Chelsea's lips curled up as she opened Weibo to prove that Jackson's report was true, Jonas Li's name was once again the hottest trending topic on the platform's main page.
Now, Chelsea just needed to act perfectly as usual. "Oh no!"
She deliberately dropped her phone on the floor while looking panicked and sad.
"What's wrong, Chelsea? You dropped your phone." Elena picked up her daughter-in-law's phone, the screen was still on, and she accidentally saw the main page of Weibo.
"Is this... is this Jonas? Is this my son?" A photo of Jonas hugging Shirley had been published with a caption that made the comment section filled with chaos.
—Although they love each other, the man is already married. What is this?
—Is that an airport? It looks like they're saying goodbye.
—Does his wife know?
—Jonas Li's wife is very beautiful and popular, why is she being so careless? Chelsea held back her sadness, despite her eyes starting to well up with tears.
"Chelsea, I'll talk to Jonas. Calm down, that woman has already left his life. Now he's all yours, when we get home I'll ask him for an explanation."
"It's okay, Mom." Chelsea weakly shook her head, as if she felt a deep sadness. "I understand. Jonas still can't accept me until now, I'm just curious about how they met at the airport, but when?"
"Do you mean you didn't meet Shirley?"
Chelsea shook her head, wiping away her tears. "I did leave Jonas alone for a bit because I had to go to the toilet, but when I came back, he was still alone."
Elena sighed, she was indeed angry, Jonas's behavior like this made many people talk about it, which greatly affected the family's reputation, especially if Chelsea told her parents—how would the Li Family save face in front of their in-laws?
"Chelsea."
The woman being called looked out the window, Chelsea's gaze was melancholic, hinting at a deep sadness due to Jonas's behavior behind her back.
"Chelsea. On behalf of Jonas, I apologize to you, I promise that in the future there won't be any incidents like this happening again. I'll ask Jonas's father to warn him." She gently stroked Chelsea's head. "Please forgive us."
Chelsea nodded, but refused to speak. When Elena bowed her head and opened her phone, Chelsea's reflection on the car window showed a sly smile.
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BAM!!!
Jonas didn't flinch even though his father's rough hand landed on his face. Jeremy Li had to punish Jonas for embarrassing their family. The fifty-year-old man highly valued his family's dignity and integrity, which others should notice when judging his family.
Jeremy Li had a tough and firm character towards anyone, even though Jonas had always been the best among his three sons in terms of achievements, but there were no exceptions—especially when it came to the Li Family's dignity.
"What's wrong with you, huh! Showing off your affection with Shirley in public! Are you still not aware of who you are now, Jonas Li?"
In his office, Jeremy slapped and scolded his son without closing the door, so anyone could hear what was happening inside. Even the servants didn't dare to enter and chose to avoid him, they didn't want to become the target of Jeremy Li's anger.
"Remember who your wife is, Jonas! What if her parents see news like that, huh! It's easy for me to ask the media to delete it, but I need your responsibility here." Jeremy opened his desk drawer and took out a blue folder, he slammed it on the desk. His stern face showed no signs of mercy, if he had already pushed someone, then that person had to follow his wishes.
"Sign it!" Jeremy ordered while turning his back on his son, he looked at a large painting in the corner of the room. "Sign it and everything will be fine." Jonas opened the folder, a paper with several lines of text was printed on it. However, after reading the entire text—Jonas's hands clenched into fists.
"I don't want to do it." The man refused.
"You don't want to, huh?" Jeremy sneered, he turned his body before pressing Jonas's jaw using his right hand. "You think my patience is that great, huh? I'm not giving you a choice, I'm just asking you to sign it. There's no rejection."
"But not like this, Daddy. Even though we've broken up, we're still good friends. I just gave her a farewell hug, she left China today." Jeremy stared sharply at the 27-year-old man in front of him, even though Jeremy's hand had already dropped, but the pressure on Jonas's face seemed to linger.
"So, you think I won't be able to get her even though she's left China, huh? I'm more than capable of making your little girlfriend come back, she should also get punished, right?"
"No, Dad! Don't do anything to Shirley! This is my fault! Let her life in peace." Jonas panicked, he had never thought that Jeremy would threaten him in this way.
"Are you scared?" His father mocked, of course, he was always able to conquer others' weaknesses. Jonas loved Shirley very much, if he threatened the woman's safety—Jonas wouldn't budge. He had to control everyone under his feet, so they understood the feeling of fear and stopped making trouble.
"Don't touch Shirley."
"Then sign the paper, Jonas! Show your sincerity to your daddy now!"
Jonas swallowed his saliva, he took a pen and signed his name on the prepared column. He briefly closed his eyes to hold back his anger, since being adopted from an orphanage at the age of nine and being raised until today, he didn't have the right to rebel against his adoptive father.
Jeremy took the paper, he smiled in satisfaction at his youngest son's wise behavior, then patted Jonas's back proudly. "You're the best, you always listen to your father. So keep being an obedient son, now your father won't worry anymore. In an hour, the news about you will disappear from that platform."
Jonas was extremely cold, he walked out without saying a word. He didn't return to his room, instead he went to find his car, the emotions inside him were getting harder to contain, the anger burning in his eyes had to disappear soon, even if he had to release it elsewhere.
Jonas drove his car out of the house's yard, he just didn't notice that Chelsea was staring at him from the balcony. Chelsea smiled in satisfaction at Jonas's anger, once again she had successfully caused trouble for this family.
"The Li Family's temper is indeed very easy to play with, even though Jonas is always the victim, but for a different time I can make sure that every member of this family receives each disappointment you feel, Jonas. I'll help you well, just for now please keep being a stupid obedient man."
Chelsea sneered before sipping her wine, she was celebrating her joy at causing trouble. Standing on the balcony—enjoying the outside air with a glass of expensive wine and a cigarette was enough to make her feel calm, she was even only wearing a thin nightgown that reached her thighs without covering it with a bathrobe.
Meanwhile, a pair of wild eyes were watching his brother's wife from a distance, he swallowed his saliva realizing that Chelsea was very seductive. Jordan Li's lips sneered slyly, he was so angry that Jonas always ignored the woman-it was as if he couldn't distinguish between a 'good item' and trash.
"If only you were willing to marry me, Chelsea. I wouldn't let anyone else's eyes look at you, I'd lock you up forever, only I'm allowed to see how provocative you are."
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