Chapter 2 - All right, Its settled (2/2)

He walked into the living room with a tie in his hand. When he spotted Jean, he gave the tie to her and ordered, ”Help me with my tie.”

Jean was still blushing. She cursed Zed secretly. There was no denying that she wanted him dead. However, Jean had to remain calm and appear pleasant. She smiled as she took the tie.

standing on tipteo she put the tie around his neck. from a distance the coupled look like they were close and in love.

Zed glanced at Jean. He noticed her quivering eyelashes. He smiled as she furrowed her brow in concentration. With rose-tinted cheeks and lips pressed, she looked cute.

Although he appeared indifferent toward her, Zed found Jean endearing.

”You are blushing. Are you shy?” Zed asked.

”No!” She promptly answered, but her trembling hands gave her away. She pressed her lips harder to control her emotions.

”It's not like you haven't seen me like that before.” Zed enjoyed teasing her.

”Ouch! Are you trying to murder your husband?” Zed held the tie with one hand and wrapped his other hand around Jean's waist. He pulled her to him.

Jean panicked and tried to push him away, but he was too strong. She struggled as he removed all distance between them.

”Tonight, come to an event with me and if you please me, maybe, I will give the land to your father.” Jean felt confused by Zed's husky tone. He was normally so cold toward her.

she nodded and followed him without asking him questions about where they were heading .

on the way, Jean thougt about what zed said.

Please me, maybe, I will give the land to your father.

”Could it be that he wants me to entertain his business partners? And help him secure the project? Perhaps if I help him then he will give this land to father...” Jean muttered to herself as she tried to understand why he would suddenly change his mind. All this while, he had been stubborn about the land. He wouldn't even let her speak when she brought up the topic. Now, he was making her an offer. 'No, it couldn't be so easy, ' she thought.

Jean glanced at Zed hoping to judge by his expression. His face was hard and angled, like a sculpture. His brown eyes added a softness to his features that Jean found alluring. However, despite his outward charm, his temper was too much for her to handle.

”We have arrived, Mr. Qi.” The driver said.

”Get off.” Zed spoke as he alighted from the car. Although he spoke in a cold tone, he held the door open for her like a gentleman.

”hold my arm” he whispered in her ear.

Jean held his arm as she had been asked. She had to behave well. After all the tricks she had tried to get that land, drinking with his partners would be the least awful thing.

After they entered the club, an attendant showed them to a private room. Jean looked around and found that in the center of the room stood a decorated table with a seven-tiered cake. Although the room was big, it seemed crowded. Someone was playing the piano. Jean smiled and swayed a little when she recognized that the piece of music was her favourite song.

” Mr. Qi is here!”

As someone in the crowd shouted, the music stopped. A woman in white, low cut long dress sashayed towards zed. Jean recognized her to be eva xu . she had been playing piano when they entered. ”was it her party”?

”here you are, zed”? eva greeted him sweetly before she noticed Jean wen standing beside him. eva's smile froze. she frowned asked, ”who is this”?

”My wife, Jean wen.” though zen had murmmerd the room fell silent, as though all party attendants were in shock.