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?”

why he was poking around, “We’re fine. What

this, threw out an invitation, “How about I treat you to dinner?”

evening class today. School was out and everyone was free to

furrowed, “Why the dinner invite?”

better than eating alone” he replied. “Will

having plans for a

off like it was no biggle,

he headed back

a twinge of guilt but inviting him along would raise

explain that?

the end, she didn’t call out

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

big, you’d need

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

“First time at a posh

Jocelyn chuckled along.

here?” Ursula sounded excited,

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

She’ll be at the school in a few

the students see me starstruck

dishes, each seemingly worth half a month’s

a bottle of Lafite, a luxury beyond their

through, Jocelyn excused herself to

room, but she opted for the one

back, she spotted Melvin in surprise.

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

door closed.

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

have the right to catch

eleven, the group left the private

towards the room where Melvin had been,

called a car too, but it was still a good fifteen minutes

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

wore an apricot trench coat that billowed

the door of a silver Porsche open for her. The woman took the passenger seat, and Melvin closed the door tenderly before circling the car to the

over and

of annoyance. Then he got

did he think she was tailing

rose

pulled out his Facebook, and

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

next day, Jocelyn applied makeup, yet it couldn’t conceal her dark

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