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.

Jocelyn was like, “Okay,

Jocelyn scrolled through Twitter again – loads about Willow.

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

all, but was caught in a late-night rendezvous with a director by

With a backer like Melvin, why would

was dying to be Melvin’s

if it was the former, no big deal, but if it was the

elusive, and people just swallowed whatever was served. Good

the company, out of

bunch of accounts started spinning the narrative that Willow was overly dedicated tasting on a realistic performance to convey true emotion, hence the

newbie’s dedication. “If she doesn’t make

through the uniform

the online consensus was now

incident was cementing her image as an inspiring goddess.

flirting with the

or false, who really knew aside from

set her phone aside, closed her eyes, and figured Willow’s injury meant Melvin would stick by her.

on her side,

like. Why else would Melvin drop everything for Willow time and

romances that linger the

terms, the slightest thing about the other person could still tug at your heartstrings

At the hospital.

on her forehead and looked totally

sat far off, glued to his phone, clearly antsy.

Willow, tears streaming, grabbed

she looked at Melvin, Will this leave

to the diet, avoid what you must. Modern

clasped tightly. “Do you

about

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

her teary, swollen eyes and the lips she bit to hold back her grief, Melvin suddenly remembered her

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