Chapter 93 The Marriage Certificate


    "Mellie, I''m sorry if I was rude. I only wanted you to go out and rx, but not go back looking sad like


    that. Let''s y two games first, just two. Then we''ll go back."


    Like persuading a little kid, Jonas lowered his voice and spoke to Melinda softly. He scanned around


    and found an ice cream stand not far away. He went to buy her a sugar cone, and he chose vani


    vor, which Melinda liked most.


    "Mellie, have a rest and enjoy some ice cream first. Then we will go to y,"


    Jonas ordered, walking her to the side to sit on a bench. Many sharp-eyed business people appeared


    to sell their products. As long as anyone praised Melinda, Jonas would buy their goods in bulk.


    His simple ways of pampering made Melinda a little ufortable.


    During the entire day tour, Melinda felt ttered with Jonas''s undivided attention, since he had always


    been indifferent towards her. She even tried many times to ignore him.


    As a man with high self-esteem, Jonas had challenged his bottom line several times to y up to


    Melinda. However, she did not respond, which made him feel very embarrassed.


    This proved true, especially when they met someone they knew halfway. Even though Melinda was


    cooperative, any wise person could see through her.


    The two returned home silently. They were not as happy as they had been from this morning before the


    tour started. Instead, their expressions now had be more unpleasant.


    Unclear as to why they looked gloomy, Nelson thought the two of them quarreled, so he warned Jonas.


    Jonas didn''t know what to say. He could tell how inferior his position had grown in the family.


    For a long time now, Yulia had remained grounded. At first, she yelled in her room, but now she was


    quiet and kept her opinions to herself. She witnessed the changes in the family.


    "Melinda, I have been learning how topose prose recently, but there are many things I don''t know.


    Can you teach me?"


    Yulia, wearing a light blue denim skirt, tied up her locks into a high ponytail. The thin bangs made her


    face look even more beautiful. She held a collection of prose in her hands, which made her more


    attractive.


    "I don''t know much about prose. You can search for it on the Inte and read some prose works."


    Melinda could hardly believe it. After a long while, she pointed at the selection of prose in Yulia''s hand


    and gave some helpful suggestions.


    Yulia had asked her for some pointers. She worried that there wouldn''t be much conversation, and


    silence would eat up the air between them.


    The smile on the corner of Yulia''s mouth appeared somewhat forced. She finally made up her mind to


    communicate with Melinda slowly. She chose this topic since Melinda liked writing and literature. She


    didn''t expect toe up with such an awkward arrangement.


    Melinda was a little flustered but kept on smiling in difort. She rmended a few prose works


    for Yulia to check out.


    "I don''t get it. Can I ask you if I still encounter phrases that I don''t understand?"


    "Yes, you can."


    After listening to Yulia''s words, Melinda felt a little baffled. But then she thought about it. If they had to


    live under the same roof, their rtionship should be warm and friendly.


    Momo had be the new master of the Gu''s mansion recently. Yulia had to be kind to the cat since


    she wanted to get along with its owner.


    The next day, Yulia went to Melinda to have a small chat about the cat. She tried her best to find a


    subject to discuss and develop the budding rtionship between her and Melinda.


    "Melinda, I also want to raise a cat so I won''t be too bored when I''m alone. Will you apany me to


    the pet store tomorrow?"


    Yulia tried her best to be friendly to Momo, but the cat didn''t like her. It sat next to Melinda, staring at


    Yulia with its bright eyes as if it would rip her face apart.


    "My grandfather gave Momo to me as a surprise gift, so I have no experience in picking cats. If you


    want to keep a cat, you can ask Gavin for help."


    Melinda crouched down, stroked Momo''s head, and smiled at Yulia. Thetter smiled in difort and


    said, "How about this? I''ll request Gavin to buy one for me so that my cat can y with Momo in the


    future."


    "Okay."


    Melinda didn''t think that Momo needed apany at all. The cat waszy, but if it went out to y, it


    was hard to find it. If Yulia kept a cat, it would be an expensive purebred cat. However, a native hybrid


    cat was different from a purebred feline.


    The two of them were disconcerted. For the very first time, Melinda had found out that Yulia was not


    good in making conversations.


    Momo needed a quiet environment if it lingered in one ce. When Yulia kept on talking, Momo


    became restless and started meowing while walking in circles around Melinda''s leg.


    "I have something else to do so I''ll leave first."


    As Melinda spoke, Momo automatically plunged into her arms, and they disappeared in Yulia''s sight.


    "Mellie, are you going somewhere with Momo?"


    Melinda walked over to the junction, and the mansion was on the right side. She came across Nelson,


    who just walked out of the main vi. Nelson was in high spirits, and he patted Momo''s head with his


    finger. With a "meow", Momo expressed its dissatisfaction.


    "No, I''m going to take it back to my ce."


    "Since I have something to take up with Jonas, let''s go together."


