The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 42

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?”

drink, and so have you. We’re not gonna push the

quite pleased with Melvin’s performance, and she reached

pulled out his phone and handed it

him, unlocked it, and booked a

was a gesture full of intimacy and

or hugging, but the air between them was

seem Willow and Melvin were the ones most

Chapter 42

garage, the ride was two minutes

pointed to her car, “I’ll head off first

“Alright.”

Jocelyn turned

an eyebrow, “Feeling smug?”

fingers together, “She

make it too awkward for her.”

about hurting

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

agreed with that.

is complex and hypocritical. You have to pretend to get along even when you

doesn’t put me on the spot, I won’t,” Jocelyn buckled up and looked at him, “I don’t

leaned back in his

started moving, and Melvin’s phone buzzed several

of

the couch.

chat, Melvin wrote that Jocelyn was joining and

a “shocked”

him and locked his

club, Melvin walked ahead with Jocelyn following.

Jocelyn recognized

also saw her and greeted her

what a coincidence?” Jocelyn was equally surprised.

for a friend’s birthday, Harrison smiled back, then sensed a very

replied to his messages before. It

Harrison asked Jocelyn straightforwardly.

hesitated, not sure how

wasn’t sure if Melvin would

said, “A friend.”

that. Melvin shot Jocelyn a

people waiting, so let’s catch up another

a couple more days. Let’s grab a

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