"Jonas, I need your help."
As soon as Emily blurted out those words, Melinda felt a great shock, or perhaps she had some
admiration. How could she say that she needed help so confidently as if Jonas would come running to
her aid?
Hearing the soft bossa nova music playing inside the coffee shop, Melinda glanced around and looked
out of the window, trying to appease herself. It was rare that she got along well with Jonas, and the
tension now ruined that peace. To be honest, she wanted to quarrel with Emily.
"I don't have time today. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Lately, Jonas had been trying his best to be friendly to Melinda. Seeing Melinda's expression on her
face, he felt that she was not pleased, so he wanted to deal with Emily as soon as possible.
Emily noticed the sudden change in the attitude of Jonas to her. She stared at Melinda with eyes full of
resentment. But she didn't turn her back and walked away. Emily looked at Jonas with grievance and
deftly bit her rosy lips.
"Jonas, I know you hate me now, but it's all because I love you too much. You and I were..."
Emily wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. She peered through Jonas's eyes. Her
expression conveyed that she wished Jonas to know how unfaithful he had been. Melinda had been
observing them the entire time. Hearing what Emily said, she could not help raising her eyebrows.
"Forget it. It's no use saying that I'm sorry. You don't trust me anymore." Emily took a deep breath,
pretended to be reasonable, and went straight to the point. "Jonas, I'm no longer a little girl. The
company shifted its focus on others recently, and I need your support."
Emily clenched her fists. When she thought of how the company had treated her, her eyes would fill up
with anger. Those in charge would only add insult to injury and would never offer much-needed
assistance to others. She would just stay away from them.
The entertainment circle had been such a cruel place. Emily had worked there for ages, and despite
starting in a high position, it still didn't go well these years. After returning to China, she found just the
right personality to make use of his reputation like Jonas.
Sure enough, the company noticed her value and made arrangements for her, but the conditions
suddenly changed, and the company considered giving her up.
"Jonas, I didn't do anything shady except love you. Why are you so unfair to me? Have you forgotten
what transpired when we were little? We played house at that time. You said you would marry me.
Back then, you didn't know how happy and mortified I was at the same time. You were so kind to me. I
fretted that I didn't deserve you, so I had been working hard on bettering myself. I thought that one day
I would be entitled to stand beside you. Am I too late now?"
Emily said painfully, hot tears rolling down from her fingers. Her delicate oval face was wet with tears,
making people want to take care of her.
"Jonas, I've always dreamed of being your bride since I was a little girl."
Tears welled up in Emily's eyes, and she looked at Jonas. Thinking of the events when they were
small, Jonas was touched. But they were young and naive then, and those were all empty promises.
Jonas remembered that it was Emily who had left first, but it was too late to say anything now.
"I'm going home first."
Melinda felt nauseated when she heard Emily began talking about the past from her childhood,
especially when it involved the word "bride". She could almost imagine the scene when two little kids
said their vows to each other slowly. She was Jonas's legal wife, but now she seemed to be the third
person who ruined their bond.
Sometimes, a writer's imagination could become uncontrollable.
Melinda's mind was now full of drama revolving around a love triangle.
"Mellie."
While clutching her handbag, Melinda stood up from her seat. Jonas immediately reached out for her
arm, but Melinda darkened her face and flung his hand away, a bright smile flashing across her lips.
"I won't disturb you two."
While saying that, Melinda secretly resolved that she wouldn't forgive Jonas easily if he dared to
reminisce about the old days with Emily.
Seeing the unnatural expression on Melinda's face, Jonas knew that something disastrous was bound
to happen. Just when he was about to catch up to her, Emily suddenly appeared in front of him and
said in an aggrieved voice, "Jonas."
Emily blocked Jonas's way. Melinda, who was already on her feet, had already walked to the coffee
shop door. She paused her steps for a second, but she didn't catch Jonas following behind her. She left
the establishment with a sullen face.
"Get out of the way."
Jonas was a little apprehensive, but he couldn't be so harsh to Emily. The feelings he had when he was
a kid still made him uncertain. Seeing that Melinda was going farther and farther away from him, he
panicked.
"Jonas, aren't you going to help me? Seriously?"
Emily still struggled to endure her last strife. She didn't want to accept the fact that Jonas was
insensitive to her and that he worried more for Melinda.
After going out of the coffee shop, Melinda hailed a taxi. When she spun around, she saw Jonas and
Emily still fumbling with each other. With a taunting smile, she got on the car and slammed the door
shut.
The sudden loud bang startled the driver. Turning around, he discovered that it was a sophisticated
young woman. 'Never judge a person by her looks,' he thought to himself. Then he picked up the
address from Melinda and was too overwhelmed to say more.
He didn't dare aggravate the people from that neighborhood.
"Emily, move aside. Don't make me repeat my words."
