The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 18

After dinner. Daisy helped tidy up a bit and glanced at the closed bedroom door, commenting, “Usually, the room door is left open for ventilation. It’s not good if the air can’t circulate.”

Jocelyn, afraid that Daisy was going to open the door for her, quickly went over and did it herself. “Yeah, I just closed it while cooking. Didn’t want the cooking smell to get in”

Her eyes swept the room and caught sight of Melvin, frozen in place by her dressing table, looking like a deer caught in

the headlights

Just by watching his Adam’s apple bobbing nervously, she could tell he was on pins and needles

She found it both amusing and a bit heartbreaking

It was amusing seeing him trying to make himself invisible in the corner, but it was heartbreaking realizing how scared he was of their relationship coming to light.

Their so-called relationship only applied to the two of them; to everyone else, it was still under the radar.

Jocelyn saw her parents out of the building and watched them leave. Turning back to Preston, she said, “I don’t have your address so you’ll need to hail a cab yourself. I’ll cover the fare.

Preston has grown up now, right in the thick of adolescence and all the lovey-dovey stuff that goes with it

Add to that the internet age we’re in, kids grow up fast these days, so he was pretty clued up about the birds and the

bees

“Aren’t you bothered by how my uncle treats you? Preston was only now getting the picture of how little respect his

uncle had for Jocelyn.

Jocelyn smiled helplessly. “We agreed from the start.

“Is this what you call dating? Preston asked, cutting to the heart of the matter.

Jocelyn looked down, pressing her lips together, feeling a tightness in her chest.

Preston’s cab arrived. He looked at Jocelyn and sighed softly. “I’m off then.”

Mhm. Drop a message when you get home, or call your uncle.”

After Preston left, Jocelyn didn’t rush upstairs. Instead, she took a seat on a bench.

Flashes of her and Melvin together ran through her mind, crystal clear.

Falling in love is a two-way street, but what she had with Melvin was a case of a one-sided crush.

He didn’t need affection; he made that clear right from the start

had bravely accepted

her who wanted to break the rules of the game, her who wasn’t content with the

her face, feeling

phone buzzed in her pocket Taking a deep breath, she pulled it out.

was Melvin calling.

Hello?

His

Jocelyn’s response was equally frosty. “What’s the much? Can’t I spend some time

a beef pause on

Chapter 18

I’m

staring at

up.

their leftovers.

barely glanced up as she came in,

he finished his last bite before speaking up, “We’ll probably have a lot more days like today. My folks are really

a cigarette, took a drag, and leaned back in his chair. “So what?”

just a matter of time before…”

the point

didn’t catch her drift. “What if they run

we explain

eyes locked onto hers, a gaze that should have been filled with

Jocelyn felt

though it was his issue, why did it always feel like she was the one with

smoke

up, and poured herself a glass of water. She

continued to smoke in silence

felt a surge of old grievances. Looking down at her toes, her eyes misted over, and soon enough, tears started

and his brow furrowed. He crushed out his cigarette, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her tight. “What’s with the

hands roaming around her waist, his face buried in her neck, and his kisses moving up to her sensitive earlobe. He felt her shiver,

her head back, and he promptly moved his

she was straddling

face buried lower, and Jocelyn swallowed hard, feeling a tingle at the tip of her

we going to keep up this… arrangement? Jocelyn asked, her

intense, setting her skin ablaze wherever he

and how

didn’t answer, his heavy breathing and increasing urgency

her completely, Jocelyn’s body arched

still water, listening to the steady breathing beside her. A chill traced down the

her head to look at Melvin beside her,

they said a

had captured her heart at first

crush and three years of love, how could