Forgive My Ex-husband novel Chapter 13

Kent's words were ringing in Melinda's ears. Her life had entirely changed after getting married to Jonas. Her love, happiness, joy, and fears had disappeared in these five years. She had turned completely numb.

She was once naive enough to believe that Jonas was the one for her.

But reality had hit her hard to the core, waking her from the happy bubble she was in.

Melinda tried remembering the love she had for Jonas but she could only recall the days where she had cried herself to sleep.

"Mrs. Gu, it's time to take your medicines," the nurse said, snapping Melinda from the reverie. She smiled sheepishly and took the medicine.

"When will I be discharged?"

"Your body is responding well. You're much better now. But you still need to ask the doctor about it."

Melinda felt that she had recovered. There were a lot of things that she needed to attend to. She felt that she could rest at home. It was mentally draining to stay in the hospital all day long.

Nelson visited her from time to time. When Melinda had fully recovered and was ready to go back home, Nelson had come to pick her up.

"Grandpa, why did you come all the way? You could have sent one of the servants."

Melinda was touched by Nelson's sweet gesture. He was old and didn't have to pick her up, but he had always been fond of Melinda and showered her with love. He was the only person Melinda was loath to part with in the Gu family.

"You're my sweet granddaughter-in-law and I've come to take you home. Are you ready to leave?" Nelson patted her head and smiled. He had personally come to pick her up because he wanted everyone to know how much he cared for her.

Melinda wanted to go back to her place but Nelson had changed her plan. She couldn't disagree with him, so she left for the Gu's mansion.

"Before you go back to your room, can you pop into the study for a minute?" Nelson asked when they were home.

The servant grabbed Melinda's belongings and carried it to her room. Melinda nodded and followed Nelson. The furnishing, painting, and lighting of the study emanated an ancient aura.

"Grandpa, is there anything you want to tell me?" Melinda asked, breaking the silence.

Nelson closed his eyes and sighed, "My child, I was responsible for your marriage. It was I who asked you to marry Jonas so that you could live happily with him. But I didn't expect our family would be responsible for your pain and suffering. The guilt is consuming me every day." He smiled sadly.

"Grandpa, it's not your fault. You are the only comfort in this lonely house. You've always been kind to me."

Melinda held Nelson's hands and smiled. Her eyes were sparkling with sincerity and Nelson knew that the words were straight from her heart.

"I'm being a selfish man again. I wanted to ask if you could help Jonas," Nelson said hopefully.

He had let go of his ego and pride many times because of Jonas. Moreover, he was seeking help from Melinda. She was like his own granddaughter and he wasn't ashamed about it. He would do anything for his grandson.

"You want me to help Jonas?" Melinda asked in disbelief.

Jonas was a powerful man and she was a common girl. Jonas could get away with any problem and Melinda wondered what Nelson wanted her to do.

Nelson was proud to have a grandson like Jonas, but the recent events were distressing. He couldn't help but worry about his grandson's reputation. Nelson sighed and explained everything to Melinda.

Melinda knitted her eyebrows and listened intently. Once Nelson finished talking, Melinda plopped on a chair, and blew out a loud breath. "Grandpa, even if I agree to help him, I don't think Jonas will be okay with it."

Melinda was sure that Jonas would refuse to accept her help. But her thoughts wandered to how he had been behaving lately. She wasn't sure about it anymore.

"Well, if you're ready to help him, I will take care of everything else."

Nelson was happy that Melinda had immediately agreed without any persuasion. He always knew that she was a good girl. Unfortunately, his grandson failed to see her good heart.

"Okay, I don't mind helping him if Jonas doesn't have a problem with it."

Melinda smiled. This wasn't new to her. She had spent the last five years, putting on a happy face, pretending to be in a happy marriage when she was dying inside. But it was a little awkward to pose like a happy couple after breaking up with him.

That evening, Jonas sent a bunch of flowers along with an apology note for not picking her from the hospital. Melinda didn't know what had caused the sudden change in him. But she had a feeling that Nelson was behind all this.

Melinda turned to look at Jonas. His cold eyes were staring at her. She couldn't help but rethink her decision.

"All right, Jonas has the day off tomorrow. I think you two should go dating."

Nelson smiled. He was happy to see them get along well.

"Okay."

"Okay."

Both of them agreed. Dating wasn't a special occasion for them. It was just an act to make people believe that they were still in love. So neither of them were excited about it.

Nelson was worried that the two of them would part ways, so he had planned everything accordingly. The two of them wouldn't have a choice but to stick around with each other.