Chapter 5 Rebirth (2/2)

Holley thought that she had finally identified a secret that Melinda had been trying to hide. So she theatrically covered her mouth, pretending to be surprised at her new discovery, but in reality, her eyes were filled with glee. She was already picturing the expulsion of Melinda from their social group.

Looking at Holley's expression and how immaturely she was behaving, Melinda knew that Jonas must have concealed the news of their divorce from the public. The corner of her mouth twitched in amusement at how much Holley was wasting her acting skills on them.

”Wow, this is very strange. It seems that you are so charming that Mr. Gu is willing to leave his true love for you, so that he can accompany you for coffee.”

Holley puffed out her chest proudly. The irony in Melinda's tone flew right past her head and Holley assumed it was a compliment. She was aware that a skunk named Emily had been sniffing around Jonas and trying to make everyone notice her presence. Holley had thought that Jonas would lose interest in her now that he had a new catch, and ignore her after the banquet that night. However, she was pleasantly surprised when Jonas sent someone to contact her. So she thought that Emily was not a big shot as she had earlier claimed.

Even if she didn't understand what Melinda meant, Jonas perfectly understood the dig Melinda took at Holley. His eyes tuned cold when he spotted the interaction between Melinda and Kent, looking as if they were very close to each other.

”You seem to be in a good mood. I was wondering why you seemed to be so impatient. It turns out that you have already found yourself a replacement boyfriend. What? Are you happy since someone will accept such a shameless woman like you?”

”Jonas Gu, watch your mouth!” Kent's hands slammed against the table as he stood up. He then grabbed Jonas by the collar and glared at him.

Melinda rushed to hold on to Kent's fist to prevent him from committing professional suicide. She tried her best to separate them. The Gu family was a big family in A City. Even though Kent's family was also famous in the city, and he had worked hard and made a name for himself, she didn't want him to get into trouble.

”Well, you have made it very clear that no one can compare and is good enough for you. You have already had enough of looking at my boring face for the last five years. So, Mr. Gu, please be generous and send the divorce agreement to me as soon as possible.”

Jonas's eyes were filled with unfathomable coldness, while Melinda looked at him straight in the eye without flinching. She didn't want to show any sign of weakness.

”You have grown thinner,” Jonas suddenly said.

Melinda sneered.

”If Mr. Gu can be kind enough to act more efficiently to expedite the process and give me a reply as soon as possible, I promise I can get fat in a week.”

Jonas fixed his eyes on the woman in front of him, who was full of spikes. She looked at him while guarded, without the previous feelings of love and adoration which were ever present in her eyes. This new look was strange to him and made him upset.

He always hated to see her face and eyes and found her annoying. He should be happy that he was now free once she disappeared from his presence.

He looked away lightly and smiled.

”Don't get me wrong. I have been busy recently and the divorce agreement totally escaped my mind. I just hope you can keep your words.”

”Kent. Why are you still standing there?” Jonas had left with Holley, but Kent was still lost in thought as he watched them leave in a huff.

Jonas had suddenly appeared at the coffee shop and although it seemed like a pure coincidence, Kent thought otherwise. He suspected that Jonas had deliberately made an appearance here because Melinda was here.

He sat back and looked at Melinda's gentle face. She seemed not to be impressed by what had just happened. He could not help but feel at ease and a bit encouraged by her response to the whole provocation.

Thinking about the undisguised anger in Jonas's eyes which only men could understand when Jonas looked at him just now, he sneered in his heart. Such kind of a person would sooner or later suffer what he had planted, but what he met was not someone else, but Melinda who looked soft but would never look back.