Knowing that Melinda wasn't actually pregnant, Jonas couldn't help but feel upset. Even so, he did his
best not to show it. Soon after, the two went back home.
Melinda had always known that Nelson was looking forward to have a great-grandchild. Because of
this, she knew that he would be disappointed to find out that she was not pregnant. Still, she had to
break the news to him.
Although Nelson was in a low mood, he still put on smile. "It doesn't matter. You are still young! Don't
worry, you have plenty of time to have kids," he comforted.
"I'm really sorry, Grandpa," Melinda mumbled.
Guilt washed over her at that moment—not because she failed to get pregnant, but because she
actually didn't want to have another child with Jonas. It was such a complicated feeling in her heart.
"Silly girl. It's not your fault at all. The doctor said that you are just probably exerting yourself too much.
From now on, just take good care of yourself and I'm sure you'll get pregnant in no time."
Nelson mistook Melinda's sadness, thinking that she was upset because she couldn't get pregnant.
Unconsciously, Melinda bit her lower lip. Sometimes she thought maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have
children just so that she could make Nelson happy. However, she did not want to raise children in a
home that had a broken family.
Melinda was certain that her relationship with Jonas would be over sooner or later.
The news of Melinda's false pregnancy made some happy while others sad. A lot of people were highly
aware of the significance of her pregnancy in this family.
Needless to say, Nelson thought highly of her, and Jonas had taken good care of her recently.
Yulia was happy that Melinda didn't get pregnant. Otherwise, she would be really worried as she
wouldn't know how she should proceed.
After the two returned to their villa, Melinda turned on her computer and began to type on the keyboard.
There was a lot of inspiration and ideas flooding through her mind, and she didn't want to miss it.
Jonas walked in on her, seeing her busily typing away. "Are you writing again?" he asked.
It was not the first time that Jonas had seen such a situation, but it was the first time that he asked.
There was no aversion in his tone unlike in the past. Slowly but surely, he had accepted a lot of things
about Melinda.
"Yes. I've had a lot of free time on my hands recently."
Yulia's fake kindness ruined everything, and since the last draft was lost, she was not in the mood for
writing for a few days. Today, however, she was in the mood to get her writing done.
It was such a thrill for her to write. Whenever she wrote a sentence she liked, she couldn't help but sit
back and smile to herself, admiring her work.
"What are you writing right now?"
Jonas seldom read novels, and mostly read classics and prose. Melinda looked up at him with a subtle
expression in her eyes, and finally said helplessly, "I don't think you'd be interested in this."
Love stories were definitely not his cup of tea. Melinda knew that he only read those books with
complicated theories and difficult vocabulary and was aware that it was a bit boring for him to read love
stories.
Jonas shrugged it off and went to work at the study. It was a nice and quiet moment in their villa.
As Melinda was writing, a piece of news popped up in her laptop. It was a report about Emily. Seeing
this, Melinda clicked on it out of instinct.
Emily was filming a new movie recently. It starred a bunch of big names and was getting a lot of hype.
For some time now, Melinda had been wondering how Emily could've endured without seeing Jonas,
and it was not until she read the article that she found out that Emily had in fact been in F City.
As Melinda continued to read the article, she found out that Emily was apparently known for wearing
white and dainty dresses. The thought that Melinda also had many dresses similar to what Emily wore
made her uncomfortable.
'Well, looks like I'm never going to wear those dresses again,' Melinda thought in annoyance. In truth, it
actually suited Melinda more than it did on Emily. With a sigh, Melinda closed the web page and went
back to her writing.
Meanwhile, Emily was so anxious, and couldn't wait to return back to A City. Her performance wasn't
that good, and consequently slowed down the shooting process. If only Emily wasn't as famous as she
was, the director would have scolded her right there and then.
It would difficult to against someone like her, especially since she had a lot of fans that were arrogant
and unreasonable.
Fortunately, the shooting had taken place in a fairly remote place where had a weak signal. It was easy
for Emily to calm herself down since she couldn't get a lot of news and information from the outside.
Every now and then, Melinda would go out to refresh her mind and find more inspiration. Whenever
Jonas had the time, he would go and accompany her. The sight of them together gave the impression
that they were a nice, young couple that got along really well.
"Wow, it's so rare to see you sitting at the table,"
Yulia said in a sarcastic tone as Melinda sat down for dinner. Recently, Melinda often went out and
seldom had her meals at home. Melinda didn't pay attention to Yulia's snide comment—after all, what
Yulia said was a fact.
In contrast, Melinda's silence made Yulia feel even more annoyed. 'How dare she ignore me like that!'
she thought.
"Mellie, did you have a good day today?"
Nelson asked with a smile. Melinda and Nelson were sharing interesting things that they met today,
and also invited Jonas to chat with them. Jonas was not a good listener. He just talked a lot with "uh" or
something else. But the way they got along with each other still made Yulia jealous.
'They're my family! Why is everyone so fond of her anyway?' Yulia thought angrily.
