Chapter 226 It Could Not Be Vaguer
Hearing Zed so resolutely forbid her to mention Jean again, Jesse almost jumped with joy but did her
best to hide it.
She eximed to herself, ''Oh my God! Is this conflict between Zed and Jean that serious?
It seems that even God is giving me the chance to take Zed away from Jean and for myself!
It would be crazy for me not to grab it!
Jean, I am not stealing your husband from you! You did this to your self.''
Jesse narrowed her eyes and turned sharply towards Jean''s direction.
But even her shadow was nowhere to be seen.
All the better. Jesse didn''t have to lift a finger to make Jean disappear and felt happy about it. With that
loser gone, she then wrapped her arms around Zed''s and walked with him to the grill with the biggest
smile on her face.
"Zed..." When Zack saw Zed and Jessee over arm in arm, there was a brief sh of surprise on
his face. But he quicklyughed it off and pushed through the crowd towards them, greeting Zed,
"Where''s Jean? Why isn''t she here with you?"
Irritated, Zed red at him and shouted out, "Enough with the rubbish to talk! Is the barbecue ready
yet?"
"Oh, yeah." Zack was a smart man. When he saw Zed''s unhappy face, he sensed that something
unpleasant must have happened. To calm Zed down, he quickly asked, "What do you like to eat? I''ll get
it for you."
"Thanks, but I can pick them out myself." After that, Zed got a te, went to the table spread with all
kinds of food, and began to choose the food that he liked.
Jesse wanted to go with Zed, but Zack stopped her and smiled hriously, "Jesse, what do you want to
eat? I''ll get it for you. Please give me a chance to show my entertaining skills."
"Fuck off!" Jesse shouted angrily as she pushed him away. Her beautiful face was showing Zack
nothing but coldness.
Zack smiled bitterly at such reaction from Jesse. He said pitifully, "Magnolia has been away for two
years. Jesse, you''ve given me enough punishment. Tell me where she is, will you? I beg of you!"
Zack pleaded.
"Wait. You want me to tell you where she lives? Like herplete address?" Jesse stared at Zack and
asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Getting close to her again, Zack nodded vigorously, almost like an excited puppy
about to be given a treat.
"Sure! Sure. Here it is... Wait till the next life!" Jesse fiercely shouted as she pushed him away. "I won''t
let scum like you, hurt Magnolia ever again!" Unafraid of Zack, Jesse moved closer to him. "You must
be mad if you think that I would help you. And just in case I haven''t made it clear, now I tell you thest
time that you''d better give up looking for Magnolia. Because if you don''t, this face here right now..."
Jesse arrogantly pointed to herself. "...will be the nicest you''ll ever see of me."
She gave Zack one look from head to foot, quickly turned around and stormed out.
As her slender figure disappeared into the crowd, the smile on Zack''s face faded into a frown. With
shoulders hanging low, he scanned the ce, trying to find a quiet corner to tidy up his mind.
Unknown to anyone, Jean was standing not far away, watching all this.
Seeing the look on Zack''s face, she felt as if she had been bitten by same twinge of sadness.
''I really wonder what kind of woman Magnolia is that Zack can''t keep his mind off her. She must be
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really special.
And what on earth did he do to hurt Magnolia that made her leave her beloved man for two years?
But it has been so long. No matter how seriously Magnolia was hurt, it is time for some healing!
Why not give each other a chance to exin?
Even if reconciliation is no longer possible, at least the other half shouldn''t be kept worrying!'' Jean
pondered for a long while as she could rte this situation to herself.
Sensing that Zack might want to leave after the awkward scene with Jesse, Jean stepped up to follow
him. He stopped at a remote corner, drew a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
Hearing the sound ofing footsteps, Zack raised his head vigntly. When he saw that it was Jean,
he pulled himself together and tried to hide his sadness.
"Zack, smoking is the worst way tofort yourself when you are in a bad mood. Your body''s immunity
starts to decrease when you are depressed, then the nicotine will take advantage of your weakened
body and do its damage..."
Jean walked up to Zack and stood beside him, asionally looking toward where the party was going
on.
Zack continued to puff the cigarette and heaved a sigh. He turned to look at her and bitterly smiled,
"Were you following me just now?"
"Yeah." Jean slightly nodded.
"Wow, okay. So, have you seen what happened between Jesse and me minutes earlier?" Zack frowned
and continued to ask.
"Uh-huh." Jean nodded again and stared back at Zack.
"Do you think I''m a loser? I don''t even know where my lover is now." Zack asked in a low voice, taking
another puff of the cigarette.
"Well, I don''t think you are a loser. But I don''t think you can call her your lover anymore, either. If she
could endure to not being with you for two years, and won''t even give you any chance to meet and
clear things up, is she still worth waiting for?" Jean leaned closer to Zack, took the cigarette from his
hand and put it out. She then patted him on the shoulder and said, "You know, since she doesn''t want
your apology, you''d better give up looking for her. Let go of each other and move on. A better future
awaits both of you."
"No..." Zack squeezed his eyes shut, hoping the pain would go away. With a tightened fist, he dered,
"Even if there are slim hopes of seeing her again until I get old, maybe until I die, I won''t give up!"
Hearing this, Jean was both shocked and impressed to see Zack''s determination. She didn''t know what
to say next.
After some thinking, she was able to ask, "OK, but if you love her that much, why did you hurt her?"
She knew that Zack may get defensive but she asked anyway.
"I..." Zack hesitated momentarily. "The most foolish part of a man is that he doesn''t know who he really
loves, and he foolishly takes for granted his lover''s trust and does whatever he likes regardless of her
feelings. When he realizes his mistake, his lover has already left, and everything would be toote."
"So what happened between you and Magnolia?" Jean really wanted to know, ignoring his vague
analogy.
"Please don''t ask. Jean, you don''t have to worry about me. You do need to lead a happy life with Zed."
Zack took a deep breath, lit another cigarette and took a deep puff.
"But I''m sorry to see you so sad. Zack, is there anything I can do for you?" Jean asked sincerely.
"Thank you for your kindness. But you don''t have to worry about me. I have to take care of my own
business. I saw your husband earlier. He seemed pretty upset. You''d better worry about him!" Zack
dropped the unfinished cigarette and turned to walk in another direction.
Jean couldn''t help thinking, ''Why does everyone care so much about Zed and me?'' And she let out a
soft but bitter chuckle.
Jean''s heart was filled with helplessness at the thought of Zed.
Taking a deep breath, she walked over to the ce where the dinner party was.
Far away, she saw everyone gathering together and having a good time.
Zed and Jesse were at the most striking ce in the middle.
At that moment, they were surrounded by people, holding the tes in their hands. Amidst theughter
and merry making, Jean clearly saw Jesse raising a kebab and about to put it in Zed''s mouth.
In front of everyone, Zed slowly opened his mouth, gently bit the piece of meat in Jesse''s hand and
chewed it slowly while staring at Jesse.
His eyes, his expression, his actions, could not be vaguer, and could not be gentler.
Seeing such a romantic scene, everyone got very excited. Some people whistled while others pped
their hands and cheered.
Jean looked at all this in shock, her whole body feeling hollow and her knees feeling weak.
Especially when she saw Jesse enticingly smile at Zed, tiptoe up and steal a peck on his cheek, a little
too close to the lips.
Jean couldn''t bear the sight, staggered back a step, not knowing what to do.
The guests on the contrary got more excited...