Ex husband's Plea for Forgiveness novel Chapter 98

It was nearly noon and the sun was blazing in the sky but the gentle breeze that swept on the road carried a pleasant coolness. Seeing the two cars parked in the middle of the road, the other cars behind that of Jonas's began to take a detour.

Emily glanced at Jonas's chiseled jaw and the tiny stubbles that were peeping out. That was when she realized that she was obsessed with him.

"Is anything wrong?"

Jonas frowned and looked at his watch again. Emily did not miss the anxiety in his eyes. She was determined to stop Jonas from attending Melinda's book launch event.

"Yeah, I don't know what happened. It's not starting. I don't know how to check the car and see if something is wrong with it. Can you help me?"

Emily asked as she raked her eyes across Jonas's face, trying to read his expression. He nodded and got out to inspect her car.

"Is something wrong with the car?" Emily asked as she followed Jonas.

"Give me the keys."

Emily handed the keys and Jonas tried starting the engine but it screeched loudly and refused to start. Just when Jonas tried starting the car again, he saw a picture of him and Emily, when they were young, hanging in the car.

Emily bit her lip with excitement when she caught Jonas glancing at the photo. She had hung the picture on purpose to find out if Jonas still cared about the relationship they had in the past.

His jaw tightened as he looked at the picture and finally pulled it apart. Emily's eyes widened with shock. She wanted to stop him but her legs refused to move.

"Jonas…" Her voice was barely above a whisper.

"I don't want you to hang this in the car. It could cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

Emily's heart sank. She couldn't snap out of the shock. Jonas held the picture and glanced at her coldly.

He wasn't immature to rip the photo but he knew that Emily shouldn't have hung the picture in the car where everyone could see.

"Yes… err... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I won't do that again, I promise,"

Emily said shakily as she put the pendant inside her bag.

Her curly hair was a little dry due to long neglect. She was weak as she had not taken good care of her health. Her chin was narrow and bony as she had lost a lot of weight.

"I can't figure out what is wrong with the car. You can ask someone to help you repair it."

Jonas frowned at his clothes that were stained and wrinkled. He sensed that something was wrong but he didn't want to waste his time here.

"Oh, okay."

Emily took her phone and glanced at the wallpaper. It was a picture of her with Jonas that she had taken at his place. Emily wasn't afraid of Melinda then. Although Jonas was always cold, she felt safe and secure around him.

She felt that Jonas always had her back. She was sure that her plan would work and she could have him back.

But the pictures meant nothing to Jonas. He was standing on the pavement, staring at a distance, wondering what was going on.

He felt that there was a reason behind Emily's actions.

All the guests had arrived at the venue of the book launch event. The walls were filled with autographs, and the crew brought small gifts for the people who had come to attend the event.

"Melinda, the event is about to start. Hasn't he come yet?" the editor asked anxiously.

"I think he is on his way," Melinda said as she glanced at her phone.

She called Jonas for the hundredth time but there was no answer.

She wondered if something had happened to him. Jonas had never failed to attend the call and Melinda became terrified.

"What's wrong? Are you nervous? You were fine a few minutes ago. Is something wrong?" the editor asked as he saw Melinda's trembling hands.

"Chill! Nobody is going to wage a war against you. It's your big day and you should enjoy every moment of it," she joked. Melinda forced a smile and excused herself to go to the washroom. She wanted to splash cold water on her face to calm her tense nerves but she couldn't. Her perfect makeup would come off.

Melinda closed her eyes, took deep breaths, and gradually calmed down.

She tried calling Jonas for one last time but he didn't answer. She pursed her lips and thought for a while before she sent a message to Kent, asking for help.

They had planned the book launch in a manner where they would reveal the mysterious guest in the end. Melinda knew that the event would collapse without the guest. She needed someone to save her from the humiliation.

Jonas was still trying to repair Emily's car. The cellphone on the black sports car that was parked next to Emily's blared with a phone call.

Jonas had consulted a friend to help him repair the car. He finally found the reason behind the problem and grabbed the tools from the car. Jonas followed his friend's instruction and Emily's car roared to life.

"Jonas, thank you." Emily smiled gratefully.

She took a handkerchief and tried wiping the sweat beads that had lined on Jonas's forehead. But he stopped her.

"You… Err... here, take it." Emily gave the handkerchief to Jonas.

She couldn't accept that Jonas had moved away from her because of Melinda.