The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 22

Quinta invited Jocelyn over for dinner at her place.

After her divorce, Quinta snagged a tiny two-bedroom pad, but once she married Damian, they quickly sold it off and, with a loan, bought the current little cottage they’re living in. It’s one of those places with stairs, right up on the top.

floor.

When Quinta sold the old place, her mother had a good moan to Jocelyn’s mom on the phone. She was like, “At least the old house was mine. Now, it is sold, and they got this new one, and it’s joint property’. If things stay peachy, great, but what if it all goes down the drain?”

Quinta’s mother was all sighs when she talked about it

At six in the evening. Quinta had the meal ready and called Damian. After a few words, he hung up, so she carried the dishes into the dining room and told Jocelyn to dig in.

“Isn’t Damian coming back?

“A couple of work buddies roped him into fishing.” Quinta set the table. “Forget him, let’s eat.”

Jocelyn always felt there was something off about Quinta and Damian’s vibe, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. and it didn’t seem right to pry. They were newlyweds, after all, and jumping to conclusions wasn’t cool.

After they ate, it was already seven in the evening.

Quinta wanted Jocelyn to stay, which made Jocelyn think of what Melvin had said before.

For some reason, she felt a rebellious streak and didn’t want to do as he said, so she agreed to stay.

The sisters huddled on the couch that evening, watching TV and chatting, mostly about Damian’s kid and the old folks

back home

It was the usual family drama. The blended family with kids always come with a string of issues.

Like the ex dropping by to see her son, or the grandparents doting on the grandson. Quinta felt like an outsider in that house, just couldn’t fit in.

“Didn’t cut ties completely, huh?” Jocelyn was curious.

“How can we ever cut ties completely? That’s the kid’s mom. We can’t just pretend she doesn’t exist, Quinta sighed. “The woman is jobless now, and hearing Damian made squad leader, she’s not sitting still. Luckily, Damian doesn’t really deal with her. He won’t even pick up her calls. He says he does it to ease my mind, letting the kid stay with his grandparents.”

Jocelyn hugged Quinta. “Just be the best you can be.

“With marriages like ours, I’ve gotta have a kid of my own to really cement the family together Quinta patted her hand. “Marriage isn’t some wild beast, but you’ve gotta think it through before diving in. After all, it’s an elevation of al relationship but also the start of a whole new set of responsibilities.”

people can’t handle those responsibilities, right?” Seeing Jocelyn’s dazed look, Quinta quickly added. “I’m not trying to scare you. There are happy marriages too. Look at your folks. They’ve been lovey-dovey since day one, right?”

I’ll think about the consequences before I

must ve been through something, and that’s

Jocelyn was sure of

to see it through Could be his family background or other life experiences. Anyway, if you really want to get serious with him, you’ve gotta worm your

turned serious. That was just it; she hadn’t cracked Melvin’s

why would she know

Chapter 22

Jocelynis phone buzzed

and

Jocelyn answered

was indifferent, “Where are

“At Quinta’s

spoke Jocelyn bit her

And with that, he hung

Jocelyn was stunned

was curious.

not coming to pick

two hundred kilometers away. That’s a two-hour drive.” Quinta looked at Jocelyn and suddenly burst

felt foreign

she

phone vibrated again. Melvin was prodding her for the location. Not wanting to

“Wait for me”

three words were brimming with

her phone, lost

knowing smile, “He

tinged with helplessness.

Quinta refused to go to sleep, eager to lay eyes on the man

hours passed, Jocelyn’s phone rang again

It was Melvin.

“Hello?”

Come down, or should

he had made it in less

was

going on?

Jocelyn