The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Jocelyn lay on her bed, a restless heat coursing through her body, dissipating as Melvin left. His departure marked by an unexpected phone call, a first in their shared moments.

It was the first time he’d bailed on her mid-action because of a ringtone.

Even though she didn’t know who was on the other end, she could tell it was someone big deal.

Before Melvin split, he did drop a line, “Don’t wait up; hit the hay early”

But Jocelyn couldn’t catch a wink.

She was wondering, was it a guy or a gal who called Melvin? Was he gonna make it back tonight?

It wasn’t until half-past three in the morning that she finally dozed off.

Sure enough, Melvin didn’t come home all night.

Jocelyn was no fool, Melvin never admitted she was his girlfriend, so she had no right to grill him about his whereabouts.

After three back-to-back morning classes, and no call or text from Melvin over lunch, she got antsy. She hopped onto his Facebook, hesitated for a sec, but still shot him a message. [Are you home today?]

After sending it, she was glued to her phone screen, but no reply. Just about before her afternoon class, her phone buzzed

She checked it right before stepping into the classroom.

It was just one word.

[No.]

This had never happened before, and her woman’s intuition screamed one possibility at her.

He must be with some chick.

But in the three years they’d been together, she’d never seen him give any woman the time of day. Where did this mystery woman come from?

Then again, maybe it wasn’t about whispering sweet nothings to some dame, but rather he was schmoozing a client, talking shop.

Thinking this eased her mind a bit.

After the last class of the day, Preston caught up with her, “Jocelyn.”

At school, Preston was respectful of his teachers, including her.

Jocelyn turned, “Yes?”

Preston looked concerned, “You and Melvin doing alright?”

your uncle, Jocelyn didn’t catch why he was poking

threw out an invitation, “How about I treat

out and

“Why the

eating alone” he

having plans for a

shrugged it off like it was no biggle, “Alright then, I’ll just

headed back

guilt but inviting him along would raise eyebrows among

explain that?

didn’t call out to

new beau was some rich kid. Loaded for sure, but his family wasn’t all that cultured, so they put teachers on

need a guide not

tight, walked arm in arm at the back, whispering,

scoping the place. “First time

Jocelyn chuckled along.

into a wealthy bachelor here?” Ursula sounded

from up front stepped back, whispering, “Heard Willow’s here too. Wonder if we’ll run into her and get an

the school

If the students see me starstruck like them, there goes my

parade of exquisite dishes, each

bottle of Lafite, a

excused herself

was one in the room, but she opted for

back, she spotted Melvin

another door, and she saw a flash of a white floral dress brushing against his pants as

the door

She fought the urge to knock on that door, forcing herself back to the private room.

didn’t even have

the private room, all smiles and chatter.

the room where Melvin had been, wondering if he was

ride waiting. Jocelyn had called a car too,

a woman, who was fully dressed, stepping out of the club. The hem of the woman’s dress was familiar. It was the one tangled around Melvin’s

waist-lerigth wavy hair, wore an apricot trench coat that billowed as she walked, her presence exuding an extraordinary aura…

open for her. The woman took the passenger seat, and Melvin closed the door tenderly

he suddenly looked over and

Then he

did he think she was

taste rose in her throat.

home, she flopped onto her bed, pulled out his Facebook, and considered asking if he’d be coming

in his car made her drop the

yet it

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