Chapter 816 I Must Have You

"The same is true for you. The man who marries you will be the happiest man in the world. Jesse, are you interested in anyone right now?"

Kirk asked in a concerned tone.

Jade seemed like she couldn't keep it together.

As if right on cue, Kirk joined them. Jade knew that Jesse couldn't distract Zed any longer. So with a knowing smile on her face, she stood up and said to Jesse, "Jesse, stay here. I'll go and make lunch. Just stay here until I get back. Let's have lunch together, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you, Aunt Jade." Jesse nodded without any hesitation and beamed with pleasure.

Jade had always liked Jesse. Jesse and Zed used to be inseparable so much, so that their families thought they were going to end up together.

Jade loved Jesse like she was her own daughter.

Much to her surprise, Zed married another woman—Jean.

She found out when she was abroad for a trip which she cut short to come back home—angry and confused.

When Jade saw Jean for the first time, she was disappointed.

Not only was Jean nowhere near Jesse in terms of beauty, her family was also a far cry from Jesse's.

It also didn't help when she found out that they only got married for the sake of a piece of land.

But at the end of the day, she loved her son and she wanted what was best for him. Zed had always been independent even as a child—he knew what he wanted and he knew how to get it.

So even though she didn't like Jean, she had to accept her.

Then, at a party, seeing Jean treat Henry coldly made Jade begin to pay more attention to Jean and find more of her good personality.

As Jean's mother-in-law, she couldn't help but delight at the sight of seeing Jean take her husband's side as opposed to her greedy father's selfish requests.

Soon enough, Jade had learned to accept Jean and she realized that Zed had his reason for choosing Jean, like he always did.

Especially now that Jean was carrying her future grandson, she couldn't help but feel protective of her.

Nonetheless, she still loved Jesse like her own as long as she didn't get in between Zed and Jean.

When Jesse agre

“Who does she think she is? I won’t marry her even if she is the last woman on earth,” said Hiram Rong.

“Marry into a family with tens of billions of assets? How lucky I am! I won’t be so foolish as to break off the engagement. At worst, I can receive money as part of the divorce settlement,” said Rachel Ruan.

Their great-grandfathers made a pact about their engagement a hundred years ago...

a good thing that they could fly to the US just so they could see you whenever they missed you," Kirk said to her with a smile.

"You know so much about me, Kirk." Jesse was embarrassed suddenly.

"Now tell me and be honest with me, were you seeing someone in the US? Is that why you didn't come back?" Kirk asked Jesse.

"No, it's not like that at all!" Jesse looked down shyly and then stole a glance at Zed with the corner of her eyes.

While Zed didn't notice this, Kirk and Jean did.

Jean had a different look on her face. She stared Jesse for a while before resuming her to normal demeanor.

Meanwhile, Kirk looked at Jesse with a meaningful look before turning to Zed and Jean. "Jean, Zed, why are you both so quiet?"

"Oh, we're just listening in," Zed chuckled. "We spent the night on the plane so we're both a little tired..."

"Go back to your room and rest first. I'll call you when lunch is ready," Kirk urged him with concern.

"Okay," Zed nodded and looked at Jean for approval.

Jean didn't want to stay any longer, so she nodded in agreement.

Zed nodded and turned to Kirk, "Kirk, you can keep Jesse company. Jean and I will go rest first. Don't forget to call us when lunch is ready."

"Sure, don't worry. We won't starve you here!" Kirk nodded and said.

"Father, Zed and I will go back to our room first to rest," Jean said to Sean who was sitting near them.