean deserve Zed''s


    trust?