Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

A bitter smile appeared on Zed's face. He raised his eyes to look up at Jean.

She was frowning and staring angrily at Zed, still very annoyed with him. But Zed could tell that she was feeling heartache for him.

He felt his heart soften and he reached out to touch her face tenderly. "You... What am I going to do with you?" he said with a sigh.

Seeing the change in him brought a smile to her lovely face. "I know that you can't stay angry with me. But I still feel wronged by you when you get angry and accuse me of something that I am not guilty of." "I wronged you?" Zed felt anger brewing in the pit of his stomach again. "So, did I misunderstand the reason why you didn't tell him that you were already taken?" he asked cynically.

"Tell him what? That I am your wife?" Jean deliberately answered him with a question.

"It seems that you are particularly unwilling for it to be known that you are a married woman!" Zed said provoking her further.

"That's not true! Of course I am willing to tell everyone that I am married. You have no idea how honored I am to be your wife!" She soothed as she tried to embrace Zed because he was acting like a spoiled child. "Huh! I don't think so," he snorted as he rejected her embrace. "Then why didn't you tell your classmate this afternoon? Is your classmate from outer space? Why is it that he still doesn't know that you are my wife?" Zed eyed Jean suspiciously as he shot more accusing questions at her.

"Of course he isn't from outer space. He just came back from Canada, so it's understandable that he has no idea that I am married," she explained. "I promise to tell him the next time that I see him," she said pleading with Zed. "Is that all right?" Jean asked trying to reassure him.

Zed thought for a moment about what she had said and relaxed a little.

He pulled her gently to him and held her in his arms. "Jean, I'm not that petty-minded. I wouldn't be jealous without a reason. You have no idea how anxious I become when I think of all the men that are around you," Zed spoke in a soft voice next to her ear. "I think that you don't have much confidence," Jean said and pulled away slightly to look at him.

"I do have confidence in myself, OK?" he said cutting her off. "But I don't like seeing other men flirting and hitting on you. They are all so excellent. I am just afraid of..."

Jean saw the pain in Zed's eyes and couldn't let him finish.

She cut in to ask, "Afraid of what? Were you going to say you are afraid that I might leave you for someone else?" Jean laughed amused by his sentiment.

"How dare you?" Zed was hurt by her reaction; he held her at arm's length. "Jean, if you ever dare run off with some other man. I will find you and bring you back no matter what the cost!" he said through gritted teeth.

"Why would you have to find me and bring me back if there was such a day?" Jean wondered what he meant by that. "Zed, I suddenly realize that you are actually a very imperious man! If I were to run off with somebody else one day, it would only be because something is seriously wrong with our relationship. But why would you insist on finding me and bringing me back?"

"That is my way! I would never allow anyone to take you away from me. I would rather ruin you than see you go away with another man,"

Zed said defiantly.

Jean trembled with fear at his words. She felt a tinge of repugnance in the bottom of her heart.

Zed's love for her was so passionate as well as frightening. She saw coldness in him that she hadn't seen before. Fortunately for her she truly loved Zed. She shuddered at the thought of what kind of punishment she would suffer at his hands. 'We love each other now.

But if that were to change, I don't think that I would survive Zed's possessiveness that he has with me, ' Jean thought.

She felt her heart ache for Zed, as well as for herself.

She slowly looked up at Zed and touched his cheek with her hand. "Zed, if I stopped loving you, would you really ruin me?" She asked timidly.

"Why do you ask? Jean, are you trying to tell me that you don't love me anymore?" Zed frowned. He didn't like her question.

"Of course not! It was just a simple question," Jean lowered her head as she answered. She didn't want Zed to see the worry in her eyes.

"A simple question? I don't think so. Jean, are you frightened by what I said?" Zed asked as he picked up on her reluctance to look him in the eyes.

"Uh... I just feel very lucky to be loved by you. Zed, I don't want you to be so overprotective of me. If we were to encounter any difficulties or misunderstands with each other in the future, I hope that you can calmly think about it and try to solve it rationally rather than let your temper destroy you," she said hoping to explain what she was fearful of to him.

"Jean, what are you talking about?" Zed didn't understand what was going on. He looked at her with doubt and asked again. "What are you talking about? What do you mean? I feel uneasy with your question."

"Nothing... It doesn't matter. Honey, there is only one thing you need to know," Jean said smiling at Zed.

"What?" he replied with patience. Zed nodded, encouraging her to continue as he watched her intently.

She looked at him with eyes filled with affection. "I love you. No matter what challenges we may face in the future, I want you to always remember that I love you. I will love you forever."

"Jean..." Zed was deeply moved by her words.

"I love you too baby." He pulled her close to him hugging her tightly. Jean smiled and said, "We will be together for the rest of our lives, watching our children grow up, marry and have their own babies. But in light of what we have been through over these past months, I am pretty sure that our lives won't be always going smoothly and peacefully."

Zed nodded in agreement after hearing her words.

Indeed, the last several months had been a very turbulent time for them both. There were many misunderstandings and loathing.

But the deep love and strong bond that they shared between them helped them conquer all of the trials and tribulations that came their way, and they came together again.

"I don't want us to be separated ever again by misunderstandings. Zed, I hope that you will trust and believe in me at all times. And if you ever find that you don't have feelings for me anymore, please tell me. I will stay out of your way and let you move on..."

Zed put his fingers to her lips to stop her from saying another word. "That is just foolishness. How can I not love you?" he said lovingly.

"I am just afraid that I may not be good enough for you and that you won't find me desirable anymore," he added.

"I will keep on desiring you for the rest of my life. I will love you even when I'm a grey haired grandmother!" Jean said as if she were swearing an oath.

Zed held her tightly and gently stroked her hair. "Jean, what has come over you today? You are quite different," he asked in a hoarse voice overcome with emotions. D☐☐☐☐☐☐☐