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 changed. She felt strange

none of them spoke. Jonas was annoyed by the disdainful

What's in your hand?" he

bit her chapped

killing him.

know what's in your hand? Why do you have to pretend like you're innocent all the damn time?" He sneered distastefully. "Are you pretending to be perfect and innocent just to win grandfather's

Melinda's tone annoyed Jonas even more.

Jonas asked. It took a moment for him to realize that she was answering his second

out two papers,

the divorce

a storm was brewing up,

him

two copies of the divorce agreement and signed both of them. I don't need anything from you. I will not take a single penny from your Gu family. We don't have children, so we don't have

at the documents and back at

that you are letting me go? Why didn't you tell this before? Why didn't

and her eyes were stinging. She thought that Jonas would be glad to leave her and get back to his lover. She didn't

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 are you hesitating now? Or... Have you fallen

sitting in front of him seemed like a stranger to him. She was

lost her cool when she

to you right now. Just sign the damn divorce agreement and we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to sort things out." She stood up and

at the papers that were lying in front of him. His body froze and he couldn't move. He didn't know

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