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?”

mouth. He’s your uncle, Jocelyn didn’t catch why he was poking around, “We’re

hearing this, threw out an invitation, “How about I treat you to

today. School was out and everyone was

“Why the dinner invite?”

eating alone” he replied. “Will you join

plans for a

no biggle, “Alright then, I’ll just

he headed back to

inviting him along would raise eyebrows among her colleagues, and how would she

explain that?

end, she didn’t call out

club that must’ve cost an arm and a leg. Turns out her colleague’s new beau was some rich kid. Loaded for sure, but his family wasn’t all that cultured, so they put teachers on a pedestal and treated her like a

big, you’d need

whom she was pretty tight, walked arm in

place. “First time at a posh club

Jocelyn chuckled along.

a wealthy bachelor here?” Ursula

Willow’s here too. Wonder if

be at the school in a few days.”

If the students see me starstruck like them, there goes

dishes, each seemingly worth half a month’s salary.

opened a bottle of Lafite, a

herself to

but she opted

back, she

door, and she saw a flash of

door

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

even have the right to catch him

eleven, the group left the private room, all

where Melvin had been, wondering if

called a car too, but it was still a

of Melvin and a woman, who was fully dressed, stepping out of the club. The hem of

hair, wore an apricot trench coat that billowed as she

the gentleman, held the door of a silver Porsche open for her. The woman took the passenger seat, and Melvin closed

he suddenly looked over

Then he got in the car, which sped off like a terpard

of his, did he think she was tailing him?

bitter taste rose

onto her bed, pulled out his Facebook,

of the woman in his car made her drop the phone and pull the

next day, Jocelyn applied makeup, yet it couldn’t

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