Chapter 29 Destruction (2/2)

‘Damn it!’ She forgot that the person standing before her was her brother, a diabolic man.

”Yulia, know your place. Do nothing that makes little sense. And don’t overstep my boundaries. In my eyes, you know I have no affection in this family.”

Jonas was not fierce, but his words terrified Yulia. Everyone could tell that he was a man who thought that on

e’s best interests were of utmost importance.

Family devotion, especially hers, was a broad comedy to Jonas.

Yulia didn’t dare to contradict him. She was so humiliated that she fled the room in a hurry. A sneer lifted the corners of Jonas’s mouth, and he then walked in the bedroom, but didn’t find his watch.

Yulia had ruined his costly wristwatch. She thought it belonged to Melinda.

Nelson used to stroll around the garden after dinner, and the old butler, Gavin, accompanied him. Back then, they used to chat and laugh, but now they were notably silent.

After Melinda went away, Nelson felt enraged, then became disappointed and followed by feelings of guilt, which led to depression. He differed totally from the previous old, naughty man.

Jonas pulled his car over near the parterre. A hint of suspicion flashed through Nelson’s eyes when he saw it.

”Mr. Jonas is still here?”

”He came back again. He must have forgotten something,” somebody inside the greenhouse answered. The car immediately lit up and they heard the car beep after its doors unlocked. Jonas appeared holding a bunch of keys jangled together.

Jonas recognized the drastic change in his grandfather, but there was nothing he could do about it. Both of them, who were stubborn and close-minded, could not change their mindsets or behaviors with ease.

”When are you going to take back my granddaughter-in-law?”

Nelson asked. In recent days, they got along well with each other. Nelson thought that if he conceded to Jonas this time, maybe his grandson would apologize too.

But things couldn’t be the same as he expected.

”I will take her back.”

Jonas conveyed a vague answer. Anyone could be his 'granddaughter-in-law' now that the two had broken up. Although Nelson acted incredulous about the legal separation, they carried out the divorce.

”You know I’m talking about Mellie. Stop twisting my words around.”

Now annoyed, Nelson suddenly felt winded. He had cared for Jonas since he was a tiny kid, and he understood exactly what was in Jonas’s mind now.

Jonas had been avoiding the question, but he also knew that this was not the proper way to disregard this issue, so he went home. This time, however, he preferred to go back to the company straight away.

”Grandpa, you know what I mean. I have parted from Melinda. We’ve already signed the divorce agreement. If you don’t believe me, I’ll call your private lawyer and let him look at it for you.”

According to the law, the court would distribute marital property equally in a divorce proceeding, and Melinda took off with nothing. It reduced the proceedings to a great extent, which also caused the legal separation to take effect quickly.

Nelson may be old, but he was still sensible. He recognized it was true, but he was not ready to give up.

”Grandpa, I have divorced her. She has no reason to come back. She has no more responsibilities to carry out.”

In Jonas’s viewpoint, his relationship with Melinda was solely about power and obligation.

”If you didn’t go far, she would still notice me.”

Melinda had always devoted her time and attention to him. The reason she hadn’t shown up for so long was because of Jonas, and it was the complete truth.

If Melinda needed a fresh start, she had to keep herself away from many people including Jonas, the guy who always brought her pain, as well as Nelson who had always cared for her.

Since she left by this time, if she had further communication with Nelson, Jonas would even suspect that she was after the money.

”Grandpa, if she really loves you, she will come to see you regardless of the circumstances.”

Nelson flew into a rage, but he sensed he couldn’t win this argument. His grandson was his source of pride, but he was also giving him anxiety.

”Jonas, you need to realize that you represent the image of Soaring Group, which is not appropriate for too much scandal. Settle down, find a dutiful wife, and steer clear of the previous girls you screwed up with. So, your wife must be Melinda.”

Resisting the anger in his heart, Nelson intended to have a sincere, frank, and intimate talk with Jonas. He hoped that this could persuade him to reconsider from the perspective of the company’s interests.

The awareness that Jonas prioritized the people’s interests, foremost, had stretched out to Nelson. There was no other way, so he thought of such a clumsy reason.

”Jonas, I didn’t care how you acted in the past, but it’s different now. Look at the significant impact all those gossip about you has had on our Soaring Group. It never happened when Melinda was here,”

Nelson said rationally with an emotional appeal. In reality, such was not the case. The PR department could quickly release a piece of false information that Jonas and Melinda loved each other to prevent the media from reporting the unpleasant news.

Now that they had split, Melinda hadn’t appeared in public for a long time. With what Jonas had done over the past few years, everyone assumed that Melinda would lose her prestige.

Jonas didn’t answer back, as if he was considering what Nelson had said. Nelson’s face lit up in joy and he thought that his approach worked. His somber expression finally melted into a slow smile.