'This is my home and yet I feel like an outsider. Do they ever care about me at all?' There was so much
hate and bitterness brewing in Yulia's heart.
"Emily will be back soon, Melinda," Yulia chimed in. "I wouldn't be so laid-back if I were you."
Emily was really a thorn in Melinda's heart since she had caused a lot of troubles and
misunderstandings between her and Jonas.
The only thing Yulia wanted right now was for Melinda to have a difficult time like her.
"Oh, she is always welcome to visit us. Just be careful not to lose your temper this time, okay?"
Melinda clapped back, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.
It was obvious that Melinda was deliberately teasing Yulia to annoy her, and it worked. Yulia's lips
curled up into a sneer. However, Melinda looked like she didn't want to hear anything more from Yulia
and stood up to take her leave. It was an insult and a complete waste of time for her to fight with Yulia.
Every time they had a quarrel with each other, Yulia always lost. It seemed that Melinda would always
be better with words.
Even though Melinda was calm on the outside, her heart was actually in great pain. 'If Jonas dares to
bring Emily back here and she starts annoying me, I swear he'll never get close to me again! I'll have to
die first before I have a baby with him!'
There was a sullen look on her face as she went back to the villa. Jonas furrowed his brows—this was
the first time she had been cold around him ever since they came back together.
"What's wrong with you?" Jonas asked.
"Why? Do I need a reason to be in a bad mood?"
Melinda had never been so arrogant in front of Jonas. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel good
for snapping back at him freely.
Hearing her reply left Jonas speechless. He looked over at Melinda with surprise and intrigue.
"How about I take you out for fun?" he suggested after a while.
After getting along with Melinda for some time now, Jonas knew that she was very much a kid at heart
and was fond of being outside.
"Have you checked the time? It's already getting dark! Where are we supposed to go?"
It had totally slipped her mind that she had mentioned to Jonas once that she found everything so
much more beautiful and interesting when it was nighttime. After her harsh reply, Jonas shook his head
dubiously.
'Looks like no matter what I say, she'll still be upset,' Jonas thought, feeling resigned. To make a point
that he wasn't going to suck up to her this time, he turned around and left the room, slamming the door
loudly behind him.
"Stop playing tricks on me,"
Melinda said through her teeth, feeling that she had been wronged. Finally, she threw herself on the
bed and buried her head on the pillow. Soon enough, she fell asleep curled up into a ball.
When Jonas returned to the bedroom, he saw Melinda sleeping soundly. The unhappiness in his heart
vanished. A smile was even starting to show on his lips.
'The more time I spend with her, the more I feel like she's so much like a child,' he thought.
The next morning, Melinda deliberately stayed in bed until Jonas left to go to the company. She wanted
him to feel that she still wasn't happy with him.
Downstairs, Yulia had been doing Tai Chi with Nelson when Melinda arrived.
"Melinda, why have you woken up late? From what I remember, you don't really go to evening parties.
What's more, you barely do anything all day!"
Although it seemed that Yulia was concerned about her, Melinda knew that she was actually calling her
a lazy woman. Though rich people's wives didn't need to make money by themselves, they often took
part in various activities or banquets to stabilize their husband's connections. Melinda, however, didn't
do things like that.
She narrowed her eyes at Yulia and was about to speak back, but Nelson interrupted.
"Melinda is not in a good health! She needs to have a good rest so that she could get pregnant.
Besides, we have a lot of people working for us. What else do I need her to do?"
Yulia gritted her teeth. It annoyed her that Nelson always sided with Melinda without a second thought.
What was more, Melinda wasn't even aware what Nelson was doing for her.
'This bitch! Always taking advantage of Grandpa's kindness,' Yulia thought to herself grudgingly.
"You are not a little girl anymore, Yulia. I think you'd understand what Grandpa is trying to say,"
Melinda deliberately spoke with an air of shyness, assuming that Yulia was no longer a virgin. Of
course, Yulia understood what Melinda was trying to imply, and couldn't help but feel humiliated.
'How dare she say such shameless thing? And in front of Grandpa! What a slut!'
On most days, Melinda really did nothing much. She would only show up when it was time for their
meals, and would retire back to her bedroom or go out somewhere right after. Because of this, Yulia
deliberately slandered her in front of a lot of people.
Soon enough, a lot of people in the upper class thought that Melinda was the epitome of a lazy woman.
It didn't bother Melinda though, thinking that Yulia was just bored with her own life.
Only a brainless person like Yulia would do such a disgraceful thing to hurt the reputation of her family.
With the protection of Nelson, Melinda was able to save some face.
But Yulia just wouldn't stop. At first, Melinda didn't think it was necessary for Nelson to fight back
before, but now she had to teach Yulia a lesson.
After years of struggling and climbing in the upper society, Melinda had her own way to solve the
problem. Not everyone was blind. She also met some people, so she asked them to help her
investigate the matter.
As it turned out, Yulia had a tightly-knit group, and they had done a lot of bad things.
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