Chapter 288 We Should Divorce


    Zed had clearly informed his bodyguards, Gregory and Terry, to stop Jean if she ever tried to enter the


    room or see him. But Jesse herself led her to him.


    This made him very angry. He had never expected Jesse to take Jean''s side.


    He knew Jesse very well. She was stubborn and could be irrational at times. So he didn''t even try to


    argue with her on this.


    But Zed did not want to talk to Jean either. He feared the confrontation.


    He was scared because he knew what she was going to say to him. She was standing right in front of


    him and was ready to tell him the decision she had made.


    Zed just could not exin to Jean why he was refusing to see her all this time.


    But he knew Jean. And he knew what she hade to tell him, even before she had entered the room.


    The truth was, that Zed loved her. With all his might, he loved Jean and so he was scared of what she


    was going to say next.


    In this whole situation, it was just Jesse who didn''t know anything. And she was sitting in front of Zed,


    pleading with him to talk to Jean just once. He knew he could not refuse for too long. So finally, Zed


    said," Jesse, could you please leave us alone for sometime? I''ll speak to Jean."


    "Oh, but why?" Jesse was taken aback. She hadn''t expected this. In fact she led Jean to Zed only


    because she wanted to be a part of this conversation.


    She was so overwhelmed at Zed''s reaction that even if she tried to say something, she could not


    muster the words.


    She could not believe that Zed wanted a word with Jean privately.


    "Just please give us a moment Jesse," said Zed. He did not offer any exnations to her. He knew that


    she could not argue with him on this at all.


    Unwillingly, Jesse got up and went out of the room.


    She red at Jean angrily and hoped that she could say something to change Zed''s mind and let her


    sit. But she knew it wasn''t going to happen.


    After Jesse left, both Jean and Zed became very awkward. The atmosphere was tense as they were


    together alone.


    Zed turned to hisptop and started working, ignoring herpletely. Jean sat there awkwardly, while


    Zed behaved like she didn''t exist.


    After he was done, Zed looked up slowly to see Jean waiting for him to finish, patiently.


    The moment Zed looked at her, Jean felt her heart skip a beat. She felt her breathing fasten and did not


    know what to do.


    She breathed in and calmed herself down. She put on a straight face, not wanting to show him her true


    feelings. Sheposed herself and asked him," Zed, why did you go to The Pearl Hotel this morning?"


    Zed was stumped. Jean had cleverly asked him a question that would reveal his true feelings about


    her. Zed could not answer it. The truth was, that he still cared for her. He had gone there because of


    her. He couldn''t let her know he hade herest night to see her.


    He was worried that Jean didn''t have any bodyguards and could be in danger.


    He had ordered Toby, one bodyguard, to stay on her trail and keep an eye on her at all times. Toby was


    always there, on his orders.


    So when Zed left the hospital this morning, without any bodyguards by his side, he had be


    vulnerable to attack.


    He responded coldly," You have no right to ask me anything." He wanted to keep his distance with


    Jean.


    Jean was heartbroken at his response. They were husband and wife, but he was behaving like a


    merciless enemy. She quickly tried to cover up," Sorry...I didn''t mean to..." she gave a wry smile. "I


    know I shouldn''t ask. It is my fault."


    Her heart was filled with sadness and she tried very hard not to cry. She lowered her head so Zed


    could not see her sad face. She did not want to reveal any sign of weakness to this man, who was cold


    hearted and rude to her now.


    Zed could not contain himself when Jean said sorry. He was breaking inside. He should be the one


    apologizing because he could not provide her with a good life. He loved her to bits.


    But inspite of all the love for her, Zed could not express it at all. He knew that if he got back together


    with Jean, those men woulde after her also. And he could not let that happen.


    His heart was breaking into pieces, with Jean sitting so close to him. He wanted to take her hand, hold


    her but he could not. He knew it was dangerous, if he made the slightest movement, she would find out


    his true feelings and that would not be good for her.


    In his heart, Zed apologized a thousand times to Jean.


    But he was thanking god also at the same time. He felt lucky, that the drunk driver had hit him instead


    of Jean. He could not bear anything happening to her.


    He realized that keeping his distance with Jean was the right decision.


    He was willing to suffer through everything, as long as Jean was safe and sound.


    All he needed was some time. He needed to find out who the person was behind all this.


    All he hoped for, was that Jean waits for him and that she understands. He had to sort this mess out


    first.


    Once all this was over, he would do everything to get her forgiveness. But he was going to undergo a


    long journey of bitter loneliness before that happens.


    But a part of him was also scared. The way he was behaving with her, he was scared that she would


    leave him without waiting for him.


    Zed hated himself for breaking her heart. He wished there was some other way.


    He could not suffer her sadness. He knew she was lonely and sad without him.


    He wished he could express his love to her, tell her how much she meant to him. He wished to just hold


    her and tell her how happy he wanted to make her.


    Suddenly, a small voice brought him back from his reverie. "Zed, I don''t think our rtionship can now


    recover from what has happened. We should get a divorce. That''s the only way."


    There was no sadness on Jean''s face when she said this. She had been thinking a lot and had calmed


    herself down before making this decision. She knew that women were emotional beings and they


    needed love, more than anything else, to survive. Without love, there was no rtionship for them. So


    she frankly told him what she felt and thought.


    She knew it was a meaningless rtionship that should be ended.


    Jean knew, that even after they divorced, she would always love Zed. She could never remove him


    from her heart. But she also knew that she would be very unhappy, if she continued being in a


    rtionship with Zed and continued to bear his cold dialogues and taunts.


    "Are you sure? Think once again, if you really mean it Jean." Zed was shocked. He could not even sit


    on the bed. It was as of the earth beneath him had shaken.


    Zed did not know how to refuse her proposal of divorce. So he just kept silent, trying to think of what to


    say.


    He had to answer smartly and dodge this. He could not let Jean know that he still loved her truly and


    madly. But he also could not agree to the divorce.


    He knew that this wasing. He knew Jean would consider divorce at some point. But he wasn''t


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    expecting it to happen today.


    Zed just kept quiet. He kept thinking.


    Zed wanted Jean to stay away from him. And so he had to be very rude to her. He knew that his


    merciless taunts and cold dialogues were going to force her to divorce him, but that is what he was


    afraid of.


    Zed red at Jean, sharply. Jean could see anger in his dark eyes.


    Zed knew he could not show any trace of love to her.


    So he decided to temporarily put off the offer of divorce right now.


    Jean wanted to put on a brave face. She did not want this man to know how much she loved him and


    so she lowered her head again. She had no energy left, to argue with him now.


    For her, Zed''s love was everything. And now that there was no love, she saw no reason to stay.


    Zed was acting like a cold stranger. He did not seem like her husband anymore and that was breaking


    her heart into bits.


    Jean thought that Zed hated her now.


    And so, she too wanted to stay away from him. She wanted to return his coldness with her distance.


    "I mean it. I want you to think about this. Once we divorce, our lives will be very different," said Jean


    and she sighed a little. It was a very big decision and she knew that it was going to have a big impact


    on them all. So she simply waited for Zed to give his verdict.


    Zed felt angry. He felt that Jean was being very selfish in this rtionship, just thinking about herself.


    Jean knew that Zed had loved her immensely. He was willing to change for her, and he had started


    wearing socks because of her. She didn''t understand how they had reached at such a stage in their


    rtionship now.


    "Let me ask you a question..." Zed said. He looked at Jean and continued," ...do you remember my


    response every time when you mentioned divorce? I can help you remember, if you are not being able


    to recall it. I had said I will not let that happen. I will not divorce you, until and unless I want to."


    Jean could feel the anger radiating from Zed, as he spoke. Jean was scared of him now. But she put on


    a brave face and simply said," Zed, there is nothing left between us anymore."


    Jean just could not understand why Zed still wanted to continue this rtionship even when there was


    no love or meaning left in it anymore.


    "Nothing?" Zed replied, in a menacing tone," Jean, you seem to be forgetting a lot of things." He


    wanted to tell her," Jean, you own me" but he couldn''t say it. So he just made a dissatisfied noise."You


    need to take responsibility for the video incident. It is because of that video, that someone is after me


    now. You see how it has affected me. I got hurt because of it. Everyone knows that you have been


    fooling around behind my back, getting another man to please you. Everyone has seen it. Do you really


    think that you should leave me at such a time? When I am in such danger? Do you want everyone to


    say that you put me in danger and then left me?


    In fact, why didn''t we ever talk about this affair of yours? Tell me Jean, how could you flirt with another


    man when we are still married?" Zed was trying every possible way to keep her from danger and yet


    not leave her.


    He knew that Jean was too naive to know what was happening around her.


    Zed was hoping to show her, make her realize that she is being watched.


    "Zed, please don''t say such things. You know I am not that kind of a person. I don''t leave people when


    they are in trouble or danger. We both know that there is a problem in our rtionship. I wasn''t even


    the first person to know about your ident. How is it normal for a couple to keep distance from each


    other like this? I haven''t been in your life since a very long time. I don''t think we''re even a couple


    anymore, owing to all this distance." Jean was frank and blunt when she expressed how she really felt.