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?”

her a cold look. How much money do

As a teacher, she couldn’t stand parents who acted like

Chapter 5

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

tried to keep her cool, not wanting to be seen as a teacher lacking

towards a flashy-dressed guy,

away, and the music

leaned back into the sofa, and looked at her sideways, “If it’s something

“What?”

wasn’t for the noise on his end, if

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

over in such a hurry;

talking to a brick wall; coming to him

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

clear as she walked ahead. She

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

she knew, his way of ‘teaching’ was

trailing a big dog, and Jocelyn was like the

who was still

“I’m hailing a

my car?”

glanced over, continued walking, and gestured

couldn’t help but laugh.

“Better sweet-talk her, or she’ll make life tough for me.

Jocelyn, grabbing her hand and tugging “Let

but he

eyes were determined, “Come

if you keep this up, I’m going to call the cops.

when I had you pinned down on

took a deep breath, her

for words, but in front of him, she felt mute.

go, Melvin pulled her to

at him, refusing

to whisper in her ear, “Jocelyn, you

hotly, glaring

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Preston sitting in the car like he was watching a soap

he might do something drastic, Jocelyn reluctantly got into the passenger

belt” Melvin said coolly, his

watch, Jocelyn fastened her seat

door, and then they were

asked Preston

split lip with a defiant

Jocelyn frowned.

hand, lit a cigarette with the other, “Don’t trouble Jocelyn.”

pursed her lips, her pretty face

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

mirror, “I also told you, don’t throw hands if you can’t handle the heat,

deflated on the spot.

this how you teach a

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