The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 42

“The steak’s just meh; I can’t finish it.” Jocelyn pushed the steak towards Melvin again, “You’ve burned a ton of calories. today. You better load up.”

Melvin gave her a loaded glance as she flipped her hair and touched her neck, revealing a very noticeable love bite on her fair skin.

To Melvin, this little ploy was neither here nor there. She was probably just a tad jealous of his interactions with Willow.

“Is this your way of beefing me up?” Melvin played along, glancing at the plate she pushed over. The steak had barely been touched.

Jocelyn flashed him a smile, “Yeah. It’s gonna be a long night, and I’m worried you won’t last if you don’t eat up.”

She felt a bit sheepish saying that kind of thing in front of others.

But seeing Willow’s face turn sour was a pretty nice bonus.

Willow was all bark and no bite when it came to facing her.

Melvin lifted an eyebrow, taking in Jocelyn’s slightly staged demeanor. He cut up her steak and finished it off.

Their little exchange had Willow on pins and needles.

“So? Are you gonna invite them?” Willow switched the topic abruptly.

“Sure,” Melvin said.

With a smile, Willow whipped out her phone, “I’ll drop a message in the group chat.”

Melvin didn’t respond.

[Hey, you guys free tonight? I’m meeting up with Melvin for drinks. You in?] Willow sent a voice message.

She didn’t mention Jocelyn.

Sipping her water, Jocelyn kept a watchful eye on Melvin from the corner of her eye as he polished off both steaks.

“They’ve sent a location in the group, Willow reminded Melvin.

Jocelyn caught the subtext in Willow’s words. They had a small group chat, just the four of them.

Melvin checked his phone and then called the waiter over to pay the bill.

“You’ve had a drink, so ride with me, Willow said. “My assistant’s driving.”

Melvin glanced at Jocelyn, who was also looking at him.

“Let’s book a ride.”

“Huh?”

after drinking, right? I’ve had a drink, and so have you. We’re not gonna push the car home, are we?” Melvin said,

quite pleased with Melvin’s performance, and she reached

at her but eventually pulled out his

she held it up to him, unlocked it,

was a gesture full of intimacy and suggestive undertones.

hugging, but the air between them was thick with flirtation.

might seem Willow and Melvin were the ones most engaged, but only she knew she was

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got to the parking garage,

to her car, “I’ll head off first then.”

“Alright.”

Willow drove off, Jocelyn turned to Melvin with a

eyebrow,

fingers together, “She did

huffed, ‘Don’t make it

worried about hurting her

the ride approaching. He pulled open the back door, “In the adult world, it’s not all about lovey-dovey stuff. More often, it’s

with that.

and hypocritical. You have to pretend to get

the spot, I won’t,” Jocelyn buckled up and looked at him, “I

leaned back in his

moving, and Melvin’s phone buzzed several

from Zephyr. It was a photo of a table full of drinks

the couch.

chat, Melvin wrote that Jocelyn

a “shocked”

him and locked

Melvin walked

and Jocelyn recognized

person also saw her and greeted

a coincidence?” Jocelyn was equally

birthday, Harrison smiled back, then sensed a very palpable gaze and turned to see Melvin looking at him

replied to his messages before.

this…” Harrison asked Jocelyn straightforwardly.

hesitated, not sure how

say boyfriend, but wasn’t sure if

she said, “A friend.”

that. Melvin shot Jocelyn a

got people waiting, so let’s catch up another time,”

I’m here for a couple more days. Let’s