Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

As she looked at her phone, Jean found out that it was a phone call from Avery. She excitedly pressed the answer key, but answered it in a composed and stern tone, pretending as if she didn't know who called her. "Hello? This is Jean speaking. Who is that?"

"Hey, Jean. This is Avery," replied Avery in a very low voice. There was reluctance in Jean's tone, so she cleared her throat and continued, "I have thought about it and realized that I want to make a choice without regretting it. Didn't you ask me if I want to stay in this

country? I need your help, Jean. What do I need to do? How can I stay here?"

Jean's eyes immediately turned wide and gleamed upon hearing Avery's question.

"Well, it's easy. You take a cold shower instead of a hot shower," Jean replied and giggled, as she was very glad to know that Avery had finally decided to stay.

Avery's eyes furrowed in confusion. "Why? Wait. Do you want me to catch a cold so that I can continue staying in hospital?" Avery was so clever that she immediately understood what Jean meant.

"Bingo!" Jean burst into fits of giggles as soon as she said that. "You got it right!"

As she was immersed and excited on her phone call, Jean forgot that Zed and Moore were still beside her, listening to her. She didn't expect that her words had caused both men's ghastly facial expressions. She shrugged them away and turned towards the window, smiling.

"But, Adolf can see through such tricks very easily," said Avery with great anxiety and hesitation.

"You don't have to worry whether or not he could see through our tricks. What matters is that you want to stay, so your foremost task is to overcome your fear of him. Understood?"

Jean reminded with conviction on her tone.

"I think you misunderstood. I don't fear him," Avery said with a wry smile, and then added, "It's just because I respect him. Without his help, I shouldn't have achieved such a successful career. Anyway, I know now what I should do, so I apologize for bothering you!" "Hmm. Well then, take care of yourself. Do remember not to take the cold shower too long, or else you would suffer from pneumonia. That would make matters really worse if that happens," Jean exhorted, sounding more and more mature at that very moment. Moore and Zed exchanged glances in the rear view mirror.

"Okay, noted! Bye, Jean, and thank you."

"Bye, Avery."

Jean's joy was still very noticeable on her face when she hung the phone up. Only then did she find that the atmosphere inside the car was a little gloomy and ice cold. Her smile was replaced by a frown.

She couldn't help but look at both Zed and Moore. As she had expected, both of them pulled a very long face. At the sight of that, she asked immediately, "What's wrong? Why are you two staring at me like that?"

She asked even though she knew the reason why they were staring that way.

"Jean, I thought you came up with good ideas, but what you just offered to Avery just now was a bad idea. You know very well that Avery is not a common person. If she gets seriously ill, Adolf will become anxious, and once he finds out you secretly instigated Avery to do that, he could sue you and throw you in prison,"

Zed rebuked Jean in frustration and with worry.

Stunned, Jean's face suddenly dropped upon hearing Zed's words. "Is it that serious?" She asked in disbelief. When Zed just sighed in frustration, she switched her gaze to Moore, who sat on the back seat.

Seeing that Jean was looking at him as if waiting for him to answer her question, Moore could do nothing but nod in agreement and say, "Yes, it is as serious as Zed has said. When I was in Chicago, I heard that Adolf is well-known for his ruthlessness, not only in local areas, but also around the world. You'd better not get into his bad side, or else you will really come to a bad end."

"You..." Leaning back in her seat, Jean closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She felt a headache slowly creeping into her head upon hearing those two men's intimidation. At last, she opened her eyes and groaned, "Do we really have to turn a deaf ear to Avery's cry for help? As you saw a while ago, it was Avery calling me for help."

"Avery made that phone call to you because you provoked her." Zed sighed in defeat as soon as Jean retorted. Soon after that, he continued, "Naturally, I would have supported you if you had a good idea in mind. But from now on, please, Jean, refrain from offering a bad idea like that!"

As soon as Zed had said that, Jean's eyes gleamed once more as she understood what Zed meant. "So, does that mean you forgive me, Zed?"

Since both of them didn't stop her when she suggested Avery what to do to prolong her stay, it seemed that the two of them had reluctantly agreed to her idea despite the risk Jean was taking.

This thought made Jean a little happier.

"Just, don't do something like that again next time," Zed warned Jean, giving her a quick disguised angry stare before returning his gaze towards the road.

"I promise." After making the promise to Zed, Jean beamed with pleasure, looking out into her side of the window and thinking of step two.

