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?”

cold look. How

couldn’t stand parents who acted like they

Chapter 5

money right now; it’s about after Preston sending

to the parents?” Jocelyn tried to keep her cool,

a flashy-dressed guy, ‘Zephyr,

were shooed away,

looked at her sideways,

“What?”

his end, if she could’ve been heard

hold back her anger, “You’re Preston’s guardian. He’s been fighting at school and sending someone to

You came running over in such a hurry; are you sure it wasn’t

to a brick wall; coming to him was

with his jacket, glanced at Preston with a bruised face, “Sending someone to the hospital

clear as she walked ahead. She never imagined

when they 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 of ‘teaching’ was

trailing a big dog, and Jocelyn was like the

asked Jocelyn, who was still

“I’m

see my car?”

over, continued walking, and gestured for a

couldn’t help

look, told Melvin, “Better sweet-talk her, or she’ll make

look, then approached Jocelyn, grabbing her

to shake free, but he held on

determined, “Come with

if you keep this up,

calling the cops over a little tug? Why didn’t you call them when I had you pinned down on the bed?” Melvin’s insinuation was far from innocent.

a deep breath, her heart

words, but in front of

go, Melvin pulled

glared at him, refusing to get

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

blazed hotly, glaring at him fiercely

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the car like he

do something drastic, Jocelyn reluctantly got into the

belt” Melvin said coolly,

Jocelyn fastened her seat

slammed the car door, and then they

road, Melvin asked Preston why he

touched his split lip with a defiant smirk, “Because

Jocelyn frowned.

one hand, lit a cigarette

face not exactly touched by

to start trouble, but to stand my ground if someone provokes me. If someone slaps me, I need to

“I also told you, don’t throw hands if you can’t handle the heat, and if you do. clean up your mess. Don’t make others wipe your

deflated on

you teach a child? Jocelyn was incredulous

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