The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 49

Jocelyn was dying to know how Melvin had figured out she was here.

Was it just a n

or was he tailing her?

“Sorry to burst your bubble as a detective,” Jocelyn said as she walked past him.

Melvin reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her into him with a bit of force. He had a cigarette in his mouth, arm wrapped around her waist, squinting through the smoke like he’d been hit with tear gas, “Running off to where?”

“Home,” Jocelyn said, her hand against his chest, “Bummed you didn’t catch me?”

Melvin knew she was miffed. He stamped out his cigarette under his shoe, “How about we go upstairs and get a

room?”

“So, who spilled the beans? Jocelyn fixed her gaze on him.

Their conversation was all over the place, but they got the mismatched vibe.

A sly grin played on Melvin’s lips. “Would you buy it if I said it was a coincidence?

“Yeah, right, Jocelyn raised an eyebrow, “I’ll believe anything you say.”

“Bullshit.”

Jocelyn tried to wriggle out of his grasp, but Melvin wasn’t having any of it.

“What are you running from, really?”

“Going home to sleep.”

“Let’s go, Melvin said, opening the car door and nudging her.

Jocelyn resisted, “We’re not going the same way.”

“To my place or yours, same endgame sleep, Melvin’s eyes said it all, and Jocelyn thought he was crawling with eroticism.

“I’m not in the mood today.”

“Because of that guy?” Melvin pinched her wrist, “Jocelyn, that’s bad.”

you and it’s because

out of ten she’s got someone else. on her mind,”

–

then something caught her attention a woman decked out to the nines but still sticking out like a

Melvin’s shoulder, “Hey, your old

frowned at the mention, but the woman was giving

turned just in time to see Willow getting into a low-key Volkswagen, spotting

for her,

into the passenger seat, “Time to go home

shoved in, and he roughly buckled her in, warning, “Behave.”

at him.

door shut and walked around to the driver’s side,

with Willow in the back. Jocelyn could barely make out

helpfully. “She didn’t just pick some random dude after you turned her down, did

a glance, “Why don’t you hop out and ask her?”

nose, “She’s not my woman, why should

mine?” Melvin shot

“Who knows!”

“Don’t think this will make me forget you went

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Jocelyn was speechless.

the door as soon as they entered, leaning in close, “What did you do with that guy? Why were you together?” He hadn’t dared to ask in the car, afraid he might lose

didn’t expect him to still be

into each other, then I treated him to barbecue, but he has a weak stomach. I was worried, so I took him back

Melvin didn’t buy it. “You didn’t

least bit annoyed by his persistent

looked at him steadily, a

narrowed his eyes,

you jealous? Jocelyn

let her go, “Are you kidding me?”

him and turned to open the door.

Bang!

held the door from behind

raised and interlocked above her head against the door by him, his voice coming from above, “Next time you

as his kisses landed on the back of

a bit tickled, “If I were really dating another guy, do you think you’d

shoulder was quickly dampened by wetness, as he alternated between biting and kissing, sending tremors through Jocelyn

her around,

enough to keep it from me, or I’ll kill