Chapter 10 - All The Worlds Stage, And All The Men And Women Are Merely Players. (2/2)

'I have called numerous times, why is she not answering? What is this woman doing? She is still recovering. So, where could she go?

Maybe her heartless father called her and upset her?'

As Zed tried rationalizing Jean's lack of response to his calls, the direction of his thoughts concerned him.

'Before I left, I had checked on her condition to make sure the wounds were getting better. She was injured both physically and mentally after her trip to the Wen house. If it happens again, she will be truly traumatized.'

Realizing how risky Jean's situation was, Zed immediately hurried out of the commercial tower.

....

At the villa, Jean had just finished devouring the congee. It had been so good that she had eaten multiple servings. Just as she sat staring at her empty bowl, the doorbell rang.

was it zed ?

no, if it were zed he would have walked in. he had the key to villa. who could it be then?

his parents?

Jean immediately gave up this thought. However, her curiosity about Zed's parents had been aroused. Although they had been married for a while, Jean had never seen his family.

”Ding-dong!”

The bell rang again. Jean had a sense of foreboding. Just as her father had called persistently, the doorbell was ringing repeatedly.

Jean cleaned the table, and then rushed to the door. She had not even stopped to put on a coat.

However, as she opened the front door of the villa, the two faces that appeared before Jean were familiar yet strange. Frustrated, she tried closing the door, but couldn't. There was no way back.

'Father? Oh, no! He is no longer my father.

And Shirley Wen!'

Jean took a deep breath and forced herself to appear calm and confident. She soon noticed that they held several bottles of tonic in their hands. But their fake smile had betrayed them.

'How shameless you are! You turn up at my villa after cutting off all relationships with me on the phone.'

”Sister Jean!”

As Jean tried processing her father's brazenness, Shirley opened her mouth and greeted Jean in a sing-song tone. Probably for considering her father's decency before his daughter.

Shirley's attitude had changed so abruptly that Jean could bȧrėly believe her eyes. Shirley acted so well that her performance could win her an Oscar.

Jean gave no reply. Instead she looked at them carefully. Her father was clearly not happy about this visit. Shirley was being melodramatic. To Jean, it was as though she were watching a frigid comedy show. And she was still unclear about the purpose of their visit.

”Sister Jean, we came here to see you. Last night was all my fault. I shouldn't have said those mean things to you. although it was wrong for you to beat me, it was me who irritated you first. I apologize to you please forgive me !”

Shirley said sincerely as though she were telling truth. her performance was so convincing that anybody who didn't know the truth would be easily cheated into thinking that she had been wronged. that would also make her appear generous for apologizing.

jean was completely stunned by Shirley's outstanding performance. she finally understood the significance of the saying ”All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are merely players.