The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 23

Mein drove into a service area for a bathroom break after an hour’s drive and then hopped into the passenger seat

Jocelyn looked at him before sliding into the driver’s seat

Truth be told, she’d never really driven his car before; she hardly ever gets behind the wheel.

Makes you wonder why she even bothered getting a driver’s license in the first place.

Sitting in the car, she studied the controls seriously, totally clueless about where to start.

Melvin glanced at her, his brow furrowing slightly at her obvious uncertainty. “Can do it?”

I gotta get my bearings first Jocelyn gripped the steering wheel tightly, her right foot gingerly pressing on the gas pedal.

Cold as ice, Melvin said, “Handbrake

“Oh.” Jocelyn quickly lowered the handbrake and took a deep breath, “Here we go.

Melvin watched her her face betraying a slight frown as if she was heading off to some noble sacrifice. He asked, “You sure you’re up for this?

Totally Jocelyn felt the car move, and she knew to signal, check the mirrors, and only then accelerate, straightening

the wheel once the coast was clear.

The car drove along the highway, and it felt like they were floating.

Her grip on the steering wheel was tight, her eyes fixed ahead, not daring to wander, “Keep the GPS on, will you? I won’t

have a clue where to exit later.”

Melvin looked relaxed but stayed alert to the traffic. “I’ll tell you when.”

“Okay

Jocelyn was tense all over, hands sweaty, all her focus honed like never before.

Approaching a big truck, she eased off the gas, checked the left lane, then switched lanes and sped up. Suddenly, Melvin reached over and nudged the wheel, “Straighten up.”

Jocelyn thought she was driving straight as an arrow. What gives?

“Feeling jumpy?” She asked because she felt that his hand was cold when he reached over.

Melvin kept his eyes on the road, “I don’t wanna die

“And yet you’re cool with me driving?”

“Regretting it now”

Jocelyn knew he’d let her drive to take a breather, but now he was probably more on edge than ever.

She guessed Melvin was genuinely scared

He had guts, entrusting his life to her like that.

She drove all the way to the next service area with bated breath, then willingly gave up the driver’s seat.

Sure, Melvin was tired, but compared to staying alive, what’s a bit of fatigue?

They finally pulled into the parking lot at half-past midnight. Melvin parked the car, turned off the engine, and that was the moment he truly relaxed.

having dozed off in the car,

for a shower. Melvin wanted to join, but she

saw Melvin on the phone in the

super urgent or

before

a bad feeling. You brought me home late at night just to leave again. What’s that about?”

slender figure barely concealed by

one who locked me out.”

to him barefoot and stood right in front of him, her

if she let him leave tonight, she’d have lost.

just about not wanting her to stay out he missed her Missed her to the point of craving to unleash his

his interest Only with her could he be

her.

phone rang again.

arms around his

kept

all the kissing techniques Melvin had taught

to the bedroom bed, roughly tearing

though she couldn’t fathom why she was so adamant about him not

on the other end; she just didn’t

exhausted, and after the third round, he fell into a

just lit up the screen to see who the caller was. After placing the phone back,

next morning, Jocelyn was woken up

about to get intimate, the phone vibrated again. Jocelyn flipped over

see who was calling, and this

back

accident last night looking

“Which hospital?”

City General Hospital.”

call, Melvin’s mood plummeted.

Jocelyn aside, got out of bed naked,

had heard the phone call loud and clear.

suggested, watching his hurried dressing with discomfort

leaving, but

“You don’t

Jocelyn fell silent

her head, her hands buried in her hair, somewhat dazedly ruffling it before tilting her face up her eyes rimmed with red

had breakfast She slipped Into a white blouse and denim skirt, her hair tied with a headband, looking innocently sultry. She was a picture of beauty as

City General Hospital, she picked a bouquet of sunflowers before walking into the hospital.

the head nurse there,

head nurse

was the

slightly Clearly, he hadn’t expected her to

who is it? came a woman’s voice from inside, sounding surprisingly strong for

car

specially to check on you,” Jocelyn smiled at Melvin, then pushed lightly against his chest and walked inside with a

a bandage wrapped around her forehead and some scrapes on her face, but her limbs seemed to be in good

complexion was rosy and didn’t seem too

Jocelyn, her face tightened up. But, being an actress, she managed her expressions well and mustered a

asked warmly,

a mountain out of a molehill and insisted on calling Melvin to come see me.”

out. Basically, that Melvin’s buddy and her were pretty tight, and also

was poker-faced. “You ignored so many of Willow’s calls last night. Lucky for us she’s fine. Otherwise, we’d both

between two women were over a man.