Chapter 396 The Confrontation (1/2)

”Grandpa! You... you take care of yourself, okay?” Even though Jean was reluctant to say goodbye, there was nothing much she could do and she accepted Benjamin's departure hesitantly.

”Yes, my child. I will take your advice. Now don't cry, silly girl! Be good to Zed and don't let me worry about the two of you, okay?”

”Yes, Grandpa. I will do that.” Jean's voice was choked and she was sobbing. Suddenly she ran towards Benjamin and threw her arms around him in an embrace.

Benjamin's face turned red immediately. He wasn't accustomed to Jean hugging him, but in any case, he didn't resist when he felt Jean's sentimental attachment.

”Take care!” Jean relaxed her hold and gave him a soft smile.

”You little child. Now hurry up and give me a great-grandson, you understand?” Benjamin whispered naughtily in her ears and smiled back.

Jean blushed and turned crimson with embarrassment as she helplessly saw him walk away towards the boarding gate, Dan supporting him through and through.

The boarding gates were about to open and Jesse felt flustered. Recklessly, she stretched her arms in a last, desperate effort to give Zed a meaningful hug. This was her last chance and she simply had to seize it, even though Jean was also on the scene.

With his attention totally on Jean and Benjamin, Zed didn't notice what Jesse was about to do.

Just as a smile had appeared on his face while looking at the warm display of affection between his wife and grandfather, he was startled by Jesse's pounce.

Acting purely involuntarily, he pushed her away and subconsciously looked towards Jean, wondering whether she had seen it or not.

Jean was busy seeing off Benjamin and Dan, but right after that, she noticed that Jesse had disappeared and looked around with a weird expression to see where she had gotten to.

Zed had already kept an eye out for her and the moment he saw that she was about to turn her head, he immediately pushed Jesse away in an effort to maintain as much distance as was pleasantly possible.

”Zed! Won't you even hug me goodbye?” Jesse complained, aggrieved by his act and unaware why he was behaving the way he was.

The embarrassment plastered on Zed's face could be seen from a distance and he stared at her in discomfort.

Jean saw the two of them engaged in some conversation and immediately walked over. Though she hadn't seen Jesse try to hug Zed with her eyes, she could tell what had happened from the flustered and embarrassed look Zed was sporting and the displeasure that could be seen from miles away on Jesse's face.

Taking no notice of the two of them, Jean directly walked past t