"Sir, behave yourself," Melinda warned.

She arched an eyebrow and glared at the man who was staring at her like a hungry wolf.

Her eyes darted towards Yulia. She smirked at Melinda and stepped back as her heels grated against the floor.

"Guys, did you hear what she said?" the man cackled. "Do any of you know what it means? Because I don't."

Two more men emerged from the corner, and came to surround her from all sides. Melinda fisted her palm and gritted her teeth. She could defeat one man but she was outnumbered by the enemies.

Melinda looked around helplessly, hoping for someone to miraculously appear from nowhere and help her.

But the place was empty and no one was around to even find out that she was in trouble.

There were three men in total. The man who seemed like the leader of the gang was bald. He was wearing a black vest and there were dragon tattoos in his arms, winding to his back. He removed his sunglasses, letting his eyes wander across Melinda's body. He slipped off his leather jacket and slung it on his shoulder.

The two men standing behind him—with short hair and a light gray sweaty shirt—altered their stance, blocking all the possible escape paths.

Initially, Melinda thought that the whole thing was an accident but now she understood what had happened. This was a pre-planned assault. They had been after her, waiting for the right chance to trap her.

She glanced at Yulia again. The smirk on her face proved that she was behind all this.

Melinda had been too naive to believe that Yulia would change. But she was born evil and there was no hope for her to mend her ways.

"What do you want?" Melinda asked, crossing her arms across her chest.

She would still have a chance if they were after her to demand a ransom. Yulia quickly glanced at the men warningly.

She was aware that the men were lusting after money. If they found Melinda's offer to be more attractive, they would join hands with her, and Yulia's efforts would be fruitless.

"I want a beauty like you," the bald man said, sweeping his tongue across his lips.

His assistants guffawed at Melinda, which made her squirm on the spot.

Melinda snuck her hand into the bag to find her phone and call the police. However, the man grabbed her wrist tightly. Melinda let out a piercing scream as the man almost crushed her bones.

"Bitch, do you want to call the police?" he spat.

The man threw Melinda's bag on the ground and inched forward. She bit her lip as intense pain shot through her hand. She tried wriggling out of the man's hold.

One of the men picked her purse and took out the money. He dropped her phone to the ground and smashed it with his leg.

"Let me go," she cried.

"Shh... Don't waste your time screaming, honey. It's a rare thing to find a beauty like you. How can you expect us to let go of you easily."

He ran his fingers across Melinda's arms that broke into goose bumps.

The bald man was aroused by Melinda's unadulterated beauty. The two men stepped closer with their eyes fixed on her.

They were not willing to let go of her and dragged her a

t he didn't show it. He slung his arm around Melinda's shoulder and staggered.

"It's okay. It's no big deal," Jonas said, glancing at the men who were writhing in pain.

The fight had attracted people's attention and a crowd had gathered around them. The men knew that they didn't stand a chance against Jonas, so they held each other, and stood up to leave. The bald man opened his mouth to say something. But he swallowed his words when he saw Jonas's eyes pierce through him. The man shuddered at the sight of him and left.

"Jonas, you are hurt."

Melinda had seen the men attack Jonas right in front of her eyes. There were bruises and cuts all over his body. Jonas's body seemed to visibly relax after the men left the mall. His body was limp and he leaned heavily on Melinda. Unable to carry his weight anymore, Melinda leaned against the wall to prevent them from falling.

"Yes," Jonas croaked. He didn't want to lie to her.

Melinda cupped his cheeks and stared into his eyes.

"Let me take you to the hospital, okay?" she whispered.

Although the Gu family had their private doctor, Melinda couldn't wait until the doctor arrived. The mall was close to the hospital, so she decided to take him there. She didn't have the time to take Jonas to the Gu's mansion. She wouldn't rest until she made sure he was okay.

Jonas nodded and left with Melinda. Emily, who had been watching them all this while, emerged from the dark. Her eyes were blazing with anger.

It had taken a lot of time and effort for her to persuade Jonas to come out with her but Melinda had ruined all her plans. Jonas had completely ignored her when he found that Melinda was in trouble.

She hated how Jonas blindly trusted Melinda. He had obeyed her every word and followed her like a puppy. Jonas had never trusted anyone like this before and Emily became jealous. She couldn't see them together.

Yulia was in shock when she entered the Gu's mansion. Everything was messed up. All her plans had turned against her. She knew that Jonas wouldn't spare her if he found out the truth.