The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 50

Out of courtesy, Jocelyn gave Melvin a ring half an hour after the whole hot search circus blew up.

He actually picked up, surprisingly.

“Hey, what’s up with Willow?” she asked, not wanting him to get the wrong idea. “Saw it on Twitter.”

Melvin’s voice was flat, “Nothing serious, just a little on-set mishap.”

Jocelyn was skeptical, but she wasn’t about to dig for the dirt without good reason or interest

“Alright, take good care of her then.”

“She’s got assistants,” he said, meaning he wasn’t planning on playing nursemaid.

Chomping on her skewer, Jocelyn went on, “Yeah, she’s got assistants and an agent, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look after her too.”

“Are you throwing shade?”

“Not at all.” Jocelyn put the phone on speaker, grabbed a skewer with her left hand, a drink with her right, and took a sip. “Isn’t it just stating the obvious? Otherwise, why would you dash over to see her in such a hurry?”

When there was no response, she thought he’d hung up. Glancing at the phone screen, the call was still on.

“She’s the face of our jewelry line, and with new products launching next quarter, it’d be a big loss for the company if something happened to her. Melvin actually bothered to explain.

Jocelyn wondered why Melvin was so strange today.

“Oh,” she said, sounding totally nonchalant.

“Where are you?”

“At my home, duh.”

“You went back?”

“What else? Jocelyn said. “Who knew if you were coming home tonight? Better to crash at my own place.

Melvin hung up.

was like, “Okay, that was random.”

hitting the sack, Jocelyn scrolled through Twitter

cast and was rehearsing with another actor at the director’s, who got too into it and clocked her with an ashtray

a late-night rendezvous with

was stunned by this. With a backer like Melvin, why

all, she was dying to be

it was the former, no big deal, but if

elusive, and people just swallowed whatever was served. Good news might not spread well,

bad press came out, the company, out of old

a bunch of accounts started spinning the narrative that Willow was overly dedicated

filled with praise for the newbie’s dedication. “If she doesn’t make it big

through the uniform comments, totally unfazed.

was, the online

incident was cementing her image as an inspiring goddess.

a comment claiming Willow got smacked for flirting with the director and getting caught by his wife. That comment

false, who really knew

eyes, and figured Willow’s injury meant Melvin

on her side, she

like. Why else would Melvin drop everything for

the unfulfilled romances that linger the most.

if they parted on good terms, the slightest thing about the other person

At the hospital.

on her forehead and

to his phone,

was about to leave when Willow, tears streaming, grabbed his hand and made

at Melvin, Will this leave

the diet, avoid what

clasped tightly. “Do you believe

you about

I was nervous. I wanted to talk about the character, but his wife barged in and started hitting me, accusing me of seducing her husband,

to hold back her grief, Melvin suddenly remembered her before all this, strong and optimistic. He had never seen

right now, you need his wife’s. Besides, you don’t have to explain