Chapter 82 Two Patients


    Melinda knew that something had changed. She started to feel afraid the moment she felt it.


    She wanted more of what she had just received.


    Melinda blushed as she buried her face on his chest. It had never urred to her that she would kiss


    Jonas so passionately in a foreign country and in broad daylight for everyone to see.


    Jonas felt like his heart had suddenly skipped a beat. Melinda''s scent engulfed him. He held her tightly


    in his arms, fingers tense as he struggled to maintain his self-control. He knew that he couldn''t just


    whisk her away back to the hotel, but her scent was addictive.


    "Mellie," he purred.


    "Yes?" she stammered.


    His voice made Melinda''s heart pound faster. Still in his arms, she slowly lifted up her head and stared


    into the depth of his gaze.


    The glow in his eyes was as bright as the stars. Nothing around them mattered to him at the moment.


    He only had eyes for her.


    It was as if she meant the whole world to him.


    "Mellie, let me take some photos for you." Jonas held up the camera he brought with them for her to


    see.


    "You can take photos?" Melinda inquired.


    She thought she already knew Jonas very well, which was why she was a bit surprised as she stared


    back at him curiously with the new piece of information. Melinda hadn''t known that Jonas possessed


    some knowledge in photography.


    "I searched about it online," he told her sheepishly.


    He wanted to prepare for this day, so he did his best to master using it quickly. A lot of people said that


    if you loved someone, you would want to take a lot of good photos of them.


    Jonas agreed with the saying.


    Melinda obliged and happily posed for Jonas. She went along with him as Jonas took photos of her


    from a short distance. Once in a while, he would ask random people who passed by to take photos of


    both of them.


    The two of them spent three days in Mauritius. Melinda secretly uploaded all of their photos in her


    private social ount. She still couldn''t believe that it was her with Jonas, who were ying on the


    beach.


    For the second phase of their honeymoon, Melinda learned that Jonas had arranged for them a trip to


    Fiji. It was an ind located in the South Pacific which was surrounded by numerous corals.


    The three days that they had spent in Mauritius made Melinda feel a little exhausted, so they decided


    to take a break during their first day of arrival.


    Jonas took Melinda to their hotel room to get some rest. The next morning, they went to soak in the hot


    spring which made Melinda feel invigorated.


    Jonas thought that Melinda might still be exhausted from the previous days, so he decided to not rush


    her into following their itinerary. Instead, he took her to the biggest shopping mall in the area where


    they suddenly bumped into a person Jonas did not expect to meet.


    It was a person from his rivalpany. What was more unexpected was that the person who


    apanied him was not his wife, but instead a young woman with a slender figure. The moment their


    eyes met, it was evident from the man''s expression that he hadn''t expected to see him there as well.


    Melinda noticed Jonas looking at the man in front of them and wanted to ask if he knew him.


    "Mellie, let''s try some clothes on," Jonas breathed into her ear before she had the chance. When


    Melinda had realized that Jonas was talking about couple outfits, she followed him to the boutique


    excitedly.


    It bothered the man when Jonas decided to ignore him.


    "Do you fancy that woman?" the woman beside him suddenly asked.


    There was no hint of annoyance in her tone. She didn''t seem bothered at all with the possibility that her


    companion might be checking out other women. The man finally broke out from his sudden shock and


    quickly shook his head in response.


    "I thought I just saw an acquaintance," he told her.


    "An acquaintance?" the woman repeated and raised her eyebrows in curiosity.


    Her gaze shifted towards Jonas and Melinda, who were both currently enjoying themselves, while they


    browsed through the disy of clothes. She didn''t believe his words.


    The man awkwardly stood there. He was definitely sure that he had just seen Jonas. Did he not


    recognize him?


    He suddenly felt uneasy.


    "You''re almost done shopping, right? Why don''t we head back to the hotel first?" he told her.


    The man felt nervous, knowing that he was seen with another woman. He told his wife that he was on a


    business trip and did not expect to bump into someone he knew while they were in a foreign country.


    "Are you ashamed of me because I''m not pretty enough?" The woman frowned and crossed her arms


    at him.


    He quickly reassured her that it was not the case and slowly steered them away from the direction of


    Jonas and Melinda.


    What he failed to see was Jonas putting away his phone as a cunning smile formed around his mouth.


    He was a businessman after all. How could he ignore an opportunity to acquire something that he


    could use against hispetitorter on?


    "Jonas, try this as well." Melinda handed over some clothes to him.


    The boutique actually catered to couples. There were various matching outfits to choose from as


    Melinda wandered around to find several designs that she liked. She pulled Jonas along with him as


    she browsed through the disys, trying to find the best outfit that matched her.


    Jonas ended up buying all of them.


    Both of them finally returned to the hotel with a generous amount of shopping bags. As Melinday on


    their bed, her thoughts drifted back to the two people they bumped into today and how Jonas had a


    weird expression on his face when he saw them.


    "Do you know the two people from earlier?" She wasn''t able to resist asking.


    "Yes," Jonas admitted.


    Melinda looked over to him curiously. "Why didn''t you greet them?"


    Seeing her perplexed face, Jonas exined that the man was from hispany''spetitor and how


    he was having an affair.


    "I thought they were a couple," she told him not long after, a bit surprised by the revtion.


    They looked genuinely intimate. She was definitely sure that they were not just putting up an act.


