Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness

Chapter 138 Drunk Behavior

The news that Jonas Gu of Soaring Group had beaten his wife was the most sensational in A City. No one was intervening with this or even bothered to explain anything, which made the media even more excited.

The reporters couldn't reach Jonas, so they went to the hospital to look for Melinda. But it wasn't easy to sneak to the floor where Melinda was in. Instead, the reporters just wandered outside, trying to get bits from the medical staff.

Melinda was quietly recuperating from her minor injury. But the media made it seem that it was a serious injury. Luckily, the media hadn't got a hold of Jonas nor Melinda.

The more the media exaggerated, the angrier Melinda's fans got. Her fans wanted to hear from her, even in places like book comments and microblogs. Some people even went straight to Jonas's and Soaring Group's Weibo to make comments about this.

At that moment, Weibo had become very lively.

When Kent went to visit Melinda in the hospital, he couldn't help but mention that.

"If I am seriously injured, how could they know?" Melinda said.

She touched the wound on her forehead. It was getting better. The doctor finally covered it with a Band- Aid, instead of a thick gauze.

With a bandage on her hand, Melinda almost doubted that she was seriously ill.

"A reporter can confound white into black. The medias are good in making groundless accusations and making comments. But the netizens, they like it," Kent said.

But he was feeling a strangeness in his heart. The trouble had gotten severer. Why didn't anyone in the Gu family deal with it?

Jonas was currently worrying about his internal and foreign affairs. His family was questioning him and the company's shareholders were making everything difficult for him.

"Is your periodical office like that?"

Melinda rolled her eyes upon hearing what Kent had just said. She even mocked him. As the editor-in- chief who was responsible for the novel section, he couldn't avoid to publish news.

"Our magazine didn't write anything about this matter at all."

"Oh my God! No one will read that then!"

Her mood wasn't affected at all. Even though she appeared to lack energy, she still claimed to be happy. But Kent felt that she was deliberately hiding something.

Her smile never reached the bottom of her eyes, which made the people thought she was crying.

Despite being contradictory, it didn't make others feel strange.

Kent stayed in the hospital for the whole afternoon. He didn't leave until Mary arrived. He didn't expect that the media still hadn't given up. He was even photographed.

A news article said that it was Kent who took Melinda to the hospital on that day. A lot of different versions were fed to the audiences.

One of Ken's colleagues came to his office, hoping that Kent would agree to an interview.

An exclusive interview, for that matter.

"Why should I do that?" Kent asked.

He looked at his colleague with a disdainful look. He was really against all this gossiping.

"In the beginning, we took your advice and didn't take part in this matter. Now we really need you to do your part," the man replied.

Kent's response made his colleague lose his temper. He even told the others that Kent was incompetent and it was baffling that he was in his current position.

He wasn't going to let Kent go easily.

This made Kent really unhappy. He simply didn't want his magazine to be involved in such a mess. He didn't expect that there would be a turning point.

However, what he said was right.

If he really wanted to clarify things, he would rather let their own periodical office find an advantage. Melinda didn't make fun of him at all when she said that he was in a loss today.

"After all, we should respect Melinda's privacy. I have to ask her if I want to do it. And that's the bottom line!" Kent demanded.

Kent rarely spoke in such a bossy manner, so his colleague wasn't able to say anything back at him.

The priority of every entertainment magazine was entertainment because the netizens would like it. Few people would investigate the authenticity of reports like those.

Some of the stars didn't care about the exposure they were getting. Some of them even created rumors for themselves.

But rich families were different, especially Nelson. So, naturally, they were a little afraid.

After browsing the news on the Internet, Kent found a summarized section. He immediately sent it to Melinda's WeChat.

"Kent, it doesn't matter. You can decide for yourself."

In fact, she had been seeing these news for a long time already. She hesitated and gave her answer when Kent asked about it.

As soon as Kent saw the news, a big smile appeared on his face. He knew how much she cared about Jonas even though she didn't pay much attention to him.

She even came to a compromise.

