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?”

have you. We’re not gonna push the car home, are we?”

pleased with Melvin’s performance, and she reached out, “Hand me your phone.”

pulled out his phone and handed

Melvin’s face to unlock the phone, so she held it up to him, unlocked it, and booked a ride. Then she

gesture full of intimacy and suggestive undertones.

holding hands or hugging, but the air between them was thick

ones most engaged, but only she knew she was the odd

Chapter 42

they got to the parking garage, the

“I’ll head off first

“Alright.”

Willow drove off, Jocelyn turned to Melvin with

an eyebrow, “Feeling

her fingers together, “She

‘Don’t make it too

you worried about hurting her feelings?”

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

with

and hypocritical. You have to pretend to get along even when

him, “I don’t expect you to side with me, but I hope you won’t

leaned back in his

started moving, and Melvin’s phone buzzed several

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

the couch.

the group chat, Melvin wrote that Jocelyn was joining and

a “shocked” emoji.

him and locked

arrived at the club, Melvin walked ahead with Jocelyn following.

approached, and Jocelyn recognized the person

her and greeted her with

what a coincidence?” Jocelyn was equally

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

had replied to his messages before. It must be

this…” Harrison asked

hesitated, not sure how to

to say boyfriend, but wasn’t sure if Melvin

said, “A

that. Melvin shot Jocelyn

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

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