    Melinda hadn''t pushed the topic any further and remained silent. After all, it was not in his nature to not


    greet someone he bumped into. In the evening, Jonas had e-mailed the photos to the man.


    If the photos of the man being intimate with another woman leaked in their country, it would definitely


    affect a lot of people. He was well aware of Jonas''s motive for taking them, but he could not me


    anyone but himself for being unfortunate enough to bump into him.


    Once he was done sending the photos, Jonas called William and instructed him to follow up on the


    projects that hepeted with that man.


    A City happened to own a piece ofnd that was about to be developed and no one was able to


    sessfully bid on it yet. This time around, Soaring Group would easily win thepetition in a week.


    Melinda smiled to herself as she started to pack in her suitcase all the clothes they shopped for the


    day. During the evening, however, she suddenly felt sick and started to vomit along with diarrhea. This


    made Jonas extremely worried.


    "Put on your coat. I''ll take you to the hospital," he insisted.


    He hurriedly draped the coat over Melinda''s shoulders without any further exnation and rushed


    towards the hospital with her wrapped in his protective arms.


    Even though Melinda wanted to assure Jonas that she was fine, her stomachache had betrayed her.


    She did not even have the strength to speak and her face already went pale as she suddenly leaned


    against him for support.


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    Because Jonas wasn''t familiar with the area, he asked the hotel''s staff to take them to the nearest


    hospital. Apparently, Melinda had eaten something bad and was instructed by the doctor that she had


    to be confined in the hospital to be treated.


    Melinda did not like the idea at all and turned to Jonas. "We ate the same food. Howe I''m the only


    one who got sick?"


    As she leaned against the bed, she tried to recall all the food she had eaten the whole day only to


    realize that she had eaten too much.


    "Once we get out of here, I am not allowing to you eat so much again," he murmured.


    Jonas med himself for allowing her to eat a lot of messy food. If he only paid more attention to


    Melinda, she would not have suffered so much right now.


    Melinda, on the other hand, knew that this was entirely her fault. She did not know what to say and


    opted to remain silent.


    Her current condition made her more sensitive to the cold temperature of the hospital. Seeing her


    shudder, Jonas carefully covered her with a nket and asked the nurse if they could buy some liquid


    food for her.


    "Go to sleep, you need some rest. I just need to deal with something but I will still continue to watch


    over you." He then took out his phone and started to type in some numbers.


    Melinda forced a smile because she felt bad for making Jonas watch over her all by himself. This made


    Jonas soften his gaze as he smiled back at her, still feeling helpless with the situation.


    However, she wasn''t able to get some rest. Melinda was just about to close her eyes when a familiar


    face entered the ward. It was the man that they saw earlier back at the mall. The man assisted the


    same woman he was seen with, both surprised as they spotted Melinda and Jonas once again.


    "Hello! What a coincidence, we get to meet again," Melinda greeted them in Chinese.


    "Do you also have a bad stomach?" She nced over the woman.


    She had noticed that both of them were in a simr state which confirmed her suspicions. Melinda felt


    bad for the woman, but she was secretly a little bit relieved that she was not the only one who was


    affected.


    The woman looked at her helplessly. "The food here is poisonous. I ate a lot like this back home yet I


    have never gotten sick like this."


    Both of them understood each other and smiled as the woman continued to tell her about all the food


    she had taken in for the day, wondering what she had eaten that was so bad to make her feel


    miserable.


    Nevertheless, she reasoned out that it was hard to resist eating because all the food looked very


    enticing.


    The twodies seemed to be enjoying their conversation. The men had no choice but to watch over


    them andter on started to discuss about the economy.


    They may be rivals, but outside of a business setting they had a lot of interesting things to talk about as


    they continued to discuss among each other animatedly.


    Melinda and the woman whose name was Nina Ye soon fell asleep, leaving the men to watch over


    them. Both of them had never left their side for the whole night.


    Melinda and Nina Ye woke up the next morning to find that Jonas and the man named Ryan Zhou had


    left for a while to get them some breakfast. While waiting for them to return, they found themselves


    engaged in another interesting conversation.


    "Nina, if you don''t mind me asking, why are you with him?" Melinda inquired.


    Nina Ye did not seem like someone who wanted to ruin another family. If the woman was experiencing


    problems, maybe she could do something to help.


    The woman smiled softly. She was not surprised by the sudden question.


    "I guess Ryan and I were just unfortunate enough to have not met sooner. People like him, after all, did


    not have any freedom when it came to marriage. I''m sure you are very much aware with that. Love is


    something you can''t control," she answered.


    "I don''t care about the money. I just want to be happy with him." She looked at Melinda with sincerity.


    Melinda was impressed. After hearing those words, her opinion about Nina Ye''s affair had changed.


    "Isn''t it difficult?" She worried.


    All she got as a response was augh. It may have sounded heartily, but the smile did not really reach


    the woman''s eyes.


    "I don''t really like to force myself into someone, nor do I want to force someone to love me. If he really


    loves his wife, I''ll just have to live happily alone then," she answered.


    Nina Ye exined that the marriage between Ryan Zhou and his wife was an arrangement between


    both of their families. She had no idea if they really had feelings for each other. All that mattered to her


    was that Ryan Zhou truly loved her.


    Not everyone understood this kind of feeling. She didn''t care because she did not live for others


    anyway.