The next day, Kent's magazine sent an exclusive interview. They stated that Jonas was only drunk, and that he didn't beat his wife.

The reporters seized the chance to ask why Kent was the one who sent Melinda to the hospital. Kent claimed that it was because drunk people always said they could drive.

Just like that, he became the most famous editor in A City.

Kent's statement changed the public's opinion again. The boss of the farmhouse and the waiter that served Jonas the alcohol also confirmed that Jonas was really drunk that day.

The crowd felt the fun was not yet finished.

Jonas was surprised when he saw the news. He didn't expect that Kent was standing out this time. Complications suddenly arose in Jonas.

He had regarded Kent as a rival in love all this time. Melinda didn't have many friends, and Kent was one of them. There was indeed a misunderstanding between them.

"Boss, the stock market is going well," William said.

He had been observing the company's stock market all this time. Seeing that it had returned to normal, and even rose a lot, he felt really relieved.

"Well, you can deal with the shareholders now."

Jonas, this time, also recognized the people who sided with Aron. He thought about how these people might be a stumbling block for the company's future developments. He had to figure out a way to deal with them.

Although Nelson forbade him to visit Melinda, Jonas secretly went to the hospital. As he reached the floor where Melinda stayed, he saw Kent coming out of the ward.

Both of them were embarrassed when they faced each other. After a while, Kent finally broke the silence. "Melinda has fallen asleep. Be quiet when you go in."

"Thanks for helping me," Jonas said.

"What?"

Kent hadn't expected that Jonas would thank him. At first, he was confused. But then, he smiled and said, "I did it for Melinda."

"Please, don't get me wrong. It's just that those journalists were coming to the hospital to disturb her."

Kent didn't want any further complications between him and Jonas. But deep down, he felt that if Jonas didn't believe him, it was useless no matter what he said.

"Would you like to have a drink with me?" Jonas offered.

It surprised Kent to see that Jonas wasn't acting like what he used to be. Before, Jonas was like a gun that could be shot at any moment.

"Aren't you going to keep Melinda company?" Kent suspiciously asked.

Jonas just shook his head and didn't offer any response.

The two of them went to a quiet bar near the hospital. Jonas asked for a private room and ordered lots of wine. Kent frowned upon seeing this. "Are you sure you want to drink again?" he asked.

"I know what I am doing," Jonas retorted.

It wouldn't be a great move to let all of that happen again.

Even though he knew that alcohol had caused him so much harm, he still needed a drink to relieve his depression.

"Did you bring me here just for a drink?"

Kent poured himself a glass and drank it up. It was good wine, but the smell was really terrible.

Unlike Jonas, who had to engage in social activities like this, Kent couldn't handle it.

Jonas didn't answer. He had a gloomy look on his face and drank three glasses of wine in a row. It seemed that he wanted to drink so badly. The coldness on his face was melancholic.

"Did you know Melinda from college?" Jonas asked with hesitation.

He had been wondering about Melinda, and how little he knew about her.

Jonas suddenly became conservative. He knew that Melinda loved him deeply. But on the other hand, he was feeling that her love for him had long disappeared.

"Uh-huh. I've seen her run after you all the time."

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What Kent said reminded Jonas of the one who followed him in high spirits during college. But her face was very obscure.

It was difficult for him to connect such a person to Melinda.

'Did I make her like this?' Jonas asked himself in his mind.

"Silly girl," Jonas muttered.

He was amused, but with a sense of pride and pity. He felt sorry for her as he thought about that time.

He hated himself for not turning around earlier to see Melinda behind him. Melinda really loved him dearly.

"Yes, we all advised her to love anyone other than you. It was useless to love you. But she'd say otherwise. She said that she only liked you, and that it was one thing that could not be changed."

Kent thought he was attracted to Melinda then, even though she was so stubborn and serious.

Unfortunately, the person she fell in love with wasn't in love with her.

It was hard to imagine that she had ever said such a thing. Jonas felt really bad for not hearing that.

At that time, however, he would probably responded with mockery even if he had heard them talking in person.

Sometimes, the interactions between people really depended on the timing.