Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

'Joy has always annoyed me, but I can never doubt her sincerity for Shirley.

I don't understand! Shirley has the love from her parents and everything that I don't. Why is she still not satisfied? Why can't she appreciate what she already has?

It is quite obvious that Joy loves Shirley. Shirley has placed a knife across her neck and there is nothing that can tell what Shirley is planning to do next. But what Joy is trying to do right now is forgive Shirley and persuade Shieley to do what is best for her, ' Jean thought. Deep inside, Jean was moved by Joy's love for her daughter as it was the least that Jean had expected of her.

'To Shirley, Joy did everything that she could do for her.

How I wish my mom is still alive.

With my mother beside me, I would've been the happiest girl in the world,'

Jean thought as tears flooded her eyes.

"What's going on?" Zed asked as he saw Jean getting emotional. He slowly scooped Jean into his arm.

"Nothing!" Jean whispered as she sniffed slowly. Then she turned around to look at Zed and smiled. She then concluded, "Her selfishness got the best of her. Shirley doesn't appreciate what she has. You know, Zed? I admired her so much, at some point in life but now I pity her. In fact, she is just a spoiled girl! She never feels happy even though she has everything. She doesn't deserve it all."

"You are right, honey! You know you are the best. I know your life with the Wen family was not easy but you got through it all. Your courage and kindness have defeated everything. Sweetheart, I'm really grateful to have you by my side,"

Zed said as he stared at Jean and smiled.

Jean felt embarrassed. She blushed and said shyly,"I'm flattered, Zed! Come on, what should we do now? Shirley has the knife placed at Joy's neck."

"Leave that to lan. Let them handle it. They are professional. Look at Billy! I suppose he already has an idea by now."

At that moment, Jean turned to Billy involuntarily. He stood there calmly and observed Shirley's every move. He was not anxious at all.

Jean was relieved and she whispered, "Look at him! He is so calm! No wonder lan trusts him."

"You are right! Trusting Billy will definitely help him cope with the situation well. No matter how smart Shirley is, Billy is capable enough to put her in prison," Zed said as he fixed his eyes on Jean.

Jean felt anxious as she saw him staring and she said instantly,"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You know, Jean? How smart you are!" Zed complimented her as he touched her face. He then continued, "All your guesses about the case are almost true. If you were a detective, you must have been the cleverest one."

"Stop it, Zed! I'm extremely flattered," she said as she took a deep breath. "She used to bully me all the time so I know her better than anyone else. As for Joy, she'd do anything for Shirley. I thought about telling her the truth about the death of Winner, her son. I figured that it was best if she could hear it from her own ears.

I want to be cruel to them, Zed. I want them suffer! I hate them! I want to see them suffer. That's the reason why I wanted to be here with the police. Do you think I'm an evil woman? Are you disappointed with me?"

Jean asked as she looked at Zed.

Zed shook his head instantly as he saw she was nervous. Then he sighed, "If I were you, I would have treated them even worse. You just waited for them to make mistakes while I would take advantage of any oppertunity to force them to make mistakes so that I could make them pay for it. Look! I'm more cruel than you, am I not?"

Jean had tears in her eyes. She looked at Zed and said,"Zed, thank you so much for your kind words. You have always protected me from harm."

"I love you, honey!" Zed whispered and looked at Jean.

"I love you, too," Jean responded immediately and smiled, tears dripping down her cheeks.

"Silly girl!" Zed wiped away her tears and continued, "Trust me! She will never escape the punishment she deserves. She can't hurt you anymore. She will go to prison soon and probably stay there for the rest of her life. She can't cause you any more trouble, Jean. You have send her to prison in your own way."

Jean smiled bitterly and said, 'If I had a choice, I would have never done it this way. However, I want her to get punished because she killed Winner."

"You don't have to tell me this. I totally understand, honey!" Zed tried to comfort Jean, "She has done something wrong, so she must be punished! It's not your fault. Come on, baby. You should not show sympathy for her."

"Yes, I know!" Jean rubbed her eyes to look at Shirley and Joy.

Shirley had already fallen at that moment. As far as Joy was concerned, she closed her eyes desperately as she was highly disappointed with her daughter's behaviour. Joy immediately understood that Jean and the police must have a back-up plan to arrest Shirley.

But what broke her was the fact that her own daughter used her to escape punishment. She had loved Shirley so much and gave her everything that she had ever wanted. Not far from Shirley were some police officers and Captain Billy who took turns to try their best to persuade Shirley. They were trying to convince Shirley to let go of Joy.

Shirley wasn't ready to go to prison yet. Suddenly she realized that Jean didn't plan to give her the money, She panicked and started screaming, "Okay! Do you all think I won't kill my own mother? This is the last time I am saying all this. I want a car and a hundred million dollars right now! Or I will first kill my mother and then myself. I'll rather end my life than go to prison."

Jean got worried as soon as she heard what Shirley said. She turned around to face Zed and suggested, "How about we give her the money, Zed? We have to first consider Joy's safety. If she is safe, then we can think about Shirley's arrest. This is a huge problem! It has become harder to ensure Joy's safety. Besides, if Shirley gets triggered, she might kill Joy and then commit suicide."

"I totally agree, Jean! But I think we should give Billy some more time. And I think Shirley won't kill Joy yet. If she does, she will lose her grip over the situation. She would be arrested right away. But you are right, Joy is in danger. Look, Billy has started moving out now," said Zed.

Jean turned towards Billy and saw him trying to get close to Shirley. Some police officers, behind Shirley, were trying to get closer too.

"Stop! Don't move! Everybody stop!" Shirley shouted out loud as she saw Billy trying to get to her. "Stop! Or I will kill her right now!"000000