Kent looked at the closed door in deep thought. Then he turned around and went back home. Janet who had been busy preparing dinner because she was expecting a visitor, did a double take. When she realized that he had come back alone, she peeped through the window checking if the girl was still in the car.

"Where is she?"

After Janet confirmed that there was no one else except for Kent, she stared at him expectantly waiting for an explanation from him. Although Charles looked very calm and disinterested in their discussion, he had actually been looking forward to meeting his future daughter-in-law.

His son was no longer a little boy and it was time to start acting like an adult, since with adulthood came certain expectations.

"Mom, please don't ever do that again, following me around as if I am a common criminal. I will probably bring her home and introduce her to you in a few days. However, please take note that she is not my girlfriend."

Kent felt that he needed to explain to his parents the nature of their relationship in case they build up false hope. As soon as he stated that they were not in a relationship, his mother's mood made a 360 degree change as if she was a roller coaster.

She was relieved to hear that he was willing to bring her home. But as soon as he mentioned that she was not his girlfriend, everything just didn't make sense for Janet.

"She's not your girlfriend? What do you mean? Then why do you treat her so well? Could it be that you really are in a one-sided love affair?"

Janet looked at her son in disbelief. The minute she saw Melinda she thought she was an excellent person and was a perfect fit for her son and they balanced each other out.

"Well, don't push him too hard. It's a good thing that the girl is willing to come home with him," said Charles.

Charles came out to mediate the dispute between Janet and Kent since things just seemed to be escalating. Janet reluctantly dropped the subject and Kent breathed a sigh of relief, as the family was finally able to enjoy the wonderful dinner that his mother had slaved over.

The first thing Melinda did after she came back home was to close the windows and doors to keep off the strong winds; then she began to prepare dinner. Although there was a lot of food in the fridge, she prepared a simple dish of noodles for her dinner.

Meanwhile on the other side, the secretary was frightened again when he received the photos from the person he had dispatched. He finally gained courage and knocked on the door.

Jonas was still working. Melinda always thought that he was a strange man and couldn't understand his contradictory character. He was a workaholic, but strangely enough, he still had enough time on his hands to spend much time with different women.

"Mr. Gu," the secretary said, as he gingerly stepped into the office cautiously.

Jonas looked up instantly. His blood shot eyes were as fiery and frightening as an eagle's. He had been eagerly waiting for the news, like the masochist that he was, hurting himself day in, day out.

Although in his mind he didn't think that his behavior was self-abuse at all. He had managed to convince himself that it was a necessary step towards pursuing the truth and convincing his grandfather that Melinda was not as innocent as he assumed. This was the only way he could feel a bit relieved from the pressure that always built up on his chest every time he saw his secretary.

But in many cases, he also didn't welcome the temporary release. It was a complicated feeling that he didn't want to dwell on much. As soon as that thought crossed Jonas's mind, it only lasted for about three seconds before he shoved it at the back of his mind.

"These are the photos that were taken today."

The secretary took out the photos which showed Melinda and Kent getting out of the car together, as they went into the apartment building. There were also several photos of the two in the car not doing anything of interest, although, because of the angle the photos were taken, they looked a little intimate.

get off work now and you don't have to monitor them anymore," said

left quickly breathing a sigh of relief. It was true that jobs that paid high salaries also came with a higher level of risk. However, working for Mr. Gu involved a new level of risk taking, and even the

his desk. Jonas took another swiping look at them and gave a cold snort as he stared at them gloomily. He shook his head as if trying to clear his mind from the gloomy topic, and then he went back

the relationship between Kent and Melinda was unusual. It seemed Jonas had underestimated Melinda. He didn't expect that although Melinda looked so innocent, she had already been

find

of paper was a testament of the

he gently tried to massage his temples to ease the pressure building up in

his tendencies to work late, he still didn't go home. Any time he

wanted to show the photos to his grandfather. His intention was to wipe off the discontented looks from his grandfather's face and show him what Melinda was

him from executing his plans. The restless Jonas rationalized that he shouldn't stimulate his

car key from his desk and left his office in a

was at such a late hour, although she

okay? You don't sound

wasn't even well thought out. Queena keenly felt that something was wrong although she was sure that

that have been happening in the company recently and need my attention. You'd better stay at home and watch over Grandpa. I won't come back for the next few days," Jonas said and rubbed his forehead in exhaustion. Although

of Melinda brought a new wave of

from him. With great excitement, she bought a lot of things and posted them in all her social media accounts including wechat and her micro-blog. Many of her posts gave subtle

was exactly

was suited for a person of her stature. Her reputation was not very good, so she didn't

given up on her and ditched her. Holley, was still not willing to give up although no matter what she did she still couldn't attract enough fans. She finally realized that Jonas was her

her business, Holley didn't care. Any kind of publicity whether negative or

dramas which had made a lot of obscure actors famous, Holley had a lot of ideas in her mind. She dressed up making sure to

a sip of his soybean milk and as soon as he turned around to clean the desk, Jonas stepped into the office earlier than expected, the secretary instantly tensed trying to control the milk which sprang out of his mouth like a

up hurriedly and then greeted him once again, but Jonas just

was still beating at the speed of a race car, thinking of the scene that just happened. He was still contemplating how lucky he was, when

so early today?" the secretary muttered

and cleaned his clothes, changing into another suit in record time

day but he didn't want to look shabby and give Jonas more excuse

come in way earlier than expected and the secretary had hoped that he could cover a lot more work before Jonas

organized and entered the whole day's schedule in his diary. Although after noticing the boss's new style of working, the secretary deeply felt that

what's today's schedule?" Jonas asked coldly as he opened the

had just finished working on it. He pulled the lapels of his suit coat trying to

all you have? That schedule is not tight enough, it's too scattered and spaced out," said Jonas

time. "I'll rearrange it and make it better, Mr.

day, he had never dared to arrange his schedule too tight. In the past,

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