"Didn't you go shopping? Why are you back so soon? I wasn't expecting you back until later."
Sitting on the sofa, Yulia was immersed in her own thoughts, full of fear. She was worried about what
she saw and didn't want to talk about it. When Nelson walked into the living room with Gavin's help, he
saw Yulia alone.
Nelson knew that she and Melinda went out together, and they had gone shopping. He hoped that they
could get along well with each other, so he encouraged them to spend time together.
Gavin helped Nelson sit down on the sofa, poured him a cup of tea, and then retreated to a corner.
Yulia was still in a daze until Nelson put the cup heavily on the tea table. He startled her to get her
attention and show his authority.
"Ah. Grandpa. I am back,"
Yulia greeted him nervously. Her hands locked together and her eyes were darting around. She didn't
dare to look into Nelson's eyes. She knew he would be upset with her and didn't know how best to
handle it.
"What are you doing? I asked you something, but you didn't answer me. Didn't you go out with
Melinda?" He was visibly agitated and unsure of why on earth she would be back so soon. "Why did
you come back alone? Where is Melinda?"
Nelson asked unhappily. Yulia's eyes were wide open when she heard Nelson ask about Melinda. She
had run away and was totally unaware of what was going on now. Things had started to get bad quickly
and she thought it best to get away.
Besides, she didn't think Jonas could defeat the three men. There were some guys that started bullying
Melinda. Jonas came to help and things escalated. She was fearful and fled.
"I...decided to leave. I didn't want to stay. I felt a little uncomfortable so I came back first. Melinda is
fine. She happened to meet a friend, so they went shopping together,"
stuttered Yulia. Though Nelson was old, he was wise, so she dared not look at him at all. He could
sense her lying and didn't like it one bit.
Nelson heard the fear in her voice and snorted. He didn't believe that Yulia was telling the truth. She
was lying and it was obvious. He knew Melinda well. If Yulia was really sick, Melinda wouldn't go
shopping with her friend on her own.
"Your sister-in-law went shopping with a friend. Is the friend more important than you?" he questioned
her more. Pressuring her to tell the truth.
Yulia was totally confused and took it for granted that Nelson was blaming Melinda for not taking good
care of her. At this thought, she could not help feeling happy in her heart.
"Grandpa, Melinda also has her own friends. I shouldn't bother her," she said coyly.
Yulia pretended to be annoyed and blamed Melinda. She was trying to win his favor by throwing
Melinda under the bus.
"Yulia, do you think I'm a fool?" Nelson barked angrily. He was beginning to lose his patience. "Tell me
where she is at!" he demanded.
There was anger in Nelson's voice. Yulia finally realized she'd best tell the truth and she stammered,
"She was stopped by a group of people. And Jonas appeared to protect her. So... I came back. I didn't
want to be there. Things were getting heated so I left."
Hearing this, Nelson was almost speechless. He couldn't believe that Yulia came back after she saw
that Melinda was bullied. He was angry with Yulia and her selfishness.
"Gavin, please send someone to help Jonas as soon as possible," he ordered.
Lowering her head, Yulia didn't dare to speak a word. 'If I had known this, I wouldn't have come back,'
she thought. She was frustrated by the situation and didn't know what to do.
"Yulia, if anything happens to Melinda and Jonas, it will be on you," he told her sternly.
Then he pointed at Yulia and angrily added, "Thank god, Jonas appeared to help. You ran away and
left Melinda alone! What if Jonas was not there?" His voice was rising as his anger overcame him.
The more Nelson thought about it, the angrier he became. He stood up and walked back and forth on
his crutch. Yulia was still there, full of resentment and silently fuming.
"Mr. Nelson, don't worry too much. Mr. Jonas will handle it well."
Gavin tried to comfort him. Nelson sighed and finally sat down. He was old and tired.
"How is there such an irresponsible person like you in our Gu family? How could you only think of
yourself? It's so shameful. Yulia, don't contact Melinda anymore."
Yulia was angry but she dared not to say anything. She bit her lip and sat there. Nelson asked Gavin to
call Melinda, but the phone had been turned off, which worried him more.
"What about Jonas's phone?"
"No one answered,"
Gavin said. Nelson was more worried than before. Thinking of the scene before she left, Yulia began to
get worried. She weakly said, "Jonas said he had called the police. Everything should be fine."
"Everything should be fine? Do you think it is reasonable for you to run away and leave them there as
long as everything should be fine? If you called us earlier, things would be better than now."
It would be best if Yulia didn't speak. Her words almost drove Nelson mad. Gavin stood aside,
indicating that Yulia should stop talking and leave quietly.
They still couldn't get in touch with them. Fortunately, Gavin arranged people to come to the place
soon. There were signs of fighting and some bloodstains, but no one was there. It was empty.
"Send someone to the shopping mall and check the security monitor. I want to know who is bullying our
Gu family!"
Nelson pounded the ground with his crutch, but the sound was muffled by the soft carpet.
In the hospital, the smell of disinfectant was powerful. Melinda walked in with Jonas, whose whole body
was draped on hers. Melinda was very tired, and with the help of a nurse, she took him to have a
surgery examination and treat the wounds.