    Melinda put Momo down and let it walk by itself. Then she held Nelson''s arm. The main residence was


    not far from her vi, so they conversed on the way and soon arrived at the small vi.


    Momo had already run ahead and curled atop the stone table under the tree. Hearing the cat''s purr,


    Jonas knew that Melinda hade back.


    "Grandpa, what brings you here?"


    "I have something to discuss with you two."


    Nelson sat down on the stone bench and put his cane beside him. Melinda grew curious. Nelson said


    he wanted to see Jonas, but she didn''t expect him toe for her too.


    The two of them stood beside each other. Jonas tried to hook Melinda''s fingers with his and sped


    them tightly without warning, so forceful that she couldn''t resist at all.


    "You two may have been remarried for a long time, but I haven''t seen your marriage certificate at all."


    Their servant, Mary, brought them fruit tea. After pouring a cup for Nelson, Mary stepped aside. Nelson


    took a small sip and opened his mouth, pretending not to say something relevant. However, they were


    both startled with their eyes wide open.


    Melinda thought carefully about the marriage contract and remembered that she only signed it, and she


    had no idea whether they had the certificate or not.


    Jonas''s face went pale. Back then, he fixed his focus on getting back his right to the inheritance, but


    nothing else took ce after contract signing. He didn''t expect that Nelson would bring it up.


    For a moment, the three looked at each other in silence.


    "Grandpa, why did you suddenly ask about the marriage certificate?"


    Melinda tried to get some information from Nelson, but he just smiled and said, "I just want to look. I


    didn''t provide a witness for your registration. Now I feel a little sorry."


    A gentle breeze came along with the faint rustling of the leaves. Melinda''s heart sank with the incident.


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    "Grandpa, why didn''t you say it in advance? We have to figure out first where we put it,"


    Jonas said at once. Nelson gave him a sidelong nce as if he was saying, "If I told you about it in


    advance, then you two will prepare for it. Right?"


    Nelson''s sudden request indicated that he doubted the marriage between Jonas and Melinda was a


    sham.


    "Yes, Grandpa, since that happened a long time ago."


    Melinda looked flustered, waiting for Jonas to resolve the issue correctly.


    Jonas frowned and didn''t know what to say.


    "It''s only been a few months since you got married. How could you forget such an important document?


    !"


    Nelson snorted. He puffed at Jonas, who stroked his nose innocently and then turned to look at


    Melinda.


    Melinda looked shocked, and her eyes searched Jonas''s face, calcting his actions.


    "Grandpa, I don''t know where the marriage certificate is. I''m sure Mellie kept it."


    As soon as Jonas spoke those words, Melinda reached out her hand to his waist and pinched it hard.


    ''Damn Jonas. You made me get into a tough situation alone at this critical moment. At the same time,


    you''ve cleaned yourselfpletely.''


    Melinda red at Jonas, her eyes full of rage.


    "Mellie, can you recall where youst put it?"


    Nelson urged Melinda while looking at her. She seemed tense since she had no clue where it was,


    except for the divorce papers.


    "Grandpa, Mellie is busy writing a recent novel. She can''t figure it out for now. Please don''t pressure


    her. Give her some time to think about it,"


    said Jonas. As Melinda lowered her head and thought hard about it, she tried to squeeze Jonas''s waist


    again but realized that his muscles were too firm.


    "Jonas, you were also there when I hid it. Can you help me think back on where I stashed it?"


    Melinda said in a sweet voice, like a spoiled child. Hearing her soft and clingy words, Jonas couldn''t


    help but smile. He pampered her well as she looked so smart.


    She wanted to get caught together with Jonas.


    "I remember you told me that you hid it in the safe."


    "Well... Really?"


    Melinda tried hard to recall what she had deposited in the safe, and then she thought she didn''t have a


    safe at home. Those inside the study were all Jonas''s.


    "What happened to your memory?"


    Jonas stretched out a finger and gently poked Melinda''s head, saying in a smug tone. The smile at the


    corner of his mouth made Melinda feel colder.


    "Mellie, you can''t be so careless with such a crucial matter."


    "Grandpa, it''s my fault. I''ll be more careful next time," Melinda apologized sincerely but felt wronged.


    There was no marriage certificate. However, Jonas forced her to handle this thing and wanted her to


    come to terms with Nelson.


    "This is not to me you. Well, go and get it now."


    Hearing her grievance, Nelson thought he had been too harsh, so he hurried to make up with her.


    Melinda nodded, her cheeks looking a little pale. She raised her head to look at Jonas with contempt in


    her eyes. There was no marriage certificate at all, so she didn''t know where to find it.


    Also, Jonas''s behavior disheartened her. The disappointment in Melinda''s eyes was undisguised, and


    Jonas was a little worried, seeming to recognize that he had done something wrong.


    "I''ll go with you, honey."


    Jonas caressed Melinda''s head and held her hand tightly with his. They left together in a hurry.