"You know, I think that if Avery really wants to stay here longer, she should tell Adolf and communicate with him, so she could save herself some trouble." Moore moved closer to the front and added, "Everyone knows that Adolf is strict and rigorous, but it's only to a certain extent. Besides, he respects and favors artists' ideas a lot. Moreover, Avery has never taken a holiday since she entered the show business. I believe that Adolf will definitely agree if she tells him that she wants to take a holiday." Jean sighed at Moore's words. "Adolf might agree, but he will absolutely disagree for the time being." She turned her body to give her attention to Moore and continued, "Just now, you heard inside the ward that preparatory work had been done in Los Angeles for three months, and now, they are only waiting for Avery's presence. In addition, her schedule is very tight, so how is it possible for Adolf to allow Avery to take a holiday at such a critical moment?

This is also the reason why I suggested Avery catching a cold instead. If she isn't able to fool Adolf that she's ill, then it will be impossible for Avery to stay for some more time in this country."

As Jean finished her words, she fixed her seat once more as a trace of sadness appeared on her face.

Moore's eyebrows furrowed into a frown. "But, I don't understand. Why does Avery want to stay in this country? If she wants to stay here to travel around and appreciate the landscapes here, Adolf will definitely not allow her to leave her room before she recovers from her cold." Moore leaned back in his seat once more and crossed his arms on his chest, shrugging. He added, "Also, it is not suitable for her to go out when she catches a cold!"

"Didn't you two hear what I just suggested Avery? I only suggested her catching a common cold. As far as we know, Avery is very good at acting, and we can exhort her doctor in advance. In this way, her manager will agree with her stay. Right?" With a huge smile on her face, Jean winked at Moore.

All of a sudden, Moore fell silent. He looked at his side of the window and pondered for a moment. At last, he heaved a long and heavy sigh before he said, "I think your plan would unnecessarily work for Adolf."

"Okay, cut it out!" Jean was abruptly annoyed and enraged by Moore's words. She turned her attention back to Moore and continued, "In my opinion, you are just iron-hearted. Avery was your classmate, but you cared less about her wish. Tell me, Moore. You really want her to leave this country as soon as possible. Am I right?"

"What do you mean? Cared less to what wish?" Looking back at Jean, Moore suddenly asked with his eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown.

"Her wish of staying here longer!" Jean replied without any hesitation, raising her hands up in frustration.

After taking a deep look at Jean, Moore finally said with a bitter smile, "I will try my best to make her wish come true, since you've mentioned it. Just tell me what I need to do."

Jean's lips immediately lifted up to form a smile. "Alright. That's deal," She replied with joy upon hearing that Moore would finally support her.

Zed was listening to them while driving. He was waiting for the perfect time to interject, but as he heard that Jean and Moore had reached a consensus with each other, his face beamed with a trace of smile.

Leaning back in her seat with a relieved smile on her face, Jean had persuaded Moore to help Avery just by using words.

It seemed that she was more capable of convincing others than Zed.

Then again, Zed always had a feeling that Moore seemed to have figured out what Jean was thinking. He was wondering if his gut feel was true or not.

'Did Moore know that Avery loves him?

And so did Moore finally understand that the reason why Avery wanted to stay was because of him?'

Zed thought, shaking these thoughts away, because he found it impossible.

Besides, Avery had never confessed her love for Moore yet, and since Moore had not much of a true love experience, Zed concluded that he shouldn't have any understanding whatsoever about the feelings of love. Therefore, Zed had concluded that Moore had only agreed to help Avery for the sake of Jean.

He was very certain about his guess that he would bet millions for it.

Jean helped Avery out of the kindness of her heart and even irritated Moore for his unwillingness to give favor to his classmate.

Moore had accepted Jean's request definitely, because he wanted to help Jean do something about her desire to help Avery.

But, Zed had never expected that Moore could be set up by Jean.

Zed could almost imagine how Moore would pull a long face and choke with fury after he knew that Jean helped Avery stay only because she hoped that Moore could accept her love. At the thought of this, a trace of smile was involuntarily betrayed on Zed's face. Soon, they finally reached the villa and Zed drove the car into the garage. They had been busy dealing with Avery's matters all day long that as soon as they stepped inside the comforts of their home, they suddenly felt exhausted and hungry.

Zelda rushed and cooked quickly. After their meal, their stomachs were now full and satisfied. They walked towards the living room to drink tea and eat fruits, planning their schedules for the next day. Besides, it really had been such a long day. 00☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