Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness
Chapter 4 Divorce
Silence prevailed in the office of the top floor. There was a soft knock on the door when Jonas was busy checking his e-mail.
He waved his hand without lifting his head. The secretary walked in and handed him a steaming cup of coffee. She had come to report his schedule for the day.
Jonas was looking exhausted. He closed his eyes and rubbed his throbbing temple.
"Leave these things for a while and arrange a driver for me. I need to go back to the mansion first." He hadn't gone home for the past few days and his family was upset about it.
"Sure." The secretary grinned. "You're going back to see Miss Mo, aren't you? I'm sure she'll be happy to see you."
Jonas furrowed his eyebrows as he remembered what had happened the previous day. There were only three people in the office. How did the secretary know that Melinda wanted him to come home to discuss something?
"How did you know?" Jonas arched his eyebrows with suspicion.
A shiver ran through the secretary's spine. She was afraid of Jonas's eyes that were shooting daggers at her. She wondered what she had done that made her boss angry.
"Err... I saw Miss Mo almost faint in the office. So, I thought..." She swallowed loudly. "I thought you were going to see her today," she said in a trembling voice.
Jonas turned away and rested his head on the chair. "Just arrange a car as soon as possible," he said solemnly.
The mansion was empty when Jonas returned. Melinda was nowhere to be seen. He sighed and went to greet the elders of his family. He then waited for Melinda for a long time. After Jonas finished playing a round of chess with his grandfather, he saw Melinda appear. Her face was pale and expressionless. She was trudging in the hallway like a zombie.
Nelson felt sorry for her. He advised Jonas to take care of his wife. Jonas nodded and left with Melinda.
Soon, Melinda and Jonas sat in the living room of the second floor. They were not looking like a married couple, rather like rivals who wanted to defeat each other.
raked her eyes across Jonas's face. He was the man whom she once fell in love with, but things had
silence as none of them spoke. Jonas was annoyed by the disdainful look on Melinda's face. He glanced at the document
in your hand?"
and bit her chapped lip.
killing him. Moreover, his grandfather had been rude to
like you're innocent all the damn time?" He sneered distastefully. "Are you pretending to be perfect and innocent just to win grandfather's heart? Well, if that's the case, congratulations! You have made
Melinda trailed off. The indifference in Melinda's tone annoyed Jonas even more. "Of course, I know what
took a moment for him to realize that she
the bag, pulled out two papers, and placed them
is the divorce
as if a storm was brewing up, waiting to engulf them. Jonas glared
ignored him and continued
single penny from your Gu family. We don't have children, so we don't have to deal with the problem of custody and shit. My only hope is..." Melinda looked at
at the documents and
pursing his lips. "You got married to me and became Mrs. Gu. Now you say that you are letting me go? Why didn't you tell this before? Why didn't you tell this before getting
sighed loudly. She had been awake the entire night and her eyes were stinging. She thought that Jonas would be glad to leave her and get back to his lover. She didn't know that getting his consent for divorce
but you don't have to put up with me anymore. I've never failed my duty as a wife but you were never a good husband. I've been hurt and humiliated by your family. I know that you were behind all this. You want to get rid of me, don't you? Here I'm, with divorce papers, granting your wishes. Why
sudden change in Melinda's attitude. The woman sitting in front of him seemed like
when she saw Jonas's
now. Just sign the damn divorce agreement and we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to
front of him. His body froze and he couldn't move. He didn't know what to do. There was