SWNOVELS Chapter 78 Becoming Worse
"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.