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Chapter 268 She Was Not My Step-mother
Chapter 268 She Was Not My Step-mother
Jean felt like a fool for not being able to recognize Calvin's true identity.
Thinking about her inability to see things, she followed these two guys to the restaurant near the
hospital.
"You two are staying in the hospital, so it is inconvenient for you to walk far away. How about having a
simple meal here? After you two will be discharged from the hospital, I will be certain to entertain you at
the Four Seasons Hotel."
Calvin walked into the room with an apologetic face.
Jean remained silent and frowned her eyebrows.
On the other hand, Moore was trying to cool things down. "Don't bother. It is good to have lunch here."
Seeing Moore's sweet way of speaking to Calvin, Jean felt a fit of anger boil inside her. 'Moore, I cannot
believe you are being so nice to him. I didn't think of you as an apple-polisher!'
These thoughts put her into a sullen mood. Unable to take any more, she sprang up and said, "Excuse
me, I will go to the washroom."
After finishing her words, she turned around directly and walked toward the door.
Moore and Calvin looked at each other and shook their heads.
"So do I, " Moore said and got up from his chair. Something felt off and Moore wanted to make sure
Jean was okay.
Calvin, on the other hand, felt a shift in Jean's attitude towards him and thought it was the best for
Moore to follow her.
Moore rushed and stopped Jean who was walking with her head lowered to the ground.
"Moore? What are you doing?" She didn't know Moore would follow her hence was shocked to see his
presence.
"Jean, after all, Calvin is your friend. Can you stop showing him this attitude? You may not care for him,
but this behavior is bad even for a strange. And Jean! For the love of God, he just helped you."
Moore advised seriously.
Eyes wide open, Jean spoke in a threatening tone, "Why do you care so much?"
Hearing her tone, Moore was embarrassed so he tried to speak in a composed manner, "I just think
that Calvin is a very good person. We are just about to have a meal together Jean, but something tells
me you don't want him here. I don't know..."
"You'd better not know." Jean interrupted Moore's words not wanting him to dig further. "It's not that I'm
ungrateful. I just have my own reasons to not trust him. Earlier, I was happy to have lunch with him, but
now something is bothering me. It's just that..."
Without going any further, Jean stopped her speech.
"It's just what?" Now curiosity overtook Moore's mind and he wanted Jean to get it out of her system.
Sighing, Jean went on, "Recently there is a video clip circulating online. Do you know about it?" Jean
stared at Moore and asked.
"I haven't seen it, but I just heard from your stepmother, it should be a very serious matter." 'Yes,
indeed. The video is tearing my life apart, ' thought Jean. She just nodded and continued, "First of all,
don't call that woman my step-mother. She is no one to me and I hope she made her feelings for me
clear too."
Hand raised as if surrendering, Moore apologized, "OK, sorry I won't make the mistake again. Now tell
me about the video clip. Is it related to Calvin?" Moore frowned sadly and asked.
"You are a clever man. Calvin was one of the people present in the club that day. His face is blurred in
the viral video, but I am pretty sure someone will reveal it, sooner or later." Jean took a moment to look
at Moore and continued with the story, "So, do you think it is appropriate for us to have lunch together?
Lost in conversation, we won't notice anything if anyone takes pictures of us." Again, Jean looked at
Moore for a reaction.
Suddenly, she noticed surprise had filled his face.
Seeing Jean's reaction towards Calvin, Moore predicted it had something to do with the video but this
news shocked him a great deal.
Breaking the silence, a voice spoke from behind "It's no wonder that you are so angry.
I thought your anger was about something that happened today. But it turns out to have a solid reason,
It's all my fault."
Turning around, Jean and Moore were shocked to see Calvin walking towards them.
He wore a bitter smile on his face. His eyes looked at both and finally stopped on Jean's face, "You can
rest assured that I have sent people to investigate this matter. It is very inconsiderate of me to cause
you trouble."
These words turned Jean into a tomato, and she felt embarrassed about him having heard their
conversation.
With a lot of effort, she tried to maintain a cold and alienated look.
Her face burned when he looked into her eyes as if he could read her thoughts.
"Avoiding me won't help Jean, " he said giving her a pleading smile. She smiled back before she spoke.
"You are right, the only choice we have is to face it. Let's go! Let's sort things out and enjoy the lunch. If
we don't feed our stomach then how can we face our enemies?" Seeing Jean's enthusiasm, Calvin felt
relief flood through him.
"You mean, the video was deliberately made by someone?" Moore, who had been silent for a while, put
forward his question.
"What else can it be? Jean and I just accompanied our friends on a blind date, but we got into trouble.
Someone set us up and that person definitely had Jean as their target." Calvin sighed.
"Who is so brave to do this to you both?" Moore frowned looking dubious and continued, "Don't they
know who you are?"
After hearing Moore's innocent question, Jean immediately rolled eyes.
Fortunately, Calvin was more patient than Jean. He patted on Moore's back and calmly said, "No,
Moore. They know who we are. That is why they did it."
"I see." Digesting Calvin's words, Moore seemed to understand. "Being a celebrity must be hard, huh?"
Moore questioned looking at the two of them.
"Celebrity? No way, I am not a celebrity." 'Is Moore crazy?' thought Jean inside her head.
"It is useless to declare your position Jean. And as long as you are Zed's wife, you will be the object of
envy for all the women in H City. Calvin explained and threw cold water on her protest.
'Zed's wife...' Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
Hearing this title brought a bitter feeling to her heart. 'I will remove the title soon, ' she thought.
The matters were made clear yet they could feel the tension oozing from not knowing the person who
framed them.
The atmosphere in the restaurant ended up being the opposite of fun with everyone lost in their
thoughts.
After dropping them back to the hospital, Calvin took his leave.
"Jean, what are you going to do?" Moore asked with concern, "He... Why didn't he come to see you?"
These words had trouble coming out of Moore's mouth but Jean immediately understood who he was
referring to.
"Moore, don't worry about my business, rest your mind and try to heal your wounds." Her words had a
serious effect to it.
"Why won't you tell me? Are you afraid that I will make things more complicated for you?" A sad smile
of disappointment appeared on Moore's face.