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 much

was frustrated. As a teacher, she couldn’t stand parents

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not about the money right now; it’s about after Preston sending someone to the hospital, shouldn’t you, as a

Jocelyn tried to keep her cool, not wanting

flashy-dressed guy, ‘Zephyr, get

away, and the music

sofa, and looked at her sideways, “If it’s

“What?”

end, if she could’ve been heard clearly, would she

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

in such a hurry; are you sure it

talking to a brick wall; coming to him was a mistake, a waste

a bruised face, “Sending someone to the hospital isn’t something to

walked ahead. She never

together, these issues had never come up, because they never got

she knew, his way of ‘teaching’ was

followed Melvin like a puppy trailing a big dog, and Jocelyn was like the dog owner on a

are you going? Melvin asked Jocelyn, who was still heading forward as he

replied, “I’m hailing a

see my

glanced over, continued walking, and

couldn’t help

told Melvin, “Better sweet-talk

shot him a look, then approached Jocelyn,

shake free, but he held

determined, “Come with me.

this up, I’m

when I had you pinned down on the bed?” Melvin’s

deep breath, her heart ached.

usually at a loss for words, but in front of him, she felt mute.

pulled her to the

at him, refusing

an eyebrow, leaning close to whisper in her ear, “Jocelyn, you don’t want to get

hotly, glaring at him

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Preston sitting in the car like he was

something drastic, Jocelyn reluctantly got

said coolly, his assertive tone clear

his watch, Jocelyn fastened her seat belt

slammed the car door, and then

the road, Melvin asked Preston why he fought.

with a

Jocelyn frowned.

cigarette with the other, “Don’t

face not exactly touched

me. If someone slaps me, I need to hit back harder.

told you, don’t throw hands if you can’t handle

on the

this how you teach a child? Jocelyn

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