Jonas stared intently at the taxi, memorized that number of its license plate, and ordered William to find
out where the taxi went after picking Emily up. After hearing that it headed straight to the Gu's mansion,
Jonas was secretly relieved.
He hadn't driven fast for a long time, but to reach Melinda soon and provide an explanation, he stepped
on the gas and sped away. Finally, Jonas arrived at the same time as Melinda at the mansion.
"Mellie."
Jonas pulled over at the gate. He promptly jumped off the car. Right after Melinda paid for the fare, she
turned around and met Jonas's tense expression. Her heart flipped, but when she recalled the coffee
shop incident, her aversion quickly flared up.
"Mr. Gu, are you done with your pure angel so soon?"
"Mellie, let me clarify it to you. Things aren't like what you have envisioned. It was Emily who badgered
me, and I didn't commit anything to her."
"Don't say that, Mr. Gu. I can't put up with this atrocity. I, Mrs. Gu, am so jealous that I don't want to
catch you messing around with an old friend from your early life. Such news is exciting, right?"
Melinda's words were brutal and sarcastic. Neither of them was amused. Jonas could not utter a single
word further in front of her.
Thanks to his unfavorable situation earlier, but this time Melinda overpowered him.
"I didn't mean it like that, Mellie. It's all in the past. Now it's over, and I've promised Grandpa that I will
be nice to you. I..."
"You don't have to drag yourself like this. If you're scared of Grandpa, so you're trying to avoid Emily, I
will help you with that."
Hearing this, Melinda became mad. She always knew that this relationship was made possible based
on his grandfather's obsession. It was her wishful thinking. Jonas had never wanted her.
Hearing this, Jonas regretted saying something reprehensible.
"Mellie, that was just a practical joke. You are my wife now."
"Mr. Gu, it seems that you're overlooking the fact that we have divorced once. Our remarriage is again,
part of our agreement."
A tinge of coldness appeared in the eyes of Melinda. At the moment, she was not in the mood to listen
to the explanation of Jonas. In her mind, she thought of different matters related to him and Emily's
playing in childhood, all the insults Jonas had said in the past, and his love for Emily.
Melinda was suddenly wide awake.
Everything that went on these days was all just a dream. Sooner or later, Melinda should wake up.
Feeling powerless, Jonas looked at Melinda. No matter what he professed, he would be misinterpreted
by her. The more Jonas pointed issues out, the worse he turned out to be. In the end, he simply didn't
want to defend his actions anymore.
They walked into the mansion one after the other. Everyone felt the friction in the atmosphere between
them. Compared with the previous days, the air in the villa was dubious again.
Gavin looked at them, completely baffled. He dared not to ask whether they had eaten dinner. He
sighed in his heart. 'Everything was fine when they went out. Why are they acting like strangers after
coming back?'
Following her return to the villa, Melinda went straight to the bedroom. She had released the story
about her and Jonas several days ago. Thinking of this, she felt so ashamed.
'How could a scum like him deserve my praise?!'
The more Melinda brood over it, the bitterer she got. So, she soon took action. She had wrapped up
the character's backstory and started to make some revisions. She deleted all the narratives about
Jonas.
It seemed that this was one way for her to remove Jonas's place in her heart.
The childish act didn't work off her anger. Melinda began to mope. Jonas stayed outside her bedroom
the entire time and didn't dare to disturb her. They kept mum until eight o'clock in the evening, which
was when Melinda amended the chapter routinely every day.
But today, there were no new chapters. There was only an announcement that Melinda modified the
sections that she had updated before. Jonas clicked in and found that she had deleted many of his
previous descriptions.
Her gesture irked Jonas, but he didn't know what to do. He had done everything, but nothing seemed
to work. What was more, what Melinda did drove him to misery.
He could not bear such a feeling. After pausing at the door for a long time, he finally took the car key
and left the mansion.
Jonas had a habit when he was in a bad mood, and he liked drinking. He drove the car to the bar,
where he usually hang out when he was still studying. But he no longer frequented the place after
graduation.
Jonas had spoken of his adventures in college with Melinda recently, so he missed the pub. He came
here unconsciously.
The boss was still the same young man who operated the bar years ago, but he had become much
more grown after so many years. Jonas ordered a few drinks and drank alone.
Most of the drinks in the bar had a touch of green tea. There was tea in his cocktail, so the alcohol
degree wasn't too high. It didn't matter even if the degree was high since he was a good drinker.
"Jonas?"
A hesitant voice rang. Jonas lifted his head and saw a man in a black suit peeking at him in wonder.
The man smiled as Jonas looked up.
"It's indeed you. I thought I got the wrong person,"
the man said with a grin. After all, it was unlikely for a man like Jonas to show up in this place.
"Hey, you. Long time no see."
Jonas revealed that this man was his good friend in college.
the man said with a grin. After all, it was unlikely for a man like Jonas to show up in this place.
"Hey, you. Long time no see."
Jonas revealed that this man was his good friend in college.
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