Chapter 24

Seeing his silence, hope sparked in Willow’s eyes as she asked. “You still have feelings for me, right? Otherwise, why have you never acknowledged Jocelyn as your girlfriend? You’ve never even taken her to meet your friends. Melvin, I don’t care how long you’ve been with her. Can you break up with her?” Willow’s eyes were filled with hope, her tone.

pleading

Melvin stared at her for a long while, his silence accelerating Willow’s heartbeat.

Then he suddenly stood up, walked to the door, and there was Zephyr, on the other side.

Zephyr cenpinly did not expect Melvin to open the door so abruptly, he swore he’d heard nothing, just heeding Jocelyn’s

hint to not barge in.

Hey, are you leaving? Zephyr called out to Melvin’s retreating, aloof figure, “Lunch together?”

Melvin ignored him

With a sigh, Zephyr walked into the room and asked, “What were you talking about?”

He jumped when his gaze fell on Willow, “Why are you crying? He quickly set down the fruit basket and handed her a

tissue.

Willow took the tissue, choking up, “Does he hate me?

he did, he wouldn’t be thinking about collaborating with

“But his attitude towards

he is with everyone. Don’t overthink it.

he didn’t have another woman, I wouldn’t be in such a hurry.” Willow sniffed, deflated, “That woman, she’s been with him for three years.

didn’t have much to

too couldn’t figure out what

let alone share a meal. Yet,

pet cat or dog would grow on you, let alone a woman you sleep with every day.

on in his

of the hospital, Melvin instantly spotted Jocelyn by his car. No matter how plain her clothes, she seemed to have a halo, always

just wondering how much longer Melvin could hang out

her view; she looked up, right into those

him and

knew her game, opening the car door “You’ve revealed your ambitions.”

and shut the door, buckling up. “Ambitions?

games you play.” Melvin said

the seat belt tightly, taking a deep breath. “I

a lot more of this kind of thing to come. You gonna butt in every time?”

feeling pretty lousy inside.

else was fine, but

made it crystal clear that she was out to

for him but has also corne right up to my

Melvin frowned tightly.

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