Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Chapter 304 The Truth

However, Zed had given him the order so Toby had no other choice but to obey.

After he briefly explained to Gregory and Terry about the matters that needed attention, he hurried off

into the crowd, leaving the surprised men behind.

Meanwhile, Zed gazed out of the window. For a second, there appeared a thoughtful look on his face

as if he was contemplating about a serious matter.

'Things are getting more and more complicated. I did not expect Moore to belong to the Bai family.

Now that Hanley knows about this, I can't stay at the hospital anymore.

But one thing is for sure now, no one will dare to hurt Jean as long as she is with Moore.

I thought I did a great job at considering everything, but it never occurred to me that Moore could be the

son of such a big man.

Though I did not know Moore before, I've heard about him a long time ago from my grandpa.

Grandpa mentioned that Uncle Gary loves Moore very much. And Gary has been trying his best to get

close to Moore using every chance he gets. But it turns out that Moore acts arrogant in front of Gary.

There are some misunderstandings between Moore and Gary since Moore left for Chicago, so Moore

doesn't give Gary a chance to explain.

Why is Moore back now?' wondered Zed.

Puzzlement was written all over his face. After a while, his thoughts took a different turn and there was

a shift in his expression.

'Those are not the questions I should be thinking about.

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Thankfully, she is completely safe in Moore's hands.

Moreover, those who want to set me up will have difficulties getting here as long as I am in the hospital.

My presence closes all the doors for them.

But then how will I find and catch those guys if I leave them no room for actions?

Fine, I guess I have to leave the hospital as soon as possible if I want to make some progress with this

mission.

Moore Bai……' thought Zed with a smile.

As his mind reached the subject of Moore, there flashed a look of satisfaction in his eyes. 'I hope you

don't disappoint me, ' Zed warned Moore inside his head.

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"What did you just say?" asked surprised Jean. The information Moore gave was hard for Jean to

digest. Puzzled look remained on Jean's face and her eyes widened. "Why do you say that you are not

a skeleton in the closet? I don't get it. Or did I hear you wrong?" There was confusion written all over

Jean's face.

'As an illegitimate child, shouldn't he be sorry about his own identity?

Or have I been misled by Hanley all this time?'

"So, you are not the bastard of Gary?" Suddenly, Jean was thrilled by the prospect of this.

"I really am his…… but not the bastard as Hanley says," replied Moore, with his teeth gritted.

"Wait, is Hanley instead the bastard of Gary? And that is why he came to you in such a hurry. He wants

to understand what is going on. Am I right?" As she was speaking, Jean was shocked by her own

words. She denied immediately,"No way! Hanley's mother is the well-known President of the women's

association. How could anyone not know about her name and her background since he is the citizen of

H City? She is the wife of Mr. Bai. Everyone knows about that here." Jean answered her own questions

and it looked like she forgot Moore was present in the room.

"She is Mrs. Bai now, but not the original one." Seeing Jean was going way too far from the answer,

Moore couldn't help but tell her the truth.

"Not the original one? Is she the third party? No way! How can that be?" asked Jean in a suspicious

tone, while she shook her head reluctantly.

'That lady, whose smile is so gentle and contagious that it will rub off on anyone who sees her, always

acts in an elegant manner as if she is a role model for everyone. How could a lady like her becomethe

third party?' Jean raised this question on her mind. But she didn't dare to speak out loud because that

would have saddened Moore.

"Well, I can tell that you must have watched too many of soap operas to understand this." Moore

started to laugh but then paused to continue,"You're right. My mother was the original Mrs. Bai, Gary

Bai's first wife. But soon after she gave birth to me, her health deteriorated. Things got so worse that

she died. Gary Bai, who was still very young back then, married the mayor's daughter who got the title

of Mrs. Bai."

"Oh oh that way!" said Jean who felt stupid for her inability to understand. She then continued,"Moore,

in this case, you don't really have to resent Gary, do you? Gary is not like my father Henry, who

cheated on my mother and divorced her after he met Joy, my step-mother." Jean's words were

intended to soothe and calm Moore.

"I know why he married Edna Huang. It was for the sake of his career. He looked at her as the shortcut

to reach his career dreams. I just can't believe that he became so greedy after my mother left. This

quality about him makes me feel disgusted....."

"Is that the reason why you left? How did you manage to think in such a manner while you were only a

child? Did you consider how dangerous it would be after you left home like this?" Questions flowed out

of Jean like water. She had so many questions which needed answering.

"No, not that young. I left when I was eight years old," replied Moore in a casual tone. He felt relieved

having taken the burden off his shoulder.

"At the age of eight? She was married to Gary at that time?" This information puzzled Jean and she

was clouded with doubt.

"Not yet, but the two families were talking about this for a long time and they almost came to an

agreement at that time." Moore replied with a blank look and it sounded like he was talking about

someone else's family.

"So you ran away before she came? But then how did you make it to Chicago?"'How can an eight-

year-old child pluck up the courage to leave home?'

Now Moore felt that Jean's questions would never ended but he decided to reply.

"Well, don't get me wrong. I was not able to go to Chicago alone at eight." With a wry smile on his face,

Moore continued,"At that time, the kindhearted couple, my adoptive parents, came to China for some

matters. When they saw me faint in the street because of hunger, they gave me some food. That kind

lady, my adoptive mother, thought I was poor and asked me about my life.However, I lied to them. I told

them that I was an orphan who was underfed and underdressed in the welfare house. Moreover, I told

them I got bullied often......" There was a brief pause in Moore's speech.

As he was recalling this memory, he looked nostalgic and transported to that time. "I can still remember

clearly the sympathetic look on my adoptive mother's face, and her eyes were brimming with tears as

she heard my stories. I then took the opportunity to ask them if they would adopt me. Nevertheless, it

wasn't as simple as I thought."

"What happened later?" asked Jean, who looked very eager now.

"As you know, I was not actually from an orphanage, so of course they could not find my profile in any

orphanages. I was quite worried that the kind couple would find out that I was lying to them, so I

nervously took them to one of the largest welfare houses. And to my surprise......"

Once again, Moore faltered in his speech but this time he looked more disappointed than nostalgic.

Judging from his facial expression, Jean formed an idea about what was coming next.

"To my surprise, after learning about the reason why my adoptive parents came with me, the dean

gave them my profile. At that time, I had the biggest surprise of my life. There clearly was my name on

the orphans list,"

Moore stated with anger evident.

"How come?" Jean shouted looked horrified.

"It's incredible, isn't it? I became a homeless orphan only after I had been away from home for a few

days." As he was saying this, Moore looked up and laughed for a second. Then he suddenly stared

Jean straight into her eyes and asked,"Is such a person qualified to be a father? No, he is not! Ever

since he chose to give up upon me, I stopped to consider him my father."

"Moore, would it be possible that there are some misunderstandings?" Jean asked with a frown, still

finding it hard to believe.

"What kind of misunderstanding would that be? He did this because he was about to marry Edna

Huang at that time, the Mrs. Bai now. In truth, he badly wished to send me away. Or else I would

become an eyesore in his perfect life. Under the circumstance, it was understandable that my name

appeared on the list of the welfare house, right?" Seeing Moore's angry face, Jean was scared to say

anything in Gary's defense.

'It is obvious that he really is sad about the past and there isn't much I can do to change that, ' thought

Jean while she stood there with a helpless look.