Chapter 36 Depression

Nelson watched Yulia leave with his mouth open. He wondered what had happened to her. But Melinda could sense that something was wrong. Yulia had enough money to fulfill her needs. She felt that Yulia was dealing with a problem. Otherwise, there was no need for her to ask for one million dollars from her grandfather.

"Gavin, inform Jonas about this," Nelson said.

He knew that Yulia would ask Jonas for money since he had refused to help her out. Gavin was aware of Yulia staying out all night. She would sneak late at night and sometimes wouldn't return home until the next morning. He knitted his brows and wondered if she had gotten into trouble.

Yulia's head was spinning as the pain increased with every step she kept forward. Her head was throbbing because of stress as well as the hangover and she couldn't drive the car. Melinda saw her swaying unsteadily and understood that it was the effect of overconsumption of alcohol.

Yulia stopped a servant who was about to go shopping. She asked him to drop her at a place where she could get a taxi. The servant had been humiliated by Yulia before and he was confused by her unusual calmness.

Yulia felt emotionally numb. She walked into Soaring Group like a ghost. As she was asked to fix an appointment first, she listened to the receptionist and waited patiently without protesting.

Gavin had informed Jonas about Yulia's possible visit. Therefore, Jonas instructed William to bring her to his office.

"Jonas, I want to borrow one million dollars," Yulia asked, biting her lip.

Jonas saw that her eyes were bloodshot and puffy as if she had been crying all night. He had never seen her like this before. Jonas was Yulia's only hope and she thought that he would help her out. He was a businessman and it was easy for him to arrange the money.

"Yulia, why do you need so much money?"

Jonas pursed his lips and looked intently. He usually never wasted his time over silly issues as time was precious to him. He could convert one million to ten million in the blink of an eye. But Yulia seemed disturbed and Jonas could sense the depth of the problem, so he decided to listen to her.

He had worked hard to earn money and wanted to make sure that Yulia wasn't wasting it.

"Jonas, I'm in desperate need of money. Please help me out. I don't have answers to your questions."

Yulia didn't have the courage, to tell the truth. People had been abusing her all her life for being the illegitimate daughter. She couldn't imagine her plight if they found out the truth. Her life would become hell, perhaps, worse than Melinda's.

"Okay." Jonas nodded.

He understood that Yulia was hurting inside and didn't want to talk about it anymore. Yulia was moved by his response. She felt that a tiny part of him still cared about her.

Jonas signed a check and gave it to her. Yulia smiled gratefully and left. William walked into the office and saw Jonas peering out of the window. His posture was tense.

"William, ask someone to keep an eye on her. I want to know about what she's going to do with the money."

He was aware that a scammer had swindled Yulia out of her investment. He thought tha

lenched her hair, and began to punch the puppet. She was acting like a maniac.

Melinda was stunned. Although Yulia had tortured her, she couldn't see her like this. Understanding crossed Melinda's face and she quietly left the room. Gavin saw her come out of Yulia's room and knitted his brows in confusion.

"Gavin, can you fix an appointment with the family doctor. I want to see him," Melinda said.

"Mrs. Gu, are you okay?"

Gavin asked concernedly. Melinda's life had become better without Yulia's taunts and Gavin wondered why she wanted to see the doctor. She looked normal to him.

"I'm fine. I need to discuss something with him,"

Although Melinda was not a professional, she could see that Yulia was showing symptoms of depression. She wanted to talk to the doctor and see if she was doing okay.

Gavin nodded and arranged the meeting.

Melinda explained about Yulia's condition. The doctor pursed his lips and finally said, "I think she's suffering from clinical depression. Do you mind if I take a look at her?"

All the symptoms were signs of depression but the doctor needed to see Yulia in person to diagnose her condition. Melinda instructed Gavin to take the doctor to Yulia's room. When the doctor returned, he confirmed that Yulia was indeed suffering from clinical depression and her condition was quite serious.

Gavin was shocked by the result and quickly informed Nelson. Nelson didn't think that Yulia had become quiet because of her mental illness. He felt guilty for ignoring her. He knew that people suffering from mental illness would harm themselves and might go the extent of taking their lives.

"Gavin, appoint someone to take good care of her and ask the servants to keep their mouths shut. I don't want anyone to talk about this issue again," Nelson ordered.

He was aware of the servants gossiping about Yulia and he didn't want anyone to hurt her. Nelson's love and adoration for Melinda grew multifold. Although Yulia had tortured Melinda for years, she was the one to notice the change in Yulia's behavior. She was worried about her and wanted to help her out.