Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness

Jonas was sensible and could see things clearly. He understood that he could neither live with Melinda nor stay away from her. He didn't want to lose her. Jonas felt that the contract was pointless and therefore, shredded it into pieces.

He crumpled the pieces into a ball and was about to discard it into the trash can but decided against it. He put the paper safely in the innermost side of the safe, where no one could see.

It was too dangerous to throw it in the trash can as people could easily find it and it would create unnecessary problems.

Jonas shook his head and laughed at his fate. He thought about how his life had changed in a short time. He had done many unimaginable things for Melinda. Sometimes, when he looked at himself in the mirror, he saw a different person staring at him.

Jonas was a changed man but he loved who he had turned into. Melinda had reshaped him and gave a new meaning to his life.

Queena and Yulia walked to the door to see Emily off. The smile on Queena's face completely disappeared when she saw the car leave.

"Aunt Queena, are you okay?"

Yulia asked, feigning concern. But Queena was furious and ignored her tone.

"Yes,"

Queena mumbled. Her hatred for Melinda reached another level. She was Jonas's mother and the best hostess of the Gu family. She hated Melinda's attitude.

"How dare Melinda disrespect you? She was rude even though she knew that Emily was your guest. Poor Emily was too upset. She is always sweet and endures Melinda's torture without complaining," Yulia said, shaking her head.

Although Queena remained silent, Yulia wanted to trigger her anger. She didn't want Queena to forget everything and move on.

"Emily is a good girl. Your brother..."

Queena gritted her teeth and blew out a loud breath. She remembered that Emily was close to becoming her daughter-in-law but Nelson meddled at the last minute and got her son married to Melinda.

"I don't know what Melinda had done to make Grandpa force Jonas to marry her. She has cast a spell on him and he seems to listen to her every word."

Yulia shook her head and smiled sadly. She never missed an opportunity to put Melinda down.

"Your Grandpa is old and has lost his mind," Queena grunted.

She felt that he had ruined her son's life. Nelson didn't mention anything about the relationship the two families shared. No one knew the reason why Nelson wanted Jonas to marry Melinda. Therefore, everyone assumed that Melinda was evil.

"Melinda is arrogant because she has Grandpa's support. Aunt Queena, I think it's best if we stay away from her."

Yulia looked around and whispered cautiously, which annoyed Queena.

time to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, she will think that there's no one to stop

what she needed to do to make Melinda understand

she had achieved her goal but she was still worried

sent the driver to pick Emily up.

between Queena and Melinda. Queena wasn't ready to give up until she separated Melinda from

couldn't understand why Queena despised her but she didn't bother asking her about it. Emily's plan seemed to work as Queena slowly fell into her trap. They shared a common goal of defeating Melinda. Although Emily was exhausted, she

attend a makeup launch, so she bought

Queena beamed. She was secretly happy about the gift but didn't show it to

a small gift. I hope

of it and exclaimed, "Not bad! You've done a great job, Emily. They taste good. Most girls know nothing about cooking

of accomplishment when I

bother telling Queena that it was her assistant who made

brilliant at work and a great cook too. You're going to make

from the pit of her stomach as her mind flitted to Melinda. The difference between Melinda and Emily was

also a

don't talk about her to me. It's kind of you to think that she's good. All she knows is to wreak havoc in Jonas's life.

hand crumbled to

smile that was tugging at the corners of her lips. She changed her expression and continued to tell that Melinda was a good

about her

the topic. They were chatting and laughing happily. Melinda was in her room upstairs and couldn't write

her laughter was too loud that it reverberated across the

this weekend and I would like

smiling innocently. Her eyes sparkled with respect and kindness that made Queena agree in

well. You've helped me a lot during the art exhibition. I wanted to do something in return but

was afraid that Queena was suspicious of her motive. She didn't want Queena to think that she was helping her with a

I helped you because I like your painting and calligraphy, not because I

Queena chuckled as she realized that Emily had misunderstood her.

because you're a kind girl. It's very thoughtful of you to hold a party for charity. I like the idea and

sigh of relief. Queena sensed that Emily was still nervous and felt guilty. She felt that she should have conveyed her message

Queena, I want to invite Melinda to the party. Can you ask her to join

in mind. Emily had managed to increase Queena's hatred for Melinda. She felt that if she ignited a little spark, it would turn into a raging fire that

feed the flames until Queena chucked Melinda out

succeed in her final plan, she would have Jonas all to herself. But she should

stretched on Emily's