Chapter 5

Melvin’s expression darkened. He was no longer as arrogant as he was a second ago.

Jocelyn let out a sigh of relief, took a deep breath, and flashed her trademark smile, “Anything else I can help with you?”

Melvin’s eyes narrowed slightly, his lips parted slightly, “Nice one.”

Jocelyn managed to tick off Melvin.

Suddenly, she realized that Melvin seemed to get easily ruffled by her, which she hadn’t noticed before

Maybe she hadn’t been so ‘rebellious’ before

Jocelyn had kept an eye on Preston, after all, he was her ex’s nephew, so it was natural to pay a bit more attention.

She noticed that Preston didn’t have his heart in studying, he’d just crash and sleep as soon as class started. He wasn’t chummy with classmates, and when they reached out to him, he’d snub them with his nose in the air

Just like his uncle, full of himself.

Jocelyn planned to have a serious chat with him in a couple of days.

On Friday after school, while Jocelyn was still in her office, a teacher came running, Jocelyn, that new student in your class got into a fight off campus.

Preston had dislocated someone’s jaw and left him black and blue all over.

After sending the injured student to the hospital, Jocelyn told Preston to call Melvin. Preston did call, but no answer

Annoyed, Jocelyn dialed the number that didn’t need saving in her phone. Because she had already committed this number to her heart

Amid a noisy background, Jocelyn frowned, “Mr. Martinez…

“Who is this?” came a deep, magnetic voice laced with a hint of unfamiliarity.

Hearing the noise on the other end, Jocelyn simply hung up

She advanced the medical expenses, explained things to the injured student’s parents, then took Preston to look for Melvin.

Pushing open the doors to the private room, they were met with a haze of smoke, a scene of decadent indulgence that was not for innocent eyes.

Jocelyn had Preston wait outside, not wanting him to see anything that might scar a kid.

Everyone paused to stare at Jocelyn as she entered, with only the sound system still playing music.

After a quick scan of the room, she spotted Melvin in a dark corner.

His smoking intensified the glow of the fire, his sharp features appearing even more striking in the dim light.

Flicking ash, he ordered the lights on. His piercing, almond-shaped eyes assessed the room. “Who called for her?”

Everyone looked at each other, clueless. The bolder ones thought of stepping in but were quickly held back and whispered a warning, “That’s Melvin’s woman. Don’t mess around”

Hearing this, they promptly sat down.

Jocelyn was unfazed by Melvin’s attitude, and walked up to him. “Preston sent someone to the hospital with his fiste Don’t you think you should, as a quandian, go check it out?”

a cold look. How much money do

she couldn’t stand

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about after Preston sending someone to the hospital, shouldn’t you,

the parents?” Jocelyn tried to keep

his head towards a flashy-dressed guy, ‘Zephyr, get them

the onlookers were shooed away, and

looked at her sideways, “If

“What?”

on his end, if

never seen such a brazen attitude from him. She could barely hold back her anger, “You’re Preston’s guardian. He’s been fighting at school and sending someone to the hospital. Shouldn’t you go check it out?”

done right now. You came running over in such a hurry; are you sure it wasn’t just

wall; coming to him was a mistake, a waste of time.

followed her with his jacket, glanced at Preston with a bruised face, “Sending someone to the hospital isn’t something

clear as she walked ahead. She never imagined he’d

were together, these issues had never come up, because they never got to the point of discussing something as serious as educating

she knew, his way

puppy trailing a big dog, and Jocelyn was

asked Jocelyn, who was still heading forward

replied, “I’m hailing

my car?”

continued walking, and gestured

couldn’t help but laugh.

looked on with a knowing look, told Melvin, “Better sweet-talk her, or she’ll

shot him a look, then approached Jocelyn, grabbing

shake free, but he held on

determined, “Come

this up, I’m going to

you call them when I had you pinned down on

a deep breath,

words, but in front of

pulled her to the car.

glared at him, refusing to get

raised an eyebrow, leaning close to whisper in her ear, “Jocelyn, you don’t want to get kissed in front of your student, do

face blazed hotly, glaring

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in the car like he was watching a soap

Jocelyn reluctantly

coolly, his assertive tone

his watch, Jocelyn fastened

and then they were on their

road, Melvin asked Preston why

touched his split lip with a

Jocelyn frowned.

cigarette with the other, “Don’t trouble

pursed her lips, her pretty face not

not to start trouble, but to stand my ground if someone provokes me. If someone slaps me, I need to hit back harder.

don’t throw hands if you can’t handle the heat, and if you do. clean up your mess. Don’t make

deflated on the spot.

how you teach a child?

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