Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness novel Chapter 75

"Yulia, you should shut up." Jonas glared at her. "I don't want to hear anyone talking about this, especially if it's coming from you."

Jonas could not possibly believe that Melinda was capable of doing such a thing to his face. He had no plans on keeping the child in the first place. He suspected that the person who was responsible for this was Holley.

It never crossed his mind, not even once, that Holley would do such a terrible thing when she was caught in a tight situation.

"She has killed two children but you still defend her!" Yulia growled at her brother. Eyes wide in anger, she then turned to Melinda. "How were you able to trick both my brother and grandfather to protect you no matter what?"

Yulia stared in surprise at Jonas. She thought he would get furious at Melinda yet it was the complete opposite. In fact, he continued to defend the woman.

Melinda was at a loss for words as she turned to face Jonas. She did not expect him to believe her. This made her feelings for him even more complicated all of a sudden.

Just when she thought that she was all alone and that the whole world doubted her, someone suddenly stood by her side and firmly defended her.

Ever since Melinda realized what it really meant to be in love, she knew a fact that she felt it for this man who was currently standing in front of her. Tears soon welled up from her eyes and started to roll down her cheeks.

She snuffled and hastily tried to wipe the tears from her face with the back of her hand. Finally deciding to say something since the accident happened, she slowly opened her mouth to speak.

"I didn't do it. It wasn't me," she sobbed.

"I believe you," Jonas answered back. His eyes turned soft as he looked at her.

Suddenly, he hesitantly stretched out his hand to hold her, worried at the same time that Melinda would reject him. He seemed to be thinking twice on what he was about to do but finally mustered up the courage to grab her hand. When Melinda held his hand in return and did not try to break free from his grip, the corners of his mouth lifted up to a small smile as he softly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I believe you as well," Nelson said. "Mellie is a kind girl. I could not imagine her doing such a thing."

Eyes filled with pity for Melinda, the old man went downstairs along with Gavin. His demeanor suddenly shifted as he turned to Yulia with piercing cold eyes.

He was definitely disappointed with his granddaughter's actions.

"Yulia," he addressed her in an authoritative voice, "I don't mind sending you abroad for a few years so you could learn some proper etiquette."

Nelson's words seemed to be effective since it apparently made Yulia shut up. She did not utter a single word after. Melinda felt a little guilty as she glanced over to Nelson. She was aware that he had always been eager to have a great-grandchild.

"What's the matter? Why do you look so sad?" the old man asked.

As soon as Nelson reached out to her and placed a hand gently on top of her head, Melinda wasn't able to fight the tears that once again fought to come out. She looked back at the old man with watery eyes.

"Grandpa," she wept.

Melinda suddenly missed her grandparents. Back home, everything was simple. There were no accusations or heartbreaks to deal with. All her grandparents did was spoil her like a little princess. Even when she arrogantly made some mistakes or got into trouble, her grandfather was always there to clean up the mess for her.

Then he would use his own method to educate her. Leonard was a soldier. His kindness and integrity had a great deal of influence in Melinda.

"Don't cry, Grandpa is here," Nelson told her in a soothing voice. "If Leonard sees you like this he'll definitely get angry at me for making his granddaughter sad. I am already old and not as strong as I was, so help me."

Nelson's words made Melinda homesick but she quickly dried her tears. Her grandfather always told her that it was no use to let others see you cry.

"Your tears will only cause distress to your family," he always said.

Seeing Melinda in this state made Jonas feel lost. He stood there helplessly as he watched Nelson trying to comfort her.

"Come on, let me show you some photos of me and your grandfather back from when we joined the army," Nelson said in an attempt to cheer her up.

Melinda decided to forget everything that just happened and quietly followed the old man to his study.

Jonas was instructed by his grandfather to return to the villa. Nelson also temporarily took away all of Yulia's electronic devices, which caused her to throw a fit inside her room.

While showing the pictures to Melinda, Nelson smiled fondly as he remembered the old times. It was evident that he treasured the memories he had with her grandfather during the days when they were in the army.

"Grandpa," Melinda said and then suddenly hesitated.

"You do not need to hold back, say want you want to say," the old man urged. "If someone mistreats you, don't think twice about telling me. I will deal with it."

Nelson noticed the hesitance in Melinda's voice as a sign of grievance. Melinda's silence made him wish that she could act more of a child who did not hesitate to tell grownups anything.

"Grandpa, is the only reason why you treat me so well all the time because you and my grandfather are good friends?" Melinda finally asked. "You have many other comrades just like my grandfather and many of them have granddaughters who are much better than me," she continued.

Nelson was surprised for a moment by Melinda's words as she revealed all of her doubts. After a moment, he started to laugh.

It was true that he had a lot of comrades in the army, but there was only one person who had devoted his self to him and helped him a lot. The rest of them only wanted to be close to him so that they could gain some benefit.

"Your grandfather is a person worthy of respect. I owe him my life," he told her.