Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Moore couldn't relax even after Jean's praise. He frowned and looked at her in confusion.

Jean read Moore's mind and she knew that he was still worried about meeting Gary. To make him feel better, she pushed him towards the door and said, "Stop looking at me like that! You go to the graveyard for your mother which is none of Gary's business. Moore, if you keep hesitating like this then you are nothing like your mother."

"Of course, she gave birth to me so I am like her!" said Moore anxiously.

"The way you are acting is making me a little suspicious. I know that you are uncomfortable because you might run into Gary there. But I will be there with you, and I'll make sure that he doesn't get in your way when you're at your mother's grave, I promise!" said Jean firmly.

"Jean!" Moore replied as he sighed. And then added, "You know, I don't want you to get involved between me and him."

"I'm afraid that I can't stay out of it," said Jean as her eyes were fixed on Moore. "I'm your best friend! And Gary maybe knows about our relationship by now. If he really wants you to change your mind about him then he definitely will have to go through me or Zed. Don't you think so?" added Jean. As Jean said that, Moore felt guilty and he said, "I think I should move out of your house!"

"Oh, come on!" exclaimed Jean as she got annoyed by what Moore said. She then added, "Will anything get better if you move out? Do you think that it will stop Gary from bothering me or Zed then? No Moore! Stop acting like a child!"

"I shouldn't have moved in at all," said Moore as he sighed.

"Well, if you hadn't moved in, then I would have never known you as a friend!" replied Jean excitedly. But as soon as she calmed herself down, she added, "All right! Just stop over-thinking."

She then opened the door of the car and signalled Moore to get in.

Moore had no other choice so he leaned in the car helplessly. Jean was relieved to see Moore get in the car so she sighed.

'Honestly, I wasn't sure if Moore would've been successfully persuaded.

The decision to visit Moore's mother's grave today is a little hasty.

Fortunately, he did not disregard my advice, 'thought Jean.

Jean smiled and followed Moore towards the back seat. Then she addressed to Toby, "Toby, let's go to the flower shop first."

"No, I don't think we need to buy flowers. We can just go straight to the grave," said Moore as he tried to change Jean's mind.

"This will be my first time going to your mother's grave, and you are not even letting me buy any flowers. Moore, do you want to embarrass me in front of your mother?" said Jean angrily.

"No, I didn't mean that," replied Moore hurriedly. And then he added, "I just want it to be really simple. It doesn't have to be that complicated."

"I disagree! No one worships their elders without flowers. Plus, do I look like someone who can't afford a bouquet of flowers?" asked Jean. Although she looked serious, she tried her best to calm Moore down.

On the other hand, it was Moore's habit to refuse other's offer but today he knew that Jean was right so he remained silent.

Jean saw that Moore accepted her offer silently so she sighed and said, "I know you feel uncomfortable because I forced you. But, Moore, this is the first time you've come here and I don't want you to leave any regrets later in life!" "Hmmm!" replied Moore in a dull tone.

"You have to put up with this for your mother's sake," Jean consoled him.

"I know you want the best for me," said Moore and then sighed. He looked at Jean and added, "Now that I'm here, you can relax because I'm ready to face him."

Jean knew Moore was trying very hard to pull himself together. She said, "It never occurred to me that you wouldn't want to see him before. You've always been such a cool person ever since I've known you. Now it seems that you can be calm with everything, except the thing that is concerned with Gary."

"I just don't want to get involved with him!" answered Moore as he sighed.

"I understand!" said Jean as she nodded her head. And she added, "But I don't feel guilty for taking you with me today. There are some things that you can't avoid, no matter how much you want to."

"I know!" replied Moore helplessly as he nodded.

After that, both of them remained silent all the way to the graveyard.

The car moved steadily until it arrived at the largest graveyard in H City.

As soon as Jean got out of the car, she looked over to the parking area to search for something.

To her surprise, there were just a few cars in the parking area. And none of those cars were fancy.

At the realization of that Gary probably did not come, Jean's face lit up with a smile and she addressed to Moore, "Moore, it seems that we have just worried too much before. Maybe he didn't come today." Moore looked at Jean who was holding a bouquet of lilies in her hands. He didn't know how to respond to her.

He then followed Jean towards the graveyard silently.

As they went upstairs, Jean saw many graves on both sides of the stairs. Her facial expression became serious as soon a she saw those graves. She then continued following Moore silently. Suddenly, she saw someone in a black suit standing in front of a grave silently.

That person stood still as if time had stopped for him.

Jean was puzzled as she wondered who that man was. She noticed that Moore was trembling beside her. As she looked at him, he had become numb. She felt bad for him. Moore was surprised just like Jean.

'I didn't find Gary's car as I looked around the parking lot!' exclaimed Jean in her heart.

However, she realized that Gary must have come quietly because he didn't want to cause disturbance in the media.

Jean was happy a while ago when she didn't see Gary's car and she thought that he didn't come but now she was really disappointed to see Gary.

She looked at Moore worriedly, trying to confirm if he was okay.

Moore saw Jean gazing at him so he looked at her and shook his head slightly.

Jean was moved. She hadn't expected him to comfort her in such a way when he himself was going through a lot.

The two of them finally arrived at the same gravestone from the front side. They had decided that they would not greet to Gary.

Gary shifted in his place and knew that someone was behind him. He turned around slightly and found Moore and Jean behind him. He was surprised and so he said, "I didn't expect you to come!" Gary fixed his gaze on Moore. Although he was surprised, he still remained calm. 'Well, Gary, you are quite aware that Moore doesn't want to meet you,'

thought Jean.

'Why didn't you leave early when you knew that Moore will not come to his mother's grave just because he doesn't want to run into you? Why do you even bother to stand here?' asked Jean in her mind. She still remained calm because it was Moore and Gary's business. "I've come to worship my mother," replied Moore. He walked towards the grave and placed the flowers on it.

Jean quickly followed Moore and put the flowers in neat way. Then she looked up to see the picture on the gravestone.

She was surprised to see how beautiful Moore's mother was.

'Wow, Moore's mother was such a beauty!

She was gorgeous beyond measure!

No wonder why Gary liked her!' thought Jean. D