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?

was puzzled, “Why would he hate you? If he

a deep breath, “But his

how he is with everyone. Don’t overthink it. And,

I wouldn’t be in such a hurry.” Willow

have much to say on

figure out what Melvin’s deal with Jocelyn

to meet his friends, let alone share a meal. Yet, he’s been with Jocelyn

on you, let alone a woman you sleep with every day.

going on in his head?

Jocelyn by his car. No matter how plain her clothes,

pebble around, just wondering how

view; she looked up, right into those inscrutable

at him and said,

game, opening the car

getting into the car, then slipped into the passenger seat and shut the door, buckling up. “Ambitions? What

don’t like these little games you play.” Melvin said

taking a deep breath.

gonna be a lot more of this kind of thing to come.

feeling

else was fine, but

she was out to

him. “My boyfriend is meeting up with a women who’s not only got the hots for him but has also corne right up to my face and declared she’s gonna

Melvin frowned tightly.

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