Only when Melinda sat on the chair did she feel relieved. Then she remembered that she did not see
Yulia. She didn't see her leave. She had slipped away quietly without a word.
"Jonas, where is your phone?"
Melinda asked Jonas who was lying on the bed. The doctor was treating his injuries. It was not until
then that she knew there were many wounds on his body big and small. But he was so tolerant that he
did not say anything.
"It's in my jacket pocket,"
Jonas said painfully, and then closed his eyes. The doctor took a look at her, but said nothing. Melinda
took the phone, and Jonas told her the password. Then she quietly went to the corridor.
"Grandpa, it's me."
As soon as Melinda got through to home, Nelson talked to her worriedly. He was more concerned
about Melinda than Jonas. This quickly warmed her heart.
"Where are you, Melinda?" Nelson asked. "I sent someone to look for you but he didn't find you."
"Grandpa, Jonas is injured and we're in the hospital now. Don't worry. He's all right now."
It was true that she was not hurt at all. But Jonas's wounds might be serious. She was used to telling
the good and concealing the bad. She was good at it.
"Good. Now that you are in the hospital, you should have a check-up. I will handle this matter. I won't
let you suffer for nothing." Melinda smiled quietly feeling cared for.
Nelson exhaled a sigh of relief, reminded her, and made her a promise.
"Grandpa, actually..." Melinda wanted to say that there was no need to investigate this matter, because
she already knew who did it. But thinking of Jonas's injury, she held back the words on the tip of her
tongue. She decided it was best to keep quiet.
"What's wrong? If you have any problem, just tell me. Don't hesitate."
Her hesitant tone made Nelson misunderstand that she had some unspeakable reason. Melinda shook
her head, and then said, "Nothing, Grandpa. We're all fine. Don't worry. Go to bed early."
After hanging up the phone, Melinda exhaled heavily. Then she walked into the doctor's office again.
Since the wound had been treated, Jonas had to change into a hospital gown.
He was tall, and the large patient clothes on him looked a little short. Melinda walked to hold Jonas.
"He has internal injuries and will stay in the hospital for some time," the doctor said. Melinda was
scared and worried for Jonas. He needed her and she would stay.
The doctor arranged the VIP ward on the 7th floor for him. The 5th to 7th floors of the hospital were all
for VIP wards. It was very quiet. Regular people couldn't get in. It felt exclusive, like a club, but a sad
club.
Since Jonas was in a single ward, it looked like an ordinary single apartment, or perhaps it was more
luxurious. After lying down, Jonas quickly fell asleep. Melinda sat on the small sofa by the bed, found a
book in the ward and read it quietly.
The atmosphere between them was very quiet but warm. Melinda was a little sleepy, but she tried to
hold it back. It was not until Jonas finished his drip that Melinda allowed herself to fall asleep by the
side of the bed.
Jonas woke up in a daze for a moment, and soon his eyes became clear. When he wanted to pull off
the quilt, he felt something pressed it. Turning his head, he saw Melinda sleeping with her lips pouted.
He curled his lips into a smile unconsciously, which he himself was not aware of. Then, Jonas stood up
from the other side and tried to bring her to the bed. However, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and
finally gave up. He himself was a patient in need of care now.
Jonas covered Melinda with a blanket from the other bed in the room, then walked to the balcony and
called William to arrange work.
William was shocked when he heard that Jonas was injured. Then he felt frustrated. Since the boss
was injured, he would carry the weight of the whole company.
Jonas needed time to recover from the injury, but he was still able to deal with the affairs. When
Melinda woke up, she saw William directing several people to bring a lot of things to the ward.
While she was sleeping, the ward was completely changed, as if it were the office. She rubbed her
neck, and the blanket fell to the ground.
Melinda smiled, folded the blanket and put it aside. She was amused by his constant need to work.
"Can't you just rest and relax for a while?" she said smiling. She was so relieved he was okay after the
incident.
Jonas was reading a book on the bed, and she was sure that this was the book she had read before. It
was boring, which made her drowsier. However, Jonas was reading it with great pleasure.
"I have to deal with some urgent documents. And I can rest after that,"
Jonas answered indifferently as he put the book aside. William walked over at this moment. "Boss, the
documents you need to deal with have been put there. If there isn't anything else, I'll leave you be."
"Okay."
William led the people out. On the table, Melinda found the things were divided into two piles. One was
a pile of magazines, and it seemed to be prepared for her.
"Are these the documents that you have to deal with?"
Melinda asked while looking at the tall pile of paper. Jonas didn't answer her, but maybe his silence
was the best answer.
In the next few days, while Jonas was recovering and working, Melinda looked after him all the time. At
the same time, she did her job as his temporary assistant, helping him with the chores. It was also at
this time that she felt it difficult to be a boss of a big company.
She always had a headache when hearing the things Jonas dealt with every day. And it was not
because she could not understand what he was dealing with it was just all of it.
At the same time, Emily was trying to figure out where Jonas was. She had followed William secretly
and now she finally knew that Jonas was recuperating in the hospital.
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