Chapter 26

The heavy raspy breaths on the other end of the phone were still blending together.

Jozeler’s hands were shaking, and sleep was the last thing on her mind.

was a hot mess, feeling like she wanted to scream her lungs out.

Finally, she hit the record button, holding it down until the caller hung up

She sat up in bed head hanging, her chest tight and short of breath for a long time.

No chance of getting any more sleep.

She watched the clock tick away, feeling like the night was dragging on forever.

When dawn finally broke, there was a knock on the door, her head buzzing, completely drained, and her phone went off

again.

“Melvin flashed on the screen. Her eyes were sore as she stared at the name, while the annoying knock on the door

persisted

After a while, she dragged herself to answer it, barefoot.

Melvin looked awful. “Changed the locks?”

Jocelyn lifted her head, and the look on her face shocked Melvin.

Eyes bloodshot, her face completely pale, she looked like she’d been through hell and back in just one night.

“What happened to you? Melvin frowned, reaching for her shoulder.

Before he could touch her Jocelyn dodged like she was avoiding something filthy, the disgust in her eyes plain as day.

Melvin’s face went cold in an instant Jocelyn, what the hell is going on?”

Jocelyn took a painful deep breath, still clutching her phone, and looked him straight in the eye. “Let’s break up.”

Melvin’s eyes narrowed, and the air around him turned frosty.

yourself!” His gaze turned

swallowed hard and played the recording on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable

each listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted in

Melvin

smile and showed him the call log, “3:25 AM, you called me. That’s when

screen, then pulled out his own, finding no trace of a call to her at that

took me home. I didn’t wake up

didn’t want to leave it murky. If he

slightly and

a loss for

home too, Melvin added, fire building up inside him at her mocking

let her arms fall, propping herself against

there. Don’t come

she was about to shut the door

braced the door with his hand and said, I told

Chap 26

If you’re just

Melvin was about

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to let hirn in.

believe me? Melvin almost

to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat

brushing him off. Being doubted and distrusted over something he didn’t do

deal? Are you really kicking me

nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn

you want

irritated,

watched her, not seeing a hint of reluctance in her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over the

help but laugh.

countless breakups, mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d

time was

After all, someone

a surge of anger and wanted to slam the

there anything else?”

tight, and then he stormed off with a push

felt a piece of her heart ripped out,

to the studio where Willow was prepping for a shoot.

the makeup room, Melvin’s icy demeanor scared the crew.

out except

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