Chapter 345 Who Could Have Planned This (1/2)

It was a pity that Jesse had left so early and had missed the splendid grand finale of her own show.

Jean had been really looking forward to the contortions her face would have gone through when she would have seen her grand plan fall like a stack of cards.

As they walked out of the hall and bid farewell to each other, Jean and Maranda, two best friends were wearing sparkling broad smiles on their faces. ”Thank you so much, Maranda! You've helped me a lot!” Jean thanked Maranda.

”I am really glad that the whole truth came out at last!” Maranda beamed with a wide smile and hugged Jean tightly. ”I can't tell you how worried I am after that video scandal came to light. I was so overwhelmed with shame after that. If I had not asked you to go with me, you wouldn't have gotten into trouble.

”Silly girl, you are not to blame! Stop blaming yourself! Even so, they would look for other chances to set me up.” Jean rebuked her fondly, giving her a comforting smile.

”But I felt so bad, especially after I came to know that you and Zed...” Maranda suddenly cheered up and smiled. ”Now the sun shines again and the sky is clear. It's really great to see you two reconcile.”

”Maranda...” Feeling touched by her words, Jean sighed in pleasure. ”Thank you for being with me always. And you guys too,” Jean turned her head towards Ron and Calvin, sincerely expressing her gratitude.

”I don't know what if I could have done this without you guys.”

”Don't shower us with all these formalities. We're all your friends and it is our duty to stand by you.” Ron immediately replied, while Calvin merely smiled as he glanced at Jean.

His silence was intriguing Jean. For some reason, he had been silent the whole night and Jean couldn't help giving him another glance out of curiosity. She then remembered when they had met for the first time, he hadn't talked much, either. 'Perhaps he was born a man of few words, ' Jean thought and, satisfied with this explanation, smiled at him.

After she had waved goodbye to her friends and seen their cars drive away, Jean came back to the present moment and heaved a slight sigh. Her smile surprisingly turned sour and a grave expression appeared on her face.

Zed o

